University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and graduate students presented papers and received awards at the 48^th annual AEJMC Southeast Colloquium at the Texas Christian University Bob Schieffer College of Communication. The Colloquium is the oldest and most successful regional journalism and mass communication meeting.

Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, received the Top Paper Award in the Law and Policy Division. He co-authored “Can the Undue Burden Standard Add Clarity and Rigor to Intermediate Scrutiny in First Amendment Jurisprudence?: A Proposal Cutting Across Constitutional Domains for Time, Place and Manner Regulations” with Minch Minchin, J.D./Ph.D student.

Calvert also presented the paper “The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Some Lessons from and Overlooked Theory in Bollea v. Gawker Media”

The Top Student Paper in the Law and Policy Division, “Reining in Internet-Age Expansion of Exemption 7(c): Towards a Tort Law Approach to Ferreting Out Legitimate Privacy Concerns and Unwarranted Intrusions Under FOIA,” was awarded to Austin Vining and Sebastian Zarate, Ph.D. students.

The Top Paper Award in the Newspaper and Online New Division went to Ph.D. students Vaughan James and Paul Simpson for “Vapor and Mirrors: A Qualitative Framing Analysis of E-Cigarette Reporting in High-Circulation U.S. Newspapers.”

Also in the Top Paper Newspaper and Online News Division, CJC had two runner-ups: “Sunshine, Charter Schools and Open Enrollment: The Current State of Media Coverage of the Charter School Movement in Florida,” by MAMC students Meghan Mangrum and Kelly Kelly, and “How the Sharing of Fake News on Facebook Affects Users’ Perceptions of Real Journalism: A Model” by Paul Mena, Ph.D student.

Other paper presentations included:

• “Big Data is Not the Answer to Everything: Advertising Practitioners’ Perceptions on Big Data” by Advertising Assistant Professor Huan Chen and Ph.D student Brittani Sahm.
• “Not an Inspiration Just for Existing: How Advertising Uses Physical Disabilities as Inspiration: A Catergorization and Model” – Summer Shelton, Ph.D student.
• “Health Cues, Food Cues, and Final Selections: The Effects of Nutrition Format and Individual Differences on Desired Portion Size” – Lauren Bayliss, Ph.D student.
• “From Censorship to Activision: The Politics of Information” – Maggie Xiaomeng Lan, Ph.D student.
• “A Conceptual Model: Why Do Bystanders Refrain from Acting in Cyberbullying Cases?” – Leping You.
• “Root, Root, Root for Social Good: The Influence of Proximity to a Sports Team on the Creation of Social Capital” – Brad Horn.

Posted: April 6, 2017
Category: College News, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project News, Student News
Tagged as: AEJMC Colloquium, Awards, Clay Calvert, Huan Chen