Joint session proposals are emailed to Felicia Brown.

These proposals can be for any type of session (teaching, PF&R or invited research) that will cut across divisional and interest group lines and appeal to a broad audience. The advantages of joint sessions are three-fold: a larger potential audience, it makes your “chips” go farther since each co-sponsoring group only uses half a chip, and it opens the door for possible outside funding for speakers (co-sponsorship is required for seeking speaker funds from the AEJMC president).

Each session proposal should be on a separate page, so insert a page break between each proposal. Each proposal will be given a number before it is sent back out to all the members of the Council of Divisions. There is no special form for these proposals, but each should contain:

• AEJMC group proposing the session, and the group contact (this should be at the top of each proposal);
• Suggested co-sponsors;
• A summary of what the session topic will be;
• Possible speakers;
• Estimate of the cost, (if any);
• Name of the contact person for the session.

Joint Session Proposal Example (PDF)

The Central Office will number each proposal and then distribute these copies to all heads, vice heads and program chairs who are part of the Council of Divisions. Send proposals by e-mail to Felicia Brown.

For your emailed proposals, you must write in the body of the message that you are sending joint session proposals, and tell us the number of proposals you have included. Attachments sent with nothing in the body of the message will NOT be opened. We have been flooded with attachments containing viruses lately. We will acknowledge that proposals have been received.

If you have a proposal for a pre-conference workshop or a mini-plenary, send it too and clearly label it as a pre-conference workshop or a mini-plenary. These will be numbered separately and sent out along with the other proposals.

Please send the best ideas you have for these sessions, not every idea you have. In past years, some groups have sent as many as 20 joint session proposals. That is too many. If your sessions do not get picked up for joint sessions, your group can still schedule them on your own.

If you have questions, contact Felicia Brown at 803-772-3508.

<< Officer Resources

The Council of Divisions uses a programming process for the AEJMC Conference as outlined in the links below.

• About Conference Programming Procedures

• Conference Programming Chip Process

• Conference Session Request Form

• Calendar of Deadlines

Officer Resources

The AEJMC Council of Affiliates Annual Industry Research Forum competition began with AEJMC’s Centennial conference in August 2012 in Chicago. The interdependence between the academy and the professional and industry organizations it serves provides an opportunity for collaboration on research that can benefit everyone.

The Council of Affiliates of AEJMC, which consists of member organizations related to the fields of journalism and mass communication, is therefore sponsoring this Industry Research Forum designed to strengthen that academy/industry link.

The 2013 winners each presented their research at the AEJMC Conference in Washington, DC.  The winners are as follows and can be found here:

“All the News That Fits on Tablets: An Analysis of News Consumption and Best Practices,” Yanick Rice Lamb, Howard University

“Social Media And Journalism: What Works Best And Why It Matters,” Sue Burzynski Bullard, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

AEJMC Council of Affiliates

Volumen 15 Número 1 Primavera 2013 (Volume 15 Number 1 Spring 2013)

(English Version & Spanish Translation)

The Emergence of Augmented Reality (AR) as a Storytelling Medium in Journalism
John V. Pavlik and Frank Bridges
Abstract
Digital technology holds the potential to transform journalism and the media in several beneficial ways, including new forms of storytelling that might better engage citizens and provide more context, nuance, and texture to reported events and issues. However, the extent to which these benefits have been realized is mixed and subject to debate. In this monograph, we examine how digital technology might transform the content of journalism through augmented reality (AR). The significance of digital storytelling through AR is manifest in its potential to engage a citizenry increasingly disengaged from traditional news and to provide more contextualized information.

El surgimiento de la Realidad Aumentada (AR) como un medio para contar historias en Periodismo
John V. Pavlik and Frank Bridges
Abstract Traducción español
La tecnología digital tiene el potencial de transformar el periodismo y los medios de comunicación de varias maneras beneficiosas, incluyendo nuevas formas de contar historias que puedan participar mejor a los ciudadanos y proporcionar más contexto, los matices y la textura de los acontecimientos y los problemas comunicados. Sin embargo, el grado en que se han dado cuenta de estos beneficios es mixto y objeto de debate. En esta monografía se examina cómo la tecnología digital puede transformar el contenido del periodismo a través de la realidad aumentada (AR). La importancia de la narrativa digital a través de AR se manifiesta en su potencial para involucrar a una ciudadanía cada vez más desvinculados de noticias tradicionales y ofrecer una información más contextualizada

<<Journal Abstracts in Spanish

Volumen 15 Número 2 Verano 2013 (Volume 15 Number 2 Summer 2013)

(English Version & Spanish Translation)

From Realism to Reality: The Advent of War Photography
Wilson Lowrey
Abstract
This monograph focuses on a selection of images displayed to audiences during the American Civil War era, based in two categories—illustrations and photographs. Illustrations include lithographs and handcrafted interpretations of events. Photographs include the mechanically based processes of the era that featured chemically captured images, or remnants of actual events. The chronological scope of this work is between the war’s outbreak in 1861 and its close in 1865. Using theoretical approaches generally applied by the social sciences, we interpret the content of images and place them in context with the origins of photography. We also compare both the common and dissimilar features of illustrated and photographic images from the era.

Del realismo a la realidad: El advenimiento de la fotografía Guerra
Wilson Lowrey
Abstract Traducción español
Esta monografía se centra en una selección de imágenes que se muestran al público durante la época de la Guerra Civil Americana, con base en dos categorías-Las ilustraciones y fotografías. Ejemplos incluyen litografías e interpretaciones hechas a mano de los acontecimientos. Las fotografías incluyen los procesos basados ​​en mecánica de la época que contó con las imágenes capturadas químicamente, o restos de acontecimientos reales. El ámbito cronológico de este trabajo está entre el brote de la guerra en 1861 y su cierre en 1865. Utilizando enfoques teóricos generalmente aplicadas por las ciencias sociales, lo interpretamos el contenido de las imágenes y el lugar en el contexto de los orígenes de la fotografía. También comparamos tanto las características comunes y diferentes de las imágenes ilustradas y fotográficas de la época.

<<Journal Abstracts in Spanish