Panel Proposal Call for AEJMC 2020

Dear Friends,

We need your help in brainstorming and planning panels for the Community Journalism Interest Group for AEJMC 2020. We want our conference programming to be about you and relevant to you. So think about the topics that interest you, the concerns you would like discussed at a national level and ideas that have emerged in your classrooms or excited your students.

There are several issues facing community journalism right now and, as an interest group, we want to include and represent as many unique voices as possible in our conference programming.

I've created a template to guide you through the process of pitching panels.

I’ve also explained each section of the template and clarified the information we need at this point to create the program:

Panel Title: Give your idea a creative name.

Panel Type: If your panel idea is more academic in nature, pick Research. If it's more about involving students or revolves around pedagogical practice, pick Teaching. If it's about freedom of speech, the journalism profession, or ethical issues, then PF&R is what you want to select.

Panel Sponsorship: If you think there is another AEJMC division or interest group that might be interested in collaborating with COMJIG for the idea you have suggested, please list them. Consider which groups might compliment the idea of what will be talked about during the panel you’re proposing. We will follow up with the division or group you suggest when finalizing the panel proposals.

Description of Panel: In 150-250 words, describe what this panel is about and the discussion points you would like covered.

Possible Panelists: Consider an array of diverse people and perspectives when pitching who you think would be good to invite.

Moderator: You can recommend someone else or yourself for moderating the panel, should you intend to attend AEJMC in San Francisco next year.

Contact: Provide the best way for me to get in touch with you should I need additional information or clarification for the panel you have proposed.

Please provide the information outlined above in the attached template and email it to me at jriley@georgiasouthern.edu by September 15.

I am excited to hear ideas from all of you. It is with your input and ideas that we will be able to create a program that truly represents the voice of its members. Once the program has been finalized, we will send you the details via email and post it on our blog as well as our Twitter and Facebook channels.

Thank you for your continued support of COMJIG!

-Jeff Riley
Vice Chair
Community Journalism Interest Group