Student Pieces for NPR Hit Close to Home
Manatee populations decreasing in Florida and sustainability reporters running rampant – these are among the stories of the latest National Public Radio (NPR) News NextGenerationRadio…
Empowering Hispanic Voices
Hispanic Outlook magazine ranked the University of Central Florida (UCF) the No. 5 university in the nation in 2019-20 for conferring bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic…
‘In Journalism You Have the Opportunity to Witness History’
She’s only 28, but Nicholson School alumna Christal Hayes ’15 has already covered some of the most momentous events in modern American history – from…
Class Carries on Local Civil Rights Activists’ Legacy
WUCF partnered with the Nicholson School of Communication and Media to explore the legacy of civil-rights activists Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore and their…
Journalism Student and Instructor Selected for NPR News Training Program
Journalism student Héctor García De León grew up watching the news with his mom and was inspired by the news stories delivered by local stations….
Feminism and Food: A History
The New York Times (NYT) featured a special episode of the Journalism History podcast, where tenured professor of journalism Kimberly Voss, Ph.D., spoke about NYT…
Nicholson Internship = Landing of Dream Job
Journalism alumna Daniella Medina graduated college and worked her way into a full-time position with international news force USA TODAY in a matter of months…
The Importance of Journalism in Tumultuous Times
For journalists, the past couple of months have been tough, but important. When Desiree Montilla was a UCF student, she would never have guessed what…
Orlando Weekly Intern Finds Her Way Thanks to UCF
Journalism major Samantha Olson has known she wanted to be a journalist since she was about 12 years old. She’s never looked back since. At…
‘60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley Makes Guest Appearance
“There is no democracy without journalism,” Scott Pelley, award-winning “60 Minutes” veteran correspondent, declared in front of a class full of 300 students, professors and…