Published: July 31, 2020

Moderators, Discussants, Panelists and Workshop Leaders

  • Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JOUR)
  • Casey Fiesler (assistant professor, INFO)
  • Jolene Fisher (assistant professor, APRD)
  • Toby Hopp (assistant professor, APRD)
  • Michael McDevitt (professor, JOUR)
  • Beth Potter (PhD student, JOUR)
  • Burton St. John III (professor, APRD)
  • Ross Taylor (assistant professor, JOUR)
  • Chris Vargo (assistant professor, APRD)

University of Colorado at Boulder faculty and students from the College of Media, Communication and Information will accept seven top-paper awards at this year鈥檚 . The awards include three first-place faculty papers, two second-place faculty papers, a third-place student paper and a fourth-place faculty paper.听

In all, 23 faculty and students from five of CMCI鈥檚 six departments will present 22 peer-reviewed papers during the 103rd annual conference, which will be held virtually from August 6 through 9. Including panels, CMCI faculty and students will also be represented in 19 of the conference鈥檚 divisions and interest groups.

Founded in 1912, AEJMC is the oldest and largest alliance of journalism and mass communication educators and administrators at the college level. Today, the nonprofit organization includes more than 3,700 educators, students and practitioners from around the globe.听

Below is a complete list of this year鈥檚 papers and participants from CMCI, including from the Departments of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design (APRD); Communication (COMM); Information Science (INFO); Journalism (JOUR); and Media Studies (MDST).

Communication Theory and Methodology Division

  • 鈥淒ismantling the Hierarchy: An Organization-centric Model of Influence for Media Sociology Research鈥�: Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JOUR) and Timothy Kuhn (professor and chair, COMM)

Cultural and Critical Studies Division

  • 鈥淒angerous Professors: How Public Scholars Pioneer Practices that Reconcile Intellect with Journalism鈥�: Michael McDevitt (professor, JOUR)

Electronic News Division

  • 鈥淲hat is Digital Journalism? Defining the Practice and Role of the Digital Journalist鈥�: Gregory Perreault (Appalachian State University), Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JOUR) and Anna Dollar (Appalachian State University)鈥斺��First Place Faculty Paper

International Communication Division听

  • 鈥淔actors Influencing Nutrition News Reporting Among Ghanaian Journalists鈥�: Augustine Botwe (PhD student, APRD)鈥�Third Place Student Paper
  • 鈥淕lobal Coverage of COVID-19: Examining CNN and CCTV News in Guiding Public Sentiments鈥�: Gregory Gondwe (PhD student, JOUR)
  • 鈥淲inning Hearts and Minds Through Cuisine: Public Diplomacy and Singapore鈥檚 Bid for UNESCO Intangible Heritage Recognition鈥�: Seow Ting Lee (professor, APRD) and Hun Shik Kim (associate professor, JOUR)

Mass Communication and Society Division

  • 鈥淔rom Tweet to Headline: The Influence of Twitter Topics听 on the Coverage of Democratic Debates鈥�: Luna Liu (PhD student, APRD) and Carlos Eduardo Back Vianna (PhD student, JOUR)

Media Ethics Division

  • 鈥淢oving into the Media World: The Moral Psychology of Emerging Adults in Journalism and Communication鈥�: by David Craig (University of Oklahoma), Patrick Plaisance (Pennsylvania State University), Erin Schauster (assistant professor, APRD), Ryan Thomas (University of Missouri), Chris Roberts (University of Alabama), Katie Place (Quinnipiac University), Yuan Sun (Pennsylvania State University), Casey Yetter (University of Oklahoma), and Randi Leith Thomas (University of Oklahoma)鈥�First Place Faculty Paper
  • 鈥淔amilial Experiences of Moral Exemplars in Marketing Communication鈥�: Christopher Vardeman (PhD student, APRD) and Erin Schauster (assistant professor, APRD)
  • 鈥淜eeping Up with the Ethical Boundaries of Advertising: Big Soda, Metadiscourse and Paradigm Repair鈥�: Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JOUR) and Erin Schauster (assistant professor, APRD)
  • 鈥淭he Moral Psychology and Exemplarism of Leaders in Marketing Communication鈥�: Erin Schauster (assistant professor, APRD) and Patrick Plaisance (Pennsylvania State University)

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Minorities and Communication Division

  • 鈥淔ifty Shades of White: Default Whiteness and Performative Speech in Television-news Coverage of the Charlottesville Unite the Right Riot鈥�: Angie Chuang (associate professor, JRNL) and Autumn Tyler (PhD student, MDST)

Newspaper and Online News Division

  • 鈥淭ransparency in the News鈥�: Kirsten Johnson (Elizabethtown College) and Burton St. John III (professor, APRD)鈥�Second Place Faculty Paper
  • 鈥淟aw Enforcement 鈥楯ournalism鈥� in the Modern Age: How Does听 Social Media Erode Journalistic Authority?鈥�: Beth Potter (PhD student, JOUR)
  • 鈥淭he Competing 鈥楥ontent Studio鈥� Agenda: A Large-scale Analysis听 of Sponsored Content in Elite U.S. Newspapers and Its Agenda Cutting Effect on Corporate News鈥�: Chris Vargo (assistant professor, APRD) and Michelle Amazeen (Boston University)
  • 鈥淕et Engaged: Newsletters as a New Habit鈥�: Beth Potter (PhD student, JOUR)

Participatory Journalism Interest Group

  • 鈥淎 Multi-level Analysis of Commenting鈥檚 Effects on Journalism Practice鈥�: Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JOUR) and David Wolfgang (Colorado State University)鈥�Second Place Faculty Paper

Political Communication Division

  • 鈥淚s Facebook-Based Political Talk Associated with Political Knowledge?鈥�: Toby Hopp (assistant professor, APRD), Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JOUR), Chris Vargo (assistant professor, APRD) and Luna Liu (PhD student, APRD)鈥�Fourth Place Faculty Paper
  • 鈥溾�橧t鈥檚 All Yellow Journalism Now鈥�: How White Evangelical Christian Women鈥檚 Contempt of Mainstream Media Contributes to Their Support of Politician Donald J. Trump鈥�: Gayle Jansen Brisbane (California State Fullerton) and Elizabeth Skewes (associate professor and chair, JOUR)

Public Relations Division

  • 鈥淎ppealing to the Marketplace of Audiences: The Anti-Proposition 112听 Public Relations Campaign in Colorado鈥�: Burton St. John III (professor, APRD) and Danielle Quichocho (PhD student, APRD)

Sports Communication Interest Group

  • 鈥淛oining the Athletic: Paradigm Repair, Metajournalistic Discourse and the Boundaries of Sports Journalism Practice鈥�: Patrick Ferrucci (associate professor, JRNL) 鈥� First Place Faculty Paper

Visual Communication Division

  • 鈥淭he Influence of Minimalist Package Design on Beauty Consumers鈥� Attitudes and Behavior Toward Cosmetic Products鈥�: Rachel Matthews (undergraduate, APRD) and Toby Hopp (assistant professor, APRD)

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