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Wayne Garcia

Wayne Garcia is a journalism instructor and former director of the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications at USF Tampa. His background is in political and investigative journalism. He worked for the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Creative Loafing, and Gainesville Sun newspapers. He is the 2009 recipient of the Irene Miller Vigilance in Journalism Award from the Pinellas Chapter of the ACLU.

Wayne Garcia's Latest Articles

A recent Sunday afternoon in East Tampa.

83 Degrees, USF Mass Comm launch East Tampa storytelling project

By Wayne Garcia

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Diversity

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September 21, 2021

Solutions Journalism stories will focus on the grassroots efforts of people and organizations in East Tampa who are chipping away at difficult issues that continue to impact the quality of life in its historic neighborhoods.

Coronavirus garb designed for the #covid19 season.

How USF faculty, students transition to online learning in the time of coronavirus

By Wayne Garcia

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General

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April 1, 2020

Following Spring Break 2020 and the outbreak of coronavirus, USF and most other colleges around the nation returned to school via online classes only. This is the story of how one teacher is coping with the transition. Meet Master Instructor Wayne Garcia.