MACers, 
We are still in need of a panelist for one of our research sessions in Montreal. 

The MAC division is co-sponsoring a panel with the GLBT Interest Group and would like one more MAC member to join the session. 

Please let me know of your interest in the below referenced panel.

Frances 
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Panel Title:                    The Out Journalist: Implications for Reporting

Panel Type:                     Professional Freedom & Responsibility

Description of Panel:
        The number of openly gay reporters in all forms of media - print, online, television, radio - continues to grow with many prominent figures making their sexual orientation known to their audiences (and their sources). Based in an historical framework considering the earliest "out" gay journalists - including Randy Shilts and Jonathan Schmitz - this panel examines implications for openly gay reporters and their reportage. This topic is particularly timely as a variety of gay-related issues continue to reach the top of the social and political agenda not only in the U.S., but in developing parts of the world as well. What parallels or lessons can be drawn from the experiences of gender or racial minorities as they became a part of mainstream journalism?

Panelists:

Edward M. Alwood, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism, School of Communication, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.
        A former television reporter for CNN, Financial News Network and network affiliates in Orlando, Fla., Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C., since 2010 Dr. Alwood has been a professor at Quinnipiac University. He is the author of numerous book chapters and journal articles, and two salient books, Straight News: Gays, Lesbians and the News Media (1996: Columbia University Press), and Dark Days in the Newsroom: McCarthyism Aimed at the Press (2007: Temple University Press). He holds a Ph.D. and B.A. both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a M.A. from American University.

Jen Christensen, President, National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, Atlanta, GA. (Invited)
        A veteran CNN producer and reporter, Christensen has also worked as a reporter and producer for network affiliates in Charlotte, NC; Indianapolis, IN; Lexington, KY; and the nationally syndicated entertainment program Extra!. A graduate of Butler University, Christensen has also completed studies in foreign policy and economics at the London School of Economics and previously worked as a reporter/photographer for The Advocate, Pain Solutions Magazine, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and PlantOut.com. She is a previous winner of the Peabody Award (2008, "God's Warriors" report with Christine Amanpour).

Josh Grimm, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
        A former professor and assistant journalism department chair at Texas Tech University, Dr. Grimm is the instructor of record for in-depth reporting, introduction to reporting, media writing, broadcast newsgathering/producing, and visual communication at LSU. He is the author of dozens of scholarly articles, and has a forthcoming article in the Howard Journal of Communications on "Tenacity of routine: The absence of geo-ethnic storytelling in constructing immigration news coverage." He earned his Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iowa, M.A. in journalism from the University of Texas, and a B.A. in journalism from Otterbein College of Ohio.

Andrew E. Stoner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI.
        A former newspaper reporter and gubernatorial press secretary, Stoner completed his doctoral dissertation on the life and reportage of Randy Shilts. He is the author of six books, including Betty White: The First 90 Years (2012: Blue River Press); Cobra Killer: Gay Porn Murder and the Manhunt to Bring the Killers to Justice (2012: Magnus Books); Wicked Indianapolis (2011: The History Press); Those '70s Shows (2010: Blue River Press); Notorious 92: The most Infamous Murders from Indiana's 92 Counties (2009: Blue River Press); and Legacy of a Governor: The Life of Indiana's Frank O'Bannon (2006: Rooftop Publishing). He holds a Ph.D. from Colorado State University; M.A. from Ball State University; and a B.A. from Franklin College of Indiana.

Moderator:      Laurie M. Phillips, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon,