Dear Members of the MAC Division:
This is a reminder that MAC’s social will be on Friday, Aug. 6, starting at
9 p.m. at Jazz@Jack’s, 500 16th St #320, Denver Pavilions. Our thanks to
Cheryl Carter, at Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver, and to MAC
member Anita Fleming-Rife for their assistance in helping us identify local
venues for the event.
For your convenience, I am also sending below copy of all MAC panels and
meetings scheduled for the upcoming convention.
Will see you all in Denver,
Ilia Rodriguez
MAC Programming Chair
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
8:15 am to 9:45 am
Minorities and Communication Division
Refereed Paper Research Session: Does “Tailored” Information Matter? Effects
of Racial/Cultural Cues on Audiences
Moderating/Presiding: Camilla Gant, West Georgia
“Whose Second Life Is This?” How Avatar-Based Racial Cues Shape
Ethno-Racial Minorities’ Perception of Virtual Environments
Jong-Eun Roselyn Lee, Hope
and Sung Gwan Park, Seoul National University
Cultural Determinants of Political Participation: Predicting Chinese
American Constituents’ Voting Attitudes and Decisions in Response
to Online Electoral Public Service Announcements
Gennadi Gevorgyan, Xavier
Smoking Isn’t Kool: Exploring the Impact of Black Ethnic Identity
and Cultural Cues in Pro-Smoking and Anti-Smoking Promotional Messages
Osei Appiah, Ohio State; Catherine Goodall, Kent State
and Gregory Hoplamazian, Ohio State
eFluence: The Impact of Source Race, Racial Relevance of a Service,
and WOM Valence
Troy Elias, Florida
Discussant: Yuki Fujioka, Georgia State
10 am to 11:30 am
Minorities and Communication and International Communication Divisions
Teaching Panel Session: Using Digital Resources in Ethnicity, Race and
International Communication Classes
Moderating/Presiding: James Kiwanuka-Tondo, North Carolina State
Panelists:
Teaching Journalism and International Communication via Digital and Social
Media: Some Examples
Sanjay Asthana, Middle Tennessee State
Digital Resources in Ethnicity and Media Classrooms: From YouTube to
Opinion Polls
Christine Ogan, Indiana
Digital Resources for Race/Ethnicity and Mass Media Courses
Hemant Shah, Wisconsin-Madison
Blogs and Digital Visuals in International Public Relations and
Race/Ethnicity Courses
Melissa A. Johnson, North Carolina State
11:45 am to 1:15 pm
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Interest Group and Minorities and
Communication Division
Teaching Panel Session: A Minority is a Minority is a Minority
Moderating/Presiding: Jennifer Woodard, Middle Tennessee
Panelists: Cory Armstrong, Florida
Lynn Klyde-Silverstein, Northern Colorado
Joel Geske, Iowa State
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Commission on the Status of Minorities
Mini-plenary Panel Session: History-Makers, Race, Politics and Media
Moderating/Presiding: Tamara Banks, Emmy Award winning freelance journalist
and Deidre McDonald, Emmy Award winning producer, writer and educator
Speakers: Wellington E. Webb, Denver’s first African-American Mayor,
served from 1991 to 2003
Carlotta Walls LaNier, member of the “Little Rock 9” and president/founder
of Prudential Colorado Real Estate;
Priscilla Falcón, professor, Hispanic Studies, Northern Colorado;
former Chicano Power activist
Ricardo Romero, program director, Al Frente Immigrants Rights Campaign
Chicano Movement activist/organizer, Southwestern league of the
Poor People’s Campaign
5 pm to 6:30 pm
Minorities and Communication Division and Communicating Science, Health,
Environment and Risks Interest Group
Teaching Panel Session: Environmental Racism: Lost in the Green Storm of
Media Coverage and Journalism Education?
Moderating/Presiding: Cathy M. Jackson, Norfolk State
Panelists: E-K Daufin, Alabama State
Stephen Etsitty, executive director, Navajo National Environmental
Protection Agency
Bonnie Newman Davis, Virginia Commonwealth
Len Ackland, University of Colorado Center for Environmental Journalism
Bill Kovarick, Radford University
Susanna Hornig Priest, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Michael Palenchar, University of Tennessee
Ann Marie Major, Pennsylvania State University
Robert Tohe, Associate Field Representative/Grassroots Organizer for the
Environmental Justice Program, Sierra Club, Southwest Office-Flagstaff, AZ
Thursday, August 5, 2010
7 am to 8 am
Minorities and Communication Division
Business Session: Outgoing Executive Committee Meeting
Moderating/Presiding: Jennifer Woodard, Middle Tennessee State
11:45 am to 1:15 pm
Minorities and Communication and Cultural and Critical Studies Divisions
Research Panel Session: Media Framing of a Possible Brown Menace to
Whitestream: Gender, Class and Ethnicity in Sonia Sotomayor’s Journey to the
Supreme Court
Moderating/Presiding: Ilia Rodríguez, New Mexico
Panelists:
Rebecca Aguilar, freelance reporter and founder of Wise Latinas Linked.
Tracy Everbach, North Texas
Petra Guerra, Texas-Pan American
Diana Ríos, Connecticut-Storrs
1:30 pm to 3 pm
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Refereed Paper Research Session: Scholar-to-Scholar
Minorities and Communication Division
34. Minorities on Internet Web Pages: A Content Analysis of Their Portrayal
Aymara Jimenez and Tom Robinson, Brigham Young
35. Oversexualized Jezebels? A Content Analysis Comparing Race
and Genre in the Sexualization and Objectification of Female
Artists in Music Videos
Cynthia Frisby and Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, Missouri
36. You Talkin’ to Me? Analysis of Weight Watchers and the
50 Million Pound Challenge Websites
Christal Johnson and Meta G. Carstarphen, Oklahoma
37. How Mexican-American Women Define Health: Cultural Beliefs
and Practices in a Non-Native Environment
Emma Wertz, Kennesaw State
Discussant: Lesa Major, Indiana
39. The Case for Race: Factors Affecting Credibility Perceptions
in the Blogosphere
Larissa Williams, Texas at Austin
40. The Chicago Defender: Is it a Political Institution?
Cristina Mislan, Pennsylvania State
41. Growing and Selling (Stereotypes): Depictions of Race and the Drug
Business in Showtime’s Weeds
Erin Ash, Pennsylvania State
Discussant: Pamela Laucella, Indiana
42. The “Obama is a Muslim” Myth: Analyzing the Implications of Right
Wing Abuse of Religion and Culture during the 2008 Presidential Race
Sharon Santus, Caryn Winters, Christopher Toula, George Christo-Baker
and Dorian Randall, Pennsylvania State
43. Framing Power: A Comparison of Latino and White Candidate Photographs
and Headlines at Fourteen U.S. Newspapers
Jennifer Schwartz, Oregon
44. Reaffirming Racism: Racial Discourse During Barack Obama’s
Presidential Campaign
Bryan McLaughlin, Wisconsin-Madison
45. Creative Directing: In the Eyes of Arab American Hollywood Directors
Husain Murad, Arkansas State
Discussant: Petra Guerra, Texas Pan American
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Minorities and Communication and Mass Communication and Society Divisions
PF&R Panel Session: Contemporary American Indian/Native American Cultures
and the Ethics of Addressing Indian Country in the News Media
Moderating/Presiding: Selene Phillips, Louisville
Panelists:Native Americans and American Indians: Teaching Journalism Students
to Accurately Cover Native Americans and Issues Affecting Native Americans
Cristina Azocar, San Francisco State
The News about Sovereignty: A Study of New York State Media Coverage
on the Sovereignty of Haudenosaunee
Ron Smith, Buffalo State
Reporting on Indian Country: The Ethics of News Media and American Indian
Identity in the News Media
John Sanchez, Pennsylvania State
Ethical Considerations in Network News Coverage of American Indians/Native
Americans
Rod Carveth, Fitchburg State
5 pm to 6:30 pm
Minorities and Communication and Media Ethics Divisions
Teaching Panel Session: Working Diversity into the Curriculum: One School‘s
Experience
Moderating/Presiding: Lee Anne Peck, Northern Colorado
Panelists: Lorraine Branham, dean, Newhouse School, Syracuse
Amy Falkner, associate dean, Academic Affairs, Syracuse
Hub Brown, associate dean, Research, Creativity, International Initiatives
and Diversity, Syracuse
Carol Liebler, director, Doctoral Program, Syracuse
Brad Gorham, chair, Communications Department, Syracuse
8:30 pm to 10 pm
Minorities and Communication Division
Business Session: Members’ Meeting
Moderating/Presiding: Jennifer Woodard, Middle Tennessee State
10:15 pm to 11:45 pm
Minorities and Communication Division
Business Session: Incoming Executive Committee Meeting
Moderating/Presiding: Ilia Rodríguez, New Mexico
Friday, August 6, 2010
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Scholastic Journalism and Minorities and Communication Divisions
Luncheon
Moderating/Presiding: Vanessa Shelton, Iowa (SCHJ Head), Petra Guerra.
Texas-Pan American (MAC 2nd Vice Head) and Jennifer Woodard, Middle
Tennessee State (MAC Head)
Presentation of Scholastic Journalism Division’s Robert P. Knight
Multicultural Award
Recipient: University of Arizona School of Journalism
Speaker: Nadia Gedeon, president, Colorado Association of Black Journalists;
night-side assignment editor, KUSA-TV9 News
Off-site Award Luncheon: Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place (a short
distance from the hotel), Pre-registration is required.
1:45 pm to 3:15 pm
Minorities and Communication and International Communication Divisions
PF&R Panel Session: The Tenure Process from the Perspective of Minority,
Women and International Faculty: Strategies for Success
Moderating/Presiding: Claire Serant, St. John’s
Challenges for International Faculty in the Tenure Process
Margaretha Geertsema, Butler
Process Management of Tenure and Promotion
Pam McAllister Johnson, Western Kentucky University
Tenure is a Game. Play by the Rules.
Jerry Domatob, Alcorn State
Unspoken Rules: Lessons Learned on the Promotion Committee
Sharon B. Stringer, Lockhaven
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm
Minorities and Communication and Public Relations Divisions
PF&R Panel Session: Health Promotion, Minority Populations and Health
Reporting:
Challenges for 2010 and Beyond
Moderating/Presiding: Kurt Wise, Quinnipiac
Panelists: Carolyn Stroman, Howard
Anita Fleming-Rife, Northern Colorado
Crystal Lumpkins, Kansas
María Len-Ríos, Missouri
Elizabeth Johnson Avery, Tennessee
Marilee Long, Colorado State
7 pm to 8:30 pm
Commission on the Status of Minorities
Business Session: Members’ Meeting
Moderating/Presiding: Linda Florence Callahan, North Carolina A&T State
8:45 pm
Minorities and Communication Division
Off-site Social at Jazz@Jack’s, 500 16th St #320, Denver Pavilions
Hosting: Jennifer Woodard, Middle Tennessee State, and Ilia Rodríguez, New
Mexico
Saturday, August 7, 2010
8:15 am to 9:45 am
Minorities and Communication and Communication Theory and Methodology Divisions
Research Panel Session: Political Communication Focused on Ethnic Minority
Populations and Media: Teaching and Research Tips for the 2010 and 2012
Electoral Campaigns
Moderating/Presiding: Diana Rios, Connecticut-Storrs and Alexis Tan,
Washington State
Panelists:
Permanent Outsiders: Asian Americans in the Mediated and Political Worlds
H. Denis Wu, Boston and Tien-Tsung Lee, Kansas
Which Latinos? Which media? Which strategies? New or Recycled Approaches and
Outcomes in 2010 & 2012?
Federico Subervi, Texas State, San Marcos
Native American Voters and Issues: What You Think You Know
Cristina Azocar, San Francisco State
Helping Students See the Hidden Discourse of Whiteness During Political
Campaigns
Hub Brown and Bradley Gorham, Syracuse
11:45 am to 1:15 pm
Minorities and Communication Division
Refereed Paper Research Session: TOP Papers Session: Media Constructions of
Multicultural Realities
Moderating/Presiding: Claire Serant, St. John’s
Discussant: Jennifer Woodard, Middle Tennessee
Welcome to America: The Star Tribune's Coverage of Tibetan Americans in
Minnesota*
Nangyal Tsering, Minnesota, Twin Cities
TOP Student paper
The BIA Occupation: The Media Frame a Native American Struggle to Gain
Control**
Mavis Richardson, Minnesota State, Mankato
[2nd Faculty Paper]
The Stranger in Our Midst: Foreign versus American Identity in Newspaper
Coverage of the Binghamton Shooting***
Angie Chuang, American University [3rd Faculty Paper]
Crisis Knowledge and Preparedness Four Years after Hurricane Katrina:
Comparing Gulf Coast Populations According to Race*
Andrea Miller, David Brown, Stephanie Grey, Renee Edwards, Louisiana State
[TOP Faculty]
1:30 pm to 3 pm
Minorities and Communication and Newspaper Divisions
PF&R Panel Session: Media Ownership and Control by People of Color
Moderating/Presiding: Francis Ward, Syracuse
Panelists:
Is there Such a Thing as “Black Radio,” Given the Control and Ownership of
Radio Stations Nationwide by Media Giants Like Clear Channel Communications
and Infinity Broadcasting?
Karen Bond, National Black Coalition for Media Justice (NBCMJ
Do People of Color Have Brand Loyalty to their Media?
Salim Muwakkil, senior editor, In These Times magazine;
radio talk show host WVON Radio, Chicago
What is the Future of Media Owned by Hispanics and Other People of Color?
Federico Subervi, Texas State, San Marcos
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Minorities and Communication Division
Refereed Paper Research Session: Current Issues and Challenges for Ethnic
and Mainstream Media
Moderating/Presiding: Frances Ward-Johnson, Elon
Althea Gibson and Wilma Rudolph: An Analysis of Mainstream and Black Press
Coverage on Their Pioneering Victories
Pamela Laucella, Indiana
The Essence of “What Matters”: An Ownership Convergence Case of Black News
Going Mainstream
George Daniels, Alabama
Viability of Online Outlets for Ethnic Newspapers
Ralph Izard and Masudul Biswas, Louisiana State
Through the Lens of Race: Constructing Narratives about Jayson Blair and
Janet Cooke by Professional Journalists
Mary Hill-Wagner
Discussant: Felecia Ross, Ohio State
5 pm to 6:30 pm
Minorities and Communication Division
Refereed Paper Research Session: Ethnic/Racial Identity Formation and
Mediated Messages
Moderating/Presiding: James Kiwanuka Tondo, North Carolina State
When Science and Politics Collide in the Framing over Indigeneity
Cynthia Coleman, Portland State
“How Ya Durrin’?” - Love, Drag, Racism and Shirley Q. Liquor
Peter Parisi, Hunter
Refracting Media Characters through the Prism of Ethnic Identity Formation
David Oh, Denison
The Cultural Consternation of Brand O(prah): Oprah and Gayle’s Big Adventure
Felicia McGhee-Hilt, Tennessee at Chattanooga
Dwight Brooks, Middle Tennessee State
Cheryl Ann Lambert, Boston
Megan Fields, Tennessee-Knoxville
Discussant: Lisa Paulin, North Carolina Central
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