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THURSDAY, MARCH 11

3 - 7 p.m.
Check-in/Registration, Park Library, 268 Carroll Hall
Paper authors please note: Bring 10 copies of your papers to check-in/registration.
Also: Visit the Park Library to peruse colloquium papers, browse, use desktops and relax.
Also: Wireless Internet access available in Carroll Hall during the colloquium.


5 - 7 p.m.
Opening Reception, Freedom Forum Conference Center, 305 Carroll Hall


FRIDAY, MARCH 12

8:30 a.m. - noon and 2 - 5:00 p.m.
Check-in/Registration, Park Library, 268 Carroll Hall
Paper authors please note: Bring 10 copies of your papers to check-in/registration.
Also: Visit the Park Library to peruse colloquium papers, browse, use desktops and relax.
Also: Wireless Internet access available in Carroll Hall during the colloquium.


8:30 a.m. - noon and 2 - 5:00 p.m.
Charles Kuralt Learning Center, 281 Carroll Hall
Visit the center and experience the legacy of Charles Kuralt.


9 - 10:15 a.m.
Early Morning Sessions in Carroll Hall

Panel – Get to Them Early: Cultivating Journalism Historians among First-Year Students
James M. Cox Foundation Classroom, 11 Carroll Hall
Barbara Friedman, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Karla Gower, University of Alabama
Michael Fuhlhage, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Michael Sweeney, Ohio University
Frank Fee, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Law and Policy Division Research – You and Me and the FCC: Net Neutrality, Ownership Rules, and the F Word
Gannett Foundation Lecture Room, 33 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Ruth Walden, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Discussant: Courtney Barclay, Syracuse University

“The Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rules: Content Neutral or Tools of Censorship?” Lorna Veraldi, Florida International University (Second Place Faculty Paper)

“When Does F*** Not Mean F***: FCC v. Fox Television Stations and a Call for Protecting Emotive Speech,” W. Wat Hopkins, Virginia Tech University

“A Battle in a War of Network Neutrality,” Ji won Kim, Indiana University

“Mother Knows Best: Can Lessons Learned from the Ma Bell Breakup Be Applied to the Net Neutrality Debate?” Tom Vizcarrondo, Louisiana State University

Magazine Division Research – The Editorial Framing of Ideas in Magazine Coverage
Hussman Foundation Classroom, 143 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Myles Ludwig, Lynn University
Discussant: Rachel Davis Mersey, Northwestern University

"What Black Women Need to Know: Breast Cancer Coverage in African-American Magazines," Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida, and Heather Edwards, SAIC-Frederick Inc. (Top Paper)

“Public Intellectuals on the Cover of Time,” Stephen Bates, University of Nevada – Las Vegas

“Editing Desire: The Principles and Professionalism of Helen Gurley Brown,” Paula Hunt, University of Missouri

Newspaper Division Research – A Look into Newsrooms and the People Who Pass Through Them
John Mendenhall Gibson Conference Facility, 283 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Glenn Scott, Elon University
Discussant: George Daniels, University of Alabama

“Electronic Press Run: An Analysis of Newspaper Breaking News E-mail Alerts,” Jessica E. Smith, Texas Tech University (Top Faculty Paper)

“Newspaper Editors are not Created Equal: Making Sense of Today’s Fickle Editors,” Reginald F. Moody, University of South Alabama

“Millennials and the Media: News Habits of Young Journalists,” Geoffrey Graybeal, Joe Dennis and Amy Sindik, University of Georgia (Top Student Paper)

“Early Newspaper Fund Interns were Men who Covered Kings and Combat and Commanded Newsrooms,” Rick Kenney, Hampton University

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Mid-Morning Break


10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Late Morning Sessions in Carroll Hall

Panel – Intellectual Property Issues and the Future of Journalism
James M. Cox Foundation Classroom, 11 Carroll Hall
Kathy Olson, Lehigh University
Laura Gasaway, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Victoria Smith Ekstrand, Bowling Green State University


History Division Research – Media During Wartime: Battles for Hearts, Minds, and Audiences
John Mendenhall Gibson Conference Facility, 283 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Dan Haygood, Elon University
Discussant: Barbara Friedman, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“The Tennessee Press and the Battle for the Confederate Nation,” Dianne Bragg, University of Alabama

“Reporters and ‘Willing Propagandists’: AEF Correspondents Define Their Roles,” Michael S. Sweeney, Ohio University (Second Place Faculty Paper)

“Together to Fight: A Study of the Failed Attempts to Merge the Scripps and Hearst Wire Services During World War I,” Dale Zacher, University of Arkansas – Little Rock

“Communicating World War II on Two Fronts: Prelude to War and The Negro Soldier, 1942-1944,” Melvin Slater, University of South Carolina

Law and Policy Division Research – Media Law at Home and Abroad
Gannett Foundation Lecture Room, 33 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Robert D. Richards, Pennsylvania State University
Discussant: Cheryl Bishop, Quinnipiac University

“Potheads, Subpoenas and Non-Traditional Journalists: The Trial of Annette Buchanan on the Eve of Branzburg,” Dean C. Smith, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Just the Facts, Mademoiselle: Contrasting Canadian and American Courts on Freedom of Speech for Public Schoolteachers,” Erica Salkin, University of Wisconsin – Madison

“Ireland’s New Blasphemy Law: Would the European Court of Human Rights Sanction it from Above?” Luisa Ryan, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“The New Price to Play: Are Passive Online Media Users Bound by Terms of Use?” Woodrow Hartzog, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Open Division Research – Print and the Radio
Hussman Foundation Classroom, 143 Carroll Hall

Moderator: JoAnna Williamson, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Discussant: Frank Fee, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Hiring for Change?: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Industry Job Ads on Journalism.com,” Johanna Cleary and Meredith Cochie, University of Florida

“Evaluating Public Access Ombuds Programs: An Analysis of the Experiences of Virginia, Iowa and Arizona,” Daxton R. Chip Stewart, Texas Christian University

“On the Same Frequency: Talk Show Content as a Reflection of Host-Listener Congruency,” David Crider, Temple University and Olga Zatepilina, Syracuse University

Noon - 2 p.m.
Keynote Luncheon, Chancellor's Ballroom, Carolina Inn


2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Early Afternoon Sessions in Carroll Hall

Panel – Civil Rights in the South: Local News Coverage of the “Friendship Nine”
Freedom Forum Conference Center, 305 Carroll Hall
Larry Timbs, Winthrop University
Guy Reel, Winthrop University
W.T. "Dub" Massey, Member of the “Friendship Nine,” Rock Hill, S.C.

Law and Policy Division Research – Intellectual Property 2.0: Copyright Issues in the Internet Age
Gannett Foundation Lecture Room, 33 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Victoria Smith Ekstrand, Bowling Green State University
Discussant: Kathy Olson Lehigh University

“Intellectual Property Ownership of Online News: A Moral Rights Copyright Alternative,” Edward L. Carter, Brigham Young University (First Place Faculty Paper)

“Owning the News: Hot News on the Internet and the Commodification of News in Digital Culture,” Clay Calvert, University of Florida (Third Place Faculty Paper)

“‘Hot News’: A Tort on the Brink,” Melita M. Garza, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Third Place Student Paper)

“Hunting for Parents: An Analysis of the Controversial and Nebulous Search Requirements for Potential Users of Orphan Works,” Rebecca K. Prettyman, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Newspaper Division Research – Open to Ethics: Issues for Journalists and their Evolving Practices
John Mendenhall Gibson Conference Facility, 283 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Michelle Ferrier, Elon University
Discussant: Philip Meyer, University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill

“Law and (Moral) Order: News Media Discourse in Death-Penalty Coverage,” Melissa Patterson, University of Central Florida, and Rick Kenney, Hampton University

“Desperation Versus Inspiration: Measuring Ethical Climate in Evolving Newsrooms,” Jennifer Brannock Cox, University of Florida

“Latinos in Mainstream and Latino Press: An Argument for Cultural Citizenship Analysis,” Lisa Paulin, North Carolina Central University

“Influences on Coverage of Minorities in the Newspaper: A Comparative Study of Four Newspapers and the Communities They Serve,” Franai White, Wilson Lowrey and George L. Daniels, University of Alabama

Open Division Research – Movies and Sports
Hussman Foundation Classroom, 143 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Dianne Bragg, University of Alabama
Discussant: Rhonda Gibson, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Watching Movies in the Name of the Lord: Thoughts on a Normative Theory of Christian Criticism,” Jim Y. Trammell, High Point University

“Critical Analysis of ‘Memoirs of a Geisha” through the Life Histories of the Author and the Researcher,” Kimiko Akita, University of Central Florida

“Competitors, Start Your Engines! Sports Communication through Involvement Antecedents for Motorsport Athletes,” Tom Mueller, Appalachian State University

Radio – TV Journalism Division Research – Community Radio, Fake News, and Rush
James M. Cox Foundation Classroom, 11 Carroll Hall

Moderator - Jefferson T. Spurlock, Troy University

Discussant - George Daniels, University of Alabama

“Culturally Distinct, Locally Authentic and Universally Relevant: A Model and Case Study for Meeting the Challenges of Modern Community Radio,” Vanessa Murphree, University of South Alabama and Jerry R Goolsby, Loyola University – New Orleans 


“Entertainment versus Hard News: An Analysis of How Presentation News Style Influences the Priming Effects,” Jennifer Kowalewski, Texas Christian University 


“The Limbaugh Effect: How the Mainstream Media has Portrayed Rush Limbaugh and His Role Over the Years,” Greg Kerr, Texas Christian University

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Mid-Afternoon Break


3:45 - 5 p.m.
Late Afternoon Sessions in Carroll Hall

Panel – Mediating Terrorism in Newspapers and Magazines
Freedom Forum Conference Center, 305 Carroll Hall
Hannah Williams and Brooke Barnett, Elon University
Laura Roselle, Elon University
Heather Epkins, University of Maryland

History Division Research – Defining Issues, Contextualizing Events: Press Expectations and Performance
John Mendenhall Gibson Conference Facility, 283 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Frank Fee, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Discussant: Naeemah Clark, Elon University

“‘Easter Came Early for Some’: Media, Riots and Racialized Space in Chicago, April 1968,” Meagan Manning, University of Minnesota

“‘He Has Ruined Himself as a Leader’: How a Campus Newspaper Attempted to Enforce Social Norms Through the Shaming of a Student Body President,” Woodrow Hartzog, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (First Place Student Paper)

“Dewey, Lippmann, and the Role of Communication in Democracy,” Scott W. Dunn, Radford University

“Prodigy's Privacy: William James Sidis, The New Yorker and American Anti-Intellectualism,” Stephen Bates, University of Nevada-Las Vegas (First Place Faculty Paper)

Law and Policy Division Research – Sex, Tobacco and Videogames: The First Amendment Collides with Business and Entertainment
Gannett Foundation Lecture Room, 33 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Lorna Veraldi, Florida International University
Discussant: Karla Gower, University of Alabama

“Playing Politics or Protecting Children? Congressional Action and a First Amendment Analysis of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,” Christina M. Locke and Wendy Allen-Brunner, University of Florida

“Freeway Porn and the Signs of Sin: Sex, Cigarettes and Censorship of Billboards,” Clay Calvert, University of Florida

“A Gun by Any Other Name: The Right of Publicity in Electronic Arts Inc. v. Dillinger, LLC,” Emily Ogilvie, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Do Collegiate Videogames Violate Student-Athletes’ Rights of Publicity?” Jeremy Lee, Louisiana State University

Open Division Research – Strategic Communication
Hussman Foundation Classroom, 143 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Dean Mundy, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Discussant: Lois Boynton, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“It’s Easy Being Green: The Effects of Argument and Imagery on Consumer Responses to Green Produce Packaging,” James D. Ivory, Virginia E. Board, Lindsay M. Crighton, Phillip M. Kostka and Justine A. Spack, Virginia Tech University

“Effect of Message Type in Strategic Advocacy Communication: Strategies to Combat Ageism,” Terri Ann Bailey, Florida Gulf Coast University

“Health Campaigns and Video Messages: The Role of Regulatory Focus and Self Esteem on Behavioral Intentions,” Elizabeth Johnson and Robert Magee, Virginia Tech University

Radio – TV Journalism Division Research – Assignment Editors, Video Producers, Bloggers, and Crime News
James M. Cox Foundation Classroom, 11 Carroll Hall

Moderator - Vanessa Murphree, South Alabama University

Discussant - Jennifer Kowalewski, Texas Christian University


“Video Expectations for Non-Television Producers: A Study of Two Community Newspapers' Online Video Strategies,” George Daniels, University of Alabama

“Motivations and Attitudes Toward Crime News as Predictors of Risk Perception,” Eun Hwa Jung, University of Florida

 “When is a Blogger a Journalist?” Fredrick Q. Kendrick, Howard University 


“The Television Newsroom Assignment Editor: Attracting Candidates for a Not-So-Attractive Job,” Jefferson T. Spurlock,” Troy University

SATURDAY, MARCH 13

8:30 a.m. - noon
Check-in/Registration, Park Library, 268 Carroll Hall
Paper authors please note: Bring 10 copies of your papers to check-in/registration.
Also: Visit the Park Library to peruse colloquium papers, browse, use desktops and relax.
Also: Wireless Internet access available in Carroll Hall during the colloquium.

9 - 10:15 a.m.
Early Morning Sessions in Carroll Hall

Panel – Do I Need a MyFace Spacebook Profile or Maybe a Tweeter Account?
James M. Cox Foundation Classroom, 11 Carroll Hall
Meredith Cochie, University of Florida
Joe Bob Hester, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Terry Adams Bloom, University of Miami
Erikk Ross, The Art Institutes - Online Division
James D. Ivory, Virginia Tech University

History Division Research – Innovators, Instigators, and Investigators: The Genius of Trailblazing Journalists
John Mendenhall Gibson Conference Facility, 283 Carroll Hall

Moderators: David Copeland and Harlen Makemson, Elon University
Discussant: Anthony Hatcher, Elon University

“Publisher as Pitchman: The Journalism of P.T. Barnum,” Don Stacom, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (Second Place Student Paper)

“Jessica Mitford’s ‘Experiments Behind Bars’ and the Moral Craft of Investigative Journalism,” Amy Snow Landa, University of Minnesota

“Freedom's Vanguard: Horace Greeley's Thoughts About Press Freedom and Ethics In the Early Years of the Penny Press,” Daxton R. “Chip” Stewart, Texas Christian University

“‘Beating Down the Fear’: John H. McCray and the Framing of the Civil Rights Struggle in South Carolina (1940-1948),” Sid Bedingfield, University of South Carolina

Law and Policy Division Research – When Words Hurt: New Frontiers in the Law of Defamation and False Light
Gannett Foundation Lecture Room, 33 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Derigan Silver, University of Denver
Discussant: Cathy Packer, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Gay Labeling and Defamation Law: Have Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Changed Enough to Modify Reputational Torts?” Robert D. Richards, Pennsylvania State University

“Libelous Language Post Lawrence: Accusations of Homosexuality as Defamation,” Laurie Phillips, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

“A Dark Place for the First Amendment? The Continuing Danger of False Light Invasion of Privacy,” Sandra F. Chance and Christina M. Locke, University of Florida

“Protecting the Press’s Right to ‘Influence and Inform’: The Applicability of Moderate Anti-SLAPP Statutes to the Media Defendant’s Right to Objectively Petition,” Brendan R. Watson, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Second Place Student Paper)

Magazine Division Research – Weighty Matters: How Magazines Cover Issues in Popular Culture
Hussman Foundation Classroom, 143 Carroll Hall

Moderator/discussant: Debashis “Deb” Aikat, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Realistic Expectations: How Mainstream Magazines Frame the Weight Wars,” Linda Hallam, University of Florida

“Growing Up Consumer: Representations of Adult Culture in Contemporary American Children's Magazines,” Katrina D. Tauchen, University of Missouri

“Photographic Images of Gender and Race Portrayed in Sports Illustrated Kids,” Ashley Furrow, Ohio University

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Mid-Morning Break


10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Late Morning Sessions in Carroll Hall

Law and Policy Division Research – Who Are You? Emerging Law of Anonymous Speech
James M. Cox Foundation Classroom, 11 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Minjeong Kim, Colorado State University
Discussant: Anthony Fargo, Indiana University

“Motivations for Anonymous Speech: A Critical Legal Study,” Victoria Smith Ekstrand, Bowling Green State University

“David Doe v. Goliath, Inc.: Judicial Ferment in 2009 for Business Plaintiffs Seeking the Identities of Anonymous Online Speakers,” Kayla Gutierrez, Karla Kennedy and Kara Carnly Murrhee, University of Florida (First Place Student Paper)

“Shielding Anon: An Analysis of Using Shield Laws to Protect Anonymous Commenters,” Jonathan D. Jones, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

“Let John and Jane Doe Go it Alone: Why News Organizations Should Think Twice Before Claiming Shield Laws Extend to Anonymous Online Comment Posters,” Patrick C. File, University of Minnesota

Law and Policy Division Research – First Amendment Matters: Political Speech, Obscenity, Privacy, and the Supreme Court
Gannett Foundation Lecture Room, 33 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Edward L. Carter, Brigham Young University
Discussant: W. Wat Hopkins, Virginia Tech University

“The Framers’ First Amendment: Originalist Citations in U.S. Supreme Court Opinions,” Derigan Silver, University of Denver

“In Defense of Free Speech: Rethinking Campaign Finance Reform,” Matthew Thornton, Louisiana State University

“Does Anti-Paparazzi Mean Anti-Press? First Amendment Implications of Privacy Legislation for the Newsroom,” Christina M. Locke, University of Florida

“Judicial Erosion of Protection for Defendants in Obscenity Prosecutions? When Courts Say, Literally, Enough is Enough and When Internet Availability Doesn’t Mean Acceptance,” Clay Calvert, University of Florida

Newspaper Division Research: Frames and Portrayals – How Journalists Picture Issues and Political Figures
John Mendenhall Gibson Conference Facility, 283 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Frank Fee, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Discussant: Glenn Scott, Elon University

“The Swine Flu Middle East Comparative Religious Picture Portrayed by The New York Times,” Mohammed Al-Azdee, Indiana University

“Professionals to Potential First Ladies,” Tiffany J. Shoop, Shenandoah University

“Walking a Tightrope: Selected African-American Columnists, Obama and Frame Analysis,” Kenneth Campbell and Ernest L. Wiggins, University of South Carolina

“What’s Black & White & Re(a)d All Over?” Mary Hill-Wagner, Member at Large

Open Division Research – Facebook and Web Research
Hussman Foundation Classroom, 143 Carroll Hall

Moderator: Bart Wojdynski, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Discussant: Terry Adams Bloom, University of Miami

“Birds of a Feather Flock Together” Reloaded: Homophily in the Context of Web 2.0 on Online Social Networking Sites,” Mia Fischer, College of Charleston

"Managing and Interpreting Identity through Facebook Photos,” Lee Farquhar, Samford University

“Web Sites and Attitude Toward Charities: The Role of Color and Knowledge Activation,” Robert G. Magee, Erin L. Cooper, Elizabeth A. Johnson, Gina Xenakis, Gordon M. Curry and Hui-Yun Chen, Virginia Tech University

“Finding a Digital Voice: An Analysis of American Indian, African American, Asian American, Latino, and Southeast Asian Indian Web Portals,” Melissa A. Johnson, North Carolina State University, and Caleb W. Smith, OMD

Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Business Luncheon, Freedom Forum Conference Center, 305 Carroll Hall
Please note: Authors of award-winning papers should attend the business luncheon