Research

2006 AEJMC Conference

College of Journalism and Communications
Faculty and Graduate Student Presentations

TUESDAY AUGUST 1

6:50 pm to 8:05 pm

Diversity in Public Relations: Implications of and Tensions in Practice, Teaching, and Research
Panelist: Juan-Carlos Molleda

8:10 pm to 9:35 pm

The Test: Public Relations During Katrina Panel

The Blame Game: Framing and Reframing the Katrina Crisis
Michael Mitrook and Jennifer Robinson

Beyond Government: Civil Society Communication and Response Following Katrina
Jennifer Robinson

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2

8 am to 4 pm / 019

Journalism and Mass Communication Leadership Institute

Workshop Session: JMC Leadership Institute: Fundraising Fundamentals
Panelist: Ralph Lowenstein

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 028

High Density Refereed Paper Session

Measuring the Donor-Nonprofit Organization Relationship: The Impact of Relationship Cultivation on Donor Renewal
Richard D. Waters

Challenging the Monolithic View of Ethnic Minorities in Public Relations’ Strategies: Hispanic Culture-frames of the Healthcare Issue
Belio A. Martinez, Jr.

10 am to 11:30 am / 034

High Density Refereed Paper Session

Appeals and Cultural Symbols in Chinese TV Commercials
Feng Shen

10 am to 11:30 am / 039

Refereed Paper Session: Mixed Messages: Diversity in Media Messages and Usage Patterns Among Ethnic Groups

Western Media Meets Eastern Tradition: Examining the Views of Chinese-American Women on Beauty
Jennifer Lemanski

Agenda-Setting and Voter Turnout among Youth: Implications for Political Socialization
Spiro Kiousis, and Michael McDevitt, Colorado

Effects of Media Celebrity Endorsement on Blood Donation: Meaning Transfer and Celebrity Identification
Bumsub Jin

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 260

Refereed Paper Session: New Media: Choosing and Using

Talking to Young Voters: A Content Analysis of Political Messages on Get-Out-the-Vote Web sites
Monica Postelnicu, Louisiana State and Spiro Kiousis

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 263

Refereed Paper Session: Creative Projects in Visual Communication
Moderating/Presiding: John Freeman

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 271

Refereed Paper Session: Best of CT&M

Effects of Endorser Credibility and Message Typicality on Delayed Attitude Change*
Joon Soo Lim (Chaffee-McLeod Top Student Paper Award)

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 275

Teaching Panel Session: Publishing a Student Magazine: Getting It Started, Keeping It Going
Panelist: Ted Spiker

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 283

Refereed Paper Session: Winner‘s Panel in Science Communication

The Effects of Mr. and Mrs. Reeve on Public Health and Social Issues: Celebrity Identification and Parasocial Interaction*
Bumsub Jin

6:45 pm to 8:15 pm / 288

Refereed Paper Session: Access Issues — National and International

Accessing Records Six Feet Under: A 50-state Study of Statutory Autopsy Laws
Ana-Klara Hering

10 am to 11:30 am / 040

Refereed Paper Session: Framing the Corporate Message

Understanding Influence on Corporate Reputation: An Examination of Public Relations Efforts, Media Coverage, Public Opinion, and Financial Performance from an Agenda-Building and Agenda-Setting Perspective*
Spiro Kiousis, Cristina Popescu and Michael Mitrook

11:45 am to 1:15 pm / 055

Refereed Paper Session: Health in the News: Frames and Channels

Trolleys and Other Health Service Targets: Irish Journalists’ Perceptions of Their Influence on Health Policy Development
Kim Walsh-Childers

11:45 am to 1:15 pm / 057

AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Teaching Standards and Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism Awards

Award Session: Best Practices for Teaching the First Amendment, 2004 Journalism Teacher of the Year recipient and respondent: Sandra Chance

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 060

High Density Refereed Paper Session: Media Frames and Press Freedom Framing Sars in China*
Feng Shen and Jiun-yi Tsai

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 063

Teaching Panel Session: Reaching Out to Young Broadcast Journalists
Panelist: Johanna Cleary

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 067

Teaching Panel Session: Bridging the Science Gap in Mass Communication Courses
Panelist: Debbie Treise

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 069

AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Profession Freedom and Responsibility, Award Panel Session: AEJMC First Amendment Award Session
Moderating/Presiding: Sandra Chance

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 073

Journalism and International Communication Divisions

Mini-plenary Teaching Panel Session: Great Ideas for Teachers

Name that View
How to use descriptive writing to help readers visualize a story’s setting
Renee Martin-Kratzer

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 075

High Density Refereed Paper Session

A Chain-Reaction View of Word-of-Mouth Communication: Effects of Perceived Group Norms on College Students‘ Word-of-Mouth Communication Regarding the Issue of Choosing a Spring Break Destination
Jin Seong Park and Kenneth Kim

Videostyle in Presidential Campaigns 2000 & 2004: An Informational Versus Transformational Approach
Feng Shen and Kenneth Kim

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 080

Refereed Paper Session: Libel and Speech Controls

The Facebook: Placing Universities Face-to-Face With First Amendment Concerns
Kim Lopez

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 083

Refereed Paper Session: Branding the Media: Analyzing Television Networks’ Personality and Ratings

Branding Television News in a Multi-channel Environment: An Examination of Network News Brand Personality, Antecedents, and Effects
Sylvia M. Chan-Olmsted and Jiyoung Cha

THURSDAY AUGUST 3

7 am to 9:45 am / 097

AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Professional Freedom and Responsibility

Business Session: Executive Committee Meeting
Moderating/Presiding: Sandra Chance

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 104

Refereed Paper Session: Media Effects and Adolescents
Moderating/Presiding: Cory Armstrong

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 109

Refereed Paper Joint Poster Session

Direct to Consumer Advertising: Enhancing Patient-Provider Communication and Health Literacy
Paula Rausch and Debbie Treise

DTC Advertising and the Perceived Social Reality of Depression: The Potential Effects of DTC Advertising for Antidepressant Brands on College Students’ Perceptions of the Prevalence and Lifetime Risk of Depression
Jin Seong Park

Mobile Media Use and Its Impact on Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Advertising
JongWoo Jun and SangMi Lee

Blogging 101: Issues and Approaches to Teaching Blog Management in Public Relations Courses*
Richard D. Waters and Jennifer A. Robinson

The Academy Versus the Profession: A Comparative Analysis of Ethical Discussion in Public Relations Publications
Michael A. Mitrook and Benton Danner

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 111

Scholastic Journalism Division

Refereed Paper Research Session
Discussant: Julie E. Dodd

11:45 am to 1:15 pm / 125

PF&R Panel Session: Innovative Outreach to Scholastic Journalism
Moderating/Presiding: Judy L. Robinson
Discussant: Julie E. Dodd

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 133

Refereed Paper Poster Session: Scholar-to-Scholar

Attitude Certainty and Resistance to Persuasion: Investigating the Impact of Source Trustworthiness in Advertising
Jennifer Lemanski and Hyung-Seok Lee

The Development of Mobile Television: Examining the Convergence of Mobile and Broadcasting Services
Sangwon Lee and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted

Municipal Broadband Services: Government Supply as Panacea to Market Failure in the Provision of High Speed Internet Service to Underserved and Unserved Communities
Abubakar Alhassan

Competitive Advantages of the Mobile Advertising Industry: A Comparative Study Between U.S. and Korea*
SangMi Lee and Jennifer L. Lemanski

Following the Setting Sun
Steve Collins, Central Florida and Cory Armstrong

Effects of Entertainment Television Program Viewing on Students’ Perceptions of Public Relations Functions
Youjin Choi

Persuasion and Ethics: Towards a Taxonomy of Means and Ends
Benton Danner and Spiro Kiousis

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 137

PF&R Panel Session: FOIA Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary: A Promise Fulfilled or a Bureaucratic Roadblock?
Moderating/Presiding and Panelist: Sandra F. Chance

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 139

Teaching Panel Session: Best Practices in Teaching Audience Research
Sylvia Chan-Olmsted

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 144

Refereed Paper Session: Analyzing the Past and Future of Civic and Citizen Journalism

“The Newspaper With a Conscience”: Discourse on Journalism’s Responsibility to Society and Civic Life in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
Ronald Rodgers

5 pm to 6:30 pm / 151

Refereed Paper Poster Session

Believing Blogs? Examining the Influence of Gender Cues on Credibility
Cory Armstrong and Melinda McAdams

Uses and Gratifications in the Blogosphere: Identifying Motives, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Weblog
Trent Seltzer and Michael Mitrook

Newspaper Coverage of Trans Fats: An Agenda for Policy Change?
Paula Rausch

FRIDAY AUGUST 5

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 222

Refereed Paper Session: The Reality of Regulation: Policy I Issues in Telecommunications, Cable, and Newspaper

The Impacts of Market-based Standardization Policy on the Mobile Deployment in OECD Countries: An Empirical Analysis
Sangwon Lee

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 224

Refereed Paper Session: INMA Prize: Responding to the Needs of the Industry

Reaching Out: Newspaper Credibility Among Younger Readers*
Cory Armstrong and Steve Collins, Central Florida

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 225

Refereed Paper Session: News Content Production and Delivery

Selling News: Behind the Content of Cable and Broadcast News Morning Shows
Johanna Cleary and Terry Adams, Miami

10 am to 11:30 am / 231

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication General Business Session: AEJMC Business Meeting

Mary A. Gardner Award for Graduate Research
Recipient: Debi Demáre

11:45 am to 1:15 pm / 232

Refereed Paper Session: Scholar-to-Scholar

Planting the Seeds of Constitutional Conflict: A Look at the Legal Landscape Concerning Presidential Power and the NSA’s Wiretapping Program
Brian Pafundi

Market Definition, Merger Review and Media Monopolization: Congressional Approval of the Corporate Voice Through the Newspaper Preservation Act
Amy Kristin Sanders

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 247

Teaching/Research Panel Session: Best of the Web winners:
Mindy McAdams
David Stanton
Patrick Reakes

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 250

Refereed Paper Session: Graduate Student Research Showcase
Supervision and Accuracy in An Online Newsroom: Pilot Study*
David Stanton, Diane Hickey and Keith Saliba

1:30 pm to 3 pm / 252

PF&R Panel Session: Trust, Ethnicity, and Science
Panelist: Mike Weigold

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 256

Refereed Paper Session: Joint Poster Session

Pioneers in the Blogosphere: Profiling the Early Adopters of Weblogs
Byeng-Hee Chang and Trent Seltzer

The Effects of 3G License Fees on the Mobile Markets in OECD Countries
Sangwon Lee

Information Technology and Information Literacy in Journalism-Mass Communication Libraries
Patrick Reakes, Barbara Semonche and Fred Thomsen

6:45 pm to 8:15 pm / 297

University of Miami, Florida International University, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, University of Central Florida, Florida A&M University, University of South Florida, Tampa and University of Florida Social: The Floridas, Georgia and Alabama Reception

SATURDAY AUGUST 5

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 309

Refereed Paper Session: Journalism in Times of War and Civil Unrest

Hayes, Herr and Sack: Esquire Goes to Vietnam
Keith Saliba

8:15 am to 9:45 am / 315

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Training Session: Incoming Professional Freedom and Responsibility Chairs
Moderating/Presiding: Sandra Chance

10 am to 11:30 am / 319

Refereed Paper Session: Gender, Beauty and Consumer Concerns

Is Beauty a Joy Forever? Young Women’s Emotional Responses to Varying Types of Beautiful Advertising Models*
J. Robyn Goodman, Jon Morris and John Sutherland

11:45 am to 1:15 pm / 340

PF&R/Research Panel Session: Conceptualizing Interactivity

Interactive News Graphics
Panelist: Mindy McAdams

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm / 352

Refereed Paper Session: Visual Communications Research

The Emotional Effect of Negative News Photographs
Renee Martin-Kratzer and Esther Thorson, Missouri

*Research paper winners

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