Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Thursday, November 5, 2009

(All daytime sessions at Crowley Student Union)

Welcome: Dean Jerry Ceppos, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno.

Conference overview: Larry Dailey and Augie Grant, Conference Chairs.

• Engaging the future: An analysis of multimedia strategies of traditional news organizations. Tim Bajkiewicz & Marcus Messner, Virginia Commonwealth University.
• Newspaper journalists as multimediators: An exploratory survey of audio slideshow producers. Jonathan Lillie, Loyola University of Maryland.
• Economic collapse and concentration of media: A threat to democracy and good governance? Lessons from Canada. Kim Kierans, University of King’s College.
• Digital media, HD radio and local market broadcasting. Tony DeMars, Texas A&M University—Commerce.

Moderator: Janet Kolodzy, Emerson College.

• Michigan's urban dailies: Canaries in the coal mine for the nation's newspaper industry? Dennis W. Jeffers, Central Michigan University
• Michigan's community newspapers: Surviving and thriving in a challenging economy. Carol McGinnis, Central Michigan University
• Online only (mostly): A new era for Michigan's local news? Lori F. Brost, Central Michigan University
• Broadcast to bandwidth: The changing landscape of television and radio in Michigan. Sean Baker, Central Michigan University

Moderator: Dennis Jeffers, Central Michigan University.

• For love or money: Case studies of two models for journalistic survival. Rebecca Coates-Nee, K. Tim Wulfemeyer, & David M. Dozier, San Diego State University.
• Mixed media: The form, technology, and content choices of “online newspapers.” Thom Baggerman, Capital University.
• Convergence after the collapse: The catastrophic case of Canada. Marc Edge, Sam Houston State University.
• How one daily newspaper made the online transition. Bonnie Newman David, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Moderator: TBA, University of Nevada, Reno.

• An examination of news quality and the extent to which U.S. online newspaper and online citizen journalism publications achieve it. Serena Carpenter, Arizona State University.
• Convergence in Canada: A content analysis of Canadian daily newspaper Web sites. Robert Bergland & Kirby Strider, Missouri Western State University.
• Multimedia across the mainstream. Peg Achterman, Northwest University.
• Virtual news: Newspapers in Second Life. Andrea L. Guzman, Northern Illinois University.

Moderator: TBA, University of Nevada, Reno.

• Empowering the youth as citizen journalists. A South African case study. Guy Berger, Rhodes University.
  Emerging media models: A case study of Ukrainian visions. Alexander Gorelik & August Grant, Gorelik, University of South Carolina.
• Student-produced online campus newspapers overseas: Technological leapfrogging or a minefield of hazards? Nancy Beth Jackson, Zayed University.
• Campus media convergence: The Singapore experience. Bradley C. Freeman, Nanyang Technological University.

Moderator: Howard Goldbaum, University of Nevada, Reno.

• Network neutrality in the U.S.: Current status, prospect and policy implications. Gwang James Han, Chungbuk National University.
• Each fairy-tale, each myth: Social disequilibration: How we use “vertical” and “horizontal” media to create our own public worlds. Thomas Terry, Idaho State University.
• Better left unsaid? Terms of use in citizen journalism and the promise of citizen participation. Woodrow Hartzog & Daniel Riffe, University of North Carolina; Margaret Duffy, University of Missouri; Stephen Lacy, Michigan State University; & Esther Thorson, University of Missouri.
• Content ownership in a convergent age. Jeffrey Wilkinson, United International College.

Moderator: Ed Lenert, University of San Francisco.

Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Dean Jerry Ceppos, University of Nevada, Reno
Keynote Speaker, XX, Google

The changing media landscape has created opportunities for new businesses, new services, and new business models in journalism and information services. Our guest will address Google’s vision for the next generation of media, pulling back the curtain on future innovations from the Googleplex.

Friday, November 6, 2009 (Crowley Student Union)

• Textual orality, culture, and education. Marla Lowenthal, Menlo College.
• Post the news and readers will comment. But why?: A pilot study Val Pipps & Heather Walter, University of Akron.
• Introducing a “dying profession” to the next generation of professionals: A teaching case study using educational podcasts. George Daniels, University of Alabama.
• Moving to convergence journalism: Cultural changes in a university's news outlets. Kenny Smith, Samford University.
• Upside down in Second Life©: Lessons learned when manipulating person-avatar relationships in a virtual world. Hokyung Kim & Keith E. Davis, University of South Carolina.
• Selecting communication channels in the media convergence environment: Comparing face-to-face communication, mobile phones, and Internet messengers. Eunhwa Jung & Lynda Lee Kaid, University of Florida.
• What is news?: An analysis of newsworthiness construction in Malaysian newspapers. Siti Suriani Othman, Nottingham Trent University.
• What makes for women worth watching? An examination of 13 years of Advertising Age’s “Women to Watch” Karen L. Mallia, University of South Carolina.
• Journalists “friending” Facebook: How journalists are embracing Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking technology as powerful reporting tools. Elizabeth Zwerling, University of La Verne.

• Twitter as a newsstand: Converging the practice of process journalism and traditional journalism. Victoria Geyer, Hofstra University.
• Twittering the revolution: Tracking @Keyvan’s message during the first days of the June 2009 Iranian revolt. Leslie-Jean Thornton, Arizona State University.
• Social media under social control: News organizations and the regulation of social media. Susan Currie Sivek, California State University, Fresno.

Moderator: Jennifer Meadows, University of California, Chico.

Panelists: Alfred Hermida, University of British Columbia.
Florangela Davis, University of Washington.
Seth Gitner, Syracuse University.

Moderator: Peg Achterman, Northwest University.

• Curriculum restructuring in the age of media convergence: A case study. Heidi Campbell, University of South Carolina.
• Assessment models for digital reporter training: Rubric revelations of student perceptions and journalistic product realities. George Daniels, University of Alabama.
• Partnering with community news organizations: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Christopher Harper, Temple University.
• Converting PowerPoint lectures into vodcast & podcasts for mobile devices: Options for PC & Mac instructors. Samuel Edsall, Western Illinois University.

Moderator: Larry Dailey, University of Nevada, Reno.

• Using interdisciplinary teams to spark journalism innovation in the evolving media landscape. Mary Spillman & Jennifer George-Palilonis, Ball State University.
• Under attack: A case study in how to respond to criticism in an online world. Christopher Harper, Linn Washington, & Shannon McDonald, Temple University.
• Beyond Janowitz: Exploring the link between online b newspaper readers and campus involvement. Jennifer Brannock Cox, University of Florida.
• Seeking the multiskilled intern: Multimedia apprenticeship in an exploding, evolving news industry. Leslie-Jean Thornton, Arizona State University.

Moderator: Jeff Wilkinson, United International College.

Round-table discussion of all subjects discussed at the conference.

Moderators: Augie Grant & Larry Dailey, Conference Chairs