Welcome from the Chair

De Pere, WI - Thank you!

As my time as Chair of the Mass Communication Division comes to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing me to serve the division. It’s been a pleasure! I also want to express particular appreciation for everyone who contributed to the annual convention – planners and reviewers, panel chairs and respondents, and division leadership. Coming together was a joy, and all of you made that possible.

With gratitude,

Valerie Kretz
Chair, Mass Communication Division
St. Norbert College
valerie.kretz@snc.edu

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Editor's Note

Brookings, SD

It was a pleasure meeting all of our officers and others at the national convention. As mentioned, I plan to make some significant updates to the division website in the spring. Once applied, I would appreciate any feedback you can suggest. Please enjoy this special issue of the Gatekeeper.

Rocky Dailey
Publications and Web Editor, The Gatekeeper
South Dakota State University
rocky.dailey@sdstate.edu

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Announcements

Division Award Recipients

The division acknowledged three award recipients during our business meeting:

Siobhan E. Smith-Jones, Ph.D.

Teaching Award

For excellence in teaching and advising in mass communication

Sumana Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.

Service Award

For excellence in service to the discipline, division, university, and community

Tim Luisi, Ph.D.

Dissertation Award

Gender, Race, Nostalgia, and Fanship: Factors Affecting Parental Mediation of Disney Animated Films

Top Paper Award Recipients

Student Papers

	Dante Mozie University of South Carolina Pick Up Arms and Fight: Editorial Coverage of the 1970 Jackson State College Shooting– A Qualitative Coding Analysis
	Seungsu Lee University of California- Davis I participate in politics because the news is influential against me: Hostile media perception, third-person perception, and political participation”
	Ethan Morrow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Policing Depictions in News: Priming and Intentions to Defund the Police
	Tyra Lashaun Jackson Texas A&M University The War on Drugs and Race: New York Times and Washington Post’s coverage of crack and opioids

Top Papers

	Marisa A. Smith -Michigan State University (Pictured), Katherine Haensche- Northeastern University (How to) Read the Comments: Analyzing Open-Ended Utterances Following Exposure to Black Lives Matter News
	Rebecca Frazer- Ohio State University (Pictured), Matthew Grizzard- Ohio State University (Pictured), Charles Mong- Ohio State University Demystifying Schadenfreude: How Disposition Theorizing Explains Responses to Social Media Stories of Unvaccinated COVID-19 Deaths
	Ron Tamborini- Michigan State University, Joshua Baldwin -Michigan State University (Pictured), Sara Grady- Michigan State University, Melinda Raynae Aley -Montana State University, Billings (Pictured), Sujay Prabhu -Albion College Finding the Moral of the Story in PG-13 and R Rated Films
	Nathan Walter -Northwestern University (Pictured), Sapna Suresh -Northwestern University, John J. Brooks -Northwestern University, Camille Saucier -Northwestern University), Floor Fiers -Northwestern University), R. Lance Holbert -Temple University) The Chaffee Principle: The Most Likely Effect of Communication...Is Further Communication

Congratulations to all!

New IDEA Officer Position

During our business meeting, we discussed a series of inclusion diversity equity and access (IDEA) initiatives. One of those was adding an IDEA officer position to our executive committee. The related bylaws amendments were passed, and then we held an election for our first IDEA officer. Sumana Chattopadhyay will fill that role for the two-year term.

Forthcoming Elections

A ballot is forthcoming for leadership positions of the division that were not filled during out business meeting. All members will receive the ballot by e-mail in the coming weeks. Please be sure to vote in these elections!

Reviewer Sign Up

We need reviewers for the 2023 annual convention! The more volunteers we have the better we are able to match interests and expertise with papers submitted. All members of the division, including graduate students, are welcome to sign up using this link.

Job Openings

Tenure Track-Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Strategic Communication at the National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore seeks applicants with expertise and cutting edge research in strategic communication that includes one or more of the following areas: PR/corporate communication, risk and crisis communication, organizational communication, advertising & marketing communications, public diplomacy, digital/social media for strategic communication.

Apply at https://careers.nus.edu.sg/job-invite/5003/

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Advertising Creative Strategy at the University of Tampa

The Department of Communication’s Advertising and Public Relations (ADPR) program, within the College of Arts & Letters at The University of Tampa is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Advertising Creative Strategy, to begin Fall 2023.

Apply at https://utampa.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Faculty/details/Assistant-Professor-in-Advertising-Creative-Strategy_R0006839-1?q=creative

Assistant Professor of Communication, Media and Culture at the University of Tampa

The communication department at the University of Tampa seeks a candidate with a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field with a strong background in streaming video, live content creation, and social engagement with popular media platforms. Expertise in areas such as user accessibility and inclusion, podcasting, field recording, and immersive media would also be welcome along with a willingness to strengthen diversity in our curriculum, including updating existing production courses and proposing new ones when needed.

See more details and application portal here: https://utampa.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Faculty/details/Assistant-Professor-of-Communication--Media-and-Culture_R0006985-1

Instructor in Advertising and Design at the University of Oregon

The School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon seeks a full-time instructor to join our thriving undergraduate advertising program. The ideal candidate will teach basic design and creative production courses for students interested in digital/social content production and art direction. Additionally, this candidate will lead workshops on contemporary issues around typography, user experience, advertising channels, and visual messaging.

Apply at https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/530155/instructor-in-advertising-and-design

Assistant Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon

The University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) is seeking an assistant professor of journalism with an emphasis on reporting and writing—one who knows how to tell stories with impact across digital platforms and who can help us shape the next chapter of journalism education.

Apply at https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529447/assistant-professor-of-journalism.

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2022-2023 MCD Officers
Chair Valerie Kretz St. Norbert College Communication and Media Studies 100 Grant Street, Boyle Hall 352, De Pere, WI 54115 valerie.kretz@snc.edu	Vice-Chair Veronica Hefner St. Mary's College - California School of Liberal Arts - Communication 105J Sichel, Moraga, CA 94575 vh10@stmarys-ca.edu

Vice Chair-Elect / Ad-Hoc Awards Matt Lapierre University of Arizona Department of Communication 1103 East University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 mlapierre@arizona.edu	Past Chair Laramie Taylor University of California-Davis Communication Department 396 Ker Hall, Davis, CA 95616 lartaylor@ucdavis.edu
Secretary Kristin Drogos University of Michigan - Ann Arbor LSA Communication & Media 7415F North Quad, 105 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 kdro@umich.edu	Secretary-Elect Ellie Yang Northwestern Missouri State University 800 University Drive Maryville, MO 64468 eyang@nwmissouri.edu
Publications & Web Editor Rocky Dailey South Dakota State University School of Communication and Journalism Yeager Hall 211, Box 2235 Brookings, SD 57007 rocky.dailey@sdstate.edu	Graduate Student Rep. Lauren Taylor University of California - Davis School of Communication 469 Ker Hall Davis, CA 95616 lautaylor@ucdavis.edu
Ad-Hoc Appointment - Group Parliamentarian Shane Tilton Ohio Northern University Department of Communication Freed PAC 137 Ada, OH 45810 s-tilton@onu.edu	Graduate Student Rep. - Elect John J. Brooks Northwestern University School of Communication 710 N. Lakeshore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 johnjbrooks@u.northwestern.edu
Research Committee
Committee Chair Joseph Hoffswell Western Kentucky University Department of Communication FAC 145 Bowling Green, KY 42101 joseph.hoffswell@wku.edu	First Vice-Chair Arienne Ferchaud Florida State University College of Communication & Information 4100 University Center, Building C Talahassee, FL 32306 aferchaud@fsu.edu

Second Vice-Chair David Stamps Bentley University 175 Forest Street Waltham, MA 02452 dstamps@bentley.edu	Second Vice-Chair - Elect Hillary Gamble Auburn University - Montgomery Communication & Theatre 7430 East Drive Montgomery, AL 36117 hgamble@aum.edu
Nominations Committee
Committee Chair Colin Kearney Christopher Newport University One Avenue of the Arts Newport News, VA 23606 colin.kearney@cnu.edu	Vice Chair Benjamin K. Smith California State University - East Bay Department of Communication 3011 Meiklejohn Hall Hayward, CA 94542 benjamin.smith@csueastbay.edu
Vice Chair-Elect Cassandra Alexopoulos University of Massachusett- Boston 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 c.alexopoulos@umb.edu
Representatives to NCA General Assembly
Legislative Assembly (2022 Convention) Stan Tickton Norfolk State University Mass Communication/Journalism 700 Park Ave., Unit 3249 Norfolk, Virginia 23504 sdtickton@hotmail.com

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