Funk, Kasko honored with top #communityjournalism paper honors at AEJMC

It was great catching up with everyone at AEJMC again. We had amazing panels, an effective business meeting, and a great social. We also awarded top paper honors to two deserving authors, both of whom have presented papers for the Community Journalism interest group before.

Marcus Funk, from Sam Houston State University, received top faculty paper honors with "Community Journalism: Relentlessly Deviant? CATA of Normative Deviance and Localness in American Community Newspaper Websites."

Dr. Marcus Funk of Sam Houston State University accepts the top Community Journalism Faculty Paper award from Dr. Hans K. Meyer, incoming interest group chair.

Joseph Kasko, who just completed his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina, received top student papers honors with "Building Community through Branding at NPR Member Stations." This was the second consecutive year that Kasko had the top student paper in the division.

Dr. Joseph Kasko, who just received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, accepts the top Community Journalism Student Paper award from Dr. Hans K. Meyer, incoming interest group chair.

You will be able to view their papers soon on the AEJMC 2015 website, but I'm sure you'll see both of them in publication in short time as well. The online journal Community Journalism publishes the top faculty paper in the division each year if the author chooses.

For more news from AEJMC, including a list of new interest group officers, check back here in a couple of days.