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Volume 48 No. 4 | July 2015

Greer Elected AEJMC’s 2015-16 Vice President

AEJMC members have elected Jennifer Greer, Alabama, as their 2015-16 vice president. Greer received 490 votes while Dwight Brooks, Middle Tennessee State, received 330. A total of 910 ballots were returned; 2,417 ballots were issued, with a response rate of 38%. During AEJMC’s Business Meeting Saturday, Aug. 8, Lori Bergen, Marquette, will be installed as 201516 AEJMC president, and Paul Voakes, Colorado, will become 2015-16 president-elect. Also during the election, two AEJMC members were elected to serve on the Accrediting Council on Greer Education in Journalism and Mass Communications: Carol Pardun, South Carolina, 524 votes, and Don Grady, Elon, 352 votes. Other candidates were Meta Carstarphen, Oklahoma, 331 votes, and Chuck Lubbers, South Dakota, 224 votes. Three AEJMC members were elected to serve on AEJMC’s Publications Committee from six candidates: Daniela Dimitrova, Iowa State, 391 votes; Carolyn Lin, Connecticut, 385 votes; and Scott Reinardy, Kansas, 291 votes. Other candidates included Michel Haigh, Penn State, 270 votes; Sela Sar, Illinois, 197 votes; and Jeong-Nam Kim, Purdue, 180 votes. Three members were also elected to serve on AEJMC’s Professional Freedom and Responsibility Committee: Carolina Acosta-Alzura, Georgia, 393 votes; Dean Kruckeberg, North Carolina-Charlotte, 327 votes; and Hong Cheng, Virginia Commonwealth, 284 votes. Also running were Heidi Hatfield Edwards, Florida Institute for Technology, 265 votes; Jennifer Vardeman-Winter, Houston, 249 votes; and Fred Vultee, Wayne State, 233 votes. AEJMC’s Research Committee will have three representatives from the election: Marcia DiStaso, Penn State, 358 votes; George Sylvie, Texas Austin, 352 votes; and Jisu Huh, Minnesota, 305 votes. Other candidates were Cristina Azocar, San Francisco State, 285 votes; Frances Ward-Johnson, Elon, 282 votes; and Ken Plowman, Brigham Young, 185 votes. AEJMC’s Teaching Committee will also have three representatives: Karen Turner, Temple, 331 votes; Chris Roush, North Carolina, 322 votes; and Mary Rogus, Ohio, 276 votes. Also running were Brad Gorham, Syracuse, 273 votes; John Russial, Oregon, 248 votes; and Jay Newell, Iowa State, 240 votes. The election ran from March 3 through April 3. All AEJMC regular, retired and international members in good standing were eligible to vote; eligibility was determined before the voting process began.

San Francisco Conference Keynote Announced

Tim Wu, Columbia Law School professor and director of the Poliak Center at Columbia Journalism School, will present the keynote address, “The Mass Internet at 20: Net Neutrality and the Story of the Internet as a Mass Medium,” at AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference Thursday, Aug. 6, 6:45 p.m. Wu, who is best known for his development of Net Neutrality theory, will discuss the sharing of Internet access and the threat to democracy from corporate interests, including media companies, too closely aligned with government. Wu has written extensively about private power, Wu free speech, copyright and antitrust. He is the author of The Master Switch, Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination and other works, and in 2013 he was named one of America’s Most Influential Lawyers. Wu worked at the Federal Trade Commission during the ﬁrst term of the Obama administration. He graduated from McGill University (B.Sc.), and Harvard Law School. The keynote session will be held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, AEJMC Conference headquarters, and followed by a reception open to all conference attendees. For more Conference information, refer to http://aejmc.org/events/sanfrancisco15/

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By Elizabeth Toth 2014-15 AEJMC President University of Maryland

Getting It Right in Double Time: Journalists and Communicators as Interpreters

In our fast-paced journalism and communication professions, we rarely reflect on how cognitive and social processes influence the stories that we tell. We are rewarded for meeting deadlines, producing content, and assuring audiences of our interpretations. My contribution to our AEJMC Global Bridges conference theme is a presidential panel on the skills needed to interpret events in double time, “as the event is unfolding as well as at the time of retelling,”1 a crucial global bridge at the micro-level. I have invited professional interpreters from the Institute of International Studies at Monterey who work in double time to simultaneously translate negotiations between global powers, as well as in the increasingly multi-language settings of America’s borders, schools, courtrooms, social services, and hospitals. We can learn a lot from interpretation professionals.2 A former chief interpreter for the U.S. Department of State, Patricia Arizu said: “Interpreting is about communication, not just language translation.” Besides the obvious language proficiencies needed for this job, professional interpreters need skills in “attention, silence, discretion, invisibility, public speaking, avoiding editing influences, voice training, cultural education, proper working conditions, acting, and avoiding bureaucracy.”3 Interpreters call what they do “multi-tasking.” They compare themselves to air traffic controllers because they are constantly switching their attention between listening and speaking. Interpreting requires shifting focus, selecting messages to send, using equipment to send the interpretation to listeners – all in real time. Interpreters need high proficiencies in two or more languages before they can even begin to perform the interpreting tasks. From the working memory of languages, interpreters manage to suppress visual distractions, understand content and social context, and produce speech in another language, almost instantaneously. Journalists and communicators, like professional interpreters, switch between gathering information and synthesizing

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information to create messages. They organize stories based on immediately recognizable news frames. Journalists and communicators cope with context. They judge whether the created message is an accurate and fair reflection of what is heard or read, within a 24/7 news cycle. “Journalists simultaneously ask questions, listen to the answers, take notes, process what the source is saying to find out if the person is actually answering the question or avoiding it, and think about the next question. In addition, they are constantly thinking about what is necessary to find out in order to write a story in a new language, since the working vocabulary of the source may need to be synthesized for readers,” according to past president and media scholar Linda Steiner. Done very well, interpreters’ work is invisible. Should they misrepresent a speaker’s meaning, they could jeopardize sensitive negotiations, cause rumors, and damage reputations. Should journalists and communicators provide narratives that reinforce stereotypes or report inaccurate information they can mislead citizens against their own best interests. Panelist Holly Mikkelson, associate professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, will give a new perspective on Journalists and communicators, producing like professional interpreters, immediate communication switch between gathering in double time. information and synthesizing She will articuinformation to create messages.” late a skills set based on absolute language proficiencies and the added knowledge of cultural, political, and social nuances that shape how they articulate a speaker’s words. She will describe how technologies have changed their practice, teamwork demands, and the necessary written and spoken skills to carry out their profession. Felix Gutierrez, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California and co-author of Racism, Sexism and the Media: Multicultural Issues into the New Communication Age, will look at journalist double time through the lens of multi-cultural reporting in the United States. We can no longer assume that because journalists and their audiences are using English with one another that they share and understand the same meanings. He will address how race and ethnic barriers preclude an easy translation. Janine Zacharia, visiting lecturer at Stanford University, has been an international journalist for the Washington Post’s Jerusalem Bureau and a Middle East freelance correspondent. She has reported on assignments in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, including the uprising in Egypt and Bahrain in 2011. Zacharia will describe how she relies on her own language training but in partnership with local interpreters to explain world events to readers back home.

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New Editor Shares Plans for Journalism & Communication Monographs By Linda Steiner, Maryland

Editor’s note: Linda Steiner, Maryland, has been appointed by AEJMC’s Board of Directors to a four-year term as the editor for Journalism & Communication Monographs. She will begin her editorship Oct. 1; Paul Lester, California State Fullerton, is outgoing editor. Here she shares her plans and expectations for the journal’s next four years.

Journalism & Communication Monographs will continue to be the home for long-form, in-depth and broad-based research in journalism, media studies and related fields; its research will be useful to scholars and students across the areas represented by AEJMC as well as to those outside the association. JCM will showcase cutting-edge innovative research that makes lasting contributions to theory and furthers understandings of journalism and media content, processes, audiences, history, industries and institutions. In an effort to ensure the journal is maximally useful to the disciplines and scholars represented by AEJMC and gets the visibility it deserves, JCM will also experiment with new approaches and structures. First, authors will be encouraged to think ambitiously, broadly and inclusively about the relevant literatures; they will be encouraged to extend their arguments and show broad application of their conclusions. No single manuscript is likely to interest literally everyone, but the goal is to structure manuscripts in ways that emphasize their relevance to a large cross-section of subscribers. Second, and leveraging JCM’s nearly unique status as a monograph series, a few scholars will be recruited to produce commentaries or responses to each article. Steiner The aim of these colloquiums is not to stir up artificial controversy, but to elaborate and open out the authors’ key arguments, highlight diverse perspectives and show the relevance or application across disciplines. In some cases, the original author will respond to the critiques. The hope is that the commentaries will increase the contribution of the research, broaden the readership, and contribute to the journal’s overall intellectual impact. JCM will continue to uphold the standards and legacy of previous editors, and especially Dr. Paul Lester, the outgoing editor. Submitters will continue to submit proposals; starting this summer, these are expected to be five to 15 pages long. Similar to a book proposal submitted to a publisher, authors should present their central theses and key arguments, and summarize their methods, findings and the significance of the research. The cover letter for the proposal should indicate the potential audience for the manuscript, including by listing specific AEJMC divisions and interests groups the authors credibly think will be most interested. Submitters should fully explain which parts or angles, if any, have been previously published. People submitting proposals will be invited to suggest names of scholars (or, in some cases, policymakers or practitioners) who might be appropriate for writing a response or commentary. So that the contents of Monographs can be aggressively promoted, authors will be asked to draft short summaries of their arguments and of their implications to be used in online announcements and social media. The goal is that people will rely on Monographs as a journal providing exciting dynamic research.

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AEJMC 2014-15 Board of Directors

AEJMC President Elizabeth Toth, University of Maryland President-elect Lori Bergen, Marquette University Vice President Paul Voakes, University of Colorado Past President Paula Poindexter, University of Texas at Austin PF&R Committee Chair Lee Hood, Loyola University Chicago Research Committee Chair Kimberly Bissell, University of Alabama Teaching Committee Chair Chris Roush, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Publications Committee Chair Maria Len-Ríos, University of Georgia Council of Divisions Chair Bob Trumpbour, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Council of Divisions Vice Chair Chris Roberts, University of Alabama Council of Affiliates Chair Chris Barr, Knight Foundation ASJMC President Ann Brill, University of Kansas ASJMC President-elect Brad Rawlins, Arkansas State University Commission on the Status of Minorities Chair Sharon Stringer, Lock Haven University Commission on the Status of Women Chair Katie Place, Quinnipiac University AEJMC/ASJMC Executive Director Jennifer H. McGill

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Fellows Named to Inaugural Class for AEJMC’s Institute for Diverse Leadership

AEJMC announces the inaugural class of the Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication. The Institute is designed for people of color and women who are interested in academic leadership opportunities. This year's class will begin work at the San Francisco Conference in August. The Institute is co-sponsored by AEJMC and the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Fellows will participate in Institute activities while continuing to work at their home campuses. The Institute program involves five group sessions during the fellowship year, two of which will happen during the AEJMC Conference. Fellows for 2015-16 include: Carolyn Bronstein – associate professor, DePaul University Jean Grow – associate professor, Marquette University Susan Keith – associate professor, Rutgers University Kathleen McElroy – assistant professor, Oklahoma State University Gwyneth Mellinger – associate professor, Xavier University Donica Mensing – associate professor, University of Nevada Marquita Smith – assistant professor, John Brown University Alice Tait – full professor, Central Michigan University

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James E. Grunig, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, has contributed groundbreaking cognitive research on how and why people seek information. Grunig coined both the symmetrical and cultural interpreter models of public relations. His panel presentation connects the act of interpreting in double time with public relations efforts to explain complex ideas between organizations and the stakeholders on which they depend.

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Susan Keith

Kathleen McElroy

Marquita Smith

Alice Tait

The AEJMC San Francisco Conference Presidential Panel is on Friday, Aug. 7, at 3:15 p.m. I hope you’ll attend.

1 Zelizer, B. (1993). Journalists as interpretive communities. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 10, 219-37. 2 My Department of Communication at the University of Maryland has launched professional studies masters programs in interpretation and translation. We are only the second university in the United States to offer comprehensive interpretation and translation graduate studies. 3 Summary and conclusions. Presentation at the 3rd Rectors’ Conference, November 14, 2014, Brussels, Belgium.

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Scripps Howard Foundation/AEJMC Announce 2015-16 Class of Visiting Professors Six AEJMC members will have the opportunity to sharpen their social media skills this summer as 201516 Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professors in Social Media.

The Scripps Howard Foundation has funded the opportunity for these journalism/communication faculty to spend two weeks learning ﬁrst-hand how media outlets are using social media across multiple platforms. These visiting professors “work” at the outlets, learning how professionals there communicate in a digital media world. Staﬀs show them how Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest – all forms of social media – are being harnessed to deliver news and information. The professors then take this knowledge back to their classrooms and their students.

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The second phase of the program provides funds for a professional from the media outlet to visit that professor’s campus for a three- to ﬁve-day visit during the fall or spring semester. The professional is available for a variety of activities while on campus, depending on the needs of the program.

This is the ﬁfth year the Scripps Howard Foundation has funded the program. The selection process was very competitive this year with a panel of judges evaluating 52 applications from AEJMC members.

Recipients for 2015-16 include (in alpha order by recipient’s last name) Battinto Batts, Hampton University, who will work with the Scripps Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C; Beth Concepción, Savannah College of Art and Design, who will work with DigitasLBi in Chicago, Illinois; Rebecca Cooney, Washington State University, who will work with The Sacramento Bee in Sacramento, California; Mindy McAdams, University of Florida, who will work with WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio; Eric Meyer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who will work with The Dallas Morning News in Dallas, Texas; and Hans Meyer, Ohio University, who will work with C-SPAN in Washington, D.C. The grant provides $3,000 for each visiting professor’s travel expenses for the two-week summer visit to the media outlet and $1,000 for expenses related to the outlet representative’s campus visit. The call for applications was issued in February, and the selection process was completed in May. Applications were reviewed by an AEJMC panel who scored applicants based on the value/need of the program for the applicant, impact of the visit on the applicant’s home campus, strength of ideas for the professional’s visit and the overall quality of the application. Since the program was started four years ago, 21 visiting professors have worked at 16 diﬀerent media outlets.

Battinto Batts is the assistant dean for academic aﬀairs at Howard’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, where his teaching focuses on the use of the Internet and mobile technology.

Beth Concepción

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Mindy McAdams

Beth Concepción, is chair of the writing program and dean of the School of Liberal Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Rebecca Cooney is a clinical assistant professor of strategic communication at Washington State’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

Mindy McAdams has been a professor at the University of Florida since 1999, teaching courses about the Internet and journalism.

Eric Meyer

Eric Meyer is a tenured associate professor, former associate dean and chair of a subcommittee that approves changes in all campus curricula at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hans Meyer is an assistant professor at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University where his research focuses on building community through the Internet and how news organizations can adapt online.

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AEJMC Media Law Research Award Honors Stonecipher

The newest association-wide award, the Harry W. Stonecipher Award for Distinguished Research on Media Law and Policy, honors the enduring legacy of the late Harry W. Stonecipher of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIU-C). Stonecipher, who died in 2004, was one of the most acclaimed and influential First Amendment educators in the United States. He nurtured a number of media law scholars during his 15-year career at SIU-C, beginning in 1969. In his memoir of 1995, Meaningful Connections: A Personal Retrospective, Stonecipher noted that teaching media law and legal research to graduate students had defined his teaching and research. “The most satisfying and lasting aspect of teaching,” Stonecipher wrote, “was working with graduate students in seminars … and through my participation on some sixty thesis and dissertation committees, chairing some fifteen doctoral committees.” Among Stonecipher’s Ph.D. advisees at the SIU-C School of Journalism were Douglas Anderson, former dean of Penn State’s College of Communications, and Kyu Ho Youm, professor and Jonathan Harry W. Stonecipher Marshall First Amendment Chair at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. Anderson described his experience with Stonecipher’s media law class in the mid-1970s as unforgettable. “It was in that class that I was exposed to a teacher whose methods and organizational techniques would shape my entire career,” he said, “not only as a student, but also as a professor, researcher and administrator.” From 1980 to 2004, Stonecipher was a “fatherly mentor” to Youm in every sense of the phrase — caring, inspirational, and ready with words of wisdom and encouragement. During the AEJMC Centennial Fundraising Campaign in 2012-13, Youm and Anderson wanted to memorialize Stonecipher’s extraordinary contributions as a media law scholar and teacher by establishing a research award in his name. Youm and Anderson hope the Stonecipher Award for Distinguished Research in Media Law and Policy will be: • open to all the journalism and communication law scholars within and outside AEJMC; • broad enough to cover freedom of expression as a whole, not limited to freedom of the press that centers on mediaspecific issues; and • global in scope, rather than U.S.-centric, given that media law and policy as a research topic is inextricably intertwined with the rest of the world in the 21st century. The AEJMC Law & Policy Division will be responsible for administration of the Stonecipher media law research award: soliciting the award nominations, selecting the recipient and organizing the award presentation. For a detailed article on the Law & Policy Division’s role in managing the Stonecipher award, see Law & Policy Division head Chip Stewart’s article in Media Law Notes (winter 2015), “Head Note: Stonecipher Award to Recognize Excellence in Law & Policy Research”: http://aejmc.us/law/2015/04/29/winter-2015-media-law-notes/.

AEJMC President Travels to Iowa State to Present EDA Award AEJMC 2014-15 President Elizabeth Toth (second from right) traveled to Iowa State University April 9 to present the 2014 AEJMC Equity and Diversity Award to the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Accepting the award are Michael Bugeja (second from left), director of the Greenlee School, Beate Schmittmann (left), dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Raluca Cozma (right), chair of the Greenlee School’s Diversity Committee.

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Apply Now for Senior Scholar Grants

The AEJMC Senior Scholar Research Program will award up to two $4,000 grants to senior scholars to fund innovative and timely research projects in journalism and mass communication. This is a project of the AEJMC Strategic Plan. Senior scholars who are AEJMC members may submit proposals for these grants in the fall of 2015, and selections will be announced by early January 2016. The AEJMC Senior Scholar Research Program is designed to support researchers in a wide area of study. These funds may support research assistants, travel to research centers or relevant locations, or pay for supplies and services associated with the research. This program seeks to recognize senior (typically tenured) scholars who aim to engage in extended research projects. For at least one of the two awards, priority will be given to a project that requires travel. Members holding an endowed professorship or an endowed chair are not eligible to apply. Proposals should outline the applicant’s significant research project. Proposals may also be submitted by a team of scholars who would share the award if selected. AEJMC will showcase initial results from the projects selected for the 2016 grants at a special session at the AEJMC 2016 Conference in Minneapolis, MN. In addition to the $4,000 grant, AEJMC will also provide $750 for each selected proposal to assist scholars with travel expenses to that conference. Deadline for submitting proposals is Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 4:59 p.m. Eastern Time. All application materials should be emailed as one attachment to Jennifer McGill at AEJMCHQ@aol.com (attachment MUST have a document suffix, such as .doc, .docx or .pdf). All material should come in ONE file in the order outlined under the “Application Process” section of this call. Incomplete proposals will NOT be reviewed. PROPOSAL CRITERIA

• The proposed topic should center on Journalism and Mass Communication and related disciplines. Topics in related disciplines should also include a central element within mass communication. • Applicants must be current AEJMC members. Check your membership status before you submit your proposal. Proposals submitted by non-members, or members whose memberships are not current, will be eliminated from the competition. • Only one proposal per person will be considered. (If you submit as part of a team, that is the only proposal you may submit.) • The program is looking for proposals from senior faculty members teaching full-time (preferably tenured). • The proposal should include a demonstration of past research success and the likelihood that this project can be completed by February 2017. • For the proposals selected, a ﬁve-page interim report is due to AEJMC by July 15, 2016, and will be part of the 2016 Conference session. Applicants should submit proposals for projects on which they would be able to make signiﬁcant progress by that time. APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications should contain ﬁve sections and include the following materials: I. A cover sheet that lists the following information: (a) name, address, telephone number and email address; (b) a 200-word bio of applicant(s); and (c) a 300-word abstract of the project. II. A proposal written for a general mass communication scholarly audience, of no more than 1,500 words (excluding endnotes) describing the project, which must include the following: (a) scope and purpose of project; (b) how the project will expand knowledge; (c) detailed description of the project, including methods,survey information (if used), etc.; (d) current status and timeline for completion; (e) anticipated outcomes; (f) a list of potential publication venues for the ﬁnished project. (Proposals that exceed this word count will NOT be reviewed.) III. A one-page, detailed budget that fully explains the expenses necessary to complete the project. Maximum grant amount is $4,000. Funds may not be used for university indirect costs or PI stipend. If project will cost more than the maximum grant amount, explain where you will get the remaining funds to complete the project. IV. One letter of support from your immediate supervisor V. A three-page curriculum vitae SELECTION PROCESS

All proposals will undergo peer review by JMC scholars. After a competitive judging process, applicants will be notiﬁed of the status of their proposals by early January 2016. Questions about the AEJMC Senior Scholars Program should be directed to Jennifer McGill at AEJMCHQ@aol.com or 803/7980271.

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Apply Now for Emerging Scholars Grants

The AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program will award $2,500 research and teaching grants to up to four research or teaching proposals to encourage innovative and timely projects in journalism and mass communication. This is a project of the AEJMC Strategic Plan. AEJMC members may submit proposals for these grants in the fall of 2015, and selections will be announced by early January 2016. Deadline for submitting proposals is Thursday, Oct. 1, 4:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The AEJMC Emerging Scholars Program is designed to develop and nurture JMC teachers and researchers by fostering an intellectually stimulating environment. This program’s mission is to identify, encourage and recognize some of AEJMC’s most promising emerging scholars by providing funding for research or teaching projects. If requested, proposals selected for funding will be matched with a recognized scholar to serve as a mentor throughout the project. The mentor would serve as a resource and sounding board for the project. Proposals should outline an individual’s own significant research or teaching project. Proposals may also be submitted by a research team, which would share the award amount if selected. AEJMC will showcase initial results from 2016 grants during a session at AEJMC’s 2016 Conference in Minneapolis, MN. In addition to the $2,500 grant, AEJMC will also provide $500 for each selected proposal to assist with travel expenses to the Conference. PROPOSAL CRITERIA

• The proposed topic should center on Journalism and Mass Communication and related disciplines. Topics in related disciplines should also include a central element within mass communication. • Applicants must be current AEJMC members. Check your membership status before you submit your proposal. Proposals submitted by non-members or members whose memberships are not current will be eliminated from the competition. • Only one proposal per person will be considered. (If you submit as part of a team, that is the only proposal you may submit.) • The program will not provide support for dissertation research. • Graduate or undergraduate students are not eligible for this program. • The program is looking for proposals from junior faculty members teaching full-time who have not yet achieved tenure, who are likely at the assistant professor level. Media professionals who have recently transitioned to full-time work in the academy are also welcome to apply. • Proposals for teaching projects must include a research component or be research-based. This research component must be specifically explained in the proposal. • For the proposals selected, a five-page interim report is due to AEJMC by July 15, 2016, and will be part of a Conference session. Applicants should submit proposals for projects on which they will be able to make significant progress by that time. Projects must be completed by Feb. 7, 2017. APPLICATION PROCESS

All application materials should be emailed as one attachment to Lillian Coleman at aejmcnews@aol.com (attachment MUST have a document suffix, such as .doc, .docx or .pdf). All material should come in ONE file in the order outlined here. Incomplete proposals will NOT be reviewed. Applications should contain five sections, which should include the following materials: I. A cover sheet that lists: (a) name, address, telephone number, email address; (b) a 200-word bio of applicant; and (c) a 300word abstract of project. II. A proposal written for a general mass communication scholarly audience, of no more than 1,500 words (excluding endnotes) describing the project, which must include: (a) scope and purpose of project; (b) how the project will expand knowledge; (c) detailed description of the project, including methods, survey information (if used), etc.; (d) current status and timeline for completion; (e) anticipated outcomes; (f) a list of potential publication venues for the finished project. (Proposals that exceed this word count will NOT be reviewed.) III. A one-page, detailed budget that fully explains the expenses necessary to complete the project. Maximum grant amount is $2,500. Funds may not be used for equipment, software, PI stipend, university indirect costs or conference travel. If project will cost more than the maximum grant amount, explain where you will get the remaining funds to complete the project. IV. One letter of support from your immediate supervisor. V. A three-page vita — edit it so it is only three pages. SELECTION PROCESS

All proposals will undergo peer review by JMC scholars. After a two-stage judging process, applicants will be notified of the status of their proposals by early January 2016. Questions should be directed to Jennifer McGill at AEJMCHQ@aol.com or 803/798-0271.

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Five New Schools Receive Accreditation during ACEJMC’s Spring Meeting The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) accredited five new schools at its May 1 meeting in Phoenix. Three of the five schools were international programs. The new schools are the Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication at the American University in Dubai; College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi and Dubai; School of Communication at Anahuac University in Mexico City; School of Journalism at Stony Brook University and the Department of Communications at University of North Alabama. The Council reviewed 29 schools. ACEJMC now accredits 119 schools in the United States and outside the country. The Council conducts voluntary reviews for schools with professional journalism and mass communications programs. Two new members were elected to three-year terms on the Accrediting Committee. They are Brian Sheehan, associate professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and Denise Dowling, associate professor at the School of Journalism at the University of Montana. Caesar Andrews, Leonard Distinguished Professor in Ethics and Writing at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, was elected to a two-year term. Re-elected to three-year terms were Marie Hardin, dean of the College of Communication at Pennsylvania State University; Brad Rawlins, dean of the College of Media and Communication at Arkansas State University; Jennifer Sizemore, vice president of communications and marketing at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle; and Vincent Duffy, news director at Michigan Radio (NPR). Chris Callahan, dean and vice provost at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University, is the chair of the Accrediting Committee, and Marie Hardin will be the committee vice chair. The following schools received provisional reaccreditation for their undergraduate programs: • Department of Media and Journalism, University of South Dakota • Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire • School of Journalism and Mass Communications, San Jose State University

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Abilene Christian University was removed from provisional reaccreditation and received full reaccreditation. The following new schools received accreditation for their undergraduate programs:

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• Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication, American University in Dubai • School of Journalism, Stony Brook University • School of Communication, Anahuac University (Mexico) • Department of Communications, University of North Alabama • College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University

The following schools received reaccreditation for their undergraduate programs: • Gaylord College, University of Oklahoma • W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Marshall University • School of Journalism and Telecommunications (journalism), University of Kentucky • School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin • Department of Communication/Journalism Emphasis, University of Washington • Department of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media, Baylor University • School of Communications, Brigham Young University • Department of Journalism, Central Michigan University • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Florida International University • Department of Journalism, Indiana University • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State University • School of Journalism and Media Studies (advertising, journalism, public relations), San Diego State University • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas State University • Department of Mass Communication, Winthrop University • Department of Journalism, University of Connecticut • Department of Communications, California State University, Fullerton • College of Media and Communication (multimedia journalism/creative media production strategic communications), Arkansas State University

The following schools received reaccreditation for their undergraduate and professional master’s programs: • School of Communication, American University • Department of Mass Communication, Iona College • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina

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TEAChiNG TiPS CorNEr By Linda Aldoory AEJMC Standing Committee on Teaching Director, Horowitz Center for Health Literacy Associate Professor, Behavioral & Community Health School of Public Health University of Maryland Laldoory@umd.edu

San Francisco and the Amazing Teaching Race: Get Your #AEJMCPARTAY On!

One of the great things about living close to our nation’s capital is the interesting activities you get to see on a regular basis. For example, last week, I happened upon a national scavenger hunt. There was a long line of backpack-clad individuals from across the country waiting on Constitution Avenue to sign up for the day’s adventure and win tons of money. Blue versus green team, families versus singles. Why can’t AEJMC have a similarly amazing race? Thus, we are proud to present the first-ever, “Professors’ Amazing Race for Teaching at AEJMC, Yeah!” or PARTAY (another thing you learn living in DC is how to make reverse acronyms!). Here is how to play: Below is a list of the amazing teaching sessions available this year in San Francisco. If you attend one session from each of the five categories below, thus collecting five teaching sessions, you win! What do you win? We cannot divulge the top-secret prize until the first day of the conference (since we don’t actually know what it is yet), but it will be highly valuable, I am sure. In addition, we will have set up the Twitter hashtag #AEJMCPARTAY for you to post to when you attend a session so you can share with others what you have learned. We expect a photo, and a quote or two from each session, establishing the fact that you were in attendance. Extra points for live tweeting the entire session! Good luck to everyone who joins the PARTAY! 1. Several pre-conference workshops on Wednesday relate to the new communication landscape. Google, hacking, Facebook, and the digital age—topics of this year’s workshops cover the range of issues that impact mass communication and journalism today. For example, Small Programs Interest Group is sponsoring a workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on methods for teaching digital storytelling and for putting courses online. There will be eight panelists from across the country from both education and private industry sharing expert advice. There is also a workshop on teaching traditional journalistic skills, such as how to teach fact checking and accountability. This session will be 8 a.m. to noon, is sponsored by the American Press Institute, and

includes a panel of four industry experts and faculty who will share best practices and sample exercises for teaching journalistic reporting. Finally, the Standing Committee on Teaching is hosting a workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for adjuncts and instructors on the “nuts and bolts” of teaching journalism and mass communication. This session will include faculty from the committee who will discuss syllabus development, classroom behavior to look out for and how to deal with technology in the classroom. 2. Thursday’s Best Practices in Teaching. At 10 a.m., the Standing Committee on Teaching will host a presentation of the winning entries in the Teaching Best Practices competition. The best cases in online and blended learning include an example of global communication between students from different countries; the use of Twitter to connect students with professionals; the application of social media for collaborative learning; and a look at a journalism history class that used online activities to engage students. 3. Friday’s Big Session on Big Data. Everyone is talking about big data and the Standing Committee on Teaching is having a plenary panel on the implications of big data on teaching journalism and mass communication. The panelists include Edward Carl Malthouse from Northwestern, Deen Freelon from American, Jolie Marting from Pinterest, Thomas Lento from Facebook, and Laurie Thomas Lee from Nebraska Lincoln. Seth Lewis from Minnesota will moderate. The session will dive into the different types and sources of data that relate to our field and the ramifications of using data in teaching and research. 4. Saturday’s Panels on Unique Teaching Topics. Particularly unique are Saturday’s sessions on teaching. For example, the Community College Journalism Association is hosting a panel on how to turn your program into “an experimental lab.” The Magazine and Visual Communication divisions are holding a “Teaching Marathon” with TEN panelists discussing such topics as visual presentation, news literacy, partnering with service-learning organizations to advance visual literacy, and teaching multimedia narrative. Plus there is a session by Law and Policy Division cosponsored with the Entertainment Studies Interest Group on teaching taboo topics. 5. Sunday’s Whopping Ten (10!) Sessions Devoted to Teaching Issues. Starting at 9:15 a.m. and running through 2:15 p.m., several simultaneous teaching panel sessions are being coordinated by several divisions. Media Management and Economics has partnered with Communication Technology on a panel about open educational resources and massive open online courses. The Public Relations Division will be having its top teaching papers presented. Scholastic Journalism and the Internship and Careers Interest Group put together panelists from high schools to discuss teaching digital skills. The Political Communication Interest Group partnered with Communicating Science, Health, EnviContinued on page 13

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Former AEJMC President Dwight Teeter Dies

Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., 80, a journalism educator for half a century, expert and author on media law and journalism history, died Feb. 27 in Knoxville, Tennessee, following a long illness. Teeter served as 1986-87 AEJMC president. In 1973, he co-founded AEJMC’s Law Division with the late Donald M. Gillmor of the University of Minnesota, and he started the division’s newsletter, now known as Media Law Notes. He also started the History Division’s newsletter, Clio Among the Media. Teeter served on the editorial boards of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism Monographs, and Communication Law and Policy. In 2001, he received AEJMC’s Distinguished Service Award. He retired from the University of Tennessee at the end of 2014 after completing 50 years of university teaching at seven American universities. Teeter was dean of the College of CommuniDwight Teeter cations at the University of Tennessee from 1991 to 2002 and returned to full-time teaching in 2003. Prior to that, he was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; the William P. Hobby Centennial Professor of Communication and chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin; professor and acting chair of the School of Journalism at the University of Kentucky; associate professor at the University of Wisconsin; visiting associate professor at the University of Washington; and assistant professor at Iowa State University. He began his journalism career as a reporter with the Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier with occasional stints as editor for the city, wire and state desks. A legal scholar and historian, Teeter co-authored 13 editions of the Law of Mass Communication, a widely used college textbook. Teeter also wrote media law, history books and articles with several of the top scholars in his field. Teeter completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of California, Berkely, and his Ph.D. in mass communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AJHA Seeks Nominations for Dissertation Award

The AJHA Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize, given for the first time in 1997, is awarded annually for the best doctoral dissertation dealing with mass communication history. An honorarium of $500 accompanies the prize, and a $200 honorarium is awarded to each honorable mention. Eligible works shall include both quantitative and qualitative historical dissertations, written in English, which have been completed between Jan. 1, 2015, and Dec. 31, 2015. For the purposes of this award, a “completed” work is defined as one which has not only been submitted and defended but also revised and filed in final form at the applicable doctoral-degree-granting university by Dec. 31, 2015. To be considered, nomination packets must include: (a) One copy of the complete dissertation in hard copy; (b) One digital copy of the complete dissertation on a CD; (c) Four copies each of the following, with all author, school, and dissertation committee identification of any kind whited-out: (i.) a single chapter from the dissertation [preferably not to exceed 50 manuscript pages, not including notes, charts or photographs], (ii.) a 200-word dissertation abstract, (iii.) the dissertation table of contents; (d) a letter of nomination from the dissertation chair/director or the chair of the university department in which the dissertation was written; (e) a cover letter from the nominee: (i.) containing complete (home and work) contact information (postal addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses), (ii.) indicating a willingness, should the dissertation be selected for a prize, both to attend the awarding ceremony and to deliver a public presentation based on the dissertation at the 2016 American Journalism Historians Association Annual Convention 68 October 2016 in St. Petersburg, FL. Note: Regarding Paragraph (c.)(i.) above, as a guide to selecting a chapter for submission, the Award Committee has in the past expressed a preference for a chapter which, if possible, highlights the work’s strengths as a piece of primary- sourced original research. Nominations, along with all the supporting materials, should be sent to: Prof. David Abrahamson, Chair, AJHA Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize Committee, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208. The deadline for entries is a postmark date of Feb. 1, 2016.

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Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy Held at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication Eighteen professors, administrators and communication professionals were selected for the eighth annual Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy held June 7-11 at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication. The academy, co-sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation and the Manship School, brings together academics and professionals to learn administrative strategies and gain insight into academic leadership. During their time in the academy, mid-career academics and professionals met with seasoned administrators to learn about management, discuss the future of media education and consider issues critical to those interested in or new to leadership roles. Nearly 100 participants have graduated from the academy and hold various administrative positions at institutions around the country including the University of Florida, the University of Maryland, Elon University, The Pennsylvania State University, Hampton University and Northwestern. “Nothing is more important to mass communication education than developing future leaders. That is the sole purpose of the academy, and its results already are apparent in dean, director and chair offices around the country,” said Jerry Ceppos, dean of the Manship School. Members of the 2015 class represent a combination of institutions of higher education and the professional mass communication sector. The members of the 2015 Scripps Howard Leadership Academy class are: • Larry Abramson – Dean, School of Journalism, University of Montana • Battinto Batts – Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hampton University • Rebecca Blatt – Public Insight Network Bureau Chief & Professor of Practice, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University • Stephanie Craft – Associate Professor, College of

Media, University of Illinois • Kevin Convey – Assistant Professor & Chair, Department of Journalism, Quinnipiac University • Nancy Cornwell – Dean, College of Arts and Architecture, Montana State University • Marcia DiStaso – Associate Professor, College of Communications, Penn State University • Leo Eko – Associate Professor & Director, Graduate Studies, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Iowa • Evene Estwick – Associate Professor, Communications Studies, Wilks University • Michelle Ferrier - Associate Dean for Innovation, Research/Creative Activity and Graduate Studies, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University • Sunny Fridge – Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communications, Jackson State University • Frauke Hachtmann – Interim Associate Dean, Advertising and Public Relations Sequence Head, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Nebraska – Lincoln • Janice Krieger - Associate Professor & Director, STEM Translational Communication Program, College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida • Herbert Lowe – Professional-in-Residence & Director of Journalism for Social Change Initiative, Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University • Lawrence Mullen – Professor & Director, Hank Greenspun School of Journalism & Media Studies, University of Nevada – Las Vegas • Chris Roush – Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies & Director, Carolina Business News Initiative, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina • Sheila Webb – Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Western Washington University • Sheila Whitley – Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North Carolina A&T University

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ronment and Risk Division to present on innovative methods for student engagement. Late morning, there are three simultaneous teaching panels. The Community College Journalism Association and the Communication Technology Division covers analytics and why it is one of the most important things to teach students. The Commission on the Status of Women and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Interest Group have a six-person panel on teaching gender in journalism and mass communication courses. The Entertainment Studies Interest Group and the Electronic News Division will present their panel on “Accessing Hollywood: Using Entertainment News to Foster Learning and Understanding.” Finally, Religion and Media and Small Programs Interest Groups will host a panel on teaching religion writing and working on religion in newsrooms. With so many options, it will be easy to join the race to PARTAY and tweet the amazing sessions. We look forward to seeing everyone in San Francisco!

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Schwalbe Named 2014 Teacher of the Year

Carol Schwalbe, associate professor and director of graduate studies, School of Journalism, Arizona, has been named the 2014 Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism & Mass Communication Teacher of the Year. Schwalbe will receive the award and a $10,000 cash prize, funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation, Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6:45 p.m. during the keynote session at AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference. Only one award is presented each year. The award recognizes a full-time faculty member teaching in a journalism and mass communication program who, over a period of years, has consistently demonstrated an environment of excellence by ongoing contributions to the improvement of student learning. Finalists for this year’s award were Kathleen Culver, Wisconsin Madison, and Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, Georgia. Schwalbe, who was nominated by David Cuillier, director of Arizona’s School of Journalism, specializes in the teaching of science and environmental journalism, creating the school’s science journalism curriculum in 2011. Classes she has created include Principles of Science Journalism, Science Journalism and Environmental Journalism. “In 2012 one of her upper-division classes spent a weekend living at Biosphere 2, Carol Schwalbe where they produced a magazine, website and multimedia app about the center’s research,” noted Cuillier. “Last fall her upper-division class stayed at Mount Lemmon SkyCenter to work on multimedia publications about sky islands and space research.” She also teaches courses in editing, magazine photography, multimedia storytelling and reporting. “Professor Schwalbe doesn’t just teach students – she teaches anyone who is interested in bettering their communication skills,” Cuillier noted. “She provides training and education for working journalists, scientists, other educators, and community members, truly embracing the land-grant mission of the University of Arizona.” Schwalbe also worked for three decades at National Geographic. She received her M.A. from The George Washington University and her B.A. from Smith College.

Tims Named 2014 Administrator of the Year

Al Tims, director of the University of Minnesota’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC), has been named the 2014 Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism & Mass Communication Administrator of the Year. This annual award recognizes excellence in the administration of a journalism and mass communication program, including vision, leadership and creativity. The $10,000 cash prize that accompanies it is funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation. Tims will receive the award and cash prize Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6:45 p.m. during the keynote session at AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference. Finalists for the 2014 award were Michael Bugeja, director, Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, and Eileen Wirth, chair, Creighton’s Department of Journalism, Media & Computing. “Al Tims has a passion for excellence. You can sense it in any conversation you might have with him. His thoughts and words and eventual actions are driven by this simple concept: How can we become better?” noted Tims’ faculty members Chris Ison and Keith Moyer in their recommendation letter. “Al doesn’t just talk excellence, but ‘walks’ the proverbial ‘walk’ when it comes to developing a 21st-century media experience for our students, our faculty and our community.” Al Tims During Tims’ SJMC tenure, which began in 1997, the number of endowed funds has grown from 42 to 95 while the total endowment dollar value has grown from $12.6 million to $31.8 million. Scholarship awards have increased by 33 percent in less than 10 years, from $420,068 in 2004-05 to $560,350 in 2013-14. Tims has been successful in recruiting chaired professors for SJMC’s Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, the Mithun Chair of Advertising, and the Cowles Chair of Media Management and Economics; he has also recruited recognized professionals to full-time positions, adding “professors of practice” for the first time. Faculty and graduate research support has grown as well; since 2006, $2,406,863 has been made available for faculty research support.

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ASJMC Awards 2015 Sass Award to Clark Bell

Clark Bell, Journalism Program director for the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Gerald Sass Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Mass Communication. The Sass Award is the only award given by ASJMC; it is given annually to pay tribute to outstanding achievement and service to the field of journalism and mass communication. Presentation of the award will take place Saturday, Aug. 8, 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., during the AEJMC Conference in San Francisco; Bell’s panel discussion, “Staying Ahead of the Learning Curve,” will follow the award presentation. Bell, who joined the foundation in October 2005, oversees journalism grant-making initiatives and shapes the program’s focus on critical issues facing the news media. He manages an annual grantmaking budget of nearly $6 million. Before joining the McCormick Foundation, Bell was managing director for American Healthcare Solutions, where he developed communications strategies for hospitals, medical foundations and technology firms. He has also served as publisher of Modern Physician magazine, editor and associate publisher of Modern Healthcare magazine, executive business ediClark Bell tor of the Dallas Times Herald and business columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University and a master’s degree in urban studies from Loyola University of Chicago. Bell serves on the board of the American Society of News Editors Foundation and the Accrediting Council on Education and Journalism and Mass Communications. He also serves on the board of the Chicago Journalists Association Foundation and serves as chair of the advisory council of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness.

Equity and Diversity Award Goes to Alabama

The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences has been awarded the 2015 AEJMC Equity and Diversity Award. The award will be presented at the keynote session during AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference, Thursday, Aug. 6, 6:45 p.m. It recognizes journalism and mass communication academic programs that are working toward, and have attained measurable success, in increasing equity and diversity within their units.

Krieghbaum Under 40-Award Announced

Homero Gil de Zúñiga, University of Vienna, has been awarded AEJMC’s 2015 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award. The award will be presented during AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference on Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m. The Under-40 Award was created in the early 1980s by the late Hillier Krieghbaum of New York University to honor a journalism/ mass communication faculty member who has made outstanding contributions in AEJMC’s three key areas: teaching, research and public service. Gil de Zúñiga holds the Medienwandel Professorship in the Department of Communication where he leads the Media Innovation Lab.

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Awards

San Francisco Conference 2015 Tankard Book Award Finalists

2015 AEJMC-Knudson Latin America Prize

Making News at The New York Times, by Nikki Usher, George Washington [2014, University of Michigan Press]

Award presentation will be Saturday, Aug. 8, at 10:00 a.m.

Three journalism/mass communication books have been announced as finalists for AEJMC’s 2015 James Tankard Book Award (for books published in 2014). The winner will be named Thursday, Aug. 6, at 3:15 p.m.:

Pathways to Public Relations, edited by Burton St. John III of Old Dominion, Margot Opdycke Lamme of Alabama, and Jacquie L’Etang of Queen Margaret [2014, Routledge]

Public Relations and Religion in American History: Evangelism, Temperance, and Business, by Margot Opdycke Lamme of Alabama [2014, Routledge]

The Tankard Award was established in 2007 to honor James Tankard, Texas at Austin, former author of Journalism Monographs, to honor his many contributions to the ﬁeld of journalism and mass communication education.

2015 Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award

AEJMC’s 2015 Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award will be given at AEJMC’s Business Meeting Saturday, Aug. 8, 10:00 a.m., to Summer Harlow, Florida State.

She received her Ph.D. in 2014 from the University of Texas-Austin. Her co-advisors were Thomas J. Johnston and Mercedes de Uriarte. Her dissertation was titled “Liberation Technology?: Toward an Understanding of the Re-appropriation of Social Media for Emancipatory Uses among Alternative Media Projects in El Salvador.”

There were 25 submissions for the award to the AEJMC Standing Committee on Research. The three other ﬁnalists were Ivanka Pjesivac (awarded by University of Tennessee), Jiun-Yi Tsai (awarded by University of Wisconsin) and Lisa Barnard (awarded by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill).

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Hector Tobar, Oregon, will receive the 2015 AEJMC-Knudson Latin America Prize for his book Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free [2014 Farrar, Straus and Giroux].

This award is given annually to a book or project concerning Latin America or coverage of issues in Latin America. It was endowed by the late Jerry Knudson, an emeritus professor at Temple University. Knudson was a longtime AEJMC member whose research and publications focused on Latin America.

2015 Gene Burd Urban Journalism Award

Ben Katchor, cartoonist, will receive the 2015 Gene Burd Urban Journalism Award Friday, Aug. 7, at 5:00 p.m. Named after long-time AEJMC member Gene Burd, Texas at Austin, the award recognizes individuals with a distinguished record of accomplished works in urban journalism.

Katchor’s picture-stories appear in Metropolis magazine; he is well known for his creation of Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer. He is an associate professor at Parson’s, The New School for Design, in New York City.

2015 Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education

Mark Harmon, Tennessee, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education. Award presentation will be Friday, Aug. 7, at 6:45 p.m.

The award is presented annually by AEJMC’s Electronic News Division to recognize signiﬁcant and lasting contributions to the ﬁeld in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service.

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Harmon teaches in the areas of electronic journalism, political communication and public opinion. His career spans more than 30 years as a broadcast educator and scholar.

He is the author of four books, including British Media [2013, First Inning Press] and Found, Featured, Then Forgotten: U.S. Network Television News and the Vietnam War [2011, Newfound Press]. His articles have been published in numerous journals, including the Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Electronic News, the International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, and Mass Media and Society.

31st Annual Covert Award

AEJMC’s 31st annual Covert Award has been won by Katherine Fink, Pace, and Michael Schudson, Columbia. Award presentation will be Saturday, Aug. 8, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Fink and Schudson won the award for their article, “The Rise of Contextual Journalism, 1950s-2000s,” published in Journalism, vol. 15, no. 1 (2014), pp. 3-20. The piece was selected from 14 articles nominated.

The award, endowed by the late Catherine Covert, a professor of public communications at Syracuse University and former head of AEJMC’s History Division, goes to the article or chapter in an edited collection that represents the year's best essay in mass communication history.

2015 AEJMC History Division Book Award

The 2015 AEJMC History Division Book Award, honoring the best journalism and mass communication history book published in 2014, has been won by Matthew Cecil, Wichita State, for his Hoover’s FBI and the Fourth Estate: The Campaign to Control the Press and the Bureau’s Image [University Press of Kansas]. The award will be presented Saturday, Aug. 8, at 7:00 p.m.

Cecil is beginning his third year as director of the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University, having previously taught at South Dakota State University, Purdue University, and the University of Oklahoma.

A panel of three distinguished media historians chose Hoover’s FBI and the Fourth Estate from a ﬁeld of 24 entries. One judge called this study “a graceful, accessible, and thoroughly researched account of Hoover’s propaganda campaign.”

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Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research

Pamela J. Shoemaker, the John Ben Snow Professor at the Newhouse School of Syracuse, has been selected to receive AEJMC’s Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research. She will receive the award Saturday, Aug. 8, at 3:30 p.m.

The Deutschmann Award recognizes a body of signiﬁcant research during the course of an individual’s career. It is named in honor of Paul J. Deutschmann, who developed the College of Communication Arts at Michigan State University.

Shoemaker is the author or co-author of several books including Gatekeeping Theory [2009, Routledge] and News Around the World Practitioners, Content and the Public [2006, Routledge]. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ohio University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2015 Lionel C. Barrow Jr. Award

The 2015 Lionel C. Barrow Jr. Award for Distinguished Achievement in Diversity Research and Education will be presented to Alice Tait, Central Michigan. She will receive the award during AEJMC’s Business Meeting Saturday, Aug. 8, 10:00 a.m.

Created by AEJMC’s Minorities & Communication Division and the Commission on the Status of Minorities, the award recognizes outstanding individual accomplishment and leadership in diversity efforts within the journalism and mass communication discipline.

Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award

The Obama Eﬀect: How the 2008 Campaign Changed White Racial Attitudes by Seth K. Goldman and Diana C. Mutz is the winner of the Frank Luther Mott /Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award. Goldman and Mutz will receive the award Friday, Aug. 7, at 11:45 a.m.

The runner-up is Matthew Cecil’s Hoover’s FBI and the Fourth Estate: The Campaign to Control the Press and the Bureau’s Image.

In The Obama Eﬀect the authors show how Obama and his family served as “positive exemplars” and how ubiquitous mediated exposure countered negative stereotypes

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and changed white racial attitudes .“Goldman and Mutz have produced something that not only pushes the envelope of scholarly inquiry but also provides an intriguing framework for further research,” noted Jeﬀ Fruit, contest judge and KTA national vicepresident.

The award is in honor of Mott, Pulitzer Prize winner, educator and long-time leader of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national college honor society for journalism and mass communication, and recognizes top journalism/mass communication books. The competition has been held annually since 1944.

Committee on Teaching 2015 Best Practices Winners AEJMC’s Elected Committee on Teaching has announced the winners for its 2015 Best Practices competition: First Place: “Engaging an Open Online Class in Global Service Learning Projects,” by Marcus Messner and Jeanine Guidry, Virginia Commonwealth

Second Place: Marcus Messner “Twitter Party Q/A with Local Newspaper Reporters for the JOU1100 News Reporting Hybrid (Blended) Class,” by Rebecca Newman, Valencia

Third Place: “ Beyond The Basic Blend: Synthesizing Social Media, Mobile Devices and Collaborative Learning In Project-Based Journalism Courses,” by Ronald Yaros, Maryland Honorable Mention: “Online Fridays: Engaging Journalism History Students,” by Jennifer Moore, Maine The theme for this year’s competition was “Online and Blended Learning” and sought entries that explained how innovative online or blended learning techniques were used in the classroom. This is the 10th year the Elected Committee on Teaching honored innovative teaching ideas from colleagues. Each year, the committee selects three winners in a themed competition highlighting different areas across the journalism and mass communication curriculum. Winners will receive certiﬁcates and a cash prize (ﬁrst $300, second $200, third $100), and will share their entries during a teaching session Thursday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Robinson Wins 2015 James Carey Award

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Hilary C. Robinson, a Ph.D. candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and formerly assistant professor at the Vermont Law School, is the winner of the 2015 James W. Carey Media Research Award competition sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research. Robinson is author of a paper, “Shifted Personhood: Technology, Organizations, and Law on the Path to Citizens United,” to be published later this year in the journal University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change. The Carey Award, established in 2004, is presented annually from among nominated or submitted books or journal articles accepted for publication in the previous year. The award honors the late James W. Carey (1934-2006), recognized as one of the North American pioneers in applying cultural approaches to the study of media technologies. To be worthy of the award, the work must be of highest quality and employ Carey's theories to focus on communication and public life, journalism or popular culture. The winning entry this year was chosen from an exceptionally strong field of works submitted by a long list of outstanding scholars. The article examines how the legal regulation of technology shapes social order and provides a model for explaining technology-influenced legal change. Bringing forward legal aspects of the study of organizations from the Industrial Age to the Information Age, it seeks to explain how personhood has “shifted” between organizations and individuals in the constitutional order, bringing their rights into conflict in new ways. The paper is available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2409717

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Access AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference with Soon-to-be-Available Mobile App AEJMC is oﬀering a conference app to all registrants attending the San Francisco Conference Aug. 6-9. Attendees will be able to download the mobile app featuring the Conference Program, maps of meeting rooms and much more. The app will allow users to view the program, build day-by-day schedules and view sessions by category or division/interest group. The app will be available via email at no charge to registrants by mid-July and will work on iPhones, iPads and Android phones. Other devices will be able to access the app via a mobile website. New features include a comprehensive search option, in app messaging and attendee “check-in.” Look for an email coming soon with instructions on how to download the oﬃcial AEJMC Conference App.

Abstracts from Conference Research Papers Available Online

All abstracts from 2015 AEJMC San Francisco Conference Research Papers may be found online at http://www.aejmc.org/home/scholarship/abstracts-archive/

API to Release Survey Findings of JMC Grads during AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference

What continuing education do your graduates want? How do graduates compare across generations and disciplines? Researchers from the American Press Institute (API) will be at AEJMC’s San Francisco Conference to present one of the largest surveys to date of journalism and communication school graduates going back many years. The project is a collaboration of over 20 top journalism and communications schools: a survey that probes deeply about graduates’ work experiences, attitudes on current journalism trends and views about their journalism education and continuing education. The results, which will be open to scholars to work with, will be presented Thursday, Aug. 6, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the conference session “From 20+ Schools’ Graduates: What Journalism Looks Like Today.” “We’re fortunate to have so many schools as partners. Researchers will be able to look at a data set of thousands of graduates, and the potential for further research is rich,” said Tom Rosenstiel, API executive director. “We believe this may be the largest survey of people in communications ever undertaken.” Researchers expect a data set nearing 10,000 respondents. Among schools participating are Boston University, Syracuse University, UC Berkeley, Michigan State, University of Texas-Austin, Temple University, University of Florida, Columbia University, Arizona University, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Northwestern University, CUNY, Penn State, Louisiana State University, and Washington State University. Partnering schools have access to their data and they can compare their responses to the aggregate sample. ASNE and RTNDA are also involved, surveying their members and adding to the analysis. “We’re looking forward to being in San Francisco to share the results of this important study,” said Maria Ivancin, American, who collaborated with API on the project. “The findings should be of great interest to educators in journalism and communication.” Stephen Lacy, Michigan State, also collaborated with API on the project.

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Highlights

San Francisco Conference Wednesday, August 5

8 a.m. to Noon Saving Community Journalism: What Journalism Professors Need to Know About the Business of Local News in the Digital Age $30 Fee (Participation limited to 40)

Many professors and journalism schools have either established news organizations or partnered with existing broadcast, print and digital outlets in their community to report on local issues or devise new ways to communicate with readers. Many of these start-up organizations are struggling to achieve scale and longterm sustainability, and many traditional outlets, such as newspapers, are struggling to make the transition to digital delivery and profits. This workshop is designed to give journalism instructors some basic economic knowledge and understanding of the business dynamics of local news organizations that they can incorporate into introductory and advanced courses. It also provides instructional digital tools and practical examples that will enable their students to go into the field and assist local for-profit and nonprofit news organizations in both creating and implementing new journalistic and business strategies. It is led by UNC’s Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics Penny Muse Abernathy (author of Saving Community Journalism: The Path to Profitability and of the instructional website savingcommunityjournalism.com), and the Knight Chair in Digital Advertising and Marketing JoAnn Sciarrino. Both have extensive professional experience, operating at the highest executive levels in international media companies, and have focused their research on developing new business models for community news organizations. For information, contact Penny Muse Abernathy at pennyma@email.unc.edu or 919-843-4910. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Media Entrepreneurship Mindset: Hacking the Ecosystem $60 Fee (Participation limited to 100, includes breakfast and lunch)

Join us for a conversation and hackathon about building the media entrepreneurship mindset for students both inside and outside the classroom. In form and function, participants will experience the “startup culture” by working in teams to imagine new ways and places to build the entrepreneurial mindset. We’ll share models of what others are doing inside and outside the academy and then teams will develop and pitch their ideas. Participants will walk away with concrete ideas and materials for building the media entrepreneurship ecosystem at their institu-

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tions. For more information, contact Michelle Ferrier at ferrierm@ohio.edu or 740-593-9860.

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Social Media Measurement: Essentials for the Classroom and the Profession (Participation limited to 100)

In this combined presentation from educators and professionals, attendees will learn the basics of social media measurement, including the creation of dashboards, the use of Google Analytics, and the application of big data to social media campaigns. Assignments will be shared that involve social media listening and the use of Facebook Insights. During the second segment of the pre-conference, attendees can attend roundtable demonstrations to learn how to use various tools for monitoring online interaction. Finally, a panel of leading professionals will reﬂect upon the teaching tips shared by the instructor panel, address what students need to know about social media measurement for entry-level jobs, and discuss the future of social media measurement. For information, contact Tiﬀany Gallicano at derville@uoregon.edu or 541-346-2035.

Thursday, August 6

8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Advising Student Media: The Rewards and the Pitfalls

What are the most frequent problems that advisers face? What resources are out there to help? What do you know now, as an adviser, that you wish you had known when you started? What should the role of adviser be? How to get publications out of advising. How to get tenure while irritating the administration. In an age of convergence, why are you advising just a newspaper … or TV station … or radio station or yearbook? Our panelists will cover these issues and more, plus respond to audience questions. 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Giving Voice: The Untold Stories from Montgomery

On March 7, 1965, as non-violent marchers crossed the Edmond Pettus Bridge, law enforcement oﬃcers stopped their procession. Participants were arrested, tear-gassed, beaten, attacked by dogs, and sprayed with high-pressure water. The news media broadcasted and captured worldwide the display of violence, called “Bloody Sunday.” An estimated 25,000 marchers concluded the historic march in Montgomery on March 25th

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near the capitol building. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a notable speech at the rally. As a result of this historic event, the Voting Rights Act was passed on May 26, 1965.

Friday, August 7

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Diversity in the Classroom: Concepts, Practices and Conversations

For the past ﬁve years, the Scripps Howard Foundation has funded a Visiting Professors Program for AEJMC members that puts educators in media outlets for two weeks during the summer so that they can see ﬁrst-hand how social media are being used to deliver news and information. This session will feature Holly Easttom, visiting professor at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati; Scott Maier, visiting professor at Scripps Washington Bureau; Lynn Owens, visiting professor at C-SPAN; and Adam Peruta, visiting professor at DigitasLPi in Chicago, who will provide practical takeaways for teaching social media from their experiences, as well as Howard Mortman, communications director with CSPAN, who has been a media partner with the program for four years.

Hong Cheng, Virginia Commonwealth, will moderate this panel, sponsored by the Professional Freedom & Responsibility Standing Committee, that will offer ideas on approaches to teaching diversity and creating an inclusive classroom. Besides incorporating ideas into courses, how can we handle those ad-hoc conflicts when a student says or does something that is offensive to others? This panel will explore both. Panelists include Cristina Azocar, San Francisco State; Brooke Barnett, Elon; George Daniels, Alabama; and Joel Geske, Iowa State. 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Meaning of Metrics

In academic publishing, “metrics” seem to be on everyone’s mind. What does the focus on metrics mean for scholars in journalism and media studies? How does it inﬂuence what we value and what we may not value in scholarship? After providing a quick, clear overview of SSCI, H indices, and their history, members of this panel will discuss how metrics can be used in ranking the value of scholarship and in the tenure and promotion process, as well as ethical problems they present and kinds of scholarship they may hinder. Panelists include Julie Andsager, Tennessee; David Perlmutter, Texas Tech; Earnest Perry, Missouri; and Linda Steiner, Maryland. 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Exploring Stronger Research Ties between the Academy and the Industry

This session marks the release of the “AEJMC Research Works: Research Trends Relevant to Industry, Government and Beyond” report by Debashis “Deb” Aikat, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, winner of the new Scripps Howard Foundation Research Grant that seeks to foster a stronger connection between the academy and the industry. Aikat’s “AEJMC Research Works” report identiﬁes recent journalism and mass communication research with compelling use and potential impact on journalism and communication industries. The “AEJMC Research Works” initiative seeks to identify and disseminate new knowledge that will forge ties with our colleagues in the industry, government, non-government organization and beyond. Sue Porter, Scripps Howard Foundation vice president, will preside and moderate. 6:45 p.m. KEYNOTE SESSION FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION

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8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Tweet This: Two Weeks on the Social Media Frontlines

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PLENARY Big Data and Its Implications on Journalism and Mass Communications

Seth Lewis, Minnesota, will moderate this panel addressing what big data means and how big data relates to mass communication research. Edward Carl Malthouse, Northwestern, will open with a general overview and then focus on cutting-edge trends in mass communication research utilizing big data and new analytical tools, comparing big data to medium data and small data. Deen Freelon, American, will address big data research application and implications for mass communication research. Jolie Martin, quantitative user experience researcher with Pinterest, will oﬀer theoretical insight about big data and industry research on the way people share, search, recommend and follow in social media, and Thomas Lento, data scientist with Facebook, will discuss big data research being done at Facebook as well as user engagement and content diﬀusion in social media. Laurie Thomas Lee, Nebraska, will wrap up the panel presentation by discussing privacy, legal and ethical issues. 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Urban Communication Foundation Panel: Who will serve the civic communication needs of cities?: Legacy media, new media and community discourse in urban life

The traditional functions assigned to the media—“watchdog” (news & civic conversation), coordination and socializing—may suffer as legacy media revenue declines, audiences fragment and newcomers offer content, entertainment, opinion and information rather than “news.” Most people live in urban areas. Who will serve the needs of cities and urban communities? Can democratic processes survive when no one’s watching the conduct of public officials? How will communities balance the push

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versus pull issues of surveillance in the urban landscape? How informed will residents be about their communities? This panel will speak to the speciﬁc needs of our urban centers.

3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Creation of Community in the Magazine Form: Legacy to Online Scholars will explore the creation of community in the media, speciﬁcally magazines. We will discuss how magazines are adept at forming interpretive communities and will cover this idea across genres, such as lifestyle, food and celebrity titles. We will address challenges and advantages the online world has posed to community creation and identity in magazines. 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. How to Create a Journalism Justice Project at Your University

Since 1999, students from Northwestern University's The Medill Justice Project have investigated potentially wrongful murder convictions, uncovering revelatory information that has impacted people's lives and the criminal justice system. We want to share our knowledge so students at other universities can examine potentially wrongful convictions. In addition, The Medill Justice Project launched the Journalism Justice Network (http://journalismjusticenetwork. org), an international coalition of investigative journalism enterprises made up of professional reporters, student and citizen journalists, journalism instructors and others who research, report and publish their ﬁndings about wrongdoings in the criminal justice system and their examination of potentially wrongful convictions. We want to provide an opportunity for those who are interested in criminal justice investigative reporting to join the Journalism Justice Network.

Saturday, August 8

1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. San Francisco and the Heart of the LGBT Movement

San Francisco has been at the heart of key moments for the LGBT community during the last 45+ years. This panel focuses on the role San Francisco has played in the LGBT movement, how media treatment of the LGBT community and experiences of gay journalists and the gay press have changed over time, and how San Francisco’s LGBT lens informs journalism and mass communication scholarship generally. 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The News, from Silicon

Start-up journalism may be one of the industry’s few growth sectors. As legacy outlets scale back their coverage because of

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falling revenue, a wave of new start-ups has rushed to fill in the gaps, “producing content that could advance citizens’ knowledge about public issues,” according to the 2013 State of the Media report. The lower barriers of digital production has allowed many journalists to become entrepreneurs, finding space for their reporting in the ever-widening gaps left by legacy news outlets, and sorting out advertising, marketing, payroll, web design, and app development while they’re at it. This panel will also discuss how the industry is responding to current breaking news. 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Entertainment with a Purpose: The Use of Fandom, Infotainment and Social Media to Promote Nonprofit Causes

Erin Ryan, Chuck Lubbers, Bonita Neff, Cynthia King and Jack Karlis will examine the intersection of cause-related fundraising and entertainment. Examples range from a case study of a grassroots fundraising effort to create entertainment events that benefit local causes to the World Wrestling Foundation’s efforts to engage its fan base through philanthropy and the Harry Potter Alliance’s success with connecting fans with realworld issues through NGO partnerships. In addition, panelists will discuss how to secure cause-related placements within entertainment media, as well as entertainment-sourced sponsorship, underwriting and pledging through public broadcasting. Brad Yates will moderate the panel.

Sunday, August 9

12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Journalism and Mass Communication Education in Asia: Showcasing China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and More

Over the years, JMC has been an important academic discipline in higher education in Asia. It remains one of the most popular majors in some Asian countries. This “Global Connections” event of AEJMC aims to introduce AEJMC members to JMC education in Asia, as showcased in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and other countries. No doubt it will serve as an excellent case of "reverse perspective” for AEJMC in the global 21st century. Kyu Ho Youm, Oregon, will moderate with panelists Charles T. Salmon, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore): “JMC Programs in Asia and North America: A Scholar-Administrator’s Comparative Perspective”; Ying Chan, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong): “Curriculum Reform Leveraging the Local and Global: Reports from Myanmar, Hong Kong and Southern China”; Jianbin Jin, Tsinghua University (China): “Rethinking the Ideas and Models of Journalism JMC Education: A Chinese Perspective and Practice"; and Jae C. Shim, Korea University (South Korea): “Professional JMC Training a Continuing Challenge: A Case of South Korea.”

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University of South Carolina – DIRECTOR, School of Journalism and Mass Communica tions, College of Information and Communica tions, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. The University of South Carolina, Colum bia, invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of the School of Jour nalism and Mass Communications. The School is part of the College of Information and Communications, which also includes the School of Library and Information Science, and the Director holds the position of Associate Dean of this College. The Director reports di rectly to the Dean of the College. The Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications is the top aca demic and administrative officer in the School. The Director oversees all undergraduate and graduate faculty and programs, staff, budgets,

resource development and allocation. The Di rector provides academic and administrative leadership while representing the School to a wide range of campus and professional con stituencies. The School is especially interested in attracting candidates with strong academic and/or professional credentials (earned doc torate preferred) and national reputations, as well as proven leadership skills, vision and management experience. The qualifications of candidates should also include a record of and continuing commitment to scholarly and pro fessional achievement commensurate with appointment as a tenured full professor in the School and commitment to the School’s dual track (academic and professional) faculty tenure and promotion system. The Director should demonstrate the ability to work collab oratively with the Director of the School of Li brary and Information Science, and commitment to (and ideally experience with) maintaining the School’s accreditation with the Accrediting Council on Education in Jour nalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). The position will be available after August 1, 2016. The School of Journalism and Mass Com munications offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in six major areas of study – journalism, elec tronic journalism, advertising, public relations, visual communications and mass communica tions. The School also confers the Master of Arts, Master of Mass Communication and Doc tor of Philosophy degrees. The School enrolls approximately 1,500 undergraduate and 75 graduate students annually. The School has enjoyed consistent and sustained growth in its accomplishments in academic and profes sional areas, and will begin fall 2015 classes in a new 55,000 square foot facility.

Information about the School of Journal ism and Mass Communications, the University of South Carolina, the Columbia area and the state of South Carolina is available on the School’s Web site: http://www.jour.sc.edu. The University of South Carolina in Colum bia, South Carolina, is the major research insti tution of the University of South Carolina system and its largest campus, enrolling ap proximately 21,000 undergraduate students and approximately 8,000 students in graduate and professional programs. USC Columbia of fers over 320 degrees at the bachelor's, mas ter's, doctoral, and professional program levels. It is among America’s oldest and most comprehensive public universities, and is one of only 40 public universities to earn the Carnegie Foundation’s toptier designations in both research activity and community engage ment. Applications and Nominations: The search committee will begin reviewing applications on September 21, 2015. Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae and names of three references either by regu lar mail or as PDFs in an email to: Director Search Committee c/o Nancy Twohey at: twohey@mailbox.sc.edu School of Journalism and Mass Communi cations University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 The chair of the Director Search Commit tee is Dr. Jed Lyons. Applicants may contact Dr. Lyons at: lyons@sc.edu or (803) 7779552. The University of South Carolina is an affir mative action, equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina is re sponsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Two AEJMC Members Receive Inaugural “Scholarsourcing” Book Contracts Two AEJMC members have been selected to receive the inaugural book contracts in the new “Scholarsourcing” ini"a"ve from AEJMC and Peter Lang Publishing. The two proposals, selected by AEJMC members, are Who’s a Journalist: What’s News in the Digital Age by Deb Aikat, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Global Mass Communica!on and Journalism Research by Alexis Tan, Washington State. Scholarsourcing is based on the concept of crowdsourcing. AEJMC members were invited to upload abbreviated book proposals to an online database last fall, enabling other members to browse, comment and vote on the ideas they felt were most promising. The only requirements were that proposed books address the mission of AEJMC and be relevant to journal ism or mass communica"on. Authors of the proposals that gained the most member support were then invited by Peter Lang to provide more extensive proposals. These were reviewed by a fivemember AEJMC Scholarsourcing Commi#ee, which made the final selec"ons. The Scholarsourcing series, the brainchild of Peter Lang Senior Acquisi"ons Editor Mary Savigar and AEJMC Past Presi dent Paula Poindexter, represents AEJMC’s first venture in book publishing. It reimagines the way that scholarly books are proposed, peerreviewed and awarded contracts amidst ongoing change in the journalism and publishing industries. Entries for the second year of Scholarsourcing can be uploaded beginning Sept. 1.

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