The Mary Junck Research Colloquium Series

Spring 2008

 

 

 

 

School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The colloquia take place Thursdays 2-3:30 p.m. in Carroll Hall, Room 340 (Research Center)

 

 

 

 

Date

Speaker

Title

Abstract

Jan. 24

Prof. Suzanne Gordon
Journalist/Visiting Professor

School of Nursing

University of Maryland

Who and What Counts in the Media's Coverage of Health Care

Many changes are occurring in health care and these changes have an impact on patient outcomes

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Feb. 7

Dr. Craig Carroll

Assistant Professor

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

UNC-Chapel Hill

Computer-aided Text Analysis in Business, Politics and Media: History, Theory, and Empirical Evidence with DICTION 5.0

Computer aided text analysis has become widely accepted in the social sciences. This presentation reviews …

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Feb. 14

Dr. Guido Berens

Assistant Professor

Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands

The Boomerang Effect Of CSR Promotion Campaigns During Corporate Crises

Companies often emphasize their corporate social responsibility (CSR) in their communication…

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Feb. 21

Dr. Patrick Washburn

Professor

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

Ohio University

George Padmore of the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Defender: A Decidedly Different World War II Correspondent

George Padmore was one of twenty-seven war correspondents for black newspapers in World War II …

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Feb. 28

Dr. John Semonche

Professor

Department of History

UNC-Chapel Hill

Researching Censorship: Censoring Sex: A Historical Journey Through American Media as a Model

In this talk, Dr. Semonche will weigh the pros and cons of viewing his recent book as a model for…

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Mar. 6

Dr. Matt McAllister

Associate Professor

College of Communications

Penn State University

"Girls With a Passion for Fashion": The Bratz Brand as Integrated Spectacular Consumption

This presentation examines different media and merchandise featuring the "tween" girl brand Bratz

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Mar. 20

Dr. Kalyani Ankem

Associate Professor

School of Library and Information Sciences

North Carolina Central University

Cancer Patients’ Information Needs and Information Sources: A Quantitative Meta synthesis (1993-2003)

A quantitative meta-synthesis of literature on cancer patients’ information needs and information sources…

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Mar. 27

Dr. Cori E. Dauber

Associate Professor

Department of Communication Studies

UNC-Chapel Hill

Terrorism as Media Event: Terrorist and Insurgent Strategies for Manipulating the Western Press

The current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the conflict against Islamist terrorism globally, are unique…

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Apr. 3

Dr. Melanie Green

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

UNC-Chapel Hill

Transportation into Narrative Worlds

"Transportation into a narrative world" is the experience of becoming completely immersed into the world…

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Apr. 10

Dr. Keith Roe

Professor

Leuven School for Mass Communication Research, Belgium

School Commitment, School Achievement and Media Use in Early Adolescence: A Typology of Student Groups

Education is frequently cited as one of the main variables structuring the media audience. However…

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Apr. 17

Dr. Gary Marchionini

Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor

School of Information and Library Science

UNC-Chapel Hill

Digital Video: From Digital Libraries to Social Interaction

Moving images have powerful effects on humans but we do not understand much about these effects…

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Apr. 24

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If you would like additional details/information
about the colloquium series, or have any suggestions,
please contact

Sriram "Sri" Kalyanaraman
E-mail: sri@unc.edu
Phone: 919-843-5858