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Annual Survey of Journalism& Mass Communication GraduatesBy Lee B. Becker, Tudor Vlad, Whitney Kazragis

The job market for graduates of journalism and mass communication programsaround the country showed signs of improvement in 2010 and the first half of2011, though the improvements are tentative and the market has not yet returnedeven to the level of two years ago.

The 2010 graduates were more likely than graduates of 2009 to report havingat least one job offer on graduation, more likely to report being employed at thebenchmark date of the end of October of last year, and more likely to hold a full-time job six to eight months after completing university studies. The jobs the grad-uates held were more likely to be in the field of communication in 2010 than theywere in 2009.

The median salary reported by the 2010 graduates showed no sign of improve-ment compared with a year earlier. In fact, the median salary earned by the 2010graduates of $30,000 is exactly the same as the median salary reported in 2006,the last year that salaries improved over the year before. Given the impact of infla-tion, graduates in 2010 reported salaries with significantly less purchasing powerthan did graduates in 2006. The 2010 graduates reported receiving other benefitsroughly comparable to what graduates reported receiving a year ago.

Graduates in 2010 who found jobs were a bit more likely to report those jobsmatched their goals and to be satisfied with the jobs overall than were graduates ayear earlier. A clear majority of the graduates reported they had been prepared fortoday’s job market by their courses, but large percentages did not report obtainingskills that now seem important for those seeking jobs in the changing communica-tion occupations.SURVEY METHODOLOGY

The Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduates is de-signed to monitor the employment rates and salaries of graduates of journalismand mass communication programs in the United States, including Puerto Rico, inthe year after graduation. In addition, the survey tracks the curricular activities ofthose graduates while in college, examines their job-seeking strategies, and pro-vides measures of the professional attitudes and behaviors of the graduates uponcompletion of their college studies.

Since 1997, the Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Gradu-ates has been conducted in the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International MassCommunication Training and Research at the Grady College of Journalism and MassCommunication, University of Georgia.

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By Linda Steiner2011-12 AEJMC PresidentUniversity of Marylandlsteiner@jmail.umd.edu

New Projects…andNew Ways to Contribute

The agenda at our annual business meeting was so full that Icould not report what I have planned for this coming year. Sohere I want to tell you about several initiatives that show thepassion of AEJMC members—that is, our shared commitment toimproving research, practices, and education in journalism andmass media, and also our commitment to AEJMC.

The AEJMC Latino & Latin American Task Force will deter-mine how AEJMC can be maximally helpful to Latino/a journal-ists and scholars, including would-be scholars. This task force willbe chaired by Federico Subervi, Director of the Center for theStudy of Latino Media & Markets at Texas State University-SanMarcos, whose School of Journalism and Mass Communicationwon the AEJMC Equity & Diversity Award. Subervi’s namehelped attract seven energetic and enthusiastic members forthis task force, and he invited six (!!!) other Latin American andLatin Americanist colleagues to LLA’s first meeting, in St. Louis.

One of the LLA’s major goals is figuring out how to encour-age more U.S. Latino/a students to apply to doctoral programs,and then how to help prepare them for academic positions.While Hispanics are the largest “minority” group in the country,they are not entering doctoral programs in proportionate num-bers, nor are US journalism and media studies schools hiringthose who do complete the Ph.D. At that kick-off meeting, theLLA listed a dozen or so goals, some of which build on projectsalready suggested by other internationalizing “forces” inAEJMC, such as a Strategic Planning Committee subgroup alsochaired by Subervi. Among other things, the LLA wants AEJMCto provide Spanish translations of abstracts of AEJMC journal ar-ticles and to develop some sections of our website in Spanish.LLA will look at other ways to cultivate more and better tieswith our Latin neighbors, in order to sustain more collaborationand exchange.

Also demonstrating the association’s commitment and sen-sitivity to issues of diversity, Lana Rakow and Jane Rhodes areco-chairing the Task Force on Recruiting for Academic Diversity.Rakow served two terms on the Accrediting Council and is thedirector of the Center for Community Engagement at the Univer-

sity of North Dakota. Rhodes is Dean for the Study of Race andEthnicity and Chair of American Studies at Macalester College.RAD will focus on recruiting diverse people into the academyfrom various sectors of the media “industry.” I have been hear-ing from (or about) increasing numbers of media professionalswho either lost their jobs or just became burned out. Now theysay they want to teach at the college/university level, but don’tknow what is required to find, get, or keep those academic jobs.My own concern is how to ensure that professionals who are re-cruited (or would like to be recruited) as adjuncts/lecturers or astenure-track faculty represent the kind of diversity our associa-tion insists is important. This task force will first determine justwhat the problem is—or, indeed, if a problem exists—and thenfigure out the best ways to serve this broad goal.

Third, a group of AEJMC stalwarts, including three formerAEJMC presidents, will articulate a fund-raising campaign for ourCentennial year. As you know, AEJMC is embarking on a cam-paign we are calling $100 for 100 years. Priorities of this cam-paign include providing a healthy endowment for the JamesTankard top book prize and funding the Emerging Scholars Re-search Pro-gram.Monies willalso be setaside for ef-forts to be de-termined later,perhaps in newmedia/new technologies. We want every member of AEJMC tocontribute at least $100. Of course, anyone is welcome to givemore; indeed, all Board of Directors members have pledged, andseveral have donated much more than $100.

The last time (perhaps the only time) we asked members forcontributions was when we were paying off the mortgage onAEJMC’s building in South Carolina. The Centennial provides anopportunity for us to think about what AEJMC has done for us,professionally and personally, both as an association and at theindividual level….and then to give back. It’s nearly a once in alife-time opportunity. Given that AEJMC has no development of-ficer, I deeply appreciate this committee’s willingness to sharetheir fund-raising wisdom and expertise. It will be chaired by Hu-bert (Hub) Brown, Associate Dean for Research, Creativity, Inter-national Initiatives and Diversity at Syracuse’s S. I. NewhouseSchool.

Just as everyone said “YES” when asked to serve, not onlyon these three initiatives, but also on all the other committeesof AEJMC, so I expect that you will all say “YES” when asked todonate to your association. You don’t have to wait. You can al-ready now write that check. You’ll find a contribution form inthis newsletter on page 14.

And if you, too, would like to volunteer for these projects—or others—let us know.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

... I expect that you will all say“YES” when asked to donate toyour association.”

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Call for Nominations

AEJMC Equity & Diversity AwardAEJMC is calling for nominations for the 2012 AEJMC Equity & Diversity Award,which recognizes JMC academic units that are increasing equity and diversity amongtheir faculty. Specifically, units will be evaluated for progress and innovation inracial, gender, and ethnic equity and diversity.

The selection committee will evaluate efforts over the past three years in the follow-ing areas:

Hiring and Recruitment: The academic unit illustrates efforts in recruiting orhiring qualified faculty from groups historically underrepresented in U.S. acade-mia and/or from groups that reflect the communities that the unit serves. Evi-dence should include changes in salary levels; and hiring packages.Status of Current Faculty: The academic unit illustrates equitable representa-tion among full-time and part-time faculty that include groups historically un-derrepresented in U.S. academia and/or groups that reflect the communitiesthat the unit serves. Evidence should include retention efforts, recent tenureand promotion rates, mentoring; and faculty participation in service/activities.Climate: The academic unit illustrates a supportive climate. The unit strives tobe free of discrimination. Evidence should include curriculum and program-ming; faculty/student perceptions; and decreasing number of grievances.Institutionally Embedded Support: The academic unit offers formal support forequity and diversity initiatives. Evidence should include mentorship activitiesand graduate student support.

Applications must be e-mailed, and may be submitted by any AEJMC or ASJMCmember, by any faculty member within the nominated unit, or by the head of thenominated unit. The following application materials are required:

a) A cover letter or e-mailed text that includes contact person’s name, phonenumbers and e-mail address; title and address of nominated unit and institu-tion; and name and title of unit’s head.

b) A completed EDA Demographics Form that provides a description of the unit’sfaculty and students, its degrees conferred, and other information. The formis available on the AEJMC website at www.aejmc.org.

c) An attached narrative, not to exceed four (4) double-spaced pages, which de-scribes the equity and diversity efforts of the academic unit. The narrativemight include goals, actions steps, and outcomes toward achieving a work en-vironment that promotes equity and diversity.

d) One letter from the unit head acknowledging nomination.e) Two (2) additional letters of support/recommendation.

Applications could include additional materials, such as: description of specific insti-tutional policies or legislation outlining diversity opportunities or barriers, and docu-mentation of other awards received.

Complete applications must to be received by 5 p.m. Eastern time February 1,2012. Materials should be emailed to AEJMC at aejmchq@aol.com. Only e-mailedapplications will be accepted. Applications that are incomplete will not be consid-ered.

Please address any questions to: Jennifer McGill, AEJMC Executive Director, at 803-798-0271, or aejmchq@aol.com . Selection of the winner is determined by the Eq-uity and Diversity Award Advisory Committee, composed of AEJMC members. Thecommittee reserves the right not to present an award in any given year.

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Each year a sample of schools isdrawn from those listed in the Journalismand Mass Communication Directory, pub-lished annually by the Association for Edu-cation in Journalism and MassCommunication, and The Journalist’s Roadto Success: A Career Guide, formerly pub-lished and printed by the Dow JonesNewspaper Fund, Inc., and now known asthe Dow Jones News Fund and availableonline. Schools list themselves in theAEJMC Directory. All U.S. programs ac-credited by the Accrediting Council on Ed-ucation in Journalism and MassCommunications and all U.S. members ofthe Association of Schools of Journalismand Mass Communication are in theAEJMC Directory. To be included in theNews Fund Guide, the college or univer-sity must offer at least 10 courses in news-editorial journalism and those coursesmust include core courses, such as an in-troduction to the mass media and presslaw and ethics, as well as basic skillscourses such as reporting and editing. Se-lection of schools for the sample is proba-bilistic, so that those chosen representthe population of schools in the two di-rectories. In 2010, 83 schools were drawnfrom the 481 unique entries of four-yearprograms in the U.S. (including PuertoRico) in the two directories.

Administrators at the selectedschools are asked to provide the namesand addresses of their spring bachelor’sand master’s degree recipients as well asa cover letter endorsing the project to bemailed with the questionnaire. The ques-tionnaire was mailed in November 2010to all spring graduates receiving either abachelor’s or a master’s degree from theselected programs. A second question-naire was sent to nonrespondents in Janu-ary 2011. A third mailing was sent inMarch 2011 to graduates who had not re-sponded to the first two mailings. For the37 programs that had provided email ad-dresses, the third mailing was supple-mented by an email message as well. Fewof those 37 schools provided email ad-dresses for all of their graduates. One ofthe 37 schools provided only email ad-dresses, and these addresses were usedfor all three mailings. The graduates couldeither return the mailed instrument in a

self-addressed, postage-paid envelope, orcomplete the instrument online. All grad-uates were given a unique password foraccess to the web survey and could use itonly once. The respondents also were toldthey could win an iPod Touch (8 GB) in alottery by participating.

The questionnaire asked about therespondent’s experiences both while astudent and in the months since gradua-tion. Included were questions about uni-versity experiences, job-seeking andemployment, and salary and benefits.

In 2010, the survey was mailed to9,737 individuals whose names and ad-dresses were provided by the administra-tors of the 83 programs. A total of 2,699returned the questionnaires by the end ofMay of 2010. Of the returns, 2,442 werefrom students who reported they actuallyhad completed their degrees during theApril to June 2010 period. The remaining257 had completed their degrees eitherbefore or after the specified period, de-spite their inclusion in the spring gradua-tion lists. A total of 534 questionnaireswas returned undelivered and without aforwarding address. Return rate, com-puted as the number of questionnaires re-turned divided by the number mailed,was 27.7%. Return rate, computed as thenumber returned divided by the numbermailed minus the bad addresses, was29.3%.

Of the 2,442 usable questionnaires,2,254 (92.2%) were from bachelor’s de-gree recipients and 188 were from thosewho received a master’s degree.

The findings summarized in this re-port are projectable to the estimated51,550 students who earned bachelor’sdegrees and the 5,440 students whoearned master’s degrees in academic year2009-2010 from the 481 colleges and uni-versities across the United States andPuerto Rico offering programs in journal-ism and mass communication. Compar-isons are made with data gathered ingraduate surveys back through 1986. Dataon master’s degree recipients have beenavailable since 1989.

Sample error for the 2010 undergrad-uate data is 2.1%. Sample error for re-sponses from those receiving master’sdegrees in 2010 is 7.2%. In both cases, the

confidence level is set at .05, meaningthat the odds are 19 to 1 that the figurespresented in this report are within plus orminus sample error of what would havebeen obtained had all graduates of jour-nalism and mass communication pro-grams, rather than a sample of thesegraduates, completed questionnaires.Sample error, of course, is only one of thesources of error in survey estimates. Stan-dard statistical tests have been used toevaluate the observed differences, ortrends. Only those differences that arelikely to hold if a census of all graduateswere undertaken are discussed in thetext.

Women made up 72.5% of respon-dents. Members of racial or ethnic minori-ties made up 18.9% of those returningquestionnaires. These sample characteris-tics are similar to those in recent years.Overall, the sample reflects higher returnrates from women and lower return ratesfrom minorities, based on the knowncharacteristics of the 481 schools fromwhich the sample was drawn.

Funding for the 2010 graduate surveywas provided by the American Society ofNewspaper Editors, the Association forEducation in Journalism and Mass Com-munication, the Association of Schools ofJournalism and Mass Communication,Gannett, the Hearst Corporation, the Mc-Cormick Foundation, the National Associ-ation of Broadcasters, NewspaperAssociation of America, the Sigma DeltaChi Foundation of the Society of Profes-sional Journalists, the Scripps HowardFoundation, Specialized Information Pub-lishers Foundation, the School of Journal-ism and Mass Communication at theUniversity of Minnesota, and the GradyCollege of Journalism and Mass Commu-nication at the University of Georgia.EMPLOYMENT

Those receiving bachelor’s degreesfrom journalism and mass communicationprograms in the spring of 2010 were morelikely than were graduates a year earlierto leave their studies with at least one joboffer of some sort available to them. Thechange was modest, but the direction wasunmistakable. In 2010, 68.5% of the grad-uates reported they had at least one joboffer, compared with 61.9% a year earlier.

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In 2008, 71.5% of the bachelor’s degreerecipients reported having at least one joboffer, and in 2000 that figure had been82.4%. The graduates in 2010 had, on av-erage, 1.2 job offers when they left theuniversity, compared with 1.1 a year ear-lier.

Of those graduates who looked forwork, only a small number had no inter-views. In 2010, that figure was 5.9%, a fig-ure unchanged from a year earlier. Only3.5% of the graduates in 2010 had only atelephone interview, and 90.6% had atleast one in-person interview.

The level of full-time employment onthe benchmark date of Oct. 31, 2010,inched up for the 2010 graduates. At thatpoint, 49.8% of the bachelor’s degree re-cipients reported having a full-time job(Chart 1). That figure had been 46.2% ayear earlier but 63.3% as recently as 2007.If only those graduates who looked forwork are used in the calculation, the levelof full-time employment on Oct. 31 was

58.0% for 2010 graduates, up slightly butsignificantly from the 54.1% figure of ayear earlier. The Oct. 31 date is used as areference point to allow for comparisonsregardless of when the graduates re-turned the survey. The graduate survey isput into the field on Nov. 1 each year.

Graduates also are asked to reporttheir employment status at the time theyreturn the survey instrument, which canvary across the field dates. Not all surveysgo into the field on Nov. 1, and not allgraduates respond to the initial request

for participation. The 2010 bachelor’s de-gree recipients reported a full-time em-ployment level of 58.2%, just slightlyhigher than the 55.5% figure reported bygraduates a year earlier. The level of full-time employment for 2010 graduates inthe roughly six to eight months after grad-uation was lower than at any time back to1986 except for in 2009. The market re-covery has been slight, and the market re-mains very depressed in light of levels ofemployment in the 1998-2000 period.

The slight improvement in the labormarket in 2010 and 2011 was anticipatedin the data from the 2009 graduate sur-vey. Graduates returning the survey earlyin 2010 reported higher levels of employ-ment than did graduates who had re-turned the survey in 2009. Thecomparable data for the 2010 graduates isnot as encouraging. It shows that the levelof employment has been relatively con-stant since the first of the year. Graduatesreturning the survey late in 2010 showed

employment levels even lower than werereported by graduates at the beginning of2011. Such a finding isn’t so surprising, asnew graduates flood the market in thespring of the year. But the 2010 graduatesreporting on their level of employment inMarch, April and May of 2011 were nomore likely to have a full-time job thangraduates who reported in those samemonths a year earlier.

The journalism and mass communica-tion labor market is part of a larger labormarket, and the journalism and mass

communication component historicallyhas reflected the characteristics of thatlarger market. The level of unemploymentfor those who earned a bachelor’s degreefrom journalism and mass communicationprograms in 2010 was just slightly loweracross the Nov. 1 to May 31 period thanwas true for persons in the comparablecohort of those 20-24 years old. That alsowas true a year earlier. The unemploy-ment rate for the total U.S. labor force forpersons 16 years old and older is consid-erably lower, though the pattern acrosstime is the same.

Of those bachelor’s degree recipientswith a full-time job, the vast majoritywere in permanent positions. The figureof 88.7% has not changed much in recentyears, with the exception of 2008. Thepercent of those with a part-time job thatis permanent was 41.0 in 2010, or roughlythe same as was true a year earlier. One infive of those with a full-time job also wasdoing free-lance work, and nearly four in10 of those with a part-time job weredoing freelance work.

The percentage of journalism andmass communication bachelor’s degreerecipients who actually found a full-timejob in communications increased slightlyin 2010 over 2009. The gain of less thanfour points was small but statistically sig-nificant, meaning it is unlikely to be attrib-utable to chance fluctuation associatedwith sampling. The finding provides fur-ther evidence that the job market for2010 graduates was better than a yearearlier, but the degree of improvement ismodest at best.

The improvements in the job marketwere not even. Those graduates who hadspecialized in news-editorial journalism–the traditional print base of journalismand mass communication education–ac-tually experienced a decline in the level offull-time employment in 2010 comparedwith a year earlier. The drop was dra-matic–by 8 percentage points–and is un-likely to be a chance fluctuation. Thefinding that only half of the bachelor’s de-gree recipients with this specializationfound a full-time job six to eight monthsafter graduation is unprecedented. Thejob market for bachelor’s degree recipi-ents with telecommunications as a spe-ciality was statistically comparable in 2010

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to what had been the case a year earlier.Only about half of those graduates alsohad been able to find work six to eightmonths from the time they left the uni-versity. In contrast, graduates who hadbeen in an advertising major were consid-erably more likely in 2010 to find a full-time job than had been true in 2009, andthe 71.9% figure is much higher than fortelecommunications and print studentsand at the level of employment of most ofthe last decade. Graduates who had con-centrated in public relations had aboutthe same level of success in the job mar-ket in 2010 as did those with this sameconcentration in the 2009 class. Clearly itwas better to be an advertising or publicrelations graduate in 2010 than a gradu-ate in print journalism or telecommunica-tions.

Women also did better in the 2010job market than did men. Women aremore likely to specialize in advertising andpublic relations than are men, so the dif-ference is easily explained through thoseinterests. The gap has been consistentacross time. Minority graduates in 2010once again had a more difficult time in thejob market than did graduates who werenot members of racial and ethnic minori-ties. The gap in 2010 of 17.1% is thelargest ever recorded in the survey. Fur-ther evidence of the difficulty of minoritygraduates in the 2010-2011 labor marketcomes for analyses of the types of jobs re-ceived. Those bachelor’s degree recipientswho are members of racial or ethnic mi-nority groups and found a job were muchless likely to have found that job in com-munication than were those bachelor’sdegree recipients who were not membersof minority groups. This gap also is largeby historical standards.

Two-thirds of the bachelor’s degreerecipients who found work in communica-tion were involved with writing and edit-ing for the web, up from a year earlier,and more than one in five was designingand building web sites, roughly the sameas a year earlier. Eight in 10 of the gradu-ates with a communication job are re-searching materials using the web, andmore than half are using social networksites in their jobs. The latter figure is asharp increase from a year earlier. For themost part, web work was more prominentwith 2010 graduates than it had been

with those who graduated in 2009. Al-most regardless of employer type, writingand editing for the web is a prominentpart of the work landscape. Only amongthose graduates who found communica-tion work with a nonmedia company werefewer than half doing this type of work.Researching materials using the web isnearly universal, regardless of employertype.

In 2010, bachelor’s degree recipientswho found work in communication alsowere more likely to be using a variety ofcommunication technologies than weregraduates a year earlier. They were morelikely to be doing non-linear editing,photo imaging, using a video camera, andproducing content for mobile devices. Allof the differences are small, but the over-all pattern is clear enough. In general,graduates in 2010 were about as likely asgraduates a year earlier to be working a40-hour-week.

More than nine of 10 of the degreesoffered by journalism and mass communi-cation programs around the country areoffered to students completing under-graduate programs. Those students whoearn master’s degrees compete in thesame job market, and, in general, havemore success, reflecting their added train-ing and, quite often, years of relevant ex-perience. In 2010, 67.5% of the master’sdegree recipients reported leaving theuniversity with at least one job offer, upfrom 58.9% a year earlier. On average,these graduates had 1.2 job offers avail-able to them. In this regard, the master’sstudents were comparable to the bache-lor’s degree recipients. Of the master’sdegree recipients, 57.4% had a full-timejob on the benchmark date of Oct. 31,2010, roughly the same as a year before(Chart 1). The comparable figure for bach-elor’s degree recipients was 49.8%. Therate of full-time employment jumps to66.3% when only those who had lookedfor work were used in the calculation. Thefigure for bachelor’s degree recipientswas 58.0%. When the master’s degree re-cipients returned the questionnaire,63.8% of the held a full-time job, com-pared with the figure of 58.2% for bache-lor’s degree recipients. Because of therelatively small number of cases for themaster’s degree recipients, it is hard todetermine if the 2010 figure represents

much improvement over a year earlier,but the pattern certainly is supportive ofthat conclusion. As with the bachelor’sdegree recipients, however, any improve-ment has been modest at best.SALARIES AND BENEFITS

For the fifth straight year, the mediansalary earned by journalism and masscommunication bachelor’s degree recipi-ents who found full-time work was$30,000. The median salary earned bymaster’s degree recipients was $36,200, adecline of nearly $3,000 from a year ear-lier.

These are nominal figures. If thesalaries are adjusted for inflation, bache-lor’s degree recipients reported a mediansalary that was $500 lower than a yearearlier and more than $2,000 lower thancomparable graduates earned in 2000. Formaster’s degree recipients, the 2010 me-dian salary was roughly $1,500 less thanmaster’s degree recipients earned in2000.

Comparable data on other fields arenot available. The National Association ofColleges and Employers (NACE) reportedin September of 2010 that the average an-nual starting salary offer to all collegegraduates had declined 0.7% over a yearearlier, to $48,288. The estimate comesfrom college and university career serviceoffices around the country, rather thanfrom what graduates in a given field actu-ally report receiving. NACE reported thatpetroleum engineering graduates re-ceived the top offers with an average of$77,278. NACE does not track separatelyjournalism and mass communication re-cruiting offers. NACE does not report dataon job offers to master’s degree recipi-ents.

The median salary earned by 2010bachelor’s degree recipients who foundfull-time work in the daily newspaper in-dustry was just less than $500 above whatgraduates earned a year earlier. The in-crease did not keep up with inflation.Bachelor’s degree recipients who foundwork at a weekly newspaper earned, onaverage, just less than $25,000, or thesame as a year ago and $2,500 less thangraduates at daily newspapers.

Salaries earned by bachelor’s degreerecipients who found full-time work inradio were down again in 2010, to$27,000. Radio salaries reported by the

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bachelor’s degree recipients with full-timejobs have decreased markedly from 2008and are returning to the low levels of ear-lier years. In television, salaries actuallyshowed an increase for the second year ina row.

The average salary for a 2010 bache-lor’s degree recipient who found a job inadvertising was down from a year before.Graduates who found a full-time job inpublic relations reported a median annualsalary of $32,000, up $1,000 from what2009 graduates reported.

Salaries earned by bachelor’s degreerecipients with full-time jobs in the dailynewspaper industry, the weekly newspa-per industry, radio and broadcast televi-sion all were below the median earned bybachelor’s degree recipients with full-timejobs overall (Chart 2). Graduates whofound jobs in cable, advertising, public re-lations, specialized publishing, and withonline publishers all were above the me-dian, with graduates having jobs in cableand online publishing doing particularlywell. Magazine jobs paid at the median.Graduates who found work in what theycalled a communication job but with anemployer they said was not part of the

media field earned, on average, $27,300,or considerably below the median, butjust below the median salary reported bygraduates with jobs in the daily newspa-per industry. Across time, graduates whofound work in television and at weeklieshave received the lowest salaries.

In 2010, 332 of the bachelor’s degree

recipients and 57 of the master’s degreerecipients reported income from free-lance work on other self-employment out-side the regular job. The median salaryearned by the bachelor’s degree recipi-ents for this extra work was $2,956, whileit was $3,900 for master’s degree recipi-ents. The question was included in thesurvey for the first time in 2010.

Benefits offered to 2010 graduatesremained largely stagnant compared witha year earlier. Graduates are asked to re-port on a list of nine benefits and indicatewhether the employer pays for the bene-fit entirely or whether the employer paysonly part of the costs of the benefit. Thelist included basic and major medical cov-erage, prescription drug and disability in-surance, dental insurance, life insurance,maternity/paternity leave, child care, anda retirement plan beyond social security.In several cases, the drop was rather dra-matic. In 2010, 18.2% of the bachelor’sdegree recipients with full-time jobs re-ported that the employer paid all of thebasic medical coverage offered, while37.6% reported that the benefit was of-fered but the employer paid only part.That means that 55.8% of the bachelor’s

degree recipients had at least some em-ployer contribution to this benefit, com-pared with 57.6% a year earlier. Majormedical coverage also showed a slightdrop, as did prescription drug coverage.Disability and dental benefits were largelyunchanged, as was true for life insurance,maternity/paternity coverage, and child

care. Retirement benefits were nearly thesame in 2010 as a year earlier as well.CONCLUDING COMMENTS

The job market for 2010 graduates ofthe nation’s journalism and mass commu-nication programs was better than themarket that 2009 graduates entered ayear earlier, but only by a small amount.The reversal of the decline in the marketis the good news. The slight level of im-provement is the bad.

An examination of the historical pat-tern for the labor market for U.S. journal-ism and mass communication graduatesfor the last 25 years makes it clear thatthe market has not been static. Employ-ment declined in the early 1990s beforerecovering at the end of that decade. Itthen declined again and was in theprocess of recovery when the worldwidefinancial crisis hit in 2008.

What was striking about the down-turn after 2008 was its severity. The levelof full-time employment dropped 10 per-centage points from 2007 to 2008 and an-other five percentage points the followingyear. That level of decline was unprece-dented. Only 55.5% of the graduates in2009 had a full-time job six to eightmonths after graduation. That was 20 per-centage points lower than the level of full-time employment in 1999 and 2000.

The fate of journalism and mass com-munication graduates as they enter thelabor market has always mirrored the fateof others in the same age cohort alsoseeking jobs. But journalism and masscommunication graduates actually re-ported higher levels of unemployment inthe 2000 to 2004 period, reversing thetrend from the previous decade of lowerunemployment rates than the age cohort.In recent years, the two unemploymentrates have closely matched.

In 2010, the journalism and masscommunication graduates reported aslightly lower level of unemployment thanwas true for the age cohort. And the over-all level of employment for journalism andmass communication graduates has im-proved, if only slightly, for the first timesince 2005. The optimistic view is that theexperience of the 2010 graduates indi-cates that the field is on the way to recov-ery.

Any optimism must be tempered,

Chart 2Salaries compared

Median yearly salaries for 2010 Bachelor’s degree recipients with full-time jobs

Source: Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduates

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however, for two reasons. First, there isno evidence of continued improvementduring the last months of the 2011 pe-riod. So the new 2011 graduates enterthe market when it is not showing signs itcan absorb them. The second cautionarynote comes for an examination ofsalaries. The median salary reported bybachelor’s degree recipients is 2010 isidentical to the median salary reported bybachelor’s degree recipients each yearback to 2006. Given the effects of infla-tion, graduates in 2010 were actually re-ceiving $1,250 less in 2010 than weregraduates in 2006. And the salary earnedby graduates in 2010 is the same as thesalary earned by graduates in 1987 oncethe effects of inflation are removed. Thefield had seen some real gains in terms ofsalaries in the late 1990s, but those gainsare now entirely gone. The graduates alsohave seen an erosion of benefits paid forand available to them during this time aswell.

The technologies of communicationsare a dominant and vibrant part of theU.S. culture and economy, and they havebecome more dominant and more vibrantover the last 20 years. Despite that, thelabor market served by university pro-grams in the journalism and mass com-munication segment remains mired in adeep depression, and those who do findwork are compensated at levels that donot reflect the dominance and vibrancy oftechnological change.

The slight good news about the expe-riences of the 2010 graduates of journal-ism and mass communication programscertainly needs to be tempered by a re-flection on the disconnect between therevolution in communication technologiesand the slow levels of change in at leastthe journalism and mass communicationcomponent of the communication labormarket.

For a more detailed report, visitwww.grady.uga.edu/annualsurveys.

Lee B. Becker is director of the James M. CoxJr. Center for International Mass Communica-tion Training and Research in the Grady Col-lege of Journalism & Mass Communication atthe University of Georgia. Tudor Vlad is asso-ciate director of the Cox Center, where Whit-ney Kazragis is a graduate research assistant.

Presidential AppointmentsAEJMC President, Linda Steiner appoints 2011-12 Committees

FINANCE COMMITTEE Kyu Ho Youm (Chair), University of Oregon; Linda Steiner, University of Maryland;Jan Slater, University of Illinois; Pamela Bourland-Davis, Georgia Southern Univer-sity; Joe Phelps, University of Alabama; Don Heider, Loyola University-Chicago;Sylvia Chan-Olmstead, University of Florida; Daniel Stout, University of Nevada-Las Vegas; David Perlmutter, University of Iowa; Paula Poindexter, University ofTexas-Austin

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEGuy Golan (Chair), Syracuse University; Matt Carlson, Saint Louis University; Patri-cia Mark, University of South Alabama; Marcie Hinton, Middle Tennessee StateUniversity; Janice Collins, Eastern Illinois University; Denise Dowling, University ofMontana; Natalie Tindall, Georgia State University; Jay Newell, Iowa State Univer-sity

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEMarie Hardin (Chair), Pennsylvania State University; David Craig, University ofOklahoma; W. Joseph Campbell, American University; R. Michael Hoefges, Univer-sity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Johanna Cleary, University of Florida; Julie And-sager, The University of Iowa; Regina Lawrence, University of Texas-Austin;Radhika Pameswaran, School of Journalism; Carol Liebler, Syracuse University

EQUITY & DIVERSITY AWARD ADVISORY COMMITTEEDwight Brooks (Chair), Middle Tennessee State University Jane Singer, Universityof Iowa; Deb Aikat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Serajul Bhuiyan,Auburn University-Montgomery; Katie Place, Saint Louis University; DonnalynPompper, Temple University

EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM STEERING COMMITTEEDietram Scheufele (Chair), University of Wisconsin-Madison; Fiona Chew, Syra-cuse University; Dan Stout, University of Nevada-Las Vegas; Barbara Friedman,University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Stephanie Craft, University of Missouri

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEESuzette Heiman (Chair), University of Missouri; Ted Glasser, Stanford University;Barbara Hines, Howard University; Janice Hume, University of Georgia; Loren E.Mulraine, Middle Tennessee State University; Dana Rosengard, Suffolk University

CENTENNIAL FUND-RAISING COMMITTEEHubert Brown (Chair), Syracuse University; Carol J. Pardun, University of SouthCarolina; Jennifer Vardeman-Winter, University of Houston; Richard R. Cole, Uni-versity of North Carolina; Kathleen S. Kelly, University of Florida; Debashis ‘Deb’Aikat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jan Slater, University of Illinois

LATINO & LATIN AMERICAN COMMITTEEFederico A. Subervi (Chair), Texas State University; Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Univer-sity of Texas-Austin; Ilia Rodriguez, University of New Mexico; Diana I. Rios, Uni-versity of Connecticut; Silvio Waisbord, The George Washington University; FélixGutiérrez, University of Southern California; Rafael Lorente, University of Mary-land; Rosental Calmon Alves, University of Texas at Austin

RECRUITING FOR ACADEMIC DIVERSITY TASK FORCELana Rankow (Co-Chair), University of North Dakota; Jane Rhodes (Co-Chair),Macalester College; Earnest L. Perry, University of Missouri-Columbia; JamesPhillip Jeter, Winston-Salem State University; Linda Florence Callahan, North Car-olina A&T State University; Kevin Blackistone, University of Maryland; HementShah, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Indira Somani, Washington and Lee Uni-versity

SURVEY CONCLUDED

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TEACHING TIPS CORNER

By Amy P. FalknerAEJMC Standing Committee on TeachingSyracuse Universityapfalkne@syr.edu

Fun in the Classroom?Seriously, Here’s HowPart of my job as an associate dean is to mentor junior facultyabout teaching. As a professional school, many of our hires comefrom industry and the transition from running a meeting to run-ning a classroom can be trying.

So each August, I join a colleague to discuss teaching tips withour Future Professoriate Program. My talk focuses on identifyingclassroom management pitfalls and setting strict parameters. Betough at the beginning. Set high expectations. Tell them your petpeeves (texting! stapling! tardiness!) and don’t let them off thehook if they break your rules.

And, as I was wrapping up the talk this time, I realized I soundedlike a big pain in the butt.

Graciously, my colleague reassured the group that I was indeed, anexcellent teacher, having won a few teaching awards in my time.And even though I sound really tough, the students love me.

Why would they, I thought, based on the picture I had justpainted? And then I realized I left out half the story. I used thetime I had to discuss rules, but I didn’t tell my new professorsabout the creative assignments, fun stories and occasional odd-ball things I do in class to nurture learning.

These memorable moments are intended to help them learn.While I believe strong structure is very important, so are laugh-ter, inspiration and understanding. Think of my approach assalty-sweet.

To wit, I offer some examples:

I teach a class in media buying and sales. For a group sales pres-entation project, students have to invite me very creatively tothe presentation or I tell them I will not show up and they willget a 0. This is real life…if I am a super-busy client, I won’t maketime for a sales rep unless they pique my interest.

I tell my students not to spend a lot of money or scare me, but

otherwise any idea is fair game. They just need to invite me in away that shows off the medium they are selling, and be inven-tive. They have planted billboards in my front lawn at 2 a.m. (ac-companied by my barking collie when they set off the sensorlights); shown up 10 minutes before my then-favorite DesperateHousewives show with a dinner tray, promotional ABC place-mats, wine and cheese; met me immediately outside a facultymeeting for a taste test, an event enjoyed by several trailing fac-ulty members; and plastered the revered I.M. Pei-built New-house I with floor graphics up three flights of stairs and throughmy hallway.

Humor helps memory, but it must be used with care, and not asa put-down. Sarcasm can work, but it’s a fine line to walk. Self-deprecating humor strengthens the connection with your class.While describing how the size of the Super Bowl-viewing audi-ence is measured, I relate how I am a Buffalo Bills fan and suf-fered terribly through their string of four consecutive Super Bowllosses, finally resorting to watching the game by myself. Now noself-respecting advertising person watches the Super Bowl alone(that’s just lame!); it’s supposed to be a party. The anecdote getsmy students to question the process and accuracy of Nielsen es-timates.

I try to design in-class examples that drive home key messages. Toexplain how the appeal of radio station formats change with age, Ihave students write down the following: what song was No. 1when a) they graduated high school b) they were a freshman inhigh school and c) when they were 10. Billboard has the answers,which I download from iTunes and play in class. Usually their 10-year-old song is already on Adult Contemporary radio. Last semes-ter it was Janet Jackson. I do my best impersonation of her dancemoves (sans wardrobe malfunction), which apparently is quitecomical, judging by the tweets I’ve seen from students.

One day soon, I tell them, one of their favorite high school songswill be on an AC station and it will freak them out. It will be oneshort step to the groovin’ oldies station, and then when they hit45, they will listen to only news and their life will be over. Theygroan and instantly relate it to their family members, but areonly mildly depressed as they are still busy laughing at my danc-ing. I also play the three songs for my age and, happily for me,they can still recognize the No. 1 hit when I was 10: MidnightTrain to Georgia. Woo-hoo! Of course, this only cements in theirmind that oldies stations are for old people.

Now not every teacher should perform silly dance moves in frontof their class, because the first rule of good instruction is thateach teacher must work in a way that is true to that teacher’sown personality and core self. But every teacher should be onthe lookout for ways to bring energy to the classroom and makememorable moments that foster learning.

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Call for Nominatons

The Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation AwardElectronic Submissions Due January 15, 2012

Call for Covert Award NominationsThe History Division of the Assn. for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) announces the 28th annualcompetition for the Covert Award in Mass Communication History. The $500 award will be presented to the author of the bestmass communication history article or essay published in 2011. Book chapters in edited collections also may be nominated.

The award was endowed by the late Catherine L. Covert, professor of public communications at Syracuse University and for-mer head of the History Division.

Nominations, including seven copies of the article nominated, should be sent by March 1, 2012, to Nancy L. Roberts, Commu-nication Department, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., SS-351, Albany, NY 12222. For additional information, e-mail Roberts at nroberts@albany.edu.

AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations forthe best Ph.D. dissertation in the field of mass communicationresearch. The award provides recognition for research excellenceand includes a monetary prize.

Dissertations are eligible if successfully defended between Sept.1, 2010 and August 31, 2011. The Research Committee reservesthe right to not grant the award in any given year.

How to Nominate:1. Nominations must be made by the dissertation adviser/di-

rector or by a senior administrator (dean, director, orchair) of the doctoral-degree granting unit. Students mayNOT nominate their own dissertation.

2. The nomination package includes four (4) items: (1) thenominator’s cover letter, (2) an 8-10 page abstract summa-rizing the dissertation, (3) a PDF of the dissertation, and(4) the nominee’s CV.

3. The nomination letters, abstracts, dissertations and CVsmust be submitted electronically as e-mail attachmentson or before 11:59 p.m. (EST), January 15, 2012. All four(4) items must be delivered electronically by the deadlineto qualify for consideration.a. Acknowledgements and other information that might

identify the author, the adviser, or the university mustbe removed from the dissertation PDF and the abstract.This includes references to the university where the dis-sertation was written that may appear in the text. Sub-missions containing identifying information in thesefiles may be disqualified.

b. The full dissertation must be submitted in ONE, singlePDF file.

c. A separate file comprising an extended (blind) 8-10 pageabstract summarizing the dissertation must be submit-

ted in ONE file (PDF or DOC). The abstract should be or-ganized as follows with subheadings: 1) Introduction and problem statement2) Theoretical framework and key elements of previous

research3) Method4) Findings5) Conclusion and discussion6) Statement of importance to the field

d. The nomination letter must include the nominee’sname, dissertation title, and university affiliation.

e. “NWS Dissertation Award [insert nominee’s last name]”must be used as the subject header for any and all cor-respondence in relation to the award.

f. Submissions will be acknowledged by email within 24hours.

g. The nomination letter should be submitted electroni-cally by the nominator. All other materials should besubmitted by the nominee.

h. Non-electronic methods of submission (facsimile, stan-dard mail, courier) are not available or acceptable.

Send nominations and direct questions to: David D. Perlmutter,The University of Iowa, david-perlmutter@uiowa.edu.

About the Award: The Nafziger-White-Salwen DissertationAward is named for Ralph O. Nafziger and David Manning White,authors of Introduction to Mass Communication Research, theroyalties of which endowed the original award. Michael Salwen’sname was added to the award starting in 2008. Salwen, whodied in July 2007, was a co-author (with Don Stacks) of “An Inte-grated Approach to Communication Theory and Research,” theroyalties of which were donated to the award endowment in2005.

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Call for NominationsThe Lionel C. Barrow Jr. Awardfor Distinguished Achievement in Diversity Research and Education

Call for Entries: AEJMC Best Journalism History BookThe History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is soliciting entries for its

award for the best journalism and mass communication history book of 2011. The award is given annually, and the winning au-thor will receive a plaque and a cash prize at the August 2012 AEJMC conference in Chicago. The competition is open to any au-thor of a relevant history book regardless of whether he or she belongs to AEJMC or the History Division.

Authorship is defined as the person or persons who wrote the book, not just edited it. Only those books with a 2011 copy-right date will be accepted. Compilations, anthologies, articles, and monographs will be excluded because they qualify for theCovert Award, another AEJMC History Division competition. Entries must be postmarked no later than February 3, 2012. Sub-mit four copies of each book — along with the author’s mailing address, telephone number, and email address — to:

John P. Ferré, AEJMC History Book Award Chair, Department of Communication, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY40292. Contact Dr. Ferré at (502) 852-2237 or ferre@louisville.edu with any questions.

Nominations are now being sought for The Lionel C. BarrowJr. Award for Distinguished Achievement in Diversity Researchand Education. This award, jointly supported by the Minoritiesand Communication (MAC) Division and the Commission on theStatus of Minorities (CSM) recognizes outstanding individual ac-complishment and leadership in diversity efforts for underrepre-sented groups by race and ethnicity, in Journalism and MassCommunication.

The late Dr. Lionel (Lee) C. Barrow, Jr., was a long-timeAEJMC member who provided key leadership and guidance tothe association during his many years of service. As a member ofAEJMC, Lee pioneered and founded in 1968 the Ad Hoc Commit-tee on Minority Education, in an effort to recruit, train and placeminorities in communications. In 1970, he founded and becamethe acting head of the Minorities and Communication Division.The Communication Theory and Methodology Division renamedits diversity scholarship after Lee in 1997, the same year he re-ceived the AEJMC Presidential Award for his contributions. In2005, he was recognized with one of AEJMC’s highest honors,the Distinguished Service Award, for his outstanding service inpromoting diversity within the association and the discipline.

Nominees should be a JMC educator with a long record of di-versity-related work, but do not have to be AEJMC members at thetime of their application, and self-nominations are welcome. Amonetary award accompanies this prize, and the winner will re-ceive a complimentary, one-year basic membership to AEJMC. TheLionel C. Barrow Jr. Award will be presented during the AEJMCBusiness Meeting by the chairs of the two sponsoring groups.

CRITERIANominees will be judged by their outstanding contributions

in ONE of the three following areas:(1) a sustained record over time of publication on racial and eth-

nic minorities in journalism and mass communication; and/or

(2) a sustained record over time of contribution to teachingand service of racial and ethnic minorities in journalismand mass communication; and/or

(3) the publication of an impactful book on racial and ethnicminorities in journalism and mass communication.

HOW TO APPLYNomination packets should contain:• A letter from an AEJMC member on letterhead naming the

specific area of the contribution (see above) and then de-scribing in detail the candidate’s contributions to diversityin that area, and one additional letter of support from acolleague (on or off campus) who is also an AEJMC mem-ber. All nominees, including those who are self-nominated,will provide a total of two (2) letters.

• The nominee’s personal statement (350 words).• A 3-page CV outlining information pertinent to the nomi-

nation.• Additional materials might include (but are not limited to)

abstracts of research findings, professional papers andpublished articles (no more than five total), text of aspeech delivered or prepared for delivery, course outlines,innovative teaching tools, teaching evaluations and cita-tions or other recognition pertaining to the nominee.

• The entire nomination packet should be no longer than 13pages (including the additional materials). Applicationsthat exceed this length will be disqualified.

DEADLINESEntries should be received by February 1, 2012, in hard

copy and mailed to: AEJMC, 234 Outlet Pointe Boulevard, SuiteA, Columbia, SC 29210-5667. The recipient will be announced bymid-April and will be recognized in the 2012 AEJMC ConferenceProgram.

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Best Practices in Teaching WritingA teaching competition sponsored by the AEJMC Elected Committee on Teaching

Deadline: Entries should be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 2, 2012

For the seventh year, the AEJMC Elected Committee on Teaching is looking to honor innovative teaching ideas from our col-leagues. Each year, the committee selects three winners in a themed competition highlighting different areas across the journal-ism and mass communication curriculum.

The 2012 Best Practices competition will focus on teaching writing across media. This area is broad, and ideas from all disci-plines represented among our membership are welcomed. Teaching areas appropriate for this competition include, but are notlimited to beginning media writing, writing for public relations, sports writing, business and professional writing, copywriting,writing for broadcast and electronic media, writing online, depth writing, magazine writing, and writing for academic publica-tion.

The AEJMC Teaching Committee will select winning entries for publication in our seventh annual AEJMC Best Practices inTeaching competition that will be published in an e-booklet. Winners are required to share their entries during a teaching ses-sion at the AEJMC annual conference in Chicago, Aug. 9-12, 2012. Winners also will receive certificates and a cash prize: First:$300, Second: $200, Third: $100. Honorable mentions may also be awarded, but no cash will be provided for those entries.

Submission Guidelines1. Your entry should be in one single Word file (.doc or .docx) or Text (.txt) file. PDFs will not be accepted as we must com-

bine entries into one document to send to our judges.2. The first page of your entry should be a cover sheet with name, affiliation, contact information, entry title and a 125-word

bio (written in third person). We will delete this cover sheet when we combine entries to facilitate blind judging. Do notinclude author name or any other identifying information in the description section of your entry.

3. The description section of your entry should be a TWO-PAGE executive summary and should include:a. Titleb. 100-word abstractc. Explanation of the teaching practice or activityd. Rationalee. OutcomesUnder no circumstances should the description exceed two pages in 12-point type with one-inch page margins.

4. You may include up to two additional pages in the Word or Text document with examples of student work or other sup-porting materials. However, the entire entry should not exceed five pages and must be in a single Word file with no iden-tifying marks other than on the title page.

5. Submit your entry as an attachment by email to Bonnie Brownlee at brownlee@indiana.edu (Subject line should be “2012AEJMC Teaching Writing (YOUR NAME)”. Copy the e-mail entry to yourself as proof of submission.

6. Confirmation of entry receipt will be sent via e-mail within 48 hours of your submission. If you do not receive this, pleasecall Bonnie Brownlee at 812.855.0550.

Criteria for JudgingThe criteria to evaluate entries are outlined below:

1. Relevance of entry to teaching Writing Across Media (10 points).2. Effective creativity or innovation (30 points).3. Real-world applications of Writing theories, concepts and principles (15 points).4. Interactivity and evidence of active and collaborative learning techniques (25 points).5. Compliance with format in Call for papers (10 points): (i). Explanation of teaching/methodology, (ii). Rationale, and (iii).

Outcomes6. Overall impression or assessment (10 points)

JudgingThe AEJMC Teaching Committee’s panel of judges will decide the winners. All entries will be blind judged. Judges will not

have access to any identifying information about entrants. The judges reserve the right not to award prizes. Competition resultswill be announced by April 15, 2012.

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The AEJMC Midwinter Conference is an annual forum forthe presentation of research and debate in areas relevant to the12 AEJMC groups (divisions, interest groups and commissions)sponsoring the event. The conference provides a platform forpresentations and extended discussions in a relaxed setting.

The upcoming conference is scheduled for March 2-3, 2012at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication(University of Oklahoma) in Norman, Oklahoma. For the fourthyear in a row, conference participants will be able to enjoy theCollege’s state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities, as wellas many winter diversions outside the conference activities,including world-class museums and art galleries.

Paper abstract submissions: Authors are invited to submitresearch paper abstracts of between 600 and 800 words (wordcount excludes author information and references). Abstractsshould give a clear sense of relevant literature, researchobjectives, methodological approach, stage of research project(conceptual, data gathering, data interpreting), findings andconclusions.

Submissions should be made by e-mail to the midwinter chair(from the list below) of the group authors wish to submit to. Notethat authors can submit any specific paper abstract to only oneparticipating group – submitting the same paper abstract toseveral groups will result in disqualification and withdrawal fromthe review process. Do not submit full papers.

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by mid-January2012. Papers presented at the midwinter conference are alsoeligible for presentation at the AEJMC national convention inAugust. Authors are encouraged to use the midwinterconference as an opportunity to get feedback on their researchto improve and finalize it for submission to the nationalconference.

Authors of accepted abstracts must submit completepapers (not exceeding 30 pages) to the discussant of theirconference session at least two weeks before the midwinterconference.

At least one author of each accepted paper must registerand attend the conference to present the paper. Failure toregister by the deadline will result in authors’ names and papersbeing removed from the program. NO onsite registration willbe available.

Panel submissions: In addition, the organizers are alsoinviting panel proposals. These proposals should be sent to themidwinter chair of the particular division or group they wish topresent the panel to. Panel submissions should include thepanel title, a description of the session’s focus, the issues to bediscussed, and a list of panelists (potential and confirmed),including affiliation. Panel proposals should not exceed twodouble-spaced pages.

Submission format: All submissions (for paper abstracts

and panels) should include the name(s) of the author(s) orpanel organizer(s) on the title page only. The title page shouldalso include the author or lead author’s (or organizer’s) mailingaddress, telephone number and e-mail address. The title shouldbe on the first page of the text and on running heads on eachpage of text. Authors should e-mail their abstracts or proposalsas attachments (saved with the author’s last name as file name)in a standard word-processing format (preferably Word or RTF)to the relevant midwinter chair. Authors must ensure that theyremove any identifying information from their document (withthe exception of the title page).

Deadline: All submissions should reach the appropriategroup’s midwinter chair by noon, December 2, 2011.

The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, 20 milessouth of Oklahoma City, with easy access to the Will RogersWorld Airport. Details on conference registration, hotel accom-modation and airport transportation will be available athttp://www.ou.edu/gaylord.

For more information, please contact Elanie Steyn,Conference Site Host (elanie@ou.edu).

General Call for Paper Abstracts and Panel ProposalsAEJMC Midwinter Conference 2012March 2-3, 2012 | University of Oklahoma

AEJMC 2012 Midwinter Chairsby Division/Interest Group/Commission

CIVIC & CITIZEN JOURNALISM INTEREST GROUPBurton St. John, Old Dominion (BSaintJo@odu.edu)

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONAmanda Sturgill, Elon (asturgill@elon.edu)

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMENCamille Kraeplin, Southern Methodist (kraeplin@mail.smu.edu)

CULTURAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES DIVISIONRebecca Kern, Manhattan College (rebecca.kern@manhattan.edu)

ENTERTAINMENT STUDIES INTEREST GROUPMark Callister, Brigham Young (mark_callister@byu.edu)

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION DIVISIONCeleste Conzalez de Bustamante, Arizona (celesteg@email.arizona.edu)

MAGAZINE DIVISIONEllen Gerl, Ohio (gerl@ohio.edu)

MASS COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY DIVISIONLisa Paulin, North Carolina Central (lpaulin@nccu.edu)

MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS DIVISIONSue Alessandri, Suffolk (salessandri@suffolk.edu)

MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIVISIONGeorge Daniels, Alabama (gdaniels@ua.edu)

RELIGION AND MEDIA INTEREST GROUPMichael Smith, Campbell (smithm@campbell.edu)

VISUAL COMMUNICATION DIVISIONByung Lee, Elon (byunglee@elon.edu)

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News NotesNews Notes are printed in the Novemberissue of AEJMC News. Faculty and pro-gram news, announcement of promotionsand tenure are welcome. Entries should be60 words for Appointments and Personalsand 100 words for Schools and Affiliates.Deadline for entries is October 1.Send viae-mail to aejmcnews@aol.com and type“News Notes” in the subject line.

NEWS NOTESsor (July – December 2011) in Broadcast & Cin-ema Studies; Ji-hoon Kim is Assistant Professorin Broadcast & Cinema Studies; Asa Jernudd isVisiting Fellow in Broadcast & Cinema Studies.

University of Alabama — The Board of Advi-sors for The University of Alabama’s PlankCenter for Leadership in Public Relations haselected a vice-chair, re-elected five mem-bers, and added three new advisors, bring-ing the group to 21. Advisors re-elected tothree-year terms are: Keith Burton, Culpep-per Clark, William Heyman, T.R. Reid, andKevin Saghy. The newly elected advisors are:Jim Bakken, Carrie Kurlander, and Sue Neu-mann. E. Ronald Culp, founder and principalof Culp & Co., and former senior VP and di-rector of Ketchum’s North America Corpo-rate Practice, was elected vice-chair toreplace John “Jack” Koten, retired senior VPof corporate communications for Ameritech,who assumed the chair’s position with thedeath last year of former chair Betsy Plank,for whom the Center is named.

University of Arizona — The School of Jour-nalism now offers the master’s in journal-ism, an international studies track, as well asfive dual degrees with other units. The mas-ter’s degree-professional option offerscourses in advanced reporting, multimediaskills, reporting public affairs, and on-the-street reporting for print, television and on-

line media serving real communities. Themaster’s degree-international journalismstudies option focuses on the theory androle of news media operating in a global in-formation environment. Dual master’s de-grees allow students to become proficient injournalism while specializing in a specific re-gion of the world, in government and publicpolicy, information resources, or in the envi-ronmental sciences. The dual-degree pro-grams resulting in two separate master’sdegrees‚ offer two options: Professional andInternational Journalism Studies. <journal-ism.arizona.edu/graduate>

University of Rhode Island — has appointeda national authority on media literacy edu-cation to head its new Harrington School ofCommunication and Media. Renee Hobbs, aprofessor of communications in Temple Uni-versity’s Department of Broadcasting,Telecommunication and Mass Media, andSchool of Communications and Theater, willbegin her new duties at URI Jan. 1, 2012.She has been visiting the Kingston campusregularly to meet with members of the Har-rington School advisory board. Hobbs is thefirst director of the Harrington School atURI, which brings together departments andprograms in journalism, film/media, com-munication studies, public relations, writingand rhetoric and a graduate program in li-brary and information science.

PersonalsEdd Applegate, professor, School of Journal-ism, Middle Tennessee State University, haswritten Journalism in the United States:Concepts and Issues, which was recentlypublished by The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Thebook, which is suitable for senior-level un-dergraduate and graduate courses in jour-nalism, concerns such topics as normativetheories of the press, freedom of the press,the Statement of Principles (Canons of Jour-nalism), news factors, news balance, objec-tivity, purposes of the media, media andminorities, and the history of journalism ed-ucation, among others.

Beverly G. Merrick, is restoring the down-town of a village, a rural community in Ne-braska, under the auspices of the MillerDepot. It is to be a cultural, artistic/re-treat/meeting place for those who want toencourage international communicationand understanding. It will include severalshops and an eating place for those whowant to market their artistic products andto publish online the culture of The GreatPlains and other communities of artists tothe world marketplace. Lessons learned inthe professorial and professional journalismfield will be the focus of the operation.

Marian Meyers, Georgia State University,was presented with the Gender Scholar ofthe Year Award for 2011 by the GenderStudies Division of the Southern StatesCommunication Association at its annualmeeting in May in Little Rock, Arkansas.

SchoolsNanyang Technological University-Singapore— The Wee Kim Wee School of Communica-tion and Information, Charles T. Salmon is nowProfessor; Drew McDaniels is Visiting Profes-

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Building a Bridge Between the Knight News Challengeand JMC Programs: 2011-12 Grant Recipients Through a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, AEJMC has funded ten proposals to develop innovative and cre-ative academic applications of projects already funded through the Knight News Challenge. The goal is to implement these projectsin ways that enhance the education of future journalists for the new media landscape. Individual grants are up to $8,000 each.

Recipients of 2011-12 Bridge Grants (alpha)1. Ingrid Bachmann and Sebastian Valenzuela, Universidad Catolica de Chile; (Ushahidi) “Adopting Ushahidi for Crowdsourcing

and Data Visualization: New Paths for Event-mapping in Chile” 2. Peter (Piotr) Bobkowski, University of Kansas; (Printcasting/FeedBrewer) “Kansas.com High School News Feed” 3. Serena Carpenter and Nancie Dodge, Arizona State University; (CityCircles) “CityCircles Light Rail Job Classifieds” 4. Julie Jones and John Schmeltzer, University of Oklahoma; (Ushahidi) “Reporting from the Storm” 5. Jacqueline Marino, Kent State University; “OpenBlock Campus” 6. Ray Murray, Oklahoma State University; (DocumentCloud) “In-depth Reporting of Methamphetamine Production and Abuse in

Oklahoma” 7. Cindy Royal and Jacie Yang, Texas State University San Marcos; (VIDI) “Telling Stories with Data: Life at a Hispanic Serving Uni-

versity” 8. Hyunjin Seo, University of Kansas. (OpenBlock) “LarryvilleKU: Web and Mobile Application of OpenBlock to The Kansan” 9. Adam Wagler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; (BookBrewer,Politiwidgets, DocumentCloud) “Photojournalism and Social En-

gagement Tablet App” 10. Amy Schmitz Weiss, San Diego State University; (Ushahidi) “@SDSU — Where’s the News?”

American Journalism Historians AssociationMargaret Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize

Deadline for entries (postmark date): February 1, 2012.

The American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize, given for the firsttime in 1997, is awarded annually for the best doctoral dissertation dealing with mass communication history. An honorarium of$500 accompanies the prize, and a $200 honorarium is awarded to each honorable mention.

Eligible works shall include both quantitative and qualitative historical dissertations, written in English, which have beencompleted between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2011. For the purposes of this award, a “completed” work is defined asone which has not only been submitted and defended but also revised and filed in final form at the applicable doctoral-degree-granting university by December 31, 2011.

To be considered, nomination packets must include:(a) One copy of the complete dissertation; (b) Four copies each of the following items, with all author, school, and dissertation committee identification of any

kind whited-out:(i.) a single chapter from the dissertation [preferably not to exceed 50 manuscript pages, not including notes,

charts or photographs],(ii.) a 200-word dissertation abstract,(iii.)the dissertation table of contents;

(c) a letter of nomination from the dissertation chair/director or the chair of the university department in which thedissertation was written;

(d) a cover letter from the nominee indicating a willingness, should the dissertation be selected for a prize, both to at-tend the awarding ceremony and to deliver a public presentation based on the dissertation at the 2012 AmericanJournalism Historians Association Annual Convention.

Note: Regarding Paragraph (b.)(i.) above, as a guide to selecting a chapter for submission, the Award Committee has in the pastexpressed a preference for a chapter which, if possible, highlights the work’s strengths as a piece of primary-sourced original research.

Nominations, along with all the supporting materials, should be sent to: Prof. David Abrahamson, Chair, AJHA Margaret A.Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize Committee, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road,Evanston, IL 60208.

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AA/EO institution, strongly and activelystrives to increase diversity within itscommunity (seewww.cmich.edu/aaeo/). ••••Assistant Professor, Strategic Communi-cation and/or Advertising | The OhioState University, School of Communica-tion | Columbus, Ohio, 43210, UnitedStates | The School of Communicationat The Ohio State University invites ap-plicants for an assistant professor posi-tion in the area of strategiccommunication and/or advertising. Inaddition to a focus on strategic commu-nication, candidates may have an inter-est in a particular context area thatintersects with our School’s currentstrengths including, but not limited to:health/risk, politics, entertainment, in-tergroup communication, or communi-cation technology. The School iscommitted to empirical, social-scientificresearch on communication processes,either basic or applied, making originaland substantively important contribu-tions and is regularly ranked among thetop communication research programsin the country. We seek colleagues whowill help us continue this tradition andcan envision research projects andcourses that will be attractive to gradu-ate and undergraduate students fromwithin the major, and speak to the inter-ests and needs of non-majors. All of ourpositions involve teaching, service and aresearch component, and we have re-cently renovated a number of researchlabs and teaching facilities to supportquality research and teaching. Candi-dates must have a Ph.D. degree in com-munication or related social science orbe ABD and earn the Ph.D. prior to Sep-tember 2012. Applicants should have ademonstrated record or strong likeli-hood of publication in top-tier journalsin the field of communication as well asevidence of effective collegiate teach-ing. Deadline for full consideration forthis position is November 18, 2011. In-terested candidates should send a coverletter, curriculum vita, at least one pub-lished research sample, evidence of suc-cessful collegiate teaching, and three

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letters of reference to: William Eveland,Search Committee Chair, OSU School ofCommunication, 3016 Derby Hall, 154North Oval Mall, Columbus, Ohio 43210.Informal queries or applications viaemail are also welcome atjobs.comm@osu.edu. Please explicitlyidentify the position for which you areapplying, as we are conducting four sep-arate searches in 2011-2012. Additionalinformation about the School and theUniversity is available athttp://www.comm.ohio-state.edu. Tobuild a diverse workforce Ohio State en-courages applications from individualswith disabilities, minorities, veterans,and women. EEO/AA employer. The OSUcampus is strategically located in Colum-bus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbusis the center of a rapidly growing and di-verse metropolitan area with a popula-tion of over 1.5 million. It is a friendlycity with a high quality of life. The areaoffers a wide range of affordable hous-ing, many cultural and recreational op-portunities, and a strong economybased on government as well as service,transportation and technology-based in-dustries. Columbus has consistentlybeen rated as one of the Top U.S. citiesfor quality of life. Additional informa-tion about the Columbus area is avail-able at http://www.columbus.org.••••Open Rank, Mass Communication | TheOhio State University, School of Com-munication | Columbus, Ohio, 43210,United States | The School of Communi-cation at The Ohio State University in-vites applicants for an open rankposition in the area of mass communi-cation. In addition to a focus on masscommunication technologies, candi-dates may have a particular interest in acontext area or population. The Schoolis committed to empirical, social-scien-tific research on communicationprocesses, either basic or applied, mak-ing original and substantively importantcontributions and is regularly rankedamong the top communication researchprograms in the country. We seek col-leagues who will help us continue thistradition and can envision research proj-ects and courses that will be attractiveto graduate and undergraduate studentsfrom within the major, and speak to the

interests and needs of non-majors. Allof our positions involve teaching, serv-ice and a research component, and wehave recently renovated a number of re-search labs and teaching facilities tosupport quality research and teaching.Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree incommunication or related social scienceor be ABD and earn the Ph.D. prior toSeptember 2012. Applicants shouldhave a demonstrated record or stronglikelihood of publication in top-tier jour-nals in the field of communication aswell as evidence of effective collegiateteaching. Applicants for tenured posi-tions must have both a strong publica-tion record reflectingtheoretically-driven interests and a na-tional reputation for high-quality re-search. A record of external funding isalso highly desirable for applicants fortenured positions. Deadline for full con-sideration for this position is Novem-ber 18, 2011. Interested candidatesshould send a cover letter, curriculumvita, evidence of successful collegiateteaching, and the names of three refer-ences. Untenured applicants should alsosend at least one published article andthree letters of reference to: WilliamEveland, Search Committee Chair, OSUSchool of Communication, 3016 DerbyHall, 154 North Oval Mall, Columbus,Ohio 43210. Informal queries or applica-tions via email are also welcome atjobs.comm@osu.edu. Please explicitlyidentify the position for which you areapplying, as we are conducting four sep-arate searches in 2011-2012. Additionalinformation about the School and theUniversity is available athttp://www.comm.ohio-state.edu. Tobuild a diverse workforce Ohio State en-courages applications from individualswith disabilities, minorities, veterans,and women. EEO/AA employer. The OSUcampus is strategically located in Colum-bus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbusis the center of a rapidly growing and di-verse metropolitan area with a popula-tion of over 1.5 million. It is a friendlycity with a high quality of life. The areaoffers a wide range of affordable hous-ing, many cultural and recreational op-portunities, and a strong economybased on government as well as service,transportation and technology-based in-

dustries. Columbus has consistentlybeen rated as one of the Top U.S. citiesfor quality of life. Additional informa-tion about the Columbus area is avail-able at http://www.columbus.org. ••••Savannah State University — AssistantProfessor Multimedia Journalism • TheDepartment of Mass Communicationsseeks an individual who can teach jour-nalistic writing, reporting, editing anddesign. The position will contribute toall areas of our curriculum including on-line/digital media, visual communica-tions and video streaming. Keyresponsibilities include: teach fourcourses per semester; provide depart-mental, college and university servicethrough committee appointments andother tasks as assigned; participate inongoing professional developmentthrough research productivity in thefield; provide academic advising as as-signed; engage in student mentorshipand retention efforts. Must maintain atleast 10 office hours per week, fulfill as-signed and voluntary service obligationsand maintain currency and professionalengagement in field(s) of specialty.Salary competitive and commensuratewith qualifications and experience.Ph.D. is required in mass communica-tions or related field. Backgroundand/or credit check may be required.Review of applications will begin uponreceipt and continue until filled. Com-plete application online; submit coverletter, current curriculum vitae, tran-scripts, and three letters of reference online or mail to: Asst. Professor Multime-dia Journalism Search; Department ofMass Communications, Savannah StateUniversity, Box 20634, Savannah, GA31404.••••Savannah State University — AssistantProfessor Strategic Communications •The Department of Mass Communica-tions seeks an individual who can teachAdvertising principles, strategic plan-ning and management to strengthen thecreative dimensions of the curriculum,in addition to maintaining an agenda ofscholarly activity and service. Responsi-bilities include: teach four courses persemester relating to the following pro-

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gram areas: advertising principles;strategic planning and research, andcampaign areas. Provide departmental,college and university service throughcommittee appointments and othertasks as assigned; participate in ongoingprofessional development through re-search productivity in the field; provideacademic advising as assigned; engagein student mentorship and retention ef-forts. Must maintain at least 10 officehours per week, fulfill assigned and vol-untary service obligations and maintaincurrency and professional engagementin field(s) of specialty. Salary competi-tive and commensurate with qualifica-tions and experience. Ph.D. is requiredin mass communications or relatedfield. Background and/or credit checkmay be required. Review of applica-tions will begin upon receipt and con-tinue until filled. Complete applicationonline; submit cover letter, current cur-riculum vitae, transcripts, and three let-ters of reference on line or mail to:Assistant Professor Strategic Communi-cations Search; Department of MassCommunications, Savannah State Uni-versity; Box 20634, Savannah, GA31404.••••Advertising Department Temple Univer-sity Faculty Openings • Two facultyopenings beginning fall, 2012, in TempleUniversity’s Department of Advertisingwithin The School of Communicationsand Theater in Philadelphia. One open-ing is for a tenure-track Assistant Pro-fessor with considerable advertisingindustry management experience andwho can teach within one or more ofthe four departmental tracks of study(art direction, copywriting, accountmanagement/media planning, re-search), with priority given to accountmanagement and/or media planning.Candidate should hold a Ph.D. or otherappropriate terminal degree by time ofemployment and show promise as aproductive scholar. The second openingis for a full-time, non-tenure track Assis-tant Professor to teach within one ormore of the four tracks. The department(www.temple.edu/advertising) is au-tonomous with over 500 majors withinthe school (www.temple.edu/sct), whichhas over 4,000 majors. Advertising ma-

jors choose to concentrate their studiesin one of the four tracks and must com-plete 48 credits of advertising studies,making the program one of the mostrigorous as well as one of largest in thenortheast U.S. With over 34,000 stu-dents on regional and internationalcampuses and located in Philadelphia,the 5th. largest media market in the na-tion, Temple is considered a major re-search institution. Positions begin thefall, 2012. Deadline for application isDecember 15, 2011 or until positionsare filled. To apply, submit a hard-copycover letter, also citing where youlearned of the openings, a resume orvitae, and contact information for threereferences to: Professor James L. Marra,Department of Advertising, Room 300Annenberg Hall, Temple University MainCampus, Philadelphia, PA 19122. TempleUniversity is an equal opportunity, Affir-mative Action employer committed toachieving a diverse community. ••••Tenure-Track Advertising Position • Uni-versity of Alabama — The Departmentof Advertising and Public Relations isseeking an outstanding individual to fillan advertising tenure-track position inour nationally recognized program. Theposition begins August 16, 2012. Theability to teach media planning is neces-sary. Also, the ability to teach advertis-ing management and basic researchmethods in a global and diverse envi-ronment is a plus, as is expertise in thestrategic use of social media in the ad-vertising and public relations profes-sions. Candidates must be willing toteach undergraduate and graduate levelcourses in advertising/public relationsand mass communication (Note: The de-partment’s MA program combines ad-vertising and public relations). Earneddoctorate required by date of appoint-ment. Applicants must demonstratehigh potential to establish a scholarlyresearch program. Previous successfulteaching and/or professional experiencedesired. To apply upload application, re-sume and cover letter at https://facul-tyjobs.ua.edu. Mail three letters ofrecommendation to the A&PR SearchCommittee Attn: Dr. William Gonzen-bach, University of Alabama, Box870172, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0172. Ap-

plications accepted until position isfilled, but review process begins Nov.1, 2011. Applications from women andminorities are especially encouraged.The University of Alabama is an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative Action Em-ployer.••••Tenure-Track Public Relations Position •University of Alabama — The Depart-ment of Advertising and Public Relationsis seeking an outstanding individual tofill a tenure-track position in our nation-ally recognized Public Relations pro-gram. The position begins August 16,2012. Must be able to teach undergrad-uate courses in public relations andmass communications and graduatelevel courses in advertising/public rela-tions. (Note: The department’s MA pro-gram combines advertising and publicrelations.) There is also the opportunityto participate in the college-wide doc-toral program. Ability to teach researchmethods is a plus. Earned doctorate re-quired by date of appointment. Appli-cants must demonstrate high potentialto establish a scholarly research pro-gram. Previous successful teachingand/or professional experience desired.To apply, upload application, resumeand cover letter athttps://facultyjobs.ua.edu. Mail threeletters of recommendation to the A&PRSearch Committee, Attn: Dr. WilliamGonzenbach, University of Alabama, Box870172, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0172. Ap-plications accepted until position isfilled, but review process begins Nov.1, 2011. Applications from women andminorities are especially encouraged.The University of Alabama is an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative Action Em-ployer.••••Tenure-track position in Visual Commu-nications • The School of Journalismand Mass Communications at the Uni-versity of South Carolina is searchingfor a dynamic and creative professor tojoin the faculty of a growing visual com-munications program. The school hasboth academic and professional tracks.Academic-track candidates must have aPh.D. (ABDs considered) and some pro-fessional or teaching experience. Profes-sional-track candidates must have the

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MFA and significant professional experi-ence. The position is for open rank. Theideal candidate for either the academicor professional track would have strongteaching competencies in visual com-munication theory, history and demon-strated skills in the design, developmentand delivery of print and web-basedcontent for news, commercial or non-profit audiences. A portfolio of design,multimedia or video work is required ofall candidates. Applicants for the aca-demic track should demonstrate an ap-propriate record of scholarly researchand be willing to contribute to the de-velopment of the graduate program atthe Master’s and doctoral levels. Appli-cants for the professional track shoulddemonstrate an appropriate record ofprofessional or creative activity and bewilling to contribute to the develop-ment of the graduate program at theMaster’s level. Applicants should send acover letter, CV, contact information forthree references and a URL address thatlinks to a portfolio to kornegay@sc.eduor mail to Prof. Van Kornegay, School ofJournalism and Mass Communications,University of South Carolina, Columbia,SC 29208. For more information visithttp://jour.sc.edu/search/viscom.html.The University of South Carolina is anaffirmative action, equal opportunityemployer. Minorities and women areencouraged to apply. The University ofSouth Carolina is also responsive to dualcareer couples. ••••UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA,SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASSCOMMUNICATIONS — The University ofSouth Carolina’s School of Journalismand Mass Communications (SJMC) isseeking an outstanding Professor with afocus on Health and Strategic Communi-cation (advertising/public relations) tojoin us in August 2012. This is a new po-sition funded by USC’s Faculty Replen-ishment Initiative; the salary for theposition is highly competitive. The idealcandidate will be able to lead initiativesin health communication as we expandour curriculum and scholarship in thisdiscipline. The ideal candidate will be acolleague who shares our passion foracademic achievement and inspiredteaching. He/she must hold a Ph.D. and

also have: a track record of sustainedproductivity in major government orfoundation grants and publications; pro-fessional experience in strategic healthcommunication; the ability to work inmulti-disciplinary teams across the Uni-versity (including the Arnold School ofPublic Health). Graduate teaching expe-rience in advertising, public relationsand/or strategic communication is de-sired; public relations is preferred. Can-didates’ credentials must beappropriate for appointment at the rankof tenured full Professor. The Universityof South Carolina is a research univer-sity with nearly 30,000 students. It sitsat the heart of South Carolina’s capital,just two hours from both the coast andthe mountains. The SJMC offers bache-lor’s and master’s degrees in journalismand mass communication, as well as aPh.D. in mass communication. TheSchool has approximately 1,400 under-graduates and 60 graduate students inprint and electronic journalism, adver-tising and public relations, visual com-munications and mass communications.For more information, see our websiteat www.jour.sc.edu. The School is aleader in the Science and Health Com-munication Research Group, a multidis-ciplinary effort aimed at strengtheningcollaborative research among variousschools and colleges at the University ofSouth Carolina. The SJMC also offers aCertificate of Graduate Study in HealthCommunication, an interdisciplinarycertificate administered jointly by theschool, the Department of Health Pro-motion, Education and Behavior and theSchool of Library and Information Sci-ence. Applicants should send a letter ofapplication, CV and contact informationfor three references to: Dr. AugustGrant, Search Committee Chair, Schoolof Journalism and Mass Communica-tions, University of South Carolina, Co-lumbia, SC 29208. Questions about theposition can be directed to the SearchCommittee Chair at augie@sc.edu or803.777.4464. Review of applicationswill begin January 15 and continueuntil the position is filled. The Univer-sity of South Carolina is an affirmativeaction, equal opportunity employer. Mi-norities and women are encouraged toapply. The University of South Carolina

is responsive to the needs of dual careercouples.••••Assistant Professor of Mass Communi-cation • Review of applications willbegin immediately and applicationswill be accepted until the position isfilled. Applicants should submit: (1) let-ter of interest; (2) a current curriculumvitae; (3) 3 letters of recommendation;and (4) one sample of written work con-sisting of one published article, bookchapter, or recent conference paper.Please send applications to: Dr. ThomasRuggiero, Search Committee Chair, De-partment of Communication, Universityof Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968;truggier@utep.edu. POSITION DESCRIP-TION: The University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP), College of Liberal Arts invitesnominations and applications for a full-time faculty position (Assistant Profes-sor of Communication) in theDepartment of Communication. The an-ticipated appointment date is fall 2012.The specialization of interest is masscommunication or multimedia journal-ism. The multimedia journalism pro-gram in which the successful candidatewill be teaching integrates traditionaljournalism with new media storytellingskills and hands-on multimedia produc-tion. Candidates must be able to teachboth professional and theory-basedcoursework in mass communication.Candidates may also be asked to de-velop classes in mass communicationtheory and/or teach courses in anotherof their research areas. Preference willbe given to candidates who are bilingualin English and Spanish. Candidates mustbe committed to teaching excellence atthe undergraduate and graduate levels.THE DEPARTMENT: The department isbuilding research capacity and seeksscholars who demonstrate potential forpublication and external funding. Thedepartment offers five BA majors and anMA in Communication. The border loca-tion offers outstanding opportunities forsocial science research and many collab-orative opportunities exist on and offcampus. The successful candidateshould be comfortable in a departmentwith faculty from communication andjournalism; the climate in the depart-

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ment is excellent. To learn more aboutthe department, please visit http://aca-demics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=academics.utep.edu/comm. THE UNIVER-SITY & EL PASO, TEXAS: UTEP is a Doc-toral/Research- Intensive urbanuniversity offering bachelor, master, anddoctoral degree programs to more than22,000 students. A member of the Uni-versity of Texas System (www.utsys-tem.edu), UTEP serves the Paso delNorte border region which includes farwest Texas, southeast New Mexico, andnorthern Mexico. UTEP is recognized na-tionally for its leadership role in chang-ing the face of U.S. higher education.Our students, who are 75% Latino, mir-ror the population of this region and, in-creasingly, that of Texas and the UnitedStates. UTEP’s success in serving as acatalyst for economic development andquality of life in this region has alsoplaced us in the national spotlight as a

model 21st century U.S. research uni-versity. UTEP is an institution on themove! It has a national reputation as aleader in research, innovative educa-tional initiatives, and community-basedactivities of special relevance to the US-Mexico border region and the Latinopopulation. UTEP is recognized as a na-tional model in demonstrating that auniversity with a fundamental commit-ment to access and diversity can alsoachieve high levels of excellence in aca-demic programs and research. In fact,UTEP has set a goal to become the firstnational research university in theUnited States that serves a 21st centurydemographic. Our 21st century demo-graphic is the predominantly Mexican-American population of West Texasalong with the Latino populations ofTexas as a whole and the United States.The international and multiculturalcharacteristics of the Paso del Norte

provide faculty with unique opportuni-ties to address the border region’s mostchallenging health issues. For more in-formation on our university, please visitthe UTEP website (www.utep.edu/). TheCity of El Paso (www.elpasocvb.com/)offers sunny weather, an affordable costof living, friendly people, a family-ori-ented environment, relaxed lifestyle, anexcellent symphony orchestra, a nation-ally recognized museum of art, and a vi-brant cultural scene. Nestled in thefoothills of the Franklin Mountains(southern tip of the Rockies), the desertsouthwest climate allows for year roundoutdoor recreational activities. El Pasois ranked as the safest city of its size inthe United States. REQUIRED QUALIFI-CATIONS: Applicants should have aPh.D. in Communication, Journalism, ora related field and have completed allrequirements for the doctoral degree byAugust 1, 2012.

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