Rosati, Clayton and Mitchell, Don. (2009). “‘Live Monster’: Black Friday and the All-Consuming City.” Human Geography, 2(1).
Dr. Ha to attend the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Faculty Seminar in LA
Dr. Louisa Ha was selected to be the faculty fellow to attend the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Faculty Seminar in Los Angeles from November 10-14, 2009 where she’ll meet with many different broadcast and cable network executives on the latest in the production, management and programming in the TV industry. She’ll also meet with TCOM alumni in LA during her trip.
Jose Cardenas is featured in Student Filmmaker Magazine
Jose Cardenas is the featured filmmaker in the current issue of the Student Filmmaker magazine. See the article in the School showcase under TCOM.
Dr. Ha keynote speaker to Toledo Women’s Bar Association Luncheon on September 30
Dr. Louisa Ha was invited as the keynote speaker for the annual kick-off luncheon of Toledo Women’s Bar Association on September 30, 2009. Her speech to over 70 lawyers and judges was titled, “New Media as Business Opportunities for Women Lawysers.”
Dr. Ha is serving as special issue editor for Chinese Journal of Communication
In addition to her associate editorship of Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Dr. Louisa Ha is serving as guest editor for the Chinese Journal of Communication for its special issue on “Emerging Media and Challenges in Chinese Communities” to be published the end of 2010. Read the call for papers at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t778749995
Dr. Srinivas Melkote on FIL in India
Dr. Srinivas Melkote is on Faculty Improve Leave in India this fall. He is a visiting professor at SN School of Communication, University of Hyderabad, India.
3 TCOM faculty received university service-learning grants
Three TCOM faculty members: Jose Cardenas, Dr. Lori Liggett and Dave Moody received the 2009-10 university service learning grants of $3,000 each person. TCOM department is the only department in the university that have 3 faculty members received three service learning grants at the same time. Jose Cardenas and Dr. Liggett will work on Centennial celebration video and writing projects and Dave Moody’s project will be implemented in his Chapman Learning Community and TCOM2700 Minorities in Film/Video class.
Congratulations to Dr. Ha and Dr. Yun for their research grants
Dr. Ha and Dr. Yun were awarded with grants from Toledo Blade and BGSU SPAR office.
This research project consists of two parts. The first one is a Northwest Ohio newspaper and media use tracking study for three consecutive years. The second one is a study of netbook distribution as a new newspaper business model.
Dr. Park and Dr. Yun’s new publication in Communication Research
New publication by Dr. Park and Dr. Yun
Park, S., McSweeney, J., & Yun, G. (2009) Intervention of eating disorder symptomatology using educational mass communication messages. Communication Research, 36(5), 677-697.
Abstract
This study explored an intervention of body image disturbance by employing short educational messages. A public service announcement (PSA) comprised of a realistic body image photo and a text emphasizing genetic diversity of body types improved young women’s body satisfaction, although it did not affect the size of ideal femalebody norm. A variation of the PSA, an alignment ad, generated a similarly positive effect on body satisfaction. The alignment ad, in comparison to a control, also increased the size of ideal female-body norm. At the same time, these positive main effects were mostly due to the gains in body satisfaction and the size of ideal female-body norm by women whose body satisfaction was relatively undamaged to begin with. For women who were already suffering from low body satisfaction, the educational messages interacted with the predisposition to further deteriorate body satisfaction and the norm of ideal female body. Theoretical implications of these effects were discussed and practical suggestions were made for healthy body image advocates.
Blog post by BGSU student in Hong Kong
Read a blog post by an exchange student from BGSU who is currently at Hong Kong Baptist University.
http://blogs.bgsu.edu/smchkep/2009/09/20/a-message-from-jessica-ward/