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Greenlee School Achievements - February 2009Greenlee School Showcased on New AEJMC SiteIn “Discussing JMC,” a new feature on a Web site hosted by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, interviewer Mich Sineath asks Michael Bugeja questions about the state of the media, including: “How do you keep your students excited about working in the field of communications in light of shrinking job opportunities?”
For the full interview, see: http://aejmc.org/topics/2009/02/discussing-jmc-with-michael-bugeja/ In other AEJMC news, Barbara B. Hines, professor and director of the graduate program in mass communication and media studies at Howard University, and current AEJMC president, has asked Bugeja to be a commentator on the organization’s new blog called “Hot Topics.” Contact: Michael Bugeja, Director bugeja@iastate.edu Other Good News Concerning:
Jeff BlevinsJeff Blevins reports that he is the Den Leader for the Tigers of Cub Scout Pack 196 in Ames. “On Jan. 26th,” he writes, “we did a tour of the Ames Tribune newspaper led by Advertising Sales Manager Mark Sharpe. The Scouts, aged 6-7 years old, learned how newspapers collect and report information, as well their important role in documenting history. We also discussed accuracy in reporting and how newspapers serve communities. Additionally, they learned some of the nuts and bolts about how the printing press works(which, admittedly, was the Scouts' favorite part). I plan to invite Mr. Sharpe to speak about advertising in my ethics class later this term, which he has agreed to do.” Blevins also was the feature subject for an Iowa State University News Service release about consumer drawbacks to digital television conversion, January 21, 2009 (available online at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2009/jan/digitaltv.shtml) . The release has been featured on front page of Iowa State University’s Web site. Lastly, he was interviewed and on-air source for radio news story about the February 2009 transition to digital-only television broadcasting by Dave Sprau, KASI-AM News Talk 1430, Ames, Iowa on January 21, 2009. Contact: Jeff Blevins, Assistant Professor blevins@iastate.edu David BullaDavid Bulla reports these accomplishments: David Bulla reports that he will have an article on public record laws and freedom of information in the Des Moines Business Record. Also, Bulla and graduate student Heather Haley are working on a study about sensationalism in Civil War newspapers. They are looking at seven Northern and Southern papers to show how the war affected their reporting of mainly local crime and accident stories. He and Lindsay Gilbert will attend the annual Iowa High School Press Association Winter Thaw on Feb. 14. They will promote First Amendment Day, which will occur on April 16. Contact: David W. Bulla, Assistant Professor dbulla@iastate.edu Daniela DimitrovaDaniela Dimitrova also has contributions in research, teaching and service: Daniela Dimitrova has two conference papers accepted for ICA: "To cry or not to cry: Media framing of Hillary Clinton in the wake of the New Hampshire primary" (with grad student Liz Geske) accepted by the Political Communication division and "The Conditionality of Source Use: Comparing Source Use in U.S. and Swedish Television News" (with Jesper Stromback) accepted by the Journalism Studies division. Contact: Daniela Dimitrova, Assistant Professor danielad@iastate.edu Joel GeskeJoel Geske was featured on KASI radio Ames/Des Moines on Friday and Monday for insights on Superbowl advertising. Friday was news clips and insights and Monday was a wrap-up and half hour talk show interview. Contact: Joel Geske, Associate Professor geske@iastate.edu Jacob GroshekJacob Groshek’s paper, "A Cross-National Analysis of Internet Diffusion and Time-Series Predictions of Democracy," has been accepted for presentation to the International Studies Association/Brazilian International Relations Association Joint International Meeting to be held in Rio de Janeiro this July. He has also been asked to chair that panel, titled "Role of Science and the Internet in the Global System." He also is reviewing a manuscript for New Media and Society and served as a reviewer for the Midwinter AEJMC conference. Contact: Jacob Groshek, Assistant Professor jgroshek@gmail.com Beth HaagBeth Haag reports that David Mullen, in Ames on a business trip, talked to her Jl MC 390 students about social media and networking. Before his class visit Mullen, wrote a blog entry asking readers what advice they would share with college students. Mullen is an account supervisor for Mullen, the country’s 21st largest integrated communications agency, in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was in town for a client meeting with BASF Plant Science. Also, Haag’s Jl MC 321 students will be working with the City of Ames officials this semester to help promote city programs. Nancy Carroll (Parks and Recreation), Susan Gwiasda (PR Officer) and Christina Murphy (Water and Pollution) visited with students Thursday, Feb. 5. Contact: Beth Haag, Lecturer bhaag@iastate.edu Barbara MackBarbara Mack was guest in an hour-long special “Talk of Iowa” on WOI radio about the state of the newspapers. Other guests included Bill Monroe, director of the Iowa Newspaper Association; Mark Hamilton, publisher of the Iowa Falls Times-Citizen; and Steve Buttry, editor of the Cedar Falls Gazette. Contact: Barbara Mack, Associate Professor bmmack@iastate.edu Sela SarSela Sar reports these new contributions: Research
ServiceSar has agreed to be a moderator/discussant for American Academy of Advertising 09 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He also has submitted reviews for Journal of Advertising. Contact: Sela Sar, Assistant Professor selasar@iastate.edu Erin WilgenbuschErin Wilgenbusch is the merit badge counselor for Boy Scout Troop 101 for the journalism merit badge. She works with the boys to write news stories. Eagle Scouts Mark Witherspoon and Jeff Blevins are guest speaking at one of the merit badge sessions. Contact: Erin Wilgenbusch, Lecturer eew@iastate.edu 2009-02-09 |
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