Fourteen faculty members from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications attended the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference Aug. 2-6, in Detroit. Many served as panelists, moderators and discussants or they presented their research in a variety of sessions throughout the four-day conference.
Tuesday, Aug. 2
Newspaper and Online News Division
Workshop Session
Teaching News Terrifically in the 21st Century: Innovative Teaching Ideas for the Journalism Classroom
Panelist: Michelle Carr Hassler
In a time of constant change and adjustment in journalism education, the Newspaper and Online News Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication has sponsored the Teaching News Terrifically in the 21st Century teaching ideas competition since 2009, seeking to highlight innovative approaches to teaching journalism. This year, we will be focusing our contest on ideas that focus on helping student journalists find ways to better connect with their communities. This panel will present teaching ideas that demonstrate effective ways to teach student journalists community engagement in a way that seeks to re-establish connections and restore trust with the people they serve, especially those communities that have traditionally been underrepresented.
Wednesday, Aug. 3
Communication Technology Division
High Density Refereed Paper Session
Topic II — Social and Mental Health Impacts of Comm Tech Incivility and Willingness to Express Opinion on Social Media: The Role of Experiences, Perceptions, and Expectations
Discussant: Ming (Bryan) Wang
Mass Communication and Society Division
Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Paper Session
Topic IV – Media Influence: Persuasion Strategies & Framing Analysis Public
Discussant: Cory Armstrong
International Association for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS)
Research Panel Session
Narrative Journalism Across Media: Nonfiction Ethics and Literary Aesthetics, II
This panel examines the ethics and aesthetics of digital narrative journalism across media in contemporary and historical texts, publications, and industries. Papers address major currents including podcasting, immersive, and transmedia storytelling.
Panelist: Kelli Boling, “First of All, It’s a Story”: The Critical Need for Authentic Narratives in True Crime Podcasts
Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division
Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Paper Session
Topic — Vaccines
Health Misinformation in an Alternative Social Media Ecosystem: Sharing and Framing Anti-Vaccine Content on Telegram
Ming (Bryan) Wang and senior sports media and communications major, Martin Herz
Thursday, Aug. 4
Advertising Division
Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Paper Session
Theme — Advertising Pedagogy
Teaming Up with Technology Developers: A Capstone Advertising Campaigns Course Collaborations with Engineering and Computer Science
Adam Wagler
Communicating Science, Health, Risk and the Environment Division
Refereed Paper Session
Top Paper Session for Communicating Science, Health, Risk and the Environment Division
Discussant: Ming (Bryan) Wang
Community Journalism Interest Group
Refereed Paper Session: Top Paper Session
Reporting Rural Hate: Marginal Categories in Rural Journalism
Jessica Fargen Walsh with Gregory Perreault, Appalachian State; Ruth Moon, Louisiana State and Mimi Wiggins Perreault, East Tennessee State
Friday, Aug. 5
Mass Communication and Society Division
High Density Refereed Paper Session
Topic III – How to Deal with a Crisis
Differential Internet Effects on Climate Change Policy Support
Ming (Bryan) Wang
Are You Watching or Warning? The Role of Comprehension, Warning Time and Prior Experience on Individual Preparation of Tornadic Events
Cory Armstrong
Commission on the Status of Women
Topic — Women in Everything Everywhere All at Once: Visibility in Activism, Work and Popular Culture
Discussant: Jessica Fargen Walsh
Sports Communication Interest Group
Topic — Sport in the Digital Arena
Five Stars? Four Stars? A Uses and Gratifications Approach to Who Follows College Sports Recruiting Websites
Jason Stamm
Communication Technology Division
Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Paper Session
Topic IV — Relationship Factors
The Only Woman I Can Tell to Shut Up’: Exploring Continued PVA Use Among Older, Socially Isolated Adults During the Pandemic
Valerie Jones and Jessica Fargen Walsh
Sports Communication Interest Group
Refereed Paper Session
Content Marketing and Trends in Sport Media
Hubris and Humor: Unlocking the Language of Sports Betting
Brian Petrotta and May 2022 sports media and communication graduate Alek Timm
Saturday, Aug. 6
Sports Communication Interest
Refereed Paper Session
Gender Equality and Representation in Sport Media
Moderating/Presiding: Brian Petrotta
Scholastic Journalism Division
Refereed Paper Session
Special Call: The Wide Variety of Student Media
The Experience Lab: Student Run Media Platforms from Day One at Scale
Adam Wagler, Jill Martin and Keri Mesropov, TRG Arts
