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We're on Facebook! 662 members and counting... Milwaukee, WI -- Dear Mass Communication Division Members, A warm welcome to the convention issue of the Gatekeeper! It is that exciting time of the year again! I can’t believe we are less than two weeks away from the 102nd annual convention of NCA, in Philadelphia!
Another couple of interesting sessions this year, both chaired by our Ex-Chair, Srivi Ramasubramaniam, are the Media Activism and Social Justice: Conversation Cafés (8am-9.15am, Sat, Nov 12th) and the Media Activism and Social Justice: Interactive Workshop (9.30am-10.45am, Sat, Nov 12th), both in Grand Salon H - Level 5. As I near the end of my term as division Chair, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the MCD officers. In particular, I would like to express my gratitude to the members of the MCD Research Committee, particularly: Hugh Phillips Curnutt (Research Chair), James Durbin and Tracy Worrell. They have worked hard to put together an amazing line-up of sessions. I would also like to thank my Vice Chair, Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, for her work on the panel sessions and Vice-Chair Elect Meghan Sanders for her work on the MCD awards. Also, I would like to thank Zac Gershberg (our Publications & Web Editor) whose department has committed to fund our NCA MCD site for a two-year period and Srivi Ramasubramaniam, our past Chair, for helping me with much needed guidance and information through the last year. Finally, I would encourage you to nominate yourself for one of the open officer positions for MCD this year. I have thoroughly enjoyed serving on different roles for the division and I have also met some amazing people who have inspired me with their selfless service to our division, profession, and field of mass communication! I know that we have many more inspirational leaders in our midst, so hope you decide to run for an officer position this year- the division needs you! I look forward to seeing you all in Philadelphia! Safe travels to all of you!
Editor's NotePocatello, ID -- Please enjoy reading through this new issue of The Gatekeeper. We do not have a Gatekeeper Scholar Chat this issue but I hope to beat the drum in Philadelphia among our members to send nominations for the scholarly chats my way. I would, if a nomination comes in and it is logistically possible, conduct an interview in Philadephia and then post it here after returning. I'd like to thank Sumana Chattopadhyay for a great year working side by side and wish her well moving forward. I look forward to continue working with both the membership and the leadership. To that end, if you see me in Philadelphia or if inspiration should strike during the year, please let me know what your ideas for The Gatekeeper are. I'd like to beef up the content a bit so as to interest our readers. Finally, I wish everyone save travels and a productive convention. All the Best!
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North Andover, MA -- The NCA Mass Communication Division is currently soliciting nominations for leadership positions (listed below). Elections will take place at our business meeting on Friday, November 11th from 12:30-1:45 at the Marriott Downtown, Grand Salon D—Level 5. Please send nominations and questions to Lisa Perks perksl@merrimack.edu.
TOP MCD PAPER PANELS AT NCAMontclair, NJ -- These papers were the highest reviewed submissions to the Mass Communication divisions. Included below you'll find info relating to panels for the top overall papers and then top student papers. Mass Communication Top Papers, Fri 11/11, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Marriot Downtown Grand Salon D, Level 5 Chair: Hugh Phillips Curnutt, Montclair State University Respondent: Sumana Chattopadhyay, Marquette University Building upon a selfcategorization explanation of the Hostile Media Effect: Examining the mediating roles of partisans’ perceptions of source trust and goodwill. Kelly Madden, LaSalle University Exploring Viewer Experiences with Inspiring Television Shows and Films. Sophie H. Janicke, Chapman University; Allie Taylor, University of Arkansas; and Arthur A. Rainey, Florida State University Feeling bad about feel-good ads: The emotional and body-image ramifications of body-positive media. Ashley Kraus, Indiana University; Jessica Gall Myrick, Indiana University Learning to Love Guns: Gun Based Gameplay's Links to Gun Attitudes. Matthew A. Lapierre, University of Arizona; Kirstie M. Farrar, University of Connecticut
Mass Communication Top Student Papers, Fri 11/11, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Marriot Downtown Grand Salon D, Level 5 Chair: James Durbin, Cleveland State University Respondent: Hugh Phillips Curnutt, Montclair State University Adloscent Sexting: An Examination of the Role of Online Disinhibition and Psychsocial Development in the Creation and Sharing of Sexual Images. Ashton Speno, University of Missouri Audience Reception of Shock Content Online, and Shock Site Users as an Imagined Community: The Case of BestGore.com. Mike Alvarez, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Sexy and they know it: Messages about physical appearance and reinforcement in adolescent TV programs. Mona Malacane, Indiana University The revolution has been networked: Facebook politics and young female aduilts. Amzat Rasul, Florida State University; Mujahid Mansoori, Beaconhouse National University
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