ComJIG AEJMC 2023 Call for Panels

The Community Journalism Interest Group needs your help brainstorming and planning panels for COMJIG for AEJMC 2023 in Washington, D.C. We want our conference programming to be about, and relevant to, you and your experiences. With that in mind, think about the topics that interest you, the concerns you would like discussed at a national level, and ideas that have emerged in your research, classrooms, or have excited you or your students. There are several looming 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. 

Interested in submitting a panel? Here's an overview of what we're looking for:

• Panel Title: Give your idea a creative name – this can be a draft 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 (Professional Freedom and Responsibilities) 
• 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. Consider that we’ll use this description to help attract other divisions or interest groups. 
• Possible Panelists: Consider an array of diverse people and perspectives when pitching who you think would be good to invite. You don’t need to have your panelists locked down yet, you can treat this as who’d you like if the panel is accepted. 
• Moderator: You can recommend someone else or yourself for moderating the panel, should you intend to attend AEJMC next year. 
• Contact: Provide the best way for us to get in touch with you should we need additional information or clarification for the panel you have proposed. Please provide the information outlined in a Word document and email it to Aaron Atkins at atkins1815@gmail.com by Wednesday, Oct. 12.