19 Media School faculty, students to present at AEJMC conference
The Media School Report
August 4, 2021
Nineteen Media School faculty members and students will virtually attend the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 104th annual conference today through Saturday to present research, attend poster sessions and participate in panels. The conference will take place online.
Awards
Assistant professor Ryan Comfort won the Public Relations Division student paper competition for “Rethinking Cultural Factors in Government Communication: A Survey of Environmental Professionals Working for Indigenous Governments.”
Associate professor Anthony Fargo placed second in the Law and Policy Division open paper competition for “Perilous in Seattle: The Dangers of Covering Protests and Implications for the Journalist’s Privilege.”
Participants
The following attendees will participate in the conference by presenting their research and speaking on panels.
Faculty
“A Winning Combination: Effects of Visual Frames in Solutions Journalism Stories” in the Visual Communication Division refereed paper session “Student Top Paper/Role of Visual Artifacts in Various Mediums.”
“Rethinking Cultural Factors in Government Communication: A Survey of Environmental Professionals Working for Indigenous Governments” in the Public Relations Division referred paper session “Top Papers: Student Competition and Intersecting Identities Award.”
“Perilous in Seattle: The Dangers of Covering Protests and Implications for the Journalist’s Privilege” in the Law and Policy Division refereed paper session “Top Paper Session.”
Panelist in the Visual Communication Division research panel session “Fulbright Scholars Studying Visual Communication.”
“Finding Partners on the Continuum” in the Visual Communication Division teaching panel session “Innovative Teaching Tips (Teaching Marathon).”
“The Impact of Public Transparency Infrastructure on Data Journalism: A Comparative Analysis between Information-rich and Information-poor Countries” in the Newspaper and Online News Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Making modern news: Diversity, transparency, and the free press.”
Panelist in the AEJMC and Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication business session “Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication Session.”
“Visualizing Criminal Jury Trials: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Images in U.S. News Outlets” in the Visual Communication Division refereed paper session “Visual Framing in Visual Communication Practices.”
Panelist in the Law and Policy Division and Sports Communication Interest Group teaching panel session “State of the Law: NCAA and the Use of Athletes’ Name, Image, and Likeness.”
“A Winning Combination: Effects of Visual Frames in Solutions Journalism Stories” in the Visual Communication Division refereed paper session “Student Top Paper/Role of Visual Artifacts in Various Mediums.”
“Which Way Do I Go? Need for Orientation, Media Use, and Knowledge about COVID-19” in the Political Communication Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Misinformation and COVID-19.”
Students
“Sharing Emotion while Spectating Video Game Play” in the Entertainment Studies Interest Group high-density refereed paper session “Salient Issues in Gaming, and Superhero Shows.”
“Visualizing Criminal Jury Trials: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Images in U.S. News Outlets” in the Visual Communication Division refereed paper session “Visual Framing in Visual Communication Practices.”
“Porn and Consent: The Relationship Between College Students’ Pornography Consumption, Perception of Realism, and Sexual Consent Intentions” in the Mass Communication and Society Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Media Effects, For Good and Bad.”
“Examining Publics’ Comparative Evaluations of Government Communication and Strength Ties as Predictors of Country Reputation” in the Public Relations Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Government Communication and Country Reputation Management in the Social Media Age.”
“Desi Diasporic Cultural Entrepreneurs: Producing the Self Through Narratives of Trauma and Healing Online” in the South Asia Communication Association professional freedom and responsibility panel session “Covering Health and COVID-19 in Media.”
“Examining Publics’ Comparative Evaluations of Government Communication and Strength Ties as Predictors of Country Reputation” in the Public Relations Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Government Communication and Country Reputation Management in the Social Media Age.”
“Examining Publics’ Comparative Evaluations of Government Communication and Strength Ties as Predictors of Country Reputation” in the Public Relations Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Government Communication and Country Reputation Management in the Social Media Age.”
“Sharing Emotion while Spectating Video Game Play” in the Entertainment Studies Interest Group high-density refereed paper session “Salient Issues in Gaming, and Superhero Shows.”
“Examining Publics’ Comparative Evaluations of Government Communication and Strength Ties as Predictors of Country Reputation” in the Public Relations Division scholar-to-scholar refereed paper poster session “Government Communication and Country Reputation Management in the Social Media Age.”
“Visualizing Criminal Jury Trials: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Images in U.S. News Outlets” in the Visual Communication Division refereed paper session “Visual Framing in Visual Communication Practices.”
“What You Watching? Examining Representation and Viewing Patterns on Television Shows” in the Entertainment Studies Interest Group refereed paper session “Spotlighting Emotional Intelligence in Children’s Media: Emotional Portrayals in Disney Channel Television Series.”
“Gaps in Fake News Risk Perception and Combating Measure Preferences” in the Chinese Communication Association research panel session “The Impact of Social Media and Smartphone Use: Evidence from Chinese Societies.”
