Dear MAC members:
It is time to submit your panel proposals for the 2010 AEJMC convention 
in Denver.  Please send your proposals via e-mail (as a Word document 
attachment) by October 17 to MAC Vice-Head/Programming Chair Ilia 
Rodriguez at [log in to unmask]  We are seeking proposals for panels on 
research, teaching, and professional freedom and responsibility (PF&R). 
At the end of this document, I include a description of what a 
teaching panel should contain, some general tips for proposal writers, 
and a sample research panel proposal.  All proposals should be one page 
in length and include the following:

(1)    Panel Title

(2)    Panel Type:  Indicate whether the proposal is for a TEACHING, 
PF&R, or RESEARCH panel.

(3)    Panel Sponsorship:  Indicate whether you are proposing a 
MAC-only panel or a co-sponsored panel.  For co-sponsored panels, list 
other AEJMC divisions or interest groups for which this proposal might 
prove relevant.  Please note: MAC sole-sponsored panel proposals will 
be considered.  However, the majority of  AEJMC panels tend to be 
co-sponsored across divisions and interest groups.

(4)    Description of Panel:  Provide a succinct description in 
paragraph form of the key issues or subject matter to be addressed by 
the panelists.

(5)    Possible Panelists:  Indicate individuals who would be 
appropriate participants for this panel (may include academics, 
professionals, advocacy organizations). For those you list, indicate 
whether they have been contacted and have committed to participate.  If 
you plan to recruit a Denver-area professional for the panel, indicate 
this as well.  Please note: It is not necessary to have a full slate of 
four participants at the proposal stage.
Best to commit no more than 3 participant speakers at this point since 
other divisions may want to contribute one or more speakers once they 
agree to co-sponsor a panel.

(6)    Moderator:  This can be you or someone you nominate to moderate 
the panel.

(7)    Contact Person:  Include your name, mailing address, e-mail 
address, and telephone number as the contact person for this panel 
proposal.
 
I look forward to reading your proposals and ideas, 
Ilia Rodriguez 
MAC Programming Chair


GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING PANELS
Each TEACHING PANEL should address one of the following four general 
areas identified by the AEJMC Standing Committee on Teaching Standards. 
Teaching panels submitted to the MAC division should attempt to link 
these general areas to specific pedagogical challenges and opportunities
related to teaching diversity/multiculturalism.

1. Curriculum: the philosophy, design, and examination of issues, 
developments and trends in the journalism curriculum.  Examples include 
online media, web innovations, visual literacy, intellectual property,
interactive 
multimedia design, civic journalism, race and gender issues, historical 
context, convergence, and ethics.

2.  Leadership: the administrative and organizational efforts used to 
manage and improve the evolution of the field of journalism and mass 
communication.  Examples include unique mentoring projects or 
activities, an examination of teaching accountability, credibility or 
history, or exploring the future of  teaching and learning in J-Schools.

3. Course Content and Methods: examining teaching techniques and 
strategies.  Examples include strategies on writing and rewriting, 
syllabus exchanges, distance learning opportunities, developing 
handbooks and other teaching aids, using videos and other technology in 
classrooms.
 
4.  Assessment: weighing the effectiveness of journalism education.  
Examples include surveys and reports on teaching effectiveness, 
seminars or workshops to assess the state of the field in general or 
more specific areas, various activities evaluating course content, 
textbooks, journalism programs 
and syllabi.


GENERAL TIPS FOR PROPOSAL WRITING:
If you are proposing a panel for the first time, these tips may be 
useful.  In formulating your proposal keep in mind:
1)	Relevance of the topic for the mission of the MAC Division (see 
statement on AEJMC Web page)
2)	Recent programming to avoid repetition (see list of 2009 panels 
included below as a guide)
3)	Diversity in the scope of panels (of topics and angles, speakers, 
theoretical and methodological perspectives)
4)	Availability of prospective speakers
5)	Currency and transcendence of topics selected

Topics in 2009 MAC Programming: 
Research Panels: 
The Status of Women and the Media Beauty Myth
Diversity in Journalism Educationâ??Is It Making a Difference in Real 
World Media Settings?
Advancing Inter-ethnic, Interracial and Gender Communication Research 
among Latinos, Asian Americans and African Americans
Minority Media Ownership: Gains, Losses and Keeping the Sails on the 
Ship
Healing Hands of the Ethnic Media (health communication)
The Evolution of Cultural Citizenry in the Media
The Looking Glass of Minority Television Images

Teaching Panels:
Teaching Class in the Journalism and Mass Communication Curriculum

PF&R Panels: 
We See Through a Glass Darkly: Frames of Race, Religion, Class, Gender 
and More in the 2008 Presidential Campaign 
Ethnic news organizations as community media, their health and future 
role in an evolving media world
How Effective Classroom â??Difference Trainingâ?? Once Communications 
Students Enter the Workplace
Reporting on Race â?? the 2008 Election and the Future

Mini Plenary: Latino Press 100th Anniversary
Special Panel: A Diversity Legend: Honoring and Remembering Dr. Lionel 
Barrow


SAMPLE RESEARCH PANEL PROPOSAL

AEJMC 2009 Panel Proposal
Division: Minorities and Communication

1) Title: Advancing Inter-ethnic and Interracial Communication Research 
among Latinos, Asian-Americans and African-Americans 
2) Panel type:  Research
3) Possible Co-sponsor:  MAC and Mass Communication and Society
4) Description of Panel:    
A dominant trend in the study of minorities and communication has been 
to examine communicative practices and media representation of racial 
and ethnic minority groups in isolation or in exclusive relation to the 
white populationâ??and often within a black/white binary that tends to 
overlook the complexities of a multicultural public sphere.  This panel 
shifts the focus to stress the relevance of studying communication and 
media representation among Latinos, African-Americans and Asians with 
two main goals.  First, panelists will share their current research on 
interethnic and interracial communication.  A second objective of this 
panel is to discuss theoretical constructs, methodologies and broader 
frameworks of understanding--for instance, liberal multiculturalism as 
a dominant discourse, racial formation and public sphere, social 
scientific methods, media literacy, etc.--that would allow researchers 
to advance the study of communication across racialized minority groups.
5) Prospective Panelists (listed in alphabetical order):
	Yuki Fujioka, Georgia State University.  
	Catherine Squires, University of Minnesota 
	Michael Thornton, University of Wisconsin, Madison
(6)    Moderator/Chair:  Ilia Rodriguez, New Mexico
(7)    Contact Person:  Ilia Rodriguez, Department of Communication & 
Journalism, MSCO3 2240, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 
87131, (505) 277-2103, [log in to unmask]

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