The Mary Junck Research Colloquium Series Fall 2008
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School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. David Weaver
Professor School of Journalism Indiana University
Sept. 4	Journalism Research in an Age of Globalization
	The past few decades have witnessed a definite upsurge in studies of journalism and journalists, not only in the U.S. but also in many other countries. In a sense, we have come full circle from the 1930s when the emphasis was on broadening what was considered narrowly focused journalism research into the more general study of mass communication processes and effects. There were studies of journalists and journalism before the 1970s, of course, but they were few compared to the dozens of studies of media uses and effects, and they tended to be mostly descriptive. This talk focuses on the kind of journalism research that I think is needed in this age of globalization and suggests some links that could be made between journalism research and theories of media effects such as agenda setting. It also discusses a recent book I co-edited on journalism theories, methods, and findings (Global Journalism Research) that was published earlier this year.
If you would like additional details or information about the colloquium series or have any suggestions, please contact Sriram "Sri" Kalyanaraman E-mail: sri@unc.edu Phone: 919-843-5858