The annual AEJMC conference is just days away, and the Community
Journalism Interest Group has some outstanding programming this year. Go ahead
and mark these sessions down on your calendar!
Wednesday, August 9
10-11:30 a.m.: Teaching the Business of Community Journalism in the 21st
Century
Panelists: Jonathan Groves, Drury; Geoffrey Graybeal, Texas Tech; Joe
Marren, SUNY Buffalo State; Eric Meyer, Illinois; Magda Konieczna, Temple; Gary
Sosniecki, TownNews.com
Moderator: Christina Smith, Georgia College
3:15-4:45 p.m.: Helping Students Build Community Outside and Inside
Campus Newsrooms
Panelists: Toni Albertson, Mt. San Antonio; Laura Castaneda, Southern
California; Marcus Funk, Sam Houston State; Allison Hunter, Ohio; Bernardo
Motta, South Florida-St. Petersburg
Moderator: Rich Johnson, Creighton
5-6:30 p.m.: Who Am I and Who Am I Talking To? Community, Identity and
Culture in a Changing Media Environment
Panelists: Dianne Garyantes, Rowan; Eileen Gilligan, SUNY Oswego; Suman
Mishra, Southern Illinois, Edwardsville; Hans Meyer, Ohio
Moderator: Michael Clay Carey, Samford
Thursday, August 10
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: Challenges and Opportunities for Student Media at
Religious-Affiliated Universities
Panelists: Michael Clay Carey, Samford; Rich Johnson, Creighton; Andrew
Westmoreland, Samford; Joel Campbell, Brigham Young
Moderator: Bernie Ankney, Samford
Friday, August 11
8:15-9:45 a.m.: Defining Community and Participatory Journalism in the
Social Media Era
Panelists: Leslie-Jean Thornton, Arizona State; Avery Holton, Utah;
Mark Poepsel, Southern Illinois; Bill Reader, Ohio
Moderator: Marcus Funk, Sam Houston State
5:15-6:45 p.m.: Top Paper Session: Digital Technology in Community
Newsrooms
Moderating/Presiding: Rich Johnson, Creighton
“(Re)Crafting Neighborhood News: The Rise of Journalism Hackathons”
Jan Lauren Boyles, Iowa State
“An Optimistic Vision for the Future of Community Newspapers: Where do
Digital Technologies Fit in?”
Francis Dallsay, Guam; Anup Kumar and Leo Jeffres, Cleveland State
“Technology and the Public: The Influence of Website Features on the
Submission of UGC”
Burton Speakman, Ohio
“The Impact of Web Metrics on Community News Decisions: A Resource
Dependence Perspective”
Tom Arenberg and Wilson Lowrey, Alabama
Discussant: Eileen Gilligan, SUNY Oswego
7-8:30: COMJIG Business Meeting (social to follow)
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