Mass Communication Division - National Communication Association

Vol. 18, No. 1
February/March 2013
Published three times annually by the Mass Communication Division of NCA.
Publications/Web Editor - Nicholas David Bowman, West Virginia University

Santa Barbara, CA -- At nearly 1,000 members strong, the Mass Communication Division represents one of the largest and most diverse groups of researchers, teachers, and practitioners within NCA. Through their work addressing a vast array of issues pertaining to mass communication, the committed group of academics and media professionals that comprise this division tackle some of the most timely and pressing topics facing us today.

Each year at NCA, we look forward to exploring the valuable and thought-provoking scholarship being produced by the members of this division. This year, NCA will be held in Washington, D.C. from November 21-24. We encourage you to submit your competitive paper, panel, or paper session to us. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific) and you can use NCA Submission Central to submit your work.

NCA's annual convention provides an invigorating environment to meet our peers and address our ongoing mass communication efforts, but did you know that you can also connect with MCD members online via several outlets. You can keep up with current announcements, events, and opportunities by reading the Gatekeeper online. The Gatekeeper is the official eNewsletter of the Mass Communication Division. You can also share research questions, explore questions about teaching and scholarship, or address other relevant issues on the MCD Facebook page. Currently, we have 415 active members! Alternatively, you can keep informed and in touch by adding the hashtag #ncamcd to your tweets when posting (or searching) for messages relevant to the mass communication division. These tweets appear on the Mass Comm Division home page.

We look forward to another year of strong scholarship in the Mass Communication Division!

Morgantown, WV -- In 2014, NCA will celebrate its centennial with the 100th conference and year as the largest association of communication scholars in the United States. To mark the occasion, the national office has agreed to sponsor a "365 Days of Communication Research" in which they will feature a daily scholarship spotlight at www.natcom.org (NCA's home page). From the NCA announcement (also available for download [Adobe .pdf]):

On November 28, 2013, the national office will start posting these research by randomly selecting one from the total database of 365 (no word on their operationalization of random ;p) and continue posting for 365 consecutive days. To this end, myself and MCD Chair Dana Mastro will be working to assemble a small editorial board of MCD members to help organize, evaluate and submit our division's 10 contributions. While we hope to circulate a formal call for proposals from the MCD membership within the next few weeks, we encourage any members interested in contributing to this project as an author to start thinking now! MCD fully supports this initiative and is excited to showcase some of our scholarship. This project expects to be epistemologically and methodologically diverse as we hope to represent the full of MCD scholarship, so we strongly encourage submissions from all corners of our field.

In the meantime, you can download the document above for more details about the "365 Days of Communication Research" initiative as well as read sample submissions. Finally, you can contact me with any questions about the project as Dr. Mastro and I move forward on planning the more formalized call for submissions.

Morgantown, WV -- Interested in technology and its impact on our daily lives? Well, you may want to visit West Virginia University's first MOOC. A MOOC, otherwise known as a massive open online course, is a type of online course aimed at large-scale participation and open access via the web. Individuals that participate in a MOOC co-create their learning experience. Recent examples of the use of MOOC include Udacity, an education start-up launched by two computer science faculty at Stanford University whose first class on artificial intelligence generated an enrollment of 160,000 students in 190 countries

“The WVUCommMOOC is not a course for credit, it is a free, ungraded event designed to allow the public to explore some of the current issues involving the role of communication technologies in our personal and professional lives,” said Matt Martin, chair of the Department of Communication Studies. “Participants can visit the MOOC when time permits, and be part of the discussion, or just tune in to see what others contribute.”

The #WVUCommMOOC was active during February 2013. On February 4, Nicholas Bowman presented and moderated “Learning to Cope with Our Robot Overloads,” a session dedicated to examining the principles of human-computer-human communication. In week two, starting February 11, David Westerman investigated on-line relationships (just in time for Valentine’s Day) with “Love at First Like.” In week three, starting February 18, Alan Goodboy and Matthew Martin addressed cyberbullying, and other destructive workplace behaviors in “Cyberbullying: The Dark Side of Online Communication.” In week four, starting February 25, Elizabeth Cohen moderated “Understanding and Conquering Technology Overload.” Complete course descriptions are available online. While no longer monitored on a daily basis, MOOC faculty and students are still active on the site.

The four-week course blended discussion forums and comments with YouTube lectures and SlideShare notes, and saw a good deal of traffic, with some lectures receiving over 1200 unique social media views from students in the US as well as other countries, including heavy involvement in Peru, Nicaragua, and Thailand. MOOCers also interacted with faculty and each other using the Twitter hashtag #WVUCommMOOC.

#WVUCommMOOC can be accessed at www.wvucommmooc.org. Registration is not required to view course materials, but is required in order to post comments or start forum discussions. For more information, visit the MOOC site or contact Matt Martin at Matt.Martin@mail.wvu.edu. Bowman also wrote an op-ed about his MOOCing experience at "On Media Theory...".

Wittenberg, OH -- If you have students interested in popular culture, marketing, or the media industries, please encourage them to visit www.powerofcomics.com/fieldstudy for information about a field study program at next summer's Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA.

The one-week program (July 17-21, 2013) engages students as participant-observers of Comic-Con International, studying the intersection between mass marketing and fan cultural practices through ethnographic research. Comic-Con is the perfect backdrop to delve into this crossroad as hundreds of vendors and over 125,000 fans gather there to exchange symbolic meaning - and currency! And while Comic-Con features comic books, manga, and graphic novels, students interested in all manner of popular culture can find something of interest to study at the Con, including anime, sci-fi, gaming, film, television, and much, much more. You can see more information about the Con itself at http://www.comic-con.org/cci/.

Students will also have the rather unique opportunity to make a public presentation of their observations and tentative conclusions at the end of the week as a part of the Comic Arts Conference held in conjunction with Comic-Con. The field study is sponsored by Wittenberg University and taught by Matthew J. Smith, Professor of Communication, who can be reached at msmith@wittenberg.edu.

Hays, KS -- MCD member Gordon Carlson (Ft. Hays State) has won an NCA grant to host an in-person workshop in Chicago that will invite faculty to learn about Conceptual Logistics including our online tools and pedagogical approaches. Following the workshop, hosts and attendees will take materials from the event and mix them with additional multimedia (tutorials, examples, etc.) to create an online workshop anyone can use to learn about our project and approaches. Carlson's project will develop an online workshop to explain the Concept Tool Kit and other research collaboration tools and their uses. The workshop will cover items including but not limited to demonstrating conceptual logistics and conceptual blending techniques, acquainting students and faculty with the Concept Toolkit tools, demonstrating pedagogical implications for students and faculty in and out of the classroom, soliciting feedback, and introducing the Journal of Concepts in Communication and its approach to online, open access models of scholarly publication.

The work is in conjunction with the Society for Conceptual Logistics in Communication Research (SCLCR) and also has scheduled Dr. James Sosnowski, Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois to deliver a keynote address about the importance of conceptual logistics and conceptual blending in communication research and education. SCLCR works on visual tools as well, and the workshop to introduce classroom approaches to "visualizing conceptualizing" in the classroom and online tools SCLCR is developing to this end. This workshop project is based, in part, on a book chapter by Carlson and Sosnowski in "Zombies in the Academy: Living Death in Higher Education" (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/Z/bo15566853.html) available in April 2013 as well as well as presentations made at various institutions and conferences, including a short course Carlson taught at the NCA conference in New Orleans.

Wilkes-Barre, PA -- King’s College mass communications majors Melissa Benjamin, Brandi George, Tessa Markiewicz, Ashlee Jacob, Brittney Frey, Meghan Wernimont, and Julia Valenti have had their research projects accepted to the RIT Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication and the James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference sponsored by the Eastern Communications Association.

Seniors Benjamin, George, and Markiewicz’s research paper is titled, “Viewer Perceptions and Awareness Associated with Differing Television News Format." The group was supervised by Mass Communications Chair, Dr. Michelle Schmude, for the "Research Methods" course.

Jacob, a junior, was supervised by Dr. Ray Gamache, assistant professor of mass communications, in the "Politics in the Media" course. Her paper is titled "The ‘Cesspool Culture of Corruption’: Textual Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of a Local Scandal."

Seniors Frey, Wernimont, and Valenti’s poster is titled, "Product Placement and Consumer Recall in Television Shows." The group was supervised by Mass Communications Chair, Dr. Michelle Schmude, for the "Research Methods" course.

Wilkes-Barre, PA -- WRKC 88.5, the student radio station for King's College, has been nominated for 11 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System awards, including:

Call for Applications
Wayne State University Doctoral Honor's Seminar
"Affect, the Public Sphere, and Social Movements"
Detroit, MI
Deadline: March 15, 2013

The Department of Communication at Wayne State University is pleased to announce the eighth annual Summer Doctoral Seminar (June 16-19, 2013) featuring Professor Dana Cloud:

Communication scholars interested in social change have long suspected emotional appeals, including the mobilization of embodied action, as manipulative and conservative in their import. Such scholars have looked to the critical rationality characteristic of public sphere theory as a model for genuinely democratic deliberation. However, a rationalist paradigm can be disabling to scholars and advocates of social change. While the nationalist-populist rhetorics of the right wing draw upon affective impulses to collectivity and appeal generously to emotion, the Left has sometimes failed to reach "the whole person" in the process of building and motivating movements. Having a strong argument is rarely enough to rally counter-hegemonic forces to undertake movement for change.

At the same time, there are perils in uncritically valorizing affect and emotion in the formation of collective identity and will. Most obvious is the danger that groups will undertake projects that are contrary to their own interests, for example, when ordinary people identify with ruling elites and nationalist priorities rather than questioning blind investment in imperialist wars and the neoliberal imperatives of austerity and privatization. In addition, appeals to affect and emotion may privatize political issues and reduce the repertoire of responses to the therapeutic. This conundrum raises a number of questions that we could explore in this doctoral seminar:

Seminar papers taking up any of these or closely related questions in general (theoretical papers) or specific (papers investigating particular texts or movements) will be considered for inclusion. Readings in public and counterpublic spheres theory, the rhetoric of populism, psychoanalytic criticism, social movement history and theory, and rhetorical scholarship on social movements will be announced and required in advance, and the seminar will include discussion of those readings along with presentation and workshopping of student work.

Dana L. Cloud (Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1992) is an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Texas Austin. The winner of several awards in rhetoric and communication studies, she has published two books (Control and Consolation in American Culture and Politics: Rhetorics of Therapy, Sage, 1998; We ARE the Union: Democratic Unionism and Dissent at Boeing, University of Illinois, 2011) and numerous essays in national communication journals and anthologies. (For a list and access to these works, go to http://commstudies.utexas.edu/faculty/dana-l-cloud and click on the "Publications" tab.) Presently she is researching and writing about the problem of truth claims in political discourse and the limits of fact-checking and the rhetoric of affect and emotion in social movements. Professor Cloud is also a longtime socialist and activist in movements for workers', LGBT, and women's rights; and against racism, imperialism, and war.

All Ph.D. students interested in being exposed to leading communication research and theory are encouraged to apply. Most expenses for accepted candidates will be paid or reimbursed by the Department of Communication at Wayne State University. Covered expenses for domestic students include airfare, lodging and meals, and course materials. An opening reception and other social events will give participants an opportunity to get to know each other and exchange ideas. A small group of doctoral students will be selected to join this unique program.

To apply, you will need to complete an online application form (which will be available soon) and submit an essay and vitae by email. The essay should be approximately 500 words that provides information about your area of Ph.D. study as well as a brief description of your research interests, describing how the seminar is relevant to your program of study and/or how the seminar will advance your dissertation project. The vitae should be current.

For more information you may contact the Summer Seminar Committee chair:
Dr. Bryan McCann
bryan.mccann@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
585 Manoogian Hall
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313.577.5493
Fax: 313.577.6300

Call for Attendance
ICA 2013 Game Studies Pre-Conference
"The Power of Play: Motivational Uses and Applications"
Hilton Hotel Metropole, London
Deadline: May 3, 2013

Cost of attendance: Registration cost is $50 per person. Registration fee includes food and beverages throughout the day as well as pre-conference admittance for all panel sessions, the roundtable discussion, and the game design workshop.

Limit of attendees: The Power of Play Pre-Conference is limited to 70 attendees. Please register as early as 3 May, 2013.

Overview: Ever since their public appearance some four decades ago, digital games have been considered to be a unique medium that provides a specific type of experience which evokes high levels of motivation: Motivation to play repeatedly to gratify a need, and motivation to change attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. On the one side, this motivational aspect of digital games has led to claims of them being addictive, and evoking anti-social tendencies due to their contents. On the other side, digital games are seen as tools that could radically improve learning and training outcomes, modify perceptions and behaviors, and consequently could be used in various types of interventions. For the player, the motivation to play a digital game, and the motivation to let its contents and features change their real life beliefs, perceptions, and even behavior do not have to be mutually exclusive. Hence, the ways in which digital gaming experience could be shaped to evoke motivation to play, and their various applications for entertainment and other purposes need to be better understood. The goal of the pre-conference, “The Power of Play,” is to shed light on the motivational aspects of digital games and gameplay, how they relate to the ways in which games are used for entertainment and other purposes, the domains in which they are applied, the challenges in their design and application, and the ways in which they are studied.

Pre-Conference Format: 2013 ICA Game Studies Pre-conference incorporates concurrent sessions of panels, a roundtable discussion over lunch, and an interactive workshop.

Pre-conference proceedings will be published on ICA GSIG’s website after the pre-conference and will be publicly accessible free of charge. The complete schedule can be accessed here [Adobe.pdf].

Call for Papers
Internet Research 14.0: Resistance and Appropriation
Denver, CO
Deadline: March 14, 2013

Internet Research 14.0 will focus on the theme of Resistance and Appropriation. Many people think of the internet and related technologies as basic infrastructure - a field for everyday life. But this ignores the processes through which we decide to use the internet, and the complex relationships between social practices and technologies. We invite contributions that help us to understand these processes and relationships. The conference organizers particularly invite explorations of how people, alone or together, choose to use these technologies in ways other than their most commonly accepted uses.

To this end, we call for papers, panel and pre-conference workshop proposals from any discipline, methodology, community or a combination of them that address the conference themes, including, but not limited to, papers that intersect and/or interconnect with the following:

Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the internet beyond the conference themes. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members.

We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. As in the past, we welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANEL PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a single theme, as well as PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS which focus on a particular topic. We also invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. A common form of this type is the ROUNDTABLE SESSION, but we would also like to encourage other formats, such as OPEN FISHBOWL SESSIONS. (See the Wikipedia entry under Fishbowl (conversation) for a description of this format. Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community.)

Submissions Due: March 14, 2013 (Papers, Panels and Pre-Workshops. Details below)

All papers and presentations will be evaluated in a standard double-blind peer review, with the exception of Roundtable/Fishbowl, Ignite, and Preconferences, which will include the names of presenters and organizers as part of the refereeing process.

SHORT PAPERS (individual or multi-author) - Minimum 1000 words, 1200 word maximum not including bibliography. Papers should include:

PANEL PROPOSALS - submit a description of 600-800 words on the panel theme, plus the SHORT PAPER for each presentation. The panel organizer must assemble these materials for submission.

ROUNDTABLE and FISHBOWL PROPOSALS - submit a statement indicating the nature of the discussion and form of interaction, and listing initial participants. (In the case of a fishbowl proposal, this will include the name of the moderator, and the names of the first four speakers for the fishbowl.)

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - please submit all workshop proposals via email to Lynn Schofield Clark: ir14sitechair@aoir.org

Workshop proposals should include names of presenters, and a 1,000-word description.

IGNITE-IR presentation: Ignite is a high-energy five-minute plenary presentation format (see http://igniteshow.com/). Please submit a proposal via http://bit.ly/ignite-ir14 no later than August 1, 2013.

Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and overseen by the Program Chair. Each individual may present only one paper during the conference, though they may be listed as a co-author on multiple papers. In addition to this one presentation, they may also appear on a panel, roundtable, or performance.

All Short Papers accepted for presentation will be published in the Selected Papers of Internet Research(http://spir.aoir.org). In addition, selected extended papers from the conference will be invited to appear in a special annual AoIR issue of Information, Communication & Society (http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rics20/current). Authors selected for submission for this issue will be contacted prior to the conference.

On October 23, 2013, there will be a limited number of pre-conference workshops and symposia that will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquiries regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to both the Conference Chair and Program Chair and no later than March 1, 2013.

Program Chair: Hector Postigo, Media Studies and Production, School of Media and Communication, Temple University. ir14programchair@aoir.org
Conference Chair: Lynn Schofield Clark, Department of Media, Film, and Journalism Faculty & Affiliate Faculty, Emergent Digital Practices, University of Denver. ir14sitechair@aoir.org

Call for Papers
Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop 2013
Bowie State University
Deadline: March 15, 2013

The third annual Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop to be hosted by Bowie State University and Howard University will take place at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland from September 26-27, 2013. It will bring together scholars and professionals who are experts in the area of social media to share their perspectives on the pedagogy and practice of social media, especially as it relates to higher education. This two-day intensive conference will combine panel discussions, posters sessions, roundtables and hands-on workshops designed to enlighten scholars and practitioners about social media and provide them with the knowledge to create and effectively utilize social media in different contexts. As social media continue to influence all areas of our lives, it is important to examine and debate not only the use of various social media tools in different contexts, but how they change the manner in which individuals, academics, business owners and the government make use of this medium. The purpose of this call is to solicit work focusing on the use of social media in educational settings and how social media is impacting/altering pedagogical thought. Respondents can send in proposals, papers, workshop themes, panels and poster proposals that address a myriad of topics, including:

Paper, Poster and Roundtable Submissions: Respondents should submit a one-page proposal that includes an overview of the study as well as brief review of the literature, methodology, sample and findings. Under this category are two special roundtables for those in the academic field. Faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in a "Research in Progress" roundtable as well as a "Teachathon" roundtable, in which participants can share best practices in teaching social media.

All respondents in this category should send an abstract and one-page proposal through EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smtechconf13. NEW DATE: March 15, 2013 for international participants and April 30, 2013 for participants in the United States of America . Presenters will be notified by mid-May on the status of their proposals, and a full 3-5 page paper should be submitted for the conference proceedings by September 1, 2013. Payment for the conference must be made by September 1, 2013 to be placed into the conference schedule.

Workshop Submissions: Respondents should submit a proposal addressing the purpose of the workshop, details about the technology, social media trend or tool to be explored as what attendees will gain from attending it. The proposal should include a list of the confirmed guests or those who will be solicited for the panel as well as their biographies or resumes. All respondents in this category should send an abstract and proposal through EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smtechconf13

Panel Submissions: Respondents should submit a proposal addressing the purpose of the panel and specific issue(s) to be covered. The proposal should include a list of the confirmed guests or those who will be solicited for the panel as well as their biographies or resumes. All respondents in this category should send an abstract and one-page proposal through EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smtechconf13

Cost: The registration fee for the two-day conference is $50. Students pay the reduced rate of $30. All presenters, attendees and workshop participants are required to pay the conference fee.

Call for Papers
The Information Society Special Call
Monetization of User-Generated Content - Marx revisited
Deadline: Review in Progress

Two TIS articles, Fuchs (2010) and Arvidsson & Colleoni (2012), which develops a critique of the former, have generated considerable debate, including a response from Fuchs (2012), regarding fundamental questions about the core processes of value creation and social and economic organization in contemporary societies. To further this conversation, we invite 4000-5000 word Perspective essays, which are published at the discretion of the guest editors / editor, and should address one or more of the following questions the Fuchs and Arvidsson & Colleoni debate problematizes:

The Perspective essays should have layers of thought that take the thinking beyond Fuchs and Arvidsson & Colleoni. Approximately half of the essay should be devoted to a reflection on/critique of these writings and the ensuing debate, and the remaining half should extend / add to the theoretical foundations of the debate.

Interested authors are invited to email an abstract (no longer than 500 words) to Jennifer Proffitt (email: jproffitt@fsu.edu) by March 1, 2013. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit their Perspective essays by July 1, 2013.

For pdf copies of Fuchs (2010) and Arvidsson & Colleoni (2012), please send an email to hsawhney@indiana.edu

Position Announcements
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University of Missouri - St. Louis
Assistant or Associate Professor
Deadline: March 8, 2013

The Department of Communication at the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or a tenured Associate Professor beginning in August, 2013. The appointment is for 9 months with a 2/2 course load. An earned PhD in Communication or an equivalent degree is required for consideration as an Associate Professor with tenure. A PhD in hand is preferred at the Assistant Professor rank as well, although ABD candidates will be given full consideration. Salary is competitive and dependent upon applicant qualifications and rank. Position is contingent on funding.

UMSL is a public metropolitan research university located in Missouri's most populous and economically important region. With more than 14,000 students, UMSL is the largest university in the St. Louis area and third largest in the state. The Department of Communication is one of the largest and most productive departments on campus with a strong culture of independent and collaborative quantitative research. At the present time, the department has 10 full-time faculty members, 5 graduate teaching assistants, and a number of affiliate adjunct instructors. The department offers both a B.A. and M.A. degree, as well as a certificate in Public Relations.

The ideal candidate will have (1) the ability to teach quantitative research methods at the graduate and/or undergraduate level; (2) a background in online education; and (3) a demonstrated familiarity with new communication technologies. In addition to these qualifications, expertise in one of the following specializations is also desirable: (a) CMC/Social Media/New Media; (b) Health Communication; (c) Interpersonal/Organizational Communication; or (d) Mass Communication.

Candidates must provide a letter of application, current vita, evidence of teaching excellence, research/writing sample, and three academic letters of reference. For fullest consideration, your materials must be received no later than March 8, 2013. Review of applicants will begin at that time and will continue until the position is filled. Send your application materials to:

Dr. Yan Tian, Search Committee Chairperson
Department of Communication
University of Missouri - St. Louis
590 Lucas Hall/One University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499

If you have any questions regarding this position, please email Dr. Yan Tian at tiany@umsl.edu.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. The successful candidate must be able to show acceptable documentation establishing the right to accept employment in the United States of America. For more information about the university and the region, please visit http://www.umsl.edu.

NCA's RFP Tracker identifies funding opportunities (including research grants, residential fellowships, travel funds, awards, etc.) for communication scholars. There are many grant opportunities for those interested in mass communication research. The RFP Tracker lists funding and fellowship opportunities for graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and people outside of the academy. Check out the RFP Tracker website at http://www.natcom.org/index.asp?bid=10977 and download the most recent report.

Jennifer Glicoes of the National Communication Association main office is looking for MCD members interested in serving as Subject Matter Experts to be contacted by news media organizations. If you are interested in this opportunity, please e-mail Jennifer (jglicoes@natcom.org) with the following information:

2012-2013 MCD Officers
Chair Dana Mastro Department of Communication University of California-Santa Barbara 5004 Social Sciences & Media Studies Bldg. Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 mastro@comm.ucsb.edu (805) 893-5550	Vice Chair Jennifer Stevens Aubrey Department of Communication University of Missouri-Columbia 203B Switzler Hall Columbia, MO 65211 aubreyj@missouri.edu (573) 882-0739
Vice Chair-Elect Srividya Ramasubramanian Texas A&M University Department of Communication 211 Bolton Hall College Station, TX 77843 srivi@tamu.edu (979) 845-5178	Past Chair Adam Earnheardt Youngstown State University Department of Communication 1 University Plaza Youngstown, OH 44555 acearnheardt@ysu.edu (330) 941-1845
Secretary Andrew Weaver Indiana University Department of Communication Radio-TV Center, Room 306 Bloomington, IN 47405 weaveraj@indiana.edu (812) 856-2552	Secretary-Elect Lisa Barry LaGuardia Community College Department of Humanities 31-10 Thomson Ave E200 Long Island City, NY 11101 LBarry@lagcc.cuny.edu (718) 349-4071
Publications & Web Editor (expires '15) Nicholas David Bowman West Virginia University Communication Studies 108 Armstrong Hall Morgantown, WV 26501 Nicholas.Bowman@mail.wvu.edu (304) 293-3905	Graduate Student Rep. Jenny Ungbha Korn University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Communication (MC 132) 1007 West Harrison Street Chicago, IL 60607-7137 jenkorn@uic.edu (312) 996-3187
Research Committee
Chair ('13) David Rhea Governors State University Communication Studies University Park, IL 60484 drhea@govst.edu (708) 534-4392	Chair ('14) Brent Malin University of Pittsburgh Department of Communication 1109L Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260 bmalin@pitt.edu (412) 624-6798
Chair ('15) Meagan Sanders Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication 217A Journalism Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803 msand@lsu.edu (225) 578-7380	Chair ('16) Hugh Phillips Curnutt Montclair State University Communication Studies Life Hall 225A Montclair, NJ 07043 curnutth@mail.montclair.edu (973) 655-4464
Nominations Committee
Committee Chair (expires '13) Siobhan Smith University of Louisville Department of Communication siobhan.smith@louisville.edu (502) 852-6976	Committee (expires '13) Rick Busselle Bowling Green State University College of Media & Communication 314 West Hall busself@bgsu.edu
Committee Chair (expires '14) Kara Gould John Brown University Department of Communication 2000 West University Street Siloam Springs, AR 72761 KGould@jbu.edu (479) 524-9500	Nominations Committee (expires '14) Andrew Weaver Indiana University Department of Communication Radio-TV Center, Room 306 Bloomington, IN 47405 weaveraj@indiana.edu (812) 856-2552
Nominations Committee (expires '14) Tracy Worrell Rochester Institute of Technology 3041 Eastman Hall Rochester, NY 14623-5604 Tracy.Worrell@rit.edu (585) 475-2298
Representatives to NCA General Assembly
Legislative Assembly Stan Tickton Norfolk State University Mass Communication/Journalism 700 Park Ave., Unit 3249 Norfolk, Virginia 23504 stickton@nsu.edu (757) 823-2383	Legislative Assembly Shane Tilton Ohio University Electronic Media 250 Elson Hall Zanesville, OH 43701 (740) 453-0762