Associate Professor Jay Newell says his “Good News” this month is his “100% advisee edition, where I thank my former students for going the extra miles to help current students begin their professional careers: On Thursday of Homecoming Week, Ty Stafford accepted the 2016 LAS Young Alumnus Award from Dean Beate Schmittmann. The Dean congratulated … Continue reading Greenlee alumni visit Newell’s classes
In her capacity as a member of AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Teaching, Associate Professor Raluca Cozma wrote this month’s teaching-tip column, “Turning Students into News Junkies,” for AEJMC News. The newsletter will be out this November. She also is reviewing a manuscript for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
Professor Michael Bugeja spoke about the difference between “media” and “journalism” with WHO anchor and Greenlee alumnus Dan Winters. The segment enjoyed 9,500 views on Facebook. Bugeja’s essay titled “The Fuss” about trigger warnings and microaggressions appeared in Inside Higher Ed and enjoyed more than 150 shares on social media. The Department Chair journal accepted … Continue reading Bugeja reports recent appearances, publications
Assistant Professor Jan Lauren Boyles has written a column about her experiences as a Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professor in Social Media that will appear in the November edition of AEJMC News. As Vice Chair of AEJMC’s Newspaper & Online News Division, Boyles is planning programming for next summer’s national conference, including co-organizing a pre-conference … Continue reading Boyles reports AEJMC News publication, conference planning
Assistant Professor Kelly Winfrey is one of the state’s leading political commentators. If you want to hear her and others perspective about the second presidential debate, on IPR’s “River to River,” you can listen by clicking here. Winfrey also co-organized a debate watch in Friley Hall for the second presidential debate. Over 100 students attended. … Continue reading Winfrey Provides Political Commentary on IPR’s ‘River to River’
Assistant Professor Andrew Pritchard had a review of Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century published in the book review newsletter of the Central States Communication Association. He also submitted two pieces of original research for journal review: “Staying on the Right Path: Family Communication Patterns and Religious Exploration Among Emerging Adults” to the Journal … Continue reading Pritchard Reports Review Publication, Service Activities
Associate Professor Jay Newell will present results from the “Computational Communication: Ad Creative” course at the American Academy of Advertising’s 2017 conference. “Pak Tavanapong, Sherry Berghefer and I are heading into the third offering of this course, and it’s still the only one in the country where student teams create ads that change dynamically based … Continue reading Newell to Present at American Academy of Advertising
October has been a busy month for Assistant Professor Tracy Lucht. She just returned from the American Journalism Historians Association national convention as a member of the Board of Directors and chair of the panels competition. But here’s the big news: On Oct. 20, C-SPAN is coming to campus to record her JLMC 461 History … Continue reading Lucht’s Lecture to Appear on C-SPAN 3
Associate Professor Suman Lee reports three publications: Rodriguez, L., Lee, S., & Sar, S. (Accepted). Promoting places: Schema complexity and valence elicited by country logos for tourism. Journal of Visual Literacy. Chung, S., & Lee, S. (In press). Crisis communication strategy at social media and publics’ cognitive and affective responses: A case of Foster Farms … Continue reading Lee Reports Recent Publications
Assistant Professor Su Jung Kim reports the following: Research: A second-authored article with Anke Wonneberger (U of Amsterdam), titled "TV news exposure of young people in changing viewing environments: A longitudinal, cross-national comparison using people-meter data," has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Communication. Teaching: In her ADVRT/P R 301 class, Lijing … Continue reading Kim Reports Research, Teaching & Service Updates