By Vivian Martin, Central Connecticut State University
Like their counterparts at large universities, faculty in smaller Journalism and Mass Communication programs are challenged with integrating multimedia storytelling and social media into their curriculum. The task is configured a bit differently than it is in larger programs though, so a priority for the Small Programs Interest Group (SPIG) continues to be programming that helps members respond to the need for changes in curriculum and teaching. After surveying our membership in 2008, we had a pretty good blueprint for how to proceed, and we have hit on a few things that seem to work. [Read more...]
Commission on the Status of Women Launches Mentoring Initiative
August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At this year’s convention, Commission on the Status of Women members renewed their commitment to young scholars by supporting a mentoring initiative that will begin in the coming months.
The mentoring initiative includes an annual networking lunch and a coordinated mentorship program. Both activities are aimed at helping junior female faculty succeed in the academy.
“The CSW mentoring initiative will be beneficial to new faculty like me, who are in the beginning stages of publishing, creating teaching portfolios and planning for the tenure and promotion process,” said Katie Place, assistant professor, Saint Louis University. [Read more...]
Reaching out to high school journalism students and teachers seems like a natural fit
August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Vanessa Shelton, University of Iowa
Assisting high school journalism students and teachers seems like a natural partnership for AEJMC and ASJMC members. It’s a no-brainer, so to speak, in the eyes of Scholastic Journalism Division members.
Many of us are journalism faculty assigned to teach classes and direct programs designed to lend that crucial support to high school students and teachers. Those classes and programs come in various forms, from the scholastic media association and workshop offices maintained at universities and colleges to offering classes on methods of instructing secondary journalism. For some colleges, that outreach may consist of inviting the secondary students to attend programs or meet guest speakers on campus, or simply faculty visiting the high schools to address relevant topics. [Read more...]
Interactive graphics should be prominent in multimedia curricula
August 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
By Jennifer A. Palilonis, Ball State University
After talking to a number of people from across the country at the AEJMC convention this year, I realized just how many of us are developing new courses that focus on multimedia and cross-platform storytelling. Of course, anytime we rethink curriculum, it’s a trick to balance the foundations of good journalism, more software and technical training, and how to determine what tomorrow’s journalists need to be successful. [Read more...]
Religion and Media Interest Group’s research branches out
August 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Paola Banchero, University of Alaska Anchorage
When a group of AEJMC members petitioned to establish the Religion and Media Interest Group in 1996, they set out to do fulfill four main purposes: 1. to serve and study the religion media; 2. to serve and study the needs of journalism educators who work at institutions with religious affiliation; 3. to encourage research about the relationship between religion and the media; 4. to demonstrate that media researchers, practitioners and educators recognize the value of religion in society, and to dispel stereotypical perceptions to the contrary. [Read more...]
“It’s perfect for on-air, breaking news”
August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Twitter has rolled out a new feature called Fast Follow: text “follow [account]” to 40404 and you’ll immediately start getting that account’s tweets via SMS—without ever signing up for Twitter >>> Four ways to use Fast Follow
Starbucks: Free wi-fi & hyper-local news for all
August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Editor’s Weblog, Stephanie Chernow | The coffee shop is working with Yahoo Inc. to create the new website design which consists of six free channels: news, entertainment, wellness, business, career, and my neighborhood, Starbucks. The my neighborhood category is composed of hyper-local news which is based on the location of the specific Starbucks. [Read more...]
The case for getting rid of tenure.
August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Slate, Christopher Beam | The proportion of full-time college professors with tenure has fallen from 57 percent in 1975 to 31 percent in 2007. The numbers for 2009, soon to be released by the Department of Education, are expected to dip even lower. [Read more...]
Digital editions could give magazine industry a billion-dollar boost
August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ATD, Peter Kafka | [...] That’s the conclusion of a new study sponsored by Next Issue Media, the “Hulu for Magazines” consortium that’s supposed to figure out the industry’s future.
It says iPad magazines and similar stuff will generate $3 billion in advertising and circulation revenue in 2014, assuming that the market expands beyond Apple (AAPL) to include Google (GOOG) and other competitors. But after you account for print dollars the digital versions will cannibalize, that nets out to $1.3 billion in incremental revenue. [Read more...]
Jan Slater plans series of education/industry partnerships as President of AEJMC
August 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
DENVER, CO | Jan Slater, Illinois, was officially installed as the president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) during a special ceremony at the association’s annual conference in Denver on Friday, August 6.
Slater will succeed Carol J. Pardun, South Carolina, as the 92nd President of AEJMC. Slater will officially begin her term on October 1.
To help kick off the new year, we asked Jan in an email to share some of her thoughts and plans for AEJMC during her term as president. [Read more...]