Vol. 41, No. 3
College of Journalism and Communications
Dec. 8, 2008
FACULTY FOCUS
PICTURE PERFECT
Babanikos, Sorel
film premieres
Photojournalism senior Tim Hussin covers the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas for
the Deseret News during one of his recent internships.
Senior named College Photographer of the Year
Judges from National Geographic Magazine, The Washington Post and
the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently named photojournalism senior Tim
Hussin as the 63rd College Photographer of the Year (CPOY).
As this year’s CPOY, Hussin will do a 14-week paid internship at
National Geographic this summer.
The College
recently hosted a
screening of James
Babanikos’ “Somewhere Beyond,” a
film that tells the
story of a young rape
victim who confronts
her assailant 20 years
later.
Tim
Sorel served
as director
of
photography
on “Somewhere
Beyond,”
which was
written by
Gretchen
Howard.
Babanikos
GLOBAL GATORS
Molleda International Educator of the Year
UF’s International Center named Juan Carlos Molleda the 2008
International Educator of the Year for the untenured/recently tenured
faculty category.
The award provides $3,000 to assist in international work.
Provost Joe Glover presented the award to this year’s honorees at a
reception in November as part of International Education Week.
FlyIns Guatemala exhibit opens Tuesday
Twelve communication students will showcase their photographs and
stories Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the opening of Guatemala In Words and Pictures
at “the gallery” on the second floor of the Reitz Union.
The exhibit runs through Dec. 19.
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CALENDAR
Dec. 9: The Florida FlyIns
Exhibition, Reitz Union
Gallery, 2nd floor JWRU, 7 p.m.
Dec. 9: WUFT-TV/DT 50th
Anniversary Special Event
Dec. 10: Classes end
Dec. 11-12: Reading days
Dec. 13-19: Exams
Dec. 19: Advanced Degree
Commencement, 4p.m.
Dec. 20: Commencement, 2 p.m.
Dec. 25: Christmas
Dec. 25-Jan. 2: Building Closed
Jan. 8: National Championship Game
Dean John Wright addresses faculty and staff members during a recent “Dialogue
with the Dean.” (Photo by David Cumming.)
PAPER TRAIL
FACULTY FOCUS
Cleary, Lowenstein publish Berlin course
Journalism History recently accepted recognized
Assistant Prof. Johanna Cleary’s
“Genêt On the Air:
Janet Flanner’s
Wartime Broadcasts.”
It will appear in
February.
The November
edition of
Jewishmag.com featured
Cleary
Ralph Lowenstein’s
first-person article,
“An American Soldier in Israel’s War of
Independence,” which
first appeared in
Gainesville
Magazine.
Lowenstein
IN MEMORIAM
Ernest Champion, 74
Documentary Institute Program
Coordinator Dori Faust’s father,
Ernest Champion, passed away on
Nov. 29.
Per his wishes, no service was held.
The Photo Educators
International Association fall
newsletter features John
Freeman’s 2008 Berlin studyabroad course, along with three
student photographs. Freeman
has conducted the two-week
overseas course for journalism
students since 2005.
STUDENT SUCCESS
WUFT broadcasts
FlyIns stories
WUFT News featured two
Florida Fly-In stories on
Thanksgiving Eve during its 5:30
p.m. broadcast.
The stories were shot,
produced, directed and written by
telecommunication students
Rikki Klaus and Miles Doran.
Doran appeared live during the
broadcast to discuss the stories,
which shed light on hunger and
malnutrition in Guatemala.
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seeks submissions
the open line is published monthly.
It can be accessed on the Web at
www.jou.ufl.edu/pubs/openline/.
Boaz Dvir serves as editor, and
Olivia Jeffries coordinates
production.
Please send all news items to
bdvir@jou.ufl.edu.