June 13, 2019

COMJIG's paper presentations announced for AEJMC 2019 Toronto

Hi, all.

Below are the details for COMJIG paper presentations at AEJMC 2019 in Toronto. The final AEJMC 2019 conference schedule should soon be released. In addition to the paper presentations, COMJIG will host and co-host several panel sessions during the conference. The COMJIG business meeting will follow Friday's paper session. The social will follow the business meeting. 

Thursday, August 8
5 to 6:30 p.m. / T000                                                     Place TBA
Graduate Student Interest Group, Newspaper and Online New Division and Community Journalism Interest Group
Scholar-to-Scholar Refereed Research (Poster) Session
Theme — Varied Perspectives: News Deserts and News Framing
African-American Online Newspapers’ Coverage of Policy Debate
on the Affordable Care Act in 2017
            Masudul Biswas, Loyola Maryland
and Nam Young Kim, Sam Houston State
Signal Interruption in Baldwin City: Filling a Communication Vacuum
in a Small-Town “News Desert”
            Steve Smethers, Samuel Mwangi
and Bonnie Bressers, Kansas State

Discussant
Monica Chadha, Arizona State

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Friday, August 9
4:45 to 6:15 p.m. / F000                                                             Place TBA
Community Journalism Interest Group
Refereed Paper Session
Community Journalism Interest Group Top Papers

Moderating/Presiding
Rich Johnson, Creighton

“Life is Harder:” The Perceived Impact of a Newspaper Closure on a Community**
            Nick Mathews, Minnesota
It’s Who You Know: Twitter, Media Trust, and Local News*
            Ivy Ashe, Ryan Wallace and Tom Johnson, Texas at Austin
A Sense of Community at NPR Member Stations and Its Influence on Giving
            Joseph Kasko, Winthrop
VR as Community News Solution – Connecting Communities, Helping
Audiences Trust Community Journalists More with Immersive Technology
            Aaron Atkins, Hans Meyer and Samantha Peko, Ohio

Discussant
Michael Clay Carey, Samford

*           Top Faculty Paper
**         Top Student Paper

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