AEJMC News October 2024

VOLUME 58.1 | OCTOBER 2024 

CASTING A WIDE NET 

OF INCLUSION 

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Photo Gabriel Tait,, Ball State University 

From the Director 

Modality Changes 

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Research Committee 

Award Calls 

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Last Look 

AEJMC Webinars 

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From the President 

CASTING A WIDE NET OF INCLUSION NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES 

By Teresa Mastin, Michigan State University 

202425 AEJMC President 

I hope your fall is off to an upbeat start. It is undisputed that 

challenging times are being experienced across the world. According 

to Statista, as of July 2024 the top 10 problems facing 

the world include: 

At first glance, the list evokes feelings of gloom and doom; however, 

I encourage us instead to bring to the forefront of our 

minds that periods of challenge are simultaneously ripe with 

opportunity. In fact, the first 24 years of the 21 st century have 

presented the world with not only sobering challenges but 

also hopeful opportunities. During the first decade of the new 

century, the world witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the Twin 

Towers (2001), Barack Obama’s inauguration as the first Black 

U.S. president (2008), and the Arab Spring uprisings (2010). 

Each event revealed intertwined stories of immense distress 

and uplifting hope. The 21 st century’s second decade presented 

inclusion narratives that emerged from ongoing suffering 

and resolute perseverance. In 2013, the world said 

goodbye to antiapartheid revolutionary & peace activist, Nelson 

Mandela, and witnessed legalized samesex marriage across 

all 50 U.S. states in 2015. 

And as often occurs when formidable inroads are made to include 

a wider range of individuals and beliefs, backlash ensues 

from those who view inclusion from an extremely 

narrow lens. Thus, it isn’t a coincidence that even as inclusion 

made expansive headway, in 2016 Britain voted to leave the 

European Union (Brexit), and Donald Trump was elected 45 th 

President of the United States. 

In the third decade of the 21 st century (2020), the world was 

forced to contend with the COVID19 pandemic and to bear 

witness to the murder of George Floyd. That egregious act 

moved many toward a rare moment of consensus and to rally 

for systemic change—publicly acknowledging that the life experiences 

of some are unquestionably different, often based 

on factors outside their control, i.e., skin color, education 

quality, zip code. Eager not to be perceived on the wrong side 

of history, numerous forprofit companies rushed to establish 

DEI policies and goals, even as other entities set plans in motion 

to thwart inclusion. More specifically, supporters of Donald 

Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Building (2021), Russia 

invaded Ukraine (2022), and Hamas brutally attacked Israel 

(2023), with continued and unrelenting retaliation from Israel 

(ongoing). 

One root cause of the aforementioned challenges is a lack of 

belief in inclusion, which suggests a belief that the world is 

not big enough to include everyone. Therefore, it hasn’t been 

surprising to witness government, educational, and private 

business entities publicly distance themselves from and dismantle 

programs designed specifically to include the full 

range of humans. In this current environment, it is sometimes 

easy to discount our collective and individual power. Each of 

us has enormous ability to widen the arc of inclusion, broadly 

defined, in our immediate world. During this year’s annual 

conference in Philadelphia, a colleague approached me to talk 

about an incident that involved me. Immediately I became defensive, 

but they continued, making it clear that their only 

agenda was to be a peacemaker. They did not take a side, but 

astutely shared the other individual’s perspective. It took me 

some time to reflect on and process the interaction, mostly 

because I wanted to hold on to my biased “righteous indignation.” 

Their selfless act of kind inclusion helped me refocus on 

doing what was of immediate importance—supporting a colleague 

in their efforts to succeed. 

As the world and our individual pendulums swing back and 

forth, ideally favoring the middle ground, AEJMC, as a collective 

and as individual members, has an opportunity to cast a 

wide net of inclusion. Whether under the umbrella of research, 

teaching, and/or professional freedom and responsibility, 

we have the responsibility and the amazing privilege 

to provide narratives that help one another hold up and practice 

inclusion, no matter the circumstance—supporting colleagues 

and students (both undergraduate and graduate) in a 

manner that encourages them to model inclusive behavior; 

and producing rigorous qualitative and quantitative research 

around inclusiveness. These actions are sure to result in a rippling 

effect within our immediate spheres and beyond. No 

matter what environment we find ourselves immersed in, we 

must do our best to listen deeply, to see clearly and to speak

AEJMC NEWS, OCTOBER 2024 | PAGE 3 

AEJMC NEWS 

Newsletter for the Association for Education 

in Journalism and Mass Communication 

www.aejmc.org 

AEJMC 20242025 Board of Directors 

AEJMC President 

Teresa Mastin, Michigan State University 

Presidentelect 

BeyLing Sha, California State, Fullerton 

Vice President 

Mia MoodyRamirez, Baylor University 

Past President 

Linda Aldoory, American University 

PF&R Committee Chair 

George Daniels, University of Alabama 

Research Committee Chair 

Yong Volz, University of Missouri 

Teaching Committee Chair 

Tiffany Gallicano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 

Publications Committee Chair 

Teri Finneman, University of Kansas 

Council of Divisions Chair 

Meredith D. Clark, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 

Council of Divisions Vice Chair 

Avery Holton, University of Utah 

Council of Affiliates Chair 

Karla Gower, University of Alabama, Plank Center 

ASJMC President 

Emily Metzgar, Kent State 

ASJMC Presidentelect 

Hub Brown, University of Florida 

Commission on Graduate Education Chair 

Patrick R. Johnson, Marquette University 

Commission on the Status of Minorities Chair 

Kathleen McElroy, University of Texas at Austin 

Commission on the Status of Women Chair 

Erin Whiteside, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 

AEJMC/ASJMC Executive Director 

Amanda Caldwell 

From the President continued 

and act using an ethic of care. Simply put, we can practice 

authentic inclusion. 

Let’s spend a portion of our efforts this next year rededicating 

ourselves to embracing the culture and practice 

of inclusion through our research, our teaching, and our 

daily interactions, no matter where we find ourselves. I 

look forward to walking this path together. 

AEJMC STAFF 


Amanda Caldwell — Amanda@aejmc.org 

AEJMC/ASJMC Assistant Director 

Felicia Greenlee Brown — Felicia@aejmc.org 

Conference & Events Coordinator 

Cassidy Baird — Cassidy@aejmc.org 

Website Content/Graphic Designer 

Kyshia Brown — Kyshia@aejmc.org 

Project Director 

Lillian S. Coleman — Lillian@aejmc.org 

Communications Director 

Samantha Higgins — Samantha@aejmc.org 

Membership Coordinator 

Saviela Thorne — Saviela@aejmc.org 

AEJMC News, a publication of AEJMC, is published four times a year. 

AEJMC membership includes a subscription to AEJMC News. 

The contents of this newsletter may not reflect 

the editor’s views or the association’s policies. 

ISSN# 07478909


A Message to the Membership 



Dear Association Members, 

I hope you are doing well and enjoying the start of a new term. I am writing to 

inform you of some changes that are taking place within our organization’s 

staff headquarters, so that we can continue serving AEJMC members as effectively 

as possible. 

First, after careful consideration and evaluation, we have decided to transition 

all our employees to a fully remote work modality. This decision streamlines 

our operations, increases flexibility, and reduces overhead costs associated 

with maintaining a physical office space. To our members, AEJMC staff have 

always been “remote,” and our pandemicyear experience underscored the viability 

and efficiency of this service modality. 

With the shift in staff work modality, the AEJMC leadership has decided to put 

our headquarters building up for sale. Originally purchased in 1991 so that 

AEJMC members could “visit the organization” and have a physical meeting 

space, the headquarters office has since hosted very few members for visits 

and annual leadership meetings. This historical reality reinforces our understanding 

that “the organization” is the AEJMC membership, not the office 

building. 

Proceeds from the sale of the building will be reinvested into our operations to 

support our continued growth and development, a financial move that optimizes 

our resources and ensures the longterm sustainability of AEJMC. 

We deeply appreciate your continued membership in support of and dedication 

to our association. It is your commitment that drives our organization 

forward, and we are grateful for it. Please feel free to email me with any 

questions, amanda@aejmc.org. 


Executive Director


Post Conference 

AEJMC’s Philadelphia 

Conference Was Excellent 

The association welcomed 1,991 attendees who 

braved the stormy weather to join us at the 

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown for the 2024 AEJMC 

Conference August 811, to promote the theme of 

“Representation and Voice: The Future of Democracy.” 

Our keynote speaker, Wajahat Ali, was our highlight, 

offering a packed room action steps for the future, in 

a delightfully humorous way. 

2024 Post Conference Stats 

2024 Preliminary Conference Registration Numbers 

Paid Attendees (as of 08/11/2024) 

Regular Members – 1132 

Student Members – 565 

Retired Members – 15 

Guests – 87 

Exhibitors – 35 

Speakers – 157 

Student Paper 

Winners – 84 

Staff – 9 

Total Sessions 

Programmed – 313 

Total Submissions – 

2260 

Extended Abstracts 

Submitted – 850 

Full Papers 

Submitted – 1410 

Total Accepted – 

1062 

Accepted Extended 

Abstracts – 303 

Accepted Full Papers – 725 

Rejected Submissions (EAs and Full Papers 

combined) – 1118 

DQed Submissions (EAs and Full Papers 


Withdrawn Submissions (EAs and Full Papers 


KiddieCorp Childcare Guests – 14 (12 families) 

Photo credit: Gabriel Tait, Ball State University 

Guide Downloads – 842 

Guide Unique Sessions – 41,884

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Teaching Tips 

MASTER CLASS BOOK SERIES TEACHES TEACHERS TO TEACH 

Tracy Everbach, University of North Texas 

AEJMC Teaching Committee 

It’s the first day of class. You’re standing in front of a room full of 

students, all staring expectantly at you. A little voice inside you is 

pleading, “Help! What do I do?” 

AEJMC is here for you. The Master Class book series serves as a 

vital resource for instructors—from firsttime teaching to specific 

teaching areas such as ethics and controversial topics. (Tip: see 

the end of this column for a 30% discount on all books.) 

How do we engage students in class? How do we teach them to 

become effective journalists, PR professionals, advertising executives, 

creatives, or other communicators? How do we ensure 

students absorb, analyze, and create with the class material they 

learn? 

The first volume of the book series, Master Class: Teaching Advice 

for Journalism and Mass Communication Instructors, is for 

earlycareer instructors as well as faculty seeking new approaches 

to classroom instruction. Edited by Chris Roush and 

published by Rowman & Littlefield, the book released in 2017. 

Roush, assistant vice president of strategic partnerships for Elon 

University, said AEJMC Teaching Committee members wrote all 

chapters and shared their strategies, assignments, and tips. 

With encouragement from the publisher, Roush next volunteered 

to edit a series of books to help journalism and mass communication 

instructors. All Master Class books have been approved by 

the AEJMC Board of Directors and each is sponsored by an 

AEJMC division or interest group. The sales proceeds go back to 

the division and interest groups for programming, awards, and 

scholarships. 

The most recent editor is Chris Roberts, associate professor at the 

University of Alabama and a member of the Teaching Committee. 

He said journalism and communication schools and departments 

should buy the books in bulk for faculty and graduate students. 

“The original Master Class book should go to every incoming faculty 

member and adjunct,” Roberts said. “The Graduate Student 

Handbook should be among the first things every media grad student 

reads. And the topicfocused books in the series should be 

in the library of everyone who teaches and thinks about those 

topics.” 

The series includes the following guides, all of which include practical 

advice, researchbased information, tips, and resource lists. 

• The Graduate Student Guidebook: From Orientation to Tenure 

Track (2020), edited by Katherine A. Foss and from the AEJMC 

Board of Directors. This guide is designed to help graduate students 

navigate their careers, from choosing an advisor to writing 

theses and dissertations, searching for jobs, and understanding 

how universities and colleges work. 

• Testing Tolerance: Addressing Controversy in the Journalism 

and Mass Communication Classroom (2020), edited by Candi 

Carter Olson & Tracy Everbach and sponsored by the AEJMC 

Commission on the Status of Women. This volume contains advice 

from administrators, faculty, and students on tackling hotbutton 

topics in the classroom and in academia. It includes 

information on classroom management strategies, navigating 

backlash, handling controversy, encouraging empathy, and promoting 

diversity and intersectionality. 

• Teaching Race: Struggles, Strategies, and Scholarship for the 

Mass Communication Classroom (2021), edited by George Daniels 

& Robin Blom through the Minorities and Communication Division, 

is intended to help instructors address race and ethnicity 

in their classes. It employs pedagogy research to help faculty, students, 

and administrators approach racial topics in an increasingly 

diverse landscape. 

• Teaching Media Ethics: Integrating Ethics Across the Mass Communication 

Curriculum (2024) is edited by Nicole Kraft & Kathleen 

Culver via the AEJMC Media Ethics Division. This book helps 

instructors incorporate ethics education into all aspects of journalism 

and mass communication teaching. It also offers new approaches 

to teaching ethics as well as inclusive teaching 

practices. 

The latest book is coming in November 2024. Edited by Nathian 

Rodriguez and affiliated with the AEJMC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 

Transgender & Queer Interest Group, it is titled Instructing Intersectionality: 

Critical and Practical Strategies for the Journalism 

and Mass Communication Classroom. 

Next in the works is a book about teaching sports. Coeditors are 

Welch Suggs and Lauren Smith. Roberts said he welcomes ideas 

for future books in the series. His email is croberts@ua.edu. 

AEJMC members can get 30% off on any book with the code 

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Mass Communication Instructors 

The AEJMC Elected Standing 

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ed. Chris Roush 

THE GRADUATE STUDENT 

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From Orientation to Tenure Track 

The AEJMC Board of Directors 

ed. Katherine A. Foss 

TESTING TOLERANCE 

Addressing Controversy 

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eds. Candi Carter Olson & Tracy Everbach 

TEACHING RACE 

Struggles, Strategies, and Scholarship 

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Standing Committee on Research Awards Calls 

AEJMC MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE FOR THESE AWARDS 

AEJMCKnudson Latin America Prize 

Nominations are due January 15, 2025. 

AEJMC is calling for books and manuscript length non fiction 

reporting projects (including multimedia) for the AEJMC 

Knudson Latin America Prize. This is an annual award given to 

a book or substantive project concerning Latin America or 

coverage of issues in Latin America. The media and communication 

areas covered by the book or project can include journalism, 

public relations, advertising, visual communication, 

digital and social media, technological transformations, and 

the range of other areas and subdisciplines that AEJMC’s divisions 

represent. This award was endowed by the late Jerry 

Knudson, an emeritus professor at Temple University. Knudson 

was a longtime AEJMC member whose research and 

publications focused on Latin America. 

Nominated or selfnominated works must make an original 

and significant contribution to improving knowledge about 

Latin America among U.S. students, journalists or the public. 

Preference will be given to submissions that tackle civic issues 

or concerns that promote social change and break new ground. 

The AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Research encourages 

the consideration and nomination of diverse candidates 

for this award, including women and individuals from underrepresented 

groups. Eligible authors must be current AEJMC 

members as of December 31, 2024. The submission should 

either be journalistic or academic in nature, or both. The submission 

may be the result of one author or a team’s work. 

The work must have been published in English. Only one submission 

is allowed per author or team of authors. AEJMC reserves 

the right not to present the award in any given year. 

Books or projects must have been published, digitally or in 

print, in 2024. Nominations are due by January 15, 2025. The 

winner will be notified in June 2025. The winner must agree 

to be a registered participant at the 2025 AEJMC Conference 

and present at the book award panel. 

To submit a work for the AEJMCKnudson Latin America Prize, 

please submit the following to Felicia@aejmc.org at AEJMC 

headquarters by January 15, 2025: 

(1) a nomination letter that includes the work’s title, author(s) 

or editor(s), copyright/publication date, publisher 

and an explanation of the work’s contributions; 

(2) the nomination letter must include the author’s mailing 

address, telephone number and email address. The 

author or team of authors must send this information to 

the nominator if someone else is nominating; 

(3) the nomination letter must include a statement that 

reads, “As the author/editor of this work nominated for 

the AEJMCKnudson Latin America Prize, I guarantee that 

if I am the award winner, I will attend the award panel 

presentation at the 2025 AEJMC Conference as a registered 

conference participant.” The author or team of 

authors must send this statement to the nominator if 

someone else is nominating; 

(4) a onepage narrative putting the work in social, political 

and cultural context; 

(5) a digital copy of the book for consideration (PDF format 

preferred). Please note, the digital copy will be 

shared exclusively with a small number of reviewers and 

for the sole purpose of the award review process. It is the 

responsibility of the author to coordinate with their publisher 

to obtain and submit this digital copy. If password 

protection or restricted access is necessary due to the 

publisher’s policies, please ensure that the file can be accessed 

by multiple reviewers using a single password. If 

access to the digital copy is limited to one person per file, 

then six separate digital copies must be submitted. 

Only complete nomination packets will be considered. Queries 

about the award should be emailed to research@aejmc.org. 

Eleanor Blum Distinguished 

Service to Research Award 

Nominations are due December 15, 2024. 

The Blum Research Award was created to recognize people 

who have devoted substantial parts of their careers to promoting 

research in mass communication. It is under the purview 

of AEJMC’s Elected Standing Committee on Research. It 

is named in honor of its first recipient, the late Eleanor Blum, 

a longtime communications librarian at the University of Illinois 

at Urbana Champaign. 

The Blum Award is not necessarily given every year, but nominations 

received by December 15 will be considered for the 

2025 award. 

Nomination packets should include the following: 

• a letter describing the nominee’s contributions in the 

area of the award; 

• the nominee’s C.V.; and 

• at least five additional letters of support (preferably 

more) from colleagues who can attest to the candidate’s 

qualifications. 

The AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Research encourages 

the consideration and nomination of diverse candidates



for this award, including women and persons from underrepresented 

groups. Nominators should represent a range of institutions 

and perspectives on the nominee’s 

accomplishments. 

Recent previous winners include (2024) Cliff Christians, Illinois 

at UrbanaChampaign; (2023) Patricia Moy, Washington; 

(2021) Louisa Ha, Bowling Green State; (2020) Linda Steiner, 

Maryland; (2019) Melvin DeFleur, Louisiana State (posthumously); 

(2017) Esther Thorson, Michigan State; (2016) Paula 

Poindexter, Texas at Austin; (2014) Dan Riffe, North Carolina 

at Chapel Hill; (2008) Maurine Beasley, Maryland; (2007) Patrick 

Washburn, Ohio; (2006) James W. Tankard, Jr., Texas at 

Austin (posthumously); (2005) Margaret Blanchard, North Carolina 

(posthumously); and (2004) Everette E. Dennis, Fordham. 

Nomination packets and letters and questions for the Blum 

Award should be submitted electronically in a single PDF file 

to the Blum Award Committee chair, at research@aejmc.org. 

Paul J. Deutschmann Award 

for Excellence in Research 

Nominations are due December 1, 2024. 

The Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research 

recognizes a body of significant research over the course of an 

individual’s career. The award is named in honor of Paul J. 

Deutschmann, who developed the College of Communication 

Arts at Michigan State University. It serves as the AEJMC Research 

Award, recognizing the top scholars in the association 

who have made a major impact on the research of the field 

during their career. The Deutschmann Award is based on demonstrable 

influence on the field and is therefore not necessarily 

awarded every year. To be considered for the 2025 

award, nominations must be received by December 1. 

Nomination packets should include a letter describing the 

ways that the nominee’s contributions shaped the field of 

journalism and communication, focusing on how the nominee 

has impacted the specific area of their research and the broad 

field of journal ism and communication. 

The AEJMC Standing Committee on Research encourages the 

consideration and nomination of diverse candidates for this 

award, including women and persons from underrepresented 

groups. In addition, the nomination packet should include the 

nominee’s C.V. and eight to ten letters of support from colleagues 

who can attest to the candidate’s qualifications for 

the award. Nominators should represent a range of institutions 

and perspectives on the nominee’s accomplishments 

and influence. 

Recent recipients of the award include (2024) Wayne Wanta, 

Florida; (2023) Jane Singer, City University of London; (2022) 

Annie Lang, Indiana; (2021) Glen Cameron, Missouri; (2020) 

Dan Riffe, North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (2019) Esther Thorson, 

Michigan State; (2018) Shyam Sundar, Penn State; (2017) 

Stephen Reese, Texas at Austin; (2015) Pamela Shoemaker, 

Syracuse; (2013) Lee Becker, Georgia; (2011) Sharon Dunwoody, 

WisconsinMadison; (2010) Stephen Lacy, Michigan 

State; and (2009) David Weaver, Indiana. 

Nomination letters and packets and questions for the 

Deutschmann Award should be submitted electronically in a 

single PDF file to Deutschmann Award Committee Chair at 

research@aejmc.org. 

NafzigerWhiteSalwen Dissertation Award 

Nominations are due October 15, 2024. 

AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations 

for its NafzigerWhiteSalwen Dissertation Award. 

The award recognizes excellence in Ph.D. dissertation research 

that demonstrates potentially significant impact and 

importance in the field of journalism and communication research 

and includes a monetary prize. 

Dissertations are eligible if successfully defended between 

Sept. 1, 2023, and Aug. 31, 2024. The committee reserves the 

right not to grant the award in any given year. Applicants submitting 

dissertation chapters with multiple authors are asked 

that (1) clearly detail at the beginning of the chapter if it is 

multiauthored and (2) clarify their contributions to that 

chapter. 

All methodological approaches, theoretical and conceptual 

frameworks and topical areas related to journalism and communication 

are welcome. Nominations of women and persons 

from underrepresented groups are encouraged. 

How to nominate: 

(a) Nominations must be made by the dissertation advisor/director 

or by a senior administrator (dean, director 

or chair) of the doctoraldegree granting unit. Students 

may NOT nominate their own dissertation. 

(b) The nomination package includes four items: 

(1) the nominator’s cover letter 

(2) an eight to tenpage abstract summarizing the 

dissertation. This abstract should be doublespaced 

with 1inch margins, use 12pt. Times New Roman 

font, and not contain any appendices or references. 

(3) a PDF of the dissertation 

(4) the nominee’s C.V. 

(c) The nomination package must be submitted electronically 

on or before 11:59 p.m. (Central time), Sunday Oct. 

15th. All four (4) items must be delivered electronically 

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by the deadline to qualify for consideration: 

(1) The full dissertation must be submitted in ONE 

single PDF file. 

(2) A separate file comprising an extended (blind) 

eight to tenpage abstract summarizing the dissertation 

must be submitted in ONE file (PDF or DOC). The 

abstract should be organized as follows with subheadings: 

[1] Introduction and statement of purpose; 

[2] Theoretical framework and key elements of previous 

research; [3] Method; [4] Findings; [5] Conclusion 

and discussion; [6] Statement of importance to 

the field. Nominees may wish to refer to the judging 

criteria when writing their abstracts. Those criteria 

can be found from AEJMC’s website: 

(3) The nomination letter must include the nominee’s 

name, dissertation title and university affiliation. 

(d) Acknowledgments and other information that might 

identify the author, advisor or university must be removed 

from the dissertation PDF and abstract. This includes 

references to the university where the dissertation 

was written that may appear in the text. Submissions 

containing identifying information in these files may be 

disqualified. 

(e) “NWS Dissertation Award [insert nominee’s last 

name]” must be used as the subject header for any and 

all correspondence in relation to the award. 

(f) Submissions will be acknowledged by email. 

(g) Nonelectronic methods of submission (facsimile, 

standard mail, courier) are not available or acceptable. 

(h) Send nominations and questions to NWS Dissertation 

Award Chair at research@aejmc.org. 

The award is named for Ralph O. Nafziger and David Manning 

White, authors of Introduction to Mass Communication Research, 

and Michael Salwen, coauthor of An Integrated Approach 

to Communication Theory and Research. 

AEJMC Tankard Book Award Call 

Nominations are due January 15, 2025. 

AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Research invites nominations 

for the 2025 Tankard Book Award. 

This prestigious award recognizes the most outstanding book 

in the field of journalism and communication, honoring authors 

whose work embodies excellence in research, writing, 

and creativity. First presented in 2007, the award is named in 

honor of Dr. James Tankard, Jr., the posthumous recipient of 

AEJMC’s 2006 Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research 

Award, former editor of Journalism Monographs, and a longtime 

journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Eligible authors, who must be current AEJMC members as of 

December 31, 2024, may nominate their own firstedition 

scholarly book or an edited volume published in 2024 that advances 

the field of journalism and communication. Only 

books with a copyright of 2024 are eligible for consideration. 

Entries must be in print by December 31, 2024, to qualify. 

Selfpublished works are not eligible. Nominated books may 

be coauthored or coedited and should be well written and 

break new ground. The AEJMC Elected Standing Committee 

on Research particularly encourages the consideration and 

nomination of works by diverse authors, including women 

and individuals from underrepresented groups. 

Nominations are due by January 15, 2025. Finalists—including 

a winner and two unranked runnersup—will be notified in 

June 2025. Finalists will be invited to discuss their work at the 

Tankard Book Award panel during the 2025 AEJMC Annual 

Conference, which will be held August 610 in San Francisco, 

California. The finalists must agree to register for the conference 

and attend the panel. 

To nominate a book, please submit the following to 

Felicia@aejmc.org at AEJMC headquarters with email subject 

line “Tankard Book Award Nomination” no later than January 

15, 2025: 

(1) a nomination letter that includes the book’s title, 

author(s) or editor(s), copyright date, publisher, 

ISBN, and a brief explanation of the book’s contribution 

to the field of journalism and mass communication; 

(2) the author’s mailing address, phone number, and 

email address; 

(3) a statement that reads: “As the author/editor of 

this title nominated for the 2025 Tankard Book 

Award, I guarantee that if my book is chosen as a finalist, 

I will attend the Tankard Book Award session 

at the 2025 AEJMC Conference as a registered participant”; 

and 

(4) a digital copy of the book for consideration (PDF 

format preferred). Please note, the digital copy will 

be shared exclusively with a small number of reviewers 

and for the sole purpose of the award review 

process. It is the responsibility of the author to coordinate 

with their publisher to obtain and submit 

this digital copy. If password protection or restricted 

access is necessary due to the publisher’s policies, 

please ensure that the file can be accessed by multiple 

reviewers using a single password. If access to 

the digital copy is limited to one person per file, then 

six separate digital copies must be submitted. 

Given the volume of submissions each year, only complete 

nomination packets will be considered. The Elected Standing 

Committee on Research reserves the right not to present the 

award in any given year. Queries about the award should be 

emailed to research@aejmc.org.


Research Grant Opportunity: 

20242025 The Gene Burd Award 

for Research in Urban Journalism Studies 

Proposals deadline is Friday, November 15, at 4:59 p.m. EST 

AEJMC and the Urban Communication Foundation are cosponsors of the Gene Burd Award for Research in 

Urban Journalism Studies. The purpose of this annual grant is to stimulate research that explains, enlightens, inspires, 

and improves the practice of journalism and communication to advance our understanding of journalism 

in urban environments. 

The grant this year will be $2,500. It may be awarded to a faculty member, a graduate student, or a team of faculty 

member(s) and/or graduate student(s). The award program is open to a diversity of methods and topics 

within journalism and communication studies. Grant funds may not be used for PI stipend, university indirect 

costs or equipment purchase. The recipient(s) of the grant will present preliminary research findings and analysis 

during the session sponsored by the Urban Communication Foundation at next summer’s AEJMC conference 

in San Francisco, CA. 

The deadline for submitting research proposals is Friday, Nov. 15, at 4:59 p.m. EST. All application materials 

should be emailed in one attachment to Lillian Coleman at Lillian@aejmc.org (attached files must have a document 

suffix, such as doc., docx., or pdf). All application elements should be combined into one file, in the 

order outlined below. Incomplete proposals will not be reviewed. 

Proposal Criteria 

• The proposal can be no longer than 1,500 words. 

• Applicants must be current members of AEJMC. 

• Only one proposal per person is allowed. Applicants submitting as part of a team may not submit another proposal. 

• The 1,500word proposal must include these elements: 

a. Title, explanation of the topic, and statement of research questions. 

b. Statement of the principal activities of the project, including a description of the research method and 

plan for analysis. 

c. Statement on the importance of the project: How it will contribute to the body of knowledge on urban 

journalism and communication. 

d. Statement of the project’s anticipated outcomes (e.g., an article? book chapter? dissertation?). 

e. A budget outlining the main categories of spending. (Grant funds may not be used for a PI stipend, university 

indirect costs or equipment purchase.) 

f. A timeline by which the data gathering and analysis will be completed. 

g. A letter of support from the applicant’s academic supervisor (e.g., chair or thesis advisor). 

h. A threepage curriculum vitae for each applicant. 

Selection Process 

The Gene Burd Awards Committee will announce its selection of the grantee on or before Dec. 10, 2024. At the 

time of the decision, the committee will award $1,500 to the recipient, to help defray research expenses. The 

remaining $1,000, to help defray travel expenses to the AEJMC conference, will be disbursed upon the committee’s 

receipt of a brief report of the scholar’s preliminary findings prior to the annual conference. 

Questions may be directed to Committee Chair Bob Trumpbour at rct4@psu.edu.


AEJMC Webinar Series 

Catch up on these AEJMC Webinars Before They’re Gone! 

These great webinars from the AEJMC Webinar Series leave the member community December 31, 2024. 

Visit https://community.aejmc.org/events/webinars before they are gone forever. You must be logged into 

the AEJMC Community to obtain the video passwords. The AEJMC Webinar series is a member benefit. 

Freedom to Learn Webinar and Discussion 

on Impact of AntiDEI Laws 

AEJMC Standing Committee on Professional Freedom and 

Responsibility 

Revisiting the Covid19 Narratives: 

Navigating PostCovid Conditions in Higher Education 

AEJMC Standing Committee on Research 

Designing the Retirement that’s Right for You 

AEJMC Standing AEJMC Committee on Career 

Development 

AI in the JMC classroom 

AEJMC Standing Committee on Teaching 

Mentorship Matters 

AEJMC Standing Committee on Research and Commission 

on Graduate Education Webinar Partnership 

AEJMC Survey Results: Concerns of Teaching Faculty 

AEJMC Teaching Committee 

Facing Race in the Classroom: Laws and Lessons Learned 

AEJMC Professional Freedom & Responsibility Committee 

Not Business as Usual: Mitigating the Impact of 

the Pandemic on Women and BIPOC Scholars 

AEJMC Standing Committee on Research 

Creating your Brand, Scholarly and More 

AEJMC Committee on Career Development


Scholarsourcing 

A book series from AEJMC and 

Peter Lang Publishing 

Call for Proposals: 

ove er Deadline for rief ook Proposals for AEJMC‐Peter Lang Scholarsourcing Series 

AEJMC e ers are now invited to su it a reviated ook proposals for the -25 round of 

Scholarsourcing—a joint ook pu lishing venture etween AEJMC and Peter Lang Pu lishing, now 

in its tenth year. ased on the concept of crowdsourcing, Scholarsourcing rei agines the way 

scholarly ooks are proposed, peer‐reviewed, and approved for contract. 

ov. 5, 4 is the deadline to su it an a reviated ook proposal (no ore than words) for the first round of Scholarsourcing. 

The proposed ook ust e ased on original research; it should not include previously pu lished aterial. 

The proposal ust include the following: 

— ook title (this should clearly indicate what the ook is a out) 

—rationale and synopsis of the ook 

—two to three sentences highlighting they ways in which the ook is unique and valua le to the field of journalis and ass 

co unication 

—a rief explanation of how the ook speaks to the ission of AEJMC, specifically related to no ore than two of the following 

ission state ents: 

• to pro ote the highest possi le standards for journalis and ass co unication education 

• to cultivate the widest possi le range of co unication research 

• to encourage the i ple entation of a ulticultural society in the classroo and curriculu 

• to defend and aintain freedo of co unication in an effort to achieve etter professional practice and a etterinfor 

ed pu lic 

The a reviated proposal should e e ailed as a Word attach ent to Carolyn ronstein, Scholarsourcing Series Editor at 

c ronste depaul.edu and Eli a eth oward, Acquisitions Editor for Media and Co unication, at e.howard peterlang.co y 

ov. 5, 4. Please put “Scholarsourcing” in the su ject line of the e ail. Please include your full na e, affiliation, 

position, and e ail address in the ain ody of the e ail as well as confir ation of your AEJMC e ership. o authoridentifying 

infor ation should e contained in the proposal docu ent. 

The proposals will e uploaded to the AEJMC online syste , which will allow AEJMC e ers to rowse, co ent, and vote on 

proposals etween late ove er 4 and id‐January 5. Authors will e notified in March 5 if their proposals received 

sufficient votes fro the AEJMC e ership to advance to the second round. Those authors who qualify to advance will e 

invited to su it a co plete ook proposal using the Scholarsourcing proposal guidelines (issued at that ti e). Co plete ook 

proposals ust e su itted y May , 5. Co plete ook proposals will e reviewed y the AEJMC Scholarsourcing editorial 

co ittee to deter ine which author(s) shall receive a ook contract offer. All authors will e notified of the outco e y the 

end of July 5. 

The AEJMC Scholarsourcing editorial co 

ittee includes: 

Series Editor: Carolyn ronstein, DePaul University 

Kimberley Mangun 

University of Utah 

Karen McIntyre 

University of Oregon 

Juan Meng 

University of Georgia 

Meghan Sanders 

Louisiana State University 

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