Tag: Broadcast Education Association

Communicating Effectively about the Four Types of Journalistic Communities

Communicating Effectively about the Four Types of Journalistic Communities

Those that have been following this website should have noticed that there have been no postings for a year. The reason for the silence from me is due to an opportunity that came up in April 2018. There were several book publishers at the Broadcast Education Association annual conference in Las Vegas. One of them …

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A Narrative of My Research

A Narrative of My Research

One of the pieces of wisdom that I acquired during grad school was that supposedly a good scholar could explain their research agenda, with clarity and precision, in around 200 words. I could have followed this sage wisdom if my research followed a specific, specialized route. I’ve learned over the course of my nearly two …

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2015 BEA Two-Year/Small College Business Meeting Minutes

2015 BEA Two-Year/Small College Business Meeting Minutes

April 14, 2015 District 7 8:13 Jim Crandall started the District 7 meeting and handed out the “Lucky 7” stickers 8:16 The members present introduced themselves. There were a total of 11 people in the room. 8:20 Jim brought up the idea to include small colleges into District 7. What defines a small college? We …

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Dissertation Award World Tour

Dissertation Award World Tour

Since the completion of my dissertation, the only step left is to submit my research for award consideration. Name of Award Association Date of Conference Location of Conference Status Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award Broadcast Education Association April 7-10, 2013 Las Vegas, NV Won Herbert S. Dordick Award International Communication Association, Communication and Technology Section …

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My impression of the NAB2009

My impression of the NAB2009

This is the first time that I’ve attend NAB/BEA, as oppose to the BEA (Broadcast Education Association) by itself. So, that means I’ll been here in Las Vegas for ten days when I finally leave on Sunday. During my time here, I did manage to gather some really helpful hints. Most of them were posted on …

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The Ethics of Cyber “Citizen Journalism”

The Ethics of Cyber “Citizen Journalism”

One of my colleagues recently held a panel at the 2006 Broadcast Education Association conference. “The ‘Citizen Journalist’: The Challenges They Pose to Broadcast Educators” focused on the impact of “citizen journalism” on the mainstream media. This panel began a discussion led to ethics of citizen journalism and what influence the ethics code of journalists would have …

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