All,
--I am of the opinion that CSM and MAC leadership contact Pardun about our concerns and to get more information about the process, motivations, thoughts behind the press release.
--I recall on the Board of Directors when the existence of an advisory committee was discussed and then later established. As I recall the advisors are to function as a sounding board when the AEJMC president is faced with an issue and s/he feels the need to get additional opinions about that issue, topic, dilemma.
--With more information, CSM and MAC can decide to take further actions.
Sincerely, Diana


Dr. Diana I. Rios
Communication Sciences and  Institute for PRLS
Interim Director, Institute for Puerto Rican and Latino Studies (4th floor, Beach Hall)

Dept. Communication Sciences, U-1085
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
860-486-3187 COMM
860-486-3997 IPRLS
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I agree also that we should poll our members.  Otherwise, we are doing the same thing to which we object.  If we find our members agree with us (and I think they will), what stand will we take if Carol does not agree?  I know her and I think she won't agree. We should think about that.  The more I read the news release, the more I am convinced that this is not the last anti-Obama news release that would go out ostensibly from AEJMC.  They will (Carol and her committee) will probably suggest that this be taken up at the conference in August and that's too late, unles she promises not to send out any additional news releases until then.

Professor Kathleen Fearn-Banks
Department of Communication
University of Washington
Website: www.kathleenfearn-banks.com

On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Dates, Jannette L. wrote:

> Good point.
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> Maybe, we should also conduct an informal poll of MAC and CSM members to determine where many stand on the resolution and contacting Carol.  While there has been rigorous discussion about the press release--we have certainly not heard from a majority of the members. I don't want us to be guilty of speaking for the membership without input from a majority of the members.
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> On the matter of the resolution, which we have agreed should happen.  I believe the process should be for the head of CSM or MAC to contact Carol only to tell her our opposition to her actions, our belief that it is inappropriate for her to use her position as president of AEJMC as a bully pulpit, etc--Whoever speaks to her should alert her that a resolution WILL be drafted by members of these two organizations.   I don't see that it is one or the other.  As Ali has said, Carol is very bright.  There is no chance that she didn't know what she was doing nor did she do it in isolation--there is her advisory council-- I am sure that she was in consultation with it.
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> Good. You get my vote.
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> Unless anyone objects, I would be happy to speak with Carol Pardun. I do have some rapport with her.
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> Dwight E. Brooks, Ph.D.
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> College of Mass Communication
> Middle Tennessee State University
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