AEJMC: SXSWi Exclusive, Redefining the Academy & Revving up for Mobile

AEJMC: SXSWi Exclusive, Redefining the Academy & Revving up for Mobile	March 2010

Exclusive: South by Southwest 2010: Five Good Minutes

SXSW The South by Southwest Interactive Conference & Festival is more than just a social and media technologies conference. It's an experience. More than 15,000 people descended upon Austin this year (its eighteenth) to attend more than 250 panels and keynotes, browse the Screenburn Arcade, visit the Trade Show and attend the countless parties and networking events.

Brad King, Assistant Professor at Ball State University & SXSW Advisory Board member, grabbed a video camera and captured highlights of the event for an AEJMC exclusive. King interviewed leaders in journalism, education, technology and more, and asked them each one question:

In the media sphere they operate, what's the most interesting thing they see.

>>> Watch his exclusive interviews...

also in this issue

:: Osmosis, Active Pursuits, and the Role of Guidance in the Graduate Experience

:: What's New in Cross-National Comparative Communication Research

:: Shield Law Would Protect Those Who Commit Acts of Journalism

:: Media Careers in Changing Times

:: Revving Up Mobile Delivery of Information

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Osmosis, Active Pursuits, and the Role of Guidance in the Graduate Experience
By Jennette Lovejoy, Ohio University

What's New in Cross-National Comparative Communication Research
By Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce, The University of Texas at Austin
with collaboration of Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Munich

Technological, political and economical developments of the late 20th century, combined with increased global media and transnationalism, have elevated the subject of comparative research to new prominence. Keep reading...

Shield Law Would Protect Those Who Commit Acts of Journalism
By David Cuillier, University of Arizona

People who commit acts of journalism might soon have limited protection from willy-nilly federal subpoenas. Keep reading...

Sad News for GLBT Community Members
By Rodger Streitmatter, American University

Members of the GLBT community were both shocked and disheartened to learn on November 17, 2009, that the Washington Blade had ceased publication. Keep reading...

The Challenge We Face Today
By Elliot King, Loyola University Maryland

Among the widespread upheaval underway in journalism is a redefinition of the role of the academy in journalism education. Keep reading...

Media Careers in Changing Times
By Tony DeMars, Texas A&M University-Commerce

In recent years, mass communication programs have been trying to redesign their curriculum to deal with 'convergence.' Now, it has become obvious that there is much more going on than that. Keep reading...

Revving Up Mobile Delivery of Information
by Lori Blachford, Drake University

Apple reports that iPhone and iPod Touch owners have downloaded more than 3 billion applications since the App Store launched July 2008. Keep reading...

About AEJMC

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.