Announcements
 

Book Announcement: There is a new book in the market - REPORTER'S HANDBOOK: AN INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE JOURNALISM, by Andrew A. Moemeka, published by Morris Publishing, Keanry, NE.68847, U.S.A. 2000. Price $10.95. Please order through the Author: Dr. Andrew A. Moemeka, Dept. of Communication, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.06050. Tel: (860) 832-2698 Fax: (860) 832-2702 e-mail: Moemeka@ccsu.edu

Book Announcement: Understanding the Web: Social, Political, and Economic Dimensions of the Internet. Edited by Alan B. Albarran, University of North Texas (formerly of Southern Methodist University) and David H. Goff, University of Southern Mississipi. Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: Iowa State University Press ISBN: 0-8138-2527-X. In addition to the editors, chapter contributors include John Pavlik and Steven Ross, Rita Kirk Willock, Deb Aikat, Bruce Klopfenstein, Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, Laurie Thomas Lee, Barry Vacker, and Ardyth Sohn.

Book Announcement: Robert M. Entman and Andrew Rojecki's book, The Black Image in the White Mind: Media and Race in America, was published by the University of Chicago Press in June 2000.

Job Announcement: The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for the following position: Assistant Professor of Communication. The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate in Communication or a related field, strong promise of scholarly accomplishments and teaching success (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) appropriate for appointment as Assistant Professor, promise of external research funding, and demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship. A candidate must also have a primary scholarly interest in the study of new media, the Internet, and/or communication technology, and secondary interest(s) in media studies, health communication, or intercultural communication. Located in the heart of Chicago, UIC is a Research I University with 16,000 undergraduates, and 6,500 graduate and 3,000 professional students. The Department of Communication has 9 full-time faculty, approximately 300 undergraduate majors, and 20 M.A. students. The Department expects to develop a doctoral program focused on the relationship between technology, intercultural communication, and media studies. The desired appointment date for the position is August 21, 2001. Interested parties should send a full curriculum vitae, samples of relevant scholarly publications, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and four letters of reference to: Professor Rebecca Ann Lind, Chair, Communication Search Committee, Department of Communication (m/c 132), The University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607-7137. Applications should be received by November 17, 2000 to receive full consideration, although the search will proceed until the position is filled. Applications from women and minorities are particularly encouraged. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Announcement: Assistant Professor in Mass Communication at George Mason University. This is a tenure track appointment. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in mass communication. Duties and responsibilities include teaching general mass communication courses such as Media Literacy, Mass Media and Communication Systems, and Theories of Mass Communication. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication or related field and a record of scholarly research required. Record of external funding desired. Must apply for external funding during first two years of contract. Rank and Salary: Salary competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position to begin August 2001. Program: The George Mason University Communication Department serves over 800 majors, provides basic general educational courses, oversees student activities (debate, forensics, video yearbook and the campus radio station), and works with over 200 graduate students. Additional information can be obtained at http://www.gmu.edu/departments/comm. University and Community: George Mason University has an enrollment of 24,000 students studying more than 100 degree programs through the doctoral level. Located outside Washington, D.C., the university includes diverse students in terms of age, cultural background, and work experience. George Mason University's innovative programs and visionary outlook has attracted a faculty of world-renowned scholars and teachers. Application: Send letters of application, vita, academic transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to: Mass Communication Search, Communication Department, George Mason University, University Drive, Fairfax Virginia 22030 Voice: 703-993-1100. E-mail: clont@gmu.edu. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2001 and continue until the position is filled. GMU is an AA/EOE Employer. Interviews will be held at NCA in Seattle.

Job Announcement: The Regis University Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning in August 2001. The primary teaching responsibilities will be Video Production, Media Aesthetics and Communication Theory. Faculty may be asked to teach the core hybrid communication course, as well as participate in the college core seminars program. Applicants must be committed to and enthusiastic about undergraduate teaching. Ph.D. in hand by May 2001 required. Send letter, vita, and 3 letters of recommendation to: Dr. Janellen Hill, Regis University, c/o Dean of College, E-24 3333 Regis Blvd., Denver, CO 80221-1099. Application deadline is October 15, 2000. Regis University is dedicated to the Jesuit educational tradition emphasizing personal values and social responsibility. The normal teaching load is seven courses annually. Salary, benefits, and working conditions are maintained through a collective bargaining agreement. Regis University values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Announcement: New Position: Assistant Professor: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh History and Theory of Television and Radio. The Radio/TV/Film Area of the Department of Communication seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in History and Theory of Television and Radio. The person we seek will be primarily responsible for the development of a "History of Broadcasting and Electronic Media" Course. The candidate must also have the ability and desire to teach an introductory Radio/TV/Film Communication course, courses in basic media writing, and upper-level courses with titles such as "Communication and Technology in the Information Age" and "Educational Telecommunications." There will be opportunities to create new courses based on interest, qualifications and experience. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Radio/TV/Film. Evidence of teaching excellence required. The person we seek will be expected to develop an independent and ongoing research program that will complement an area with strengths in both the practical and conceptual study of media. Starting date: September 1, 2001. Procedure: Send letter of application, vita, transcripts, and three recent letters of recommendation to: Tony Palmeri, Chair, Department of Communication, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI 54901. For further information: (920) 424-4422, FAX (920) 424-1279, or e-mail Palmeri@uwosh.edu. Application deadline: November 1, 2000. UW Oshkosh is an affirmative action/ Equal Opportunity employer. Department Home Page: http://www.rtf.uwosh.edu/ or http://www.uwosh.edu/departments/communication/

Job Announcement: Northwestern University The School of Speech invites applications or nominations for two tenure track faculty appointments starting September 2001. Rank and salary are open, though preference will be given to established scholars with a substantial record of publication, demonstrated leadership in a research area, and the potential to work across disciplines. Appointments can be made in the Departments of Communication Studies and/or Radio/TV/Film. A PhD or comparable terminal degree is required. Communication Technology: We are interested in hiring one or more distinguished scholars whose interests center on some aspect of emerging communication technology, including: - telecommunications policy - organizational behavior - communities & social processes - electronic commerce - industrial organization - anti-trust law - intellectual property & privacy - management of innovations - international trade - history and culture. Media Studies: We are interested in hiring one or more distinguished scholars whose interests center on some aspect of media studies, including: - film & television history - world cinemas - globalization of popular culture - philosophy of communication - entertainment industries - economics - politics - audience studies - new media - theory & criticism. Northwestern University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon ability to work in the United States. Consideration of applications will begin January 5, 2001 and continue until positions are filled. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae and names of five references to: James Webster, Search Committee Chair School of Speech 1905 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60202-2260 speechsearch@northwestern.edu

Job Announcement: The Communication program at Bryant College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Communication, tenure-track, pending budgetary approval, to begin August of 2001. Specialization should include public relations and mass communication. Responsibilities include teaching in the above areas as well as communication theory and the introductory communication course. The successful candidate should also be prepared to develop and teach courses in his or her area of interest. Special consideration will be given to applicants who show a willingness to contribute to the growth of the Communication program. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication, teaching experience, plus strong evidence of research potential. Experience in public relations is desirable. Candidates who wish to be considered for a preliminary interview at NCA should have completed applications in by October 25, 2000. Review of applications will continue until position is filled. To apply, submit a letter of application that describes teaching and research interests, a curriculum vitae, and the names and phone numbers of three references to Human Resources Office, Bryant College, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917. Inquires should be made to Kevin Pearce at kpearce@bryant.edu. Bryant College in Smithfield, RI, located 15 minutes from Providence and 1 hour from Boston, is AACSB-accredited and enrolls approximately 3000 undergraduate and graduate students. Bryant College is an equal opportunity educator and employer and is committed to diversifying its faculty.

Conference Announcement: The 12th Biennial Conference of the African Council on Communication Education will be meeting in Cairo, Egypt from October 15th - 20th. Under the theme: Mass Media and Rural Communities, papers will be presented on, among others, Media Technology and Rural Development; Visual Communication, Communication Literacy and Gender; Media Campaigns/Education: Methodologies and Theories; Radio: Community, Participation and Mobilizing People for Change; Putting Theory Into Practice and Development Communication.

Conference Announcement: CONSOLE-ING PASSIONS: TV, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, FEMINISM 2001: Trans World Airwaves Console-ing Passions 2001 welcomes proposals for papers, panels, and workshops on television, video and feminism. The changing nature of television since the advent of digital media technologies and the emerging global economy have profound ramifications for contemporary studies of the televisual text. The fact that this year's conference will take place in Bristol, England will provide a unique opportunity to explore these important issues outside of an American context. Submit your work to what promises to be an exciting intercultural exchange in the new millennium. Proposals should foreground questions of sexual, national, racial and other cultural differences including feminist perspectives on: * Transnational Histories: Comparative Cultural Approaches to Broadcasting History * Feminism and Public Sphere Media Theory * The V-Chip / Censorship and Regulation * Euro-American Exchanges: Exploring the Neo-Reality TV Craze * Post-television, Digital Media and the Convergence Industries * Web-TV and TIVO: Charting the Global-Media Paradigm Shift * Is Video Art Making a Comeback? * Archiving and Preserving Video Texts * International Programs and American Audiences * American Programs and Global Audiences * TV and the Postcolonial Subject \ Viewing Race * Commercialism vs. Public Service Systems and the Female Audience * TV Wars: Cable vs. Satellite TV * Digital Media Arts and TV * Other ideas and topics are encouraged. CALL FOR PAPERS 10th CPTV Conference University of Bristol, UK Bristol, England July 5-8, 2001 Send 500-word proposals for papers, panels, and workshops to the address below:

NCA Convention Program Announcement: EXPERT TO SPEAK ON DIGITAL DIVIDE AT NCA IN SEATTLE Larry Irving, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, will address NCA in Seattle on "The Digital Divide and Telecommunication Policy" on Saturday, November 11, from 9:30- 10:45 a.m. in Room 612, 6th Floor, WSCTC. This talk is central to the "engaged" theme of this year's convention and part of NCA's continuing effort to spur debate and find solutions to the problem of inequities in communication access in our digital culture. In addition to his pivotal role in focusing attention and initiating action on the digital divide, Mr. Irving shaped U.S. government policy on the information superhighway, e-commerce, and telecommunications, including the Telecommunications Act of 1996. After his morning presentation at NCA in Seattle, Mr. Irving will participate in two companion programs dealing with the digital divide. The first panel, sponsored by the Engaged Discipline Series, is entitled "Engaging Communication to Bridge the Digital Divide" and will be on Saturday, November 11, from 2:00-3:15 p.m. in Room 214, 2nd Floor, WSCTC. This program explores the centrality of communication to the most pressing societal concerns of our time as exemplified by the nationwide effort to address the exigencies presented by the digital divide. The panel features an opportunity to gain insight and interact with leaders of four of the most important constituencies external to NCA--the federal government, libraries, communities, and cities and regions--at the forefront of the challenge to eliminate inequity in participation in the cybersociety of the new Millennium. Immediately following, the second program, sponsored by the Table Talk Series, is entitled "Engaging NCA to Bridge the Digital Divide" and will be on Saturday, November 11, from 3:30-4:45 in Room 214 as well. Inspired by the Engaged Discipline Series program, this program reviews and assesses the present and potential contributions of communication scholarship concerning the digital divide and organizes and synthesizes that work to set an agenda for future research and teaching engaged beyond the bounds of the academy. With the insights of leading advocates external to NCA, the audience and panelists will brainstorm about how NCA, as individuals and as a national organization, can be proactive on this crucial issue and network and collaborate with government agencies, libraries, other organizations, corporations, and foundations. In addition to Larry Irving, these two panels feature Nancy C. Kranich, President of the American Library Association, a key organization heavily involved in promoting information literacy and Internet access for all; Doug Schuler, an internationally recognized author and expert on democratic and community-empowering communication, former chair of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, and co-founder of the Seattle Community Network; Trish Millines Dziko, co-founder and Executive Director of the Technology Access Foundation, a national model program for community-based solutions to bridge the digital divide; and Susan B. Kretchmer, Johns Hopkins University and Rod Carveth, Southern Connecticut State University, NCA scholars who are advising the Government of Canada on its Knowledge-Based Economy and Society initiative and working with various global consortiums of researchers, professionals, and organizations concentrating on the pressing concerns raised by the new information society. I hope you will join us for these exciting opportunities and contribute your expertise and insight to NCA's discussion and engagement on this crucial issue. -- James L. Applegate, NCA First Vice President

Personals
 

DANE S. CLAUSSEN ELECTED TO AEJMC LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Dr. Dane S. Claussen, Assistant Professor of Communication and Mass Media at Southwest Missouri State University (Springfield), was elected to several key committee chairs at the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication convention held Aug. 9-12, 2000, in Phoenix, Ariz. For 2000-2001, he was elected Research/Paper Competition Chair of the AEJMC Mass Communication & Society Division, after having served as Assistant Research/Paper Competition Chair during 1999-2000. In addition, Dr. Claussen was elected Teaching Standards Chair of the AEJMC History Division, after having served as a judge for the divisionís Book Award during 1999-2000, and as a member of the division's Professional Freedom & Responsibility Committee during 1997-1998. In Phoenix, he also was elected Professional Freedom & Responsibility Co-Chair of the AEJMC Cultural & Critical Studies Division, after having served as a member of that committee during 1999-2000. Finally, for 2000-2001, Dr. Claussen was elected Assistant Research Chair of the AEJMC Magazine Division, and Paper Competition Chair for the AEJMC Media Management & Economics (MME) Division's midwinter conference, to be held in February 2001 in New York City. He previously served as an assistant to the MME Division's Research Chair (1999-2000) and as the Graduate Liaison (1997-1998). Dr. Claussen also has been a paper referee for all five of those AEJMC divisions. In unrelated news, he has been appointed to Southwest Missouri State University's Gender Studies Committee by Dr. Bruno Schmidt, SMSU's Vice President for Academic Affairs. His term on the committee will run from August 2000 until May 2002. He also has been appointed to a Search Committee for the head of the university's new Department of Mass Media & Journalism, which will begin operating in Summer, 2001, and as Chair of a Search Committee for an assistant professorship in print journalism. In yet other unrelated news, Dr. Claussen has been selected for the Round Table Group, Chicago, IL, an international consortium of experts in myriad specialized business-related fields that matches companies with leading scholars and industry specialists to provide tailored consulting services. (Go to http://www.round.table.com.) He also has been appointed as Consultant for Ask a Historian.com, Inc., Tempe, AZ, a privately-held website that provides answers on history-related questions from all types of clients. (Go to http://www.askahistorian.com) Finally, Dr. Claussen has been invited to join EXP.com, Menlo Park, CA, a privately-held website that links expert advice and services in hundreds of categories with individuals and organizations. (Go to http://www.EXP.com). Dr. Claussen's first book, The Promise Keepers: Essays on Masculinity and Christianity, was released in late November 1999 by McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, of Jefferson, N.C., and London (336 pages, $46.50, copyright 2000). His second book, Standing on the Promises: The Promise Keepers and the Revival of Manhood, was released in early January 2000 by Pilgrim Press of Cleveland, Ohio (184 pages, $19.95, copyright 1999). Dr. Claussen and his two books were the subject of most of the "Hot Type" column in the Jan. 28, 2000, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. In addition to journal articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews and conference papers, Dr. Claussen currently is working on three books: an interdisciplinary anthology, tentatively titled Sex/Religion/Mass Media; a history of the U.S. newspaper industry"s marketing, promotions and public/media relations practices during the 1920-1970 period; and a media management textbook. After their completion, he expects to resume conducting research on anti-intellectualism in American media and the mass media's role in U.S. intellectual history.

Lara Zwarun (doctoral candidate at U.C. Santa Barbara) will be an assistant professor of communication at the University of Texas at Arlington starting in January.

Michael J. Porter, Department of Communication at University of Missouri, has been appointed Director of Special Degree Programs for the College of Arts and Science. This 75% position oversees the undergraduate degree programs of General Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and International Studies. He will remain in the Communication department with only a 25% position.

Dr. Fred Schiff, associate professor in the School of Communication at the University of Houston, won a $130,000 National Science Foundation grant to study management practices, business performance and news content at 120 newspapers. The two-year project is the first industry study based on in-depth, face-to-face interviews with a national sample of publishers and chief executives.

University of Georgia, Dept. of Telecommunications, welcomes Dr. Bruce Klopfenstein as Full Professor and Director of the Dowden Center. Dr. Denise Matthews joins as an Assistant Professor in the area of Production. Dr. Scott Shamp, former Dowden Director, has been tapped by the University to run the University-wide New Media Institute.

Susan Ohmer (Notre Dame) was awarded two grants this summer: A Knight fellowship to develop a course in Media and the Presidency, and a Collaborative Research Grant from Notre Dame to formulate team-taught courses that integrate medical, sociological, and cultural approaches to adolescence. The four courses will be taught by faculty in the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Science, and will present students with the opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary context.