AEJMC today announced the recipients of the association's first annual Scholars Program. Of the 61 applications received this year, four teams were selected as the inaugural recipients.
The AEJMC Scholars Program is designed to develop and nurture outstanding teachers and researchers in journalism and mass communication. The program's mission is to identify, encourage and recognize some of AEJMC's most promising scholars by providing partial funding for research or teaching projects.
The program awards $2,500 research and teaching grants to up to four AEJMC members or teams to encourage innovative and timely projects in journalism and mass communication.
Proposals were solicited in the fall of 2009, and selections were made in January 2010.
Each proposal selected for funding was also matched with a recognized scholar to serve as a mentor throughout the project. The mentor will serve as a resource and sounding board as the work progresses.
AEJMC expects to showcase initial results from the first round of these grants at a special session at the 2010 AEJMC Denver Conference.
Meet the Scholars
Jasmine McNealy A Survey of Subpoenas against Anonymous Internet Speakers and Outcomes
Heather LaMarre Citizen Journalism and Social Media
in the 2010 Election
Future of Online News: Winners & Losers LIVE Online Chat | February 18 | 12pm EST
A winter 2010 Newspaper Research Journal study
found that newspapers and news Web sites generally cover the same
topics but newspapers offer greater breadth and depth than their online
counterparts. The study's researcher, Scott Maier, will lead a LIVE online chat to discuss the future of online journalism.
Panelists include: Kathy Best, managing editor of Digital News and Innovation at The Seattle Times; Melissa Ludtke, editor of Harvard University's Nieman Reports; and Jane Singer, a University of Iowa professor and internationally renown scholar on digital journalism.
The
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is a
nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication
educators, students and media professionals. The Association's mission
is to advance education, foster scholarly research, cultivate better
professional practice and promote the free flow of communication.
