2021 BEA On-Location

Syllabi are important in presenting students with a clear explanation of the course and how to complete it successfully. This year was challenging for faculty as each course syllabus had to be reviewed to reflect the need for flexibility during the pandemic. Panel participants will discuss whether they were able to keep course policies, such as those for late work, attendance and extra credit, consistent with pre-pandemic syllabi statements or if they adapted those policies to accommodate the changing learning environment caused by Covid-19. Panelists will also discuss how this unexpected pandemic driven review impacts their thinking about syllabi and policies moving forward.

Thousands of dollars in prizes, recognition from your peers and a swanky awards ceremony - those are only a few of the reasons to enter BEA's premiere creative competition! But the breadth of work that can be entered is staggering and sometimes figuring out how to complete an entry can be a bit intimidating. This panel provides you with an opportunity to learn about each competition in the Festival directly from the competition chairs and to ask questions about the process. Additionally, we'll talk about the history of the Festival, the judging process and the acceptance rates - things you can incorporate into your promotion and tenure efforts.

Please join Apple for a session as they demonstrate and discuss how iMovie on iPad can enhance mobile storytelling workflows and how those workflows can be taken into Final Cut Pro.

The workshop is geared to faculty and administrators who are interested in learning about, discussing, and developing plans for both programmatic and course assessment.  This session will be geared towards ACEJMC accredited programs (and prospective programs) and the recently revised standards. Special attention will be given to D&I values and competencies addressing culturally proficient communication and multicultural history.

Moderator: Dr. Rochelle Ford; Dean, School of Communications, Elon University
Panelists: Dr. Michel Haigh; Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas State University
Dr. Bey-Ling Sha; Dean, College of Communications, California State University, Fullerton
Dan Shelley; Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Radio Television Digital News Association

Please join Apple for a session using Clips, iMovie and Final Cut Pro to create subtitles and closed captions for more accessible video.

This panel would touch on a few different issues: the lack of knowledge students have about TV News since they mainly watch news online, how the industry is changing to create more streaming news networks in response to the changing audience, and how we, as educators, can incorporate innovative news programs into our curriculum - from TikTok to Twitch broadcasts and vertical video studios.

With podcasts' exponential growth in popularity and production, it's vital to incorporate podcasting into academic curriculum. But, what does that process entail? What are the successes and challenges bringing in this production for our students and/or student media? This panel will provide best practices for and a discussion about incorporating podcast assignments into media production classes and student media, as well as building podcast-specific classes.

This session will focus on the power of Music – its ability to enhance messaging and create engaging content in all forms of media. Learn the 5 important things every content creator must know about Production Music.

This text-based panel examines streaming media from the vantage point of producers, directors, writers, and audience members. Examining a range of programming choices distributed by such streaming services as Prime, Netflex, Hulu, Acorn, ESPN, and Britbox, the panelists employ rhetorical, historical, cultural, visual, and critical methods to analyze the series’ production strategies, viewer reception, and social significance. Following formal presentations, the panelists will also engage with such questions as the following: How is streaming similar to and different from television broadcasting? What audiences are excluded from the streaming experience, and why? How can independent producers and media entrepreneurs participate in production and distribution of streaming content? Does streaming accelerate or contain the creative process? What is the “formula” for success in the streaming environment?

Glenda Balas, University of North Texas at Dallas, Moderator
 
Greg Luft, Colorado State University—"Detectives Streaming on the World Stage: How International Crime Fiction Can Unintentionally Improve Our Grasp of Character Development, Production Techniques, Culture, and Geography.” This presentation examines a broad range of international detective series streaming on such services as Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Acorn, and Britbox. Originating in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and featuring such diverse languages as Finnish, Polish, French, and Spanish, these programs demonstrate both differences and similarities with U.S. crime drama and offer a bird’s eye view of geography through new technologies.
 
Sue Balter-Reitz, Montana State University Billings—"Psychedelia in The Queen’s Gambit.” Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, The Queen’s Gambit provides viewers with a visual argument about life in mid-century America. This paper uses visual rhetorical analysis to analyze psychedelic imagery as a driver of the narrative of the Netflix series.
 
John McGuire, Oklahoma State University--“ ‘Where's My Game?’ The Migration of Sports to Streaming Services.” This paper discusses the transition of popular sports content to streaming services. The presentation highlights ESPN+ and its Big 12 Now service, as well as other major sports properties such as NFL Sunday Ticket, as they move online.
 
Glenda Balas, University of North Texas at Dallas—“From Nordic Noir to Cultural Identity: Baltasar Kormákur’s Vision of Icelandic Storytelling.” Kormákur’s Icelandic portfolio includes crime fiction (Trapped), supernatural and science fiction (Katla), and noir-inspired thrillers (A Little Trip to Heaven). This auteur study examines how the director combines popular culture and grisly mystery with values of cultural identity, opposition to global capitalism, and preservation of the Icelandic language—all goals consistent with Icelandic public broadcasting and indigenous media production. 
 
Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado—"A Spectrum of Possibilities: Representations of Neurodivergence on Hulu and Netflix.” Popular culture is one of the few areas where people who might not otherwise interact with those who have been diagnosed or identify as neurodivergent see it recognized and addressed. This presentation examines the evolution of neurodivergent portrayals and investigates what can be done to better represent conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.

In light of recent increases in racially motivated crimes against minorities and growing social justice movements in the United States, journalists are recognizing the need to diversify their own content, sources, and newsrooms. Truly multiperspectival news relies on journalists and newsroom management covering their communities with credibility, balance, nuance, and cultural awareness and sensitivity.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts should not begin in the newsroom, however. Journalism classrooms across the nation must turn their attention to DEI-related subjects in order to better prepare students to be more culturally aware and focused on inclusive journalistic practices. This panel addresses how broadcast educators can work to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in their curriculum.

Panelists will discuss the importance of these efforts for the field of journalism, individual student success (both professionally and personally), and more inclusive campus cultures. The moderator and panelists below will share their experience working with university DEI-related initiatives, incorporating diversity and inclusion in their media classrooms and student newsrooms. Attendees of the panel will leave with suggestions and actionable steps to provide more inclusive curriculum designs for their courses and ways to encourage a DEI focus in their programs, departments, and universities.

The COVID-19 Pandemic brought many complications to the world of student media. University radio stations around the world relied on a skeleton crew of members broadcasting shows in the studio or from their homes, while others were forced to rely solely on automation and/or pre-recorded programs. One of the biggest problems these media outlets will face this academic year is the potential dip in student membership. The pandemic brought on a gap year of sorts with senior members graduating and little to no recruitment of new students due to campus restrictions. This panel seeks to provide recommendations and strategies for reigniting student media and boosting recruitment efforts for university radio stations post-pandemic.

In 2022, BEA will begin awarding the BEA Research Grants. This panel will help attendees prepare their grant proposals, discussing the grant award process, budget considerations, grant preparation tips, the importance of grants for tenure and promotion, and other practical issues. Panelists include a range of faculty from experienced faculty who have received multiple research grants to faculty who are in the process of earning tenure and promotion.

This panel is an important step in establishing the BEA Research Grants, providing both practical information and increasing awareness of the grants.
Moderator: Jeff Wilkinson, Florida A&M University
Panelists: Cory Armstrong, University of Alabama
Roxanne Coche, University of Florida
Augie Grant, University of South Carolina
Serena Miller, Michigan State University

Lightning research in progress session.

Moderator: Jessalynn Strauss, Elon University

Symbolic Annihilation in WXPN’s 2020 All-Time Greatest Songs Countdown. David Crider, SUNY Oswego. Kim Fox, American University in Cairo.

Improving Assessment Results: Exploring Data Collection Methods in a Law & Ethics Course. Laura Smith, University of South Carolina. Carmen Maye, University of South Carolina. Eric Robinson, University of South Carolina.

Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards 2020: Critical Insights from Major Advertising/Marketing Sponsorships. Dorothy Bland, University of North Texas, Dallas. Lillie Fears, Arkansas State University. Sandra Combs, Arkansas State University. Sheryl Johnson-Ross, Howard University. Riva Brown, University of Central Arkansas.

Déjà-entendu: Dream Sequences in Audio Drama. Leslie McMurtry, University of Salford. Billy Glew, University of Salford.

Six Takes on a Japanese Dolphin Hunt: Examining Reflexivity in Activist Documentaries. Jay Alabaster, Arizona State University.

Political Cancel Culture: A Cluster Criticism of Perceived Media Bias. Karen Russell, Regent University. Elizabeth G. Rose, Regent University. Tabethia L. Chiles, Regent University.

Student media outlets are finding ways to thrive in today's changing media landscape, but they also face challenges as the student population changes. Interest in media has never been greater and that has led to new student opportunities, but at the same time, financial challenges and changing student dynamics must be met to thrive on campus. Learn how these veteran student media advisors, all board members of College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI), have helped their student outlets succeed and set themselves up to continue to do so in a time where there are more media opportunities than ever before.

Join us as we celebrate and announce this year's On-Location creative competition winners!  Congratulations to all the finalists.

2021 Faculty Finalists Faculty Audio Competition
Artist Spotlight: Louis Armstrong — Dutch Hoggatt, Harding University
For Changemakers, By Changemakers — Michael Riecke, SUNY - Oswego
Increase the Peace — David Shabazz, Kentucky State University
SFA Summer Classes — Casey Hart, Stephen F. Austin State University

Faculty Documentary Competition
A Two-Front War — Shawn Kildea, Rider University
Rockin' Baker — Ringo Jones, University of Arkansas Fayetteville
Added Years — David Garcia, Baylor University
Tennessee Triumph: Making a Monument — Karen Bullis, Austin Peay State University

Faculty Film & Video Competition
Eyes of the Storm — Chandra Clark & Scott Hodgson, University of Alabama & University of Oklahoma
Time, Place & Manner Restrictions — Kevin Qualls, Murray State University
TCU KinderFrogs 2020 — Dustin Hahn, Texas Christian University
Safe 2 Help — Scott Hodgson, University of Oklahoma
Baptized in the Flames — Ringo Jones, University of Arkansas Fayetteville
The Secret Life of an Alien Teenager — Dean Cummings, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Mobile / Interactive Multimedia Competition
From Suarez's Basement - Video Podcast — Francisco Suarez, SUNY - Oswego
Iron and Yarn — Mike Castellucci, Michigan State University
Pin Up! The Movie: An Interactive Documentary — Kathleen Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder

Faculty News Competition
An Immigrant's Experience of the ‘Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy President Biden Is Ending — Alexander Luchsinger, Elon University
Mother's Day — Mike Castellucci, Michigan State University
Secrets of Life — Mike Castellucci, Michigan State University
The Marx Brothers & the Story of Freedonia Marxonia — Mike Igoe, SUNY – Fredonia

Faculty Photojournalism Competition
Mango House — Ross Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder
Vietnam Motorbike Culture — Greg Luft, Colorado State University
The Aftermath — Ross Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder

Faculty Sports Competition
MTSU-Marshall Feature — Chris Bacon, Middle Tennessee State University
 
 2021 Student FinalistsStudent Audio Competition
The Road to Freedom Avenue: The Legacy of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore — Lillian Hernández Caraballo and Julianne Amaya, University of Central Florida
D&D — Jade Thomas, University of Arkansas
Racism Within Football — Conor O'Grady, Nottingham Trent University
The Colescott Quest of Discovering Himself — Bassel Hanna, American University in Cairo
The Lights - Front and Center — Lyric Hill, Kentucky State University
The Musical Magic and Scorched Legacy of Cairo's Khedivial Royal Opera House — Maya Aboelnasr, American University in Cairo
Metri Lyons A Performer at Heart — Ethan Foster, Mississippi State University
Primetime w/Parker Primrose — Parker Primrose, University of Oklahoma

Student Documentary Competition
Syracuse Senior Confronts Inherited Trauma Through Painting — Patrick Linehan, Syracuse University
Race, Recognition and Reconciliation — Luke Harvin, Furman University
Downright Discrimination - A Life Worth Living — Anna Wilkinson, Nottingham Trent University

Student Film & Video Competition  
My Love for Books — Ben Bosler, University of Arkansas
The Dime — Alex Semikopenko, University of Oklahoma
I’ll Be Gone — Maggie Bossalini, Sara Bouwman, and Reese Karras, Elon University
Black Lives Still Matter — Emmanuel Tobe, Peter Fortunato, and Jack Learner, Elon University
To Go Bros — Eliza Polich, Furman University

Student Interactive Multimedia Competition
Visualizing 81 — Sonny Cirasuolo, Lawry Boyer, Kevin Camelo, Molly Gibbs and Amanda Paule, Syracuse University
Deconstructing the Divide — Deconstructing the Divide Staff, Syracuse University
Hmmgry? — Tkeya Davy, Elon University

Student News Competition 
OU Nightly — Will Blessing & Curt Watson, University of Oklahoma
Focal Point 3-19 Newscast — Julian Stainback, Sam Britten, Joe Freihofer, Emily Towns, Michigan State University
Focal Point Evergreen Newscast — Julian Stainback, Joe Freihofer, Sam Britten, Emily Towns, Collin Membiela, Jessie Cohen, Ally Smith, Rahmya Trewern, Isabella Martin, Michigan State University
The Disunited Kingdom - Will Wales Want Independence? — Lewis Jones, Nottingham Trent University
Letters of Love — Joe Freihofer, Michigan State University
On Seeking Plein-Air — Daniel O'Neil, Colorado State University
Truman Scholarship Finalist — Flora Dedeaux, Mississippi State University
Mustard Mags and the Weinermobile — Flora Dedeaux, Mississippi State University
It Feels Like a Normal Semester Again — Sam Britten, Michigan State University

Student Photojournalism Competition
For the Win — TJ Shaw and Laura Oliverio, Syracuse University
Stepping Up for Justice — Renée Deemer and Laura Oliverio, Syracuse University
Our Poisoned Kids — Jessica Ruiz and Laura Oliverio, Syracuse University

Student Sports Competition  
Sooner Sports Pad — Will Blessing & Marissa Marcotte, University of Oklahoma
The Amateur Professional — Peter Fortunato, Jack Lerner, and Emmanuel Tobe, Elon University
GamedayU Basketball — Jared Thomas, Dylan Rivera & Kolton Cooper,  University of Oklahoma

Please join Apple for a session on utilizing the power for storytelling with motion graphics in Keynote.

In a world where iPhones are used for all types of content creation, instructors must continually strive to balance tools training with course learning objectives while combating student distraction. Panel will discuss best practices for focusing student attention online and in the classroom, and discuss trends in use of devices by “Generation Z.”

Papers accepted in the research competition. Theme: Opinion leaders, language, and identity.

Moderator: Kathleen M. Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder

An Updated Investigation of the Conceptualization of Peace and War in Studies of Media Coverage of Conflicts. Stephen Perry, Regent University. Valerie Gouse, Cumberland County College. Mariely Valentin-Llopis, Barry University College of Arts and Sciences. Beryl Nyamwange, Regent University.

More Similar than Different: An Examination of Language Use Differences in Popular Music Based on Sex. Casey Hart, Stephen F. Austin University. George Day, Stephen F. Austin University.

How Digital Empowerment Affects the Dissolution of the Segmentation Effect and Construction of Opinion Leaders in the Isolated Communities: Ethnographic Investigation of Leprosy Rehabilitation Groups. Lin Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Please join Apple for a session as they demonstrate and discuss how iMovie on iPad can enhance mobile storytelling workflows and how those workflows can be taken into Final Cut Pro.

The issue of health care has been on the national agenda for some time, but not until the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States did the issue of mental health come to the forefront of public awareness. The CDC recently released a report showing increases in teen and young adult suicide attempts in 2020-2021 compared to the previous year. Universities across the world are reporting increases in student mental health services. As students recover from loss of loved ones due to COVID-19, isolation from quarantines, and changing expectations of in-person versus virtual learning, both students and faculty need to increase awareness of mental health issues and resources in the upcoming year. This panel will explore research, advice, and initiatives to incorporate mental health awareness across campus.

This panel will discuss the current industry trend of Animation Technology and how it effects and changes the higher education from the history of Animation & Film, 2d & 3D Animation, Motion Graphic Animation and Motion Capture Animation fields. Through this presentation and peers discussions we should have a strong understanding of how the modern animation technology transform the traditional animation in current industry and higher education.

This panel would illustrate various ways programs have produced television live productions while under Covid restrictions.

CLICK HERE for Robert Gordon's Presentation.

CLICK HERE for Chrissy Guest's Presentation.

Please join Apple for a session using Clips, iMovie and Final Cut Pro to create subtitles and closed captions for more accessible video.

This panel will provide advice on organizing, writing, and developing promotion and tenure portfolios. Panelists will address the P & T process from a variety of perspectives including the use of creative works as a form of scholarship. Ample time will be provided for audience members to directly address questions relevant to their promotion and tenure issues to the panelists.

The BBC states as one of its values: ‘We put audiences at the heart of everything we do’. This, coming from a broadcaster with strong paternalistic foundations, signalled the move from a unidirectional broadcaster to a symbiotic relationship with its consumers.
Linfoot (2011) dates the shift from paternalism to populism in the creation of BBC Local Radio in 1967, however the BBC’s early productions of phone-in and discussion programmes were carefully choreographed. Letters from listeners and viewers were read and discussed but rarely did they have a direct impact on output. For decades broadcasters slowly progressed from telling the audience what they thought they should see or hear to what they thought they wanted to see and hear – and that guesswork continued, arguably, until the advent of social media where everyone with the access and knowledge could interact with broadcasters directly, both the organisations and individuals.
Engagement with an audience that has become more active than passive is a key factor in 21st century broadcasting, and our students must understand the complexities of serving diverse and organically changing audiences.
This panel will take a look from both sides of the Atlantic at:
Why people engage with broadcasters
What happens when the audience becomes the broadcaster
The visual turn in audience engagement, with a look at visual gatekeeping theory, and
How we teach students how to engage with audiences.

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Dylan Flanigan, Trevor Diehl & Joseph Packer, Central Michigan University; The Affective Economy of Twitch.tv
Jeffrey Bruinsma, North Carolina State University; Netflix and Fortnite: Extended Abstract
Chance Lachowitzer, North Carolina State University; The Genealogy of Live Streaming on Twitch.TV

This panel will explore faculty retirement from a variety of perspectives. Included are viewpoints of panelists who have been retired for 5+ years, those newly retired, and those planning for retirement in 2-5 years. The panel will discuss issues of financial planning, managing career progression and the decision to retire, and building a successful work/life balance before and in retirement.

In 2020, the race issue was the one thing that managed to shift the news media’s focus away from a once-in-a-century worldwide pandemic. Indeed, racial prejudice is one issue that has, in fact, been with us since before the last Pandemic. The race riots of the early 1900s pre-date the Spanish Flu of 1918. They led to the birth of organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which began in 1909 by a multicultural group of individuals determined to address the senseless murders of people of color. In similar fashion, a multicultural group of individuals is needed to facilitate learning about race in multiple instructional settings within the journalism and mass communication arena today.

As controversial as stories and statements about race may be, it is equally as complicated and confusing for instructors to determine the best way to deliver instruction on this particular type of diversity. Faculty in journalism and mass communication bear a heavy burden to “get it right” when they discuss race and racism in the classroom. Not only do students deal with their own development in understanding race and racism, they will also be preparers of messages for others who consume media. This panel addresses the several eminent aspects to teaching race in journalism and mass communication education based on their contributions to the edited volume Teaching Race: Struggles, Strategies, and Scholarship for the Mass Communication classroom, which will be released in August.

2:45-3:40 p.m. Eastern Time : What’s new with Google tools: Google Fact-Check Explorer, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Trends, Google search shortcuts, MapChecking.com for crowd size estimates, Google Earth Measure tool, Google Earth Engine Timelapse.

3:45-4:45 p.m. Eastern Time: Data Journalism: Data scraping with Google Sheets and building interactive charts and graphics with Google Flourish.

This roundtable will allow participants to discuss successful strategies to student engagement that can help students invest in their coursework this fall and acclimate to being in face-to-face classes again. Conversations with some students suggest that a number of them are dealing with pandemic burn-out, ZOOM fatigue, and loss of intellectual appetite and a zest for their college career.

These panelists--all recognized as outstanding teachers who bring great ideas and energy to their classes--will share their insights about this topic. Their presentations bring a range of approaches to the concept of student engagement in the post-pandemic era, including shared virtual space, collective problem-solving and creative production, new forms of journalistic storytelling, a focus on mental health, belief in the prospects of education, and renewed commitments by students to their major course of study.

Ngozi Akinro, Texas Wesleyan University—"When Burnout Sets In: Sustaining Student Engagement in a Virtual Space." This panelist explores some of the challenges that students experienced during the last year and a half and the steps she continues to take to maintain student engagement. Of particular interest are the role of digital tools, content diversity, and the place of the students in creating an engaged classroom.
 
Aphrodite Salas, Concordia University—“Journalism As an Approach to (Self) Knowledge.” Production skills are front and center in visual and multimedia journalism classes. As the pandemic wore on and hands-on teaching continued to be replaced by zoom sessions and instructional videos, students in this Canadian journalism program struggled to keep up. This panelist describes how a “flipped” approach to the positionality of first-year student journalists asked them “what is working and why” in relation to the pandemic experience in their home communities. This shift in the story’s central question—allowing students to both report and reflect—positioned them differently vis-a-vis the news they were covering and produced a more personalized, engaged perspective on social impacts of the pandemic.
 
Jason Balas, University of North Texas—“Poor Man’s Process: Teaching Interior Car Shots.” This panelist describes an interactive video workshop that trains students to shoot interior car shots with a non-moving auto. Students appreciate this “tricks of the trade” lesson because it is physically active, occurs outdoors, and involves the entire class (lighting, videography, casting, acting, sound, special effects, and editing). Importantly, the workshop teaches students to produce visual effects they frequently see in movies and television and reminds them why they have chosen the digital production major for their careers.
 
Desiree Hill, University of Central Oklahoma--“Mental Health Tune-up: Pandemic Phase Two.” The focus of this presentation are post-pandemic mental health challenges faced by students in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The panelist focuses on best practices for recognizing, understanding, and addressing these mental health issues in the university setting. She also explores the post-pandemic “engaged classroom,” how it can be impacted by mental health concerns, and other pedagogical lessons of the pandemic that may/should be here to stay.
 
David Weiss, University of New Mexico—"Everything Old Is New Again: Engaging First-Semester Master’s Students at the Beginning of the Post-Pandemic Era.” Students beginning their graduate-school careers are usually bursting with energy and excitement, not to mention (more than) a bit of trepidation. This panelist explores additional, unprecedented challenges to engagement and success confronting new graduate students--and their instructors--when their first semester in grad school is also their first semester of on-campus classes in almost two years.
 
Glenda Balas, University of North Texas at Dallas—“Shedding Cynicism About Higher Ed: Helping Students See the Value of a College Education.” According to a recent study by marketing agency LaneTerralever, more than a third of prospective first year students at universities and almost half of new community college students are re-considering going to college. These students, most of whom spent 16 months at home and online due to the pandemic, are skeptical and even cynical about the value of college. This panelist discusses a career-planning activity for first-year communication students that asks them to identify what they “do not want” in their future. This exercise--which focuses on writing, critical thinking, and discussion—shifts the conversation from the “benefits” of college to a “risk analysis” of not earning a degree, an approach appreciated by many pragmatic, post-pandemic, first-year students seeking a good job.

Papers accepted in research competition. Theme: Collaboration

Moderator: Jared Bahir Browsh, Thomas Jefferson University.

Listen Up! A Contemporary Exploration of College students’ Attitudes Toward Campus, Student-Run Radio. Anjali Shenoy, Georgia College and State University; Margaret Cain, Georgia College and State University; Isabella Samples, Georgia College and State University; Meredith Ryals, Georgia College and State University.

Common Practice: How Social-Level Influences Affect Variability of Broadcasters’ Nonverbal Neutrality in Crisis Coverage. Danielle Deavours, Montevallo University.

Intersections of Identity: Examining the Impact of Sport Fanship and Political Affiliation on the Evaluation of the NBA’s Black Lives Matter Sponsorship. Kenon Brown, the University of Alabama; Nicky Lewis, University of Kentucky; University of Alabama; Matthew Barnidge, the University of Alabama; Courtney D. Boman, the University of Alabama

Collaborative, Crowd-sourced and Interactive Documentary: The Voices of a Generation Through Campus Reboot. Susan Cardillo, University of Hartford

Here's to a program free, non-computer using day.

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Moderator: Rob Brookey, Ball State University

Mehdi Semati, Northern Illinois University; Unplanned Obsolescence: Streaming (Disruptive) Media and the Iranian State

George Daniels, University of Alabama and Chalise Macklin, Streaming as a Strategy for Displaying the Black Experience

Rebecca Lind, University of Illinois at Chicago; Audience Evaluations of Diversity in Streaming Media: Triaging the Literature

Justin Grandinetti, University of North Carolina at Charlotte & Charles Ecenbarger, University of the Pacific; What is “Televisual” in the Era of Mobile Streaming?

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Papers accepted in the research competition. Top paper awards will be announced during this session (Top and Second Place Faculty Paper, Top and Second Place Student Paper).

Moderator: David Staton, University of Northern Colorado

Remaining Neutral During the Deadliest School Shooting in History: Nonverbal Neutrality of Broadcasters in the Virginia Tech Coverage. Danielle Deavors, University of Montevallo.

Community Representation in Middle America: What Stories Are Heard and Whose Faces Are Seen on English v. Spanish Local TV News? Margarita H Tapia, University of Oklahoma. Chris E. Anderson, University of Oklahoma. Jill A. Edy, University of Oklahoma.

Create, Lead, or Follow: Innovations in College Media. Gretchen Macchiarella, California State University Northridge. Elizabeth Smith, Pepperdine University.

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Lightning session of research in progress. Theme: Changing Media Landscape.

Moderator: Patrick Johnson, Indiana University Northwest
Public Broadcasting at the Margins: The CBC and Canada’s Indigenous Voices. Glenda Balas, University of North Texas, Dallas.

Social Responsibility and Nonverbal Communication: Visual framing of International COVID-19 Broadcast Coverage Through Adornment and Interpersonal Distance Cues. Danielle Deavours, Montevallo University.

Riots and Retweets: A Case Study of Social Media Policy Changes in Response to the Capitol Insurrection. Jennifer Billinson, Christopher Newport University. Teagan Mauck, Christopher Newport University.

Communicating a Critical Moment; Co-Creation and Chronicling Climate Change. David Staton, University of Northern Colorado. Kathleen M. Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder.

Pandemic Podcasting: Covering Sports When the World Stops. Ryan Broussard, Sam Houston State University. Lindsey Anne Sherrill, University of North Alabama. Marcus Funk, Sam Houston State University.

Better Storytelling Through Chemistry. James Machado, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

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Moderator: Denise Belafonte-Young, SLAM Boca Raton-Charter Middle/High School

Lightning session of research in progress. Theme: Framing, Branding and Identity

The Effectiveness of Brand Journalism Videos as Advertising in Higher Education Marketing. Author, Kaley Martin, University of Alabama

Well, He IS Paid to be Violent...": How Athlete Identity Alters Perceptions of Domestic Violence Incidents. Authors: Kenon Brown, University of Alabama; Andrew Billings, University of Alabama; Leigh Moscowitz, University of South Carolina

Social Comparison in the Natural Hair Care Community: How Black Women Utilize Social Media Influencers During their Natural Hair Care Journey. Author, JaMirah Borden, University of Montevallo

Journalists’ Identity Construction in Croatian TV-Series "The Paper." Author Karolina Leakovic, Arizona State University (visiting Fulbright Scholar)

Judging Oprah: An Examination of Audience and Media Critic Assessments of Oprah Winfrey's Interview with Meghan and Harry. Author Karin Assmann, University of Georgia

Please join Apple and Adobe for a session on the integration of Photoshop and Creative Cloud with iPad and Apple Pencil as well as workflows from iPad to Mac.

Please join Apple and Adobe for a session on the integration of Illustrator and Creative Cloud with iPad and Apple Pencil as well as workflows from iPad to Mac.

The media industry is an ever-changing world; and for incoming students who are learning the media industry, their needs and learning strategies have changed as well. Various educational institutions have taken different approaches, including putting technology at the center of the curriculum and others that have pulled it out to specific classes.

This curriculum-focused panel will offer participants the opportunity to hear how programs have made changes to their curriculum to meet the needs of the industry, their students, and university. We will also discuss the future of curriculum and where programs may be heading.

This session will showcase selected works from the 2020-21 BEA PSA Competition whose award-winning student entries focused on themes of racial justice and social issues. Participants will share lessons learned from the PSA challenge and discuss the opportunities and challenges of infusing diversity, equity, and inclusion into advanced broadcast production projects.

At last year’s BEA On-Location, we heard from an international group of contributors about interesting topics in the century of radio. This year, we’d like to expand on this historical perspective by introducing reflections on radio pedagogy (how you may have changed your approach to teaching over the last year during pandemic conditions) and other opportunities that have opened up your understanding or your approach to teaching radio. We would encourage participants in last year’s panel to bring an update on their research or contribute new presentations about their research into radio history.

Instructors of skills courses in journalism and related programs have learned some important lessons in the pandemic for teaching everything from video to writing as a hybrid class experience. It was universally difficult and the preference would almost certainly always be to teach similar courses in person. However, there are things we improvised, things we discovered were actually meaningful, and things we learned could be included in any version of future courses. This panel will include a variety of people who taught through the pandemic, including important skills courses, to talk about successes, lessons for the future, and creative tools for improvising and problem-solving going forward.

Podcasting is now one of the fastest growing areas of broadcasting and one that is actively looking for new hires. It is also one of the more challenging areas to teach, since it is so rapidly changing and there are virtually no rules governing it. Podcasting IS the New Broadcasting will present a variety of methodologies being used to teach podcasting and integrate it into related areas of study and into the overall campus environment as both a practical and a promotional tool. The panel will also look at the wide variety of online - and free - professional-level resources available to create interactive and hands-on learning experiences for students, both as part of in-person and remote learning environments.

Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and come meet with BEA staff and ask questions, find out about the upcoming election process, get help logging in the the new member database and social community, share any ideas you have or just say hello.

As tomorrow's production professionals and cinematic storytellers, it's essential to recognize the importance of properly licensing music from a reputable source. In this session find out how bad copyright infringement can really be and score some tips on how to make sure you're licensing the right way.

Industry standards drive technology development for vendors like Ross and technolgy adption choices made by industry customers currentlky clammoring to hire BEA Institutional member graduates. Join Ross to learn about the latest standards, trends and how a bespoke 2021 publication naemd The Media Workflow Puzzle can help provide a great wide angle lense perspective for video produciton educators today.

In a time of contracting budgets and staffing, many local news outlets are partnering with their local universities to produce storytelling projects of regional impact. Student journalists and professional journalists work together to produce public-facing work that shines a light on local problems or issues. We showcase and explore two examples of such recent projects from 2021: "The Road to Freedom Avenue: The Legacy of Harry and Harriette Moore,'' a multimedia production about America's first civil rights martyrs and their legacy and inspiration to those engaged in America's ongoing racial reckoning that was jointly produced by UCF's Nicholson School and WUCF-TV, Orlando's PBS affiliate; and "My TV Network,'' a joint partnership between Buffalo State College and the Buffalo Broadcasters Association, a collaboration of teachers, students and former professional broadcasters.

Please join Apple and Adobe for a session on the integration of Photoshop and Creative Cloud with iPad and Apple Pencil as well as workflows from iPad to Mac.

The tenure-track is not a "one-size-fits-all" process. Many faculty members have different specialities and interests depending on their background. It can sometimes be argued that research faculty have a better understanding on the path to tenure by developing original research for journals, books, and academic conferences. Creative faculty can sometimes have a difficult time finding places to enter their work depending on their speciality.

This panel will showcase competitions and entry requirements for creative faculty members in the sports field. The plan is to highlight competitions and showcase winners of these categories. The goal is for attendees to see where they can submit and see how they measure up to the winners.

Please join Apple and Adobe for a session on the integration of Illustrator and Creative Cloud with iPad and Apple Pencil as well as workflows from iPad to Mac.

The word "pivot" has been used quite a bit in higher education in the past year. Faculty have been asked to pivot their space, their time, and their pedagogy, and to turn from one thing to something different, in a quick way. Thinking about pedagogy differently, can turn the pivot to a more fluid student-centric experience, focused on thoughtful integration of new and important ideas and professional growth. This panel shares how faculty at a variety of institutions embraced the idea of fluid pedagogy to create change in their classroom.
Panelists: Adam Kuban, Ball State University; Incorporating Critical Service-Learning tenets into a Sports Reporting & Writing curriculum

Glenda Balas, University of North Texas – Dallas; Face to Face Foundations of Television Production class changes because of continued social distancing policies.

James Machado, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; New strategies for using online video tutorials as a way to maximize in-person time in the classroom.

Janice Marie Collins, Independent Scholar; Utilizing Active Centralized Empowerment pedagogy in the classroom

Stacey Irwin, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Integrating team building activities to foster optimal crew work in an upper-level media production class.

Mill, Milton, Voltaire, Paine. Our field teaches classical liberal ideas about freedom of speech. The foundational argument is that the solution for bad speech is always more speech. We tell our students that, when faced with hate speech, the response is not restriction but counter speech. The First Amendment calls on us to respect the rights of all speakers even when we don’t respect the message. It’s, “freedom for the thought that we hate,” as Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote in U.S. v. Schwimmer.

In the last five years, the nation has seen some disturbing trends in media and political communication that require us to reevaluate whether this marketplace of ideas approach to speech is still viable. The media industry has become siloed and polarized. Hate speech appears to be on the rise, at its worst with events such as the white supremacist march on Charlottesville, Virginia that took the life a peaceful protester. Revenge porn is given protected status even as it robs people of their privacy and dignity. Digital and social media have taken the capacity for deceptive practices in politics to a new level with deep fakes or just the simple act of writing something that isn’t true and very efficiently giving the lie mass circulation.

The incentives for media businesses, politicians, and political commentators have perverted the marketplace of ideas. We are at a point where we need to revisit and reevaluate the marketplace of ideas argument. This round table discussion will address how we begin to have that conversation as scholars and educators.