Small Programs Interest Group
Hiring Patterns and Diffusion of New Media in AEJMC News Journalism Job Announcements, 1990-2006 • Dave Sennerud, and Joseph Bernt, Ohio University • In the past decade, communication technologies were revolutionized by the Internet, and journalism-related industries have evolved, converged, and concentrated in response to this revolution. This exploratory study examines how these technological and structural changes have affected journalism and mass communication programs. Through a content analysis of all announcements for faculty openings published in January issues of the AEJMC News from 1990, 1998, and 2006, two research questions were addressed.
Mass Communication and Journalism Faculty’s Perceptions of the Effectiveness of E-mail Communication with College Students: A Nationwide Study • Brad Yates, University of West Georgia; Jennifer Wood Wood Adams, Auburn University and Brigitta R. Brunner • This nationwide survey focused on the content of e-mail sent by faculty to students, e-mail’s impact on workload, e-mail policies, e-mail’s effectiveness, and e-mail’s effect on student learning. Comparisons were made based on faculty gender, rank, age, and ethnicity. Findings suggest that despite statistical differences when gender, rank, age or ethnicity are considered, faculty are not in the habit of sending course materials like syllabi, project instructions, and lecture notes to students personally via e-mail.