Colleagues,

The MAC division is scheduled to co-sponsor 10 panels during
the 2007 AEJMC national convention, which will be held Aug.
9 - 12 in Washington, D.C., and I need volunteers to
co-chair the following two panels.  As a panel co-chair, you
will be expected to schedule two panelists for your assigned
panel, and to serve as a liaison for MAC.  If you are
interested in co-chairing either panel, please e-mail me by
Friday, 1/19.  Many thanks.

Advertising & Diversity: Industry Leaders Speak Out on
Hiring Issues
Thursday, August 9; 1:30 - 3:00pm

…What can be done to raise awareness about diversity and
hiring with the advertising industry?  Why is a diverse
workforce important to the culture of the company and to the
bottom-line?  What are some of the best practices that have
been implemented to improve workplace diversity in
advertising?  This panel will address these important and
timely questions by bringing together industry leaders who
are experts on multicultural programs.  Connie Cannon
Frazier, former advertising professor at Howard University
who now serves as the Executive Vice President of the Mosaic
Center and Educational Services for the American Advertising
Federation will lead the panel.

Silences & Omissions: What the Black Press Did Not Cover
Friday, August 10; 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

The stock market crash of 1929; war coverage during both
world wars until and unless there were blacks in harm’s
way; the reasons and causes of crime; the abuse Jackie
Robinson faced in his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers
-- these are just some of the news and events that were not
covered or described in the black press.  Such absences tell
us much about both the black press and the communities they
covered and served.  This panel will discuss what is missing
in the record, and why.

Camilla Gant, Ph.D.
MAC Vice Head & Programming Chair
University of West Georgia
Faculty Assistant to the President
Associate Professor of Mass Communications