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2022 Abstracts

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AEJMC 2022 Conference Paper Abstracts
Detroit Conference • August 3 to 6

The accepted paper abstracts are listed within each section.

(Note: This may not represent the finalized papers presented at the actual conference. Due to personal decisions of the authors, they may not present at the conference.)

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AEJMC COVID Coping and Narratives Project

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This project will be a featured in the Exhibit Hall at the AEJMC 2022 Detroit Conference in August.

The AEJMC COVID-19 Narratives Project is an oral history StoryCorps-like project around our experiences with COVID-19 as media and communication teachers, scholars, and professionals.

This will involve an interactive exhibit online and in the AEJMC Conference Hall during the Detroit Conference- (look for the launch of social accounts and the #aejmccovidnarratives).

We invite all AEJMC members and potential members to participate by sharing their experiences, collaborations, challenges, and joys during the Covid-19 pandemic.

We will be recording short audio and video stories and have a space for participation with photos, words, and phrases or other representations you feel comfortable sharing with the group. These can be attributed or deidentified to the degree you wish to share your experiences. This can be done in pairs or on your own, over email or in person at the conference.

There will be an oral history agreement and informed consent agreement which participants can opt in or out of.

In addition, we are looking for graduate students to participate in the research and curation of this project during the event. If you are interested, we provide free conference registration for graduate students who provide support. We are grateful for the support of AEJMC in this endeavor and to provide this support space during the conference.

For more information, contact CSW vice head Mimi Perreault (perreault@etsu.edu)

AEJMC and ASJMC joint statement in support of the citizens, residents and those fleeing the Ukraine

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CONTACT: Susan Keith, Rutgers University, 2021-2022 AEJMC President and Al Stavitsky, University of Nevada, Reno, 2021-2022 ASJMC President | March 11, 2022

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC)

We, the boards of directors of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, are writing in strong support of the safety, security and well-being of the citizens and residents of Ukraine and those fleeing the country. As we write this, Russian military forces are invading the independent nation, which has had noted promise for building a pluralistic democracy.

As academic organizations that support scholarship, education, and professional practice – which focus in part on media ethics, media criticism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and public service – we point out the importance of news media coverage in the fog of armed conflict and information warfare. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and the brave journalists who are reporting from the ground, bringing to light news and information to citizens of the world – or wishing that the political contexts in which they work allowed them to do so.

We note the risks of mis/disinformation in this global context. We are cognizant of the importance of language when reporting on conflicts and conducting subsequent research. We warn against use of language in reporting and research that humanizes some civilians yet dehumanizes, marginalizes, or excludes some peoples.

Ultimately, we acknowledge the importance of news media coverage of the conflict and research on the short- and long-term impact of the coverage. Going forward, we encourage critical media coverage and research on other invasions and the nearly three dozen armed conflicts presently going on around the world.

As organizations that support diversity in scholarship and thought, we call on researchers around the world to study media coverage of stakeholders in this conflict from local and global contexts.

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Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) is a nonprofit organization comprised of educators, students and practitioners from around the globe. Founded in 1912, by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer, the first president (1912-13) of the American Association of Teachers of Journalism, as it was then known, AEJMC is the oldest and largest alliance of journalism and mass communication educators and administrators at the college level. AEJMC’s mission is to promote the highest possible standards for journalism and mass communication education, to encourage the widest possible range of communication research, to encourage the implementation of a multi-cultural society in the classroom and curriculum, and to defend and maintain freedom of communication in an effort to achieve better professional practice, a better informed public, and wider human understanding.

 

Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC)
ASJMC is a non-profit, educational association composed of some 190 JMC programs at the college level. The majority of the association’s members are in the United States and Canada. ASJMC promotes excellence in journalism and mass communication education. Founded in 1917, ASJMC works to support the purposes of schools of journalism and mass communication in order to achieve the following goals: to foster, encourage and facilitate high standards and effective practices in the process and administration of education for journalism and mass communication in institutions of higher learning; to cooperate with journalism and mass communication organizations in efforts to raise professional standards and promote a public understanding of the role of journalism and mass communication in a democratic society; and to support and participate in the accreditation process of journalism and mass communication units through the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).

COMJIG BROWN BAG on NEWS-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS

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Friday, Feb. 25 12:30-1:30 p.m. EST

 

The Community Journalism Interest Group will host a discussion on news-academic partnerships –addressing regional news gaps, integrating practical work into the classroom
The present crisis in journalism is much talked about, tens of thousands of layoffs, papers shuttered around the country or turned into “ghosts” by predatory owners, and more than 1300 counties with no local news.
What is the role of universities to address this crisis? In this brown bag, we talk about news partnerships with scholars and practitioners – the latest research and some examples from around the country where Universities and our students have stepped in to fill the void, innovating new approaches, providing badly needed local content while giving students substantive learning experiences.Joining us on the panel are two leading scholars of Partnerships with the university, Christina Smith, Lara Salahi, Barabra Allen, and Patrick Ferrucci.Professors Smith and Salahi are the authors of “Perceptions of News-Academic Partnerships as a Sustainable Business Model” (https://aejmc.us/spig/volume-11-number-1-2021/). Salahi is at Endicott College and Smith is at Georgia College & State University. Smith is also the current chairperson of the Community Journalism Interest Group (COMJIG).Barbara Allen is the director of college programming for Poynter. Prior to that, she served as managing editor of Poynter.org. She spent two decades in local media in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in education at her alma mater, Oklahoma State University.Patrick Ferrucci is an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Journalism at The University of Colorado (Boulder). His research is in media sociology and primarily concerns itself with how shifting notions of “organization” in journalism lead to influence on journalism practice.The panel will be moderated by Richard Watts, the founder of an Academic-News partnership at the University of Vermont (the Community News Service), and is coordinated by COMJIG Teaching Chair, Dr. Mimi Perreault from East Tennessee State University (perreault@etsu.edu).

Call for Nominations: 2022 Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Outstanding Early-Career Woman Scholar Award

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Nominations deadline: May 15, 2022

Nominations are now accepted for the 2022 Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Award honoring a woman-identifying early-career scholar who demonstrates outstanding research and potential for future scholarship.

Sponsored by The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University and the AEJMC Commission on the Status of Women, this recognition is designed to honor early-career women faculty researchers and encourage them as they pursue their research agendas in the academy.

An early-career faculty member is defined as a scholar who has the Ph.D., but does NOT have tenure, and is preferably on a tenure-track, but might be considered if a collegiate-level instructor/lecturer. Nominees must be members of AEJMC.

To nominate a scholar, please send:

  • a letter outlining qualifications
  • a one-page summary of her research agenda
  • a curriculum vita

We welcome nominations for scholars from various cultural backgrounds and institutions, including international scholars. We realize that outstanding scholarship can manifest itself differently from scholar to scholar, so we encourage the nomination letters and research statements to be explicit about highlighting the candidates’ unique strengths. Both quantity and quality will be taken into account. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.

The winner will be chosen by a panel of scholars and honored with a check for $250 and a plaque in August 2022 at the AEJMC conference in Detroit. Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, dean emeritus and professor at Florida International University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will present the award.

Please send any questions and award nominations by May 15, 2022 to the award committee chair, Jaime Loke, at j.loke@tcu.edu

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