Sharon: Thanks for the kind words. Hayg: Any reaction/suggestion? You've taken this a long way in a short time. Felix ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stringer, Sharon" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:42 am Subject: Re: Panel proposals To: [log in to unmask] > Sounds great. Thanks Hayg for your leadership on this and Felix > for laying out a plan for Hayg's proposal. I agree that we'll > want some people with name recognition on the panel so that we can > get a good turnout from the membership. > > > Sharon B. Stringer, Ph.D. > Assoc. Prof. Communication > Lock Haven University > 603 Robinson Bldg. > Lock Haven, PA 17745 > 570-484-2092 > 570-484-2436 (fax) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Felix Gutierrez > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:54 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Panel proposals > > Hayg: > Thanks for getting the Latino plenary accepted by the AEJMC board > as their session and for agreeing to pull it all together. Since > this is a plenary session for all attendees we'll need to put > something together that will go beyond the choir and draw a crowd, > something that has been an issue at some previous plenaries > focused on diversity. > Here are some suggestions for a three-part plenary for your > consideration in putting together the program: > 1. Open with brief comments recognizing and showing El Misisipi > as the first Latino newspaper in the U.S. and a forerunner of > other newspapers serving other people of color, then move to > bullet points showing the growth of Latino and other ethnic media > in all forms in the USA today. (5 minutes) 2. The Voices for > Justice project has funding from the Ford Foundation and other > sources to do a pilot/demo reel for a documentary on the history > and development of Latino media in the U.S. to be produced by > veteran filmmaker Ray Telles. We could show a > preview/excerpts/clips/etc. from the documentary to give the > educators an idea of what the story is and also fo a resource that > they could use on their campuses. It would also reference other > resources such as a website that is already up and a companion > book on key media and people that is in the research/writing > stages. (15 minutes) 3. An address/presentation by a prominent > journalist or journalism figure who is or has been active in > Latino media on the growing influence and impact of Latino media > on journalism and American society today and in the future, i.e. > Alberto Ibarguen, head of the Knight Foundation; Maria Elena > Salinas, Univision anchor; Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News > Columnist, or others with name recognition that will draw a crowd. > (30 minutes) 4. Q and A for the remainder of the time. > Thank you again for taking the resolution that Juan Gonzales and I > put together to the AEJMC leadership and membership. We're making > great progress and interest is building. If we can help some > more, please let me know. > Siempre Adelante, > Felix > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: HAYG OSHAGAN <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:01 pm > Subject: Re: Panel proposals > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Hello all, > > > > At the Board meeting, I proposed that the Latino panel be a > plenary. > > The Board accepted the idea. This means it will be an AEJMC > sponsored > > plenary panel (no horsetrading needed) that I will be > responsible for > > pulling together. Let's talk more about the panelists. > > Hayg > > > > ---- Original message ---- > > >Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:54 -0700 > > >From: Felix Gutierrez <[log in to unmask]> > > >Subject: Re: Panel proposals > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > >Sharon/Anita: > > >Thanks for sharing the exchange. Following up on the Latino > > media bicentennial commemoration resolution passed unanimously > by > > AEJMC members in Chicago I plan to propose a plenary on the > topic and > > hope it will have MAC division support. If any folks have ideas > along > > these lines, please let me know. What's the deadline for > getting our > > presentation ideas in? > > >Muchas Gracias, > > >Felix > > >P.S. In 1978, the last time the MAC division proposed a plenary > > on Latinos and the media, Lee Barrow was the one who did the > > horsetrading at the mid-winter meeting that got the plenary on > the > > program. Hope we can make this one a reality also. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Stringer, Sharon" <[log in to unmask]> > > >Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:52 pm > > >Subject: Re: Panel proposals > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > >> No, the call has not been made for MAC panel proposals. > > Thanks, > > >> Anita, for reminding us that it's time for people to submit > > their > > >> ideas for panel presentation to our program chair, Jennifer > > >> Woodard. You can send your ideas to [log in to unmask] > > >> > > >> > > >> Sharon B. Stringer, Ph.D. > > >> Assoc. Prof. Communication > > >> Lock Haven University > > >> 603 Robinson Bldg. > > >> Lock Haven, PA 17745 > > >> 570-484-2092 > > >> 570-484-2436 (fax) > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC > > >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anita Fleming-Rife > > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:52 PM > > >> To: [log in to unmask] > > >> Subject: Panel proposals > > >> > > >> Did I miss the call for panel proposals or is it too early for > > the > > >> call to have been issued? > > >> > > >> Anita Fleming-Rife I lift up mine eyes unto the hills > from > > >> whence cometh my help. . . . > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >