SJMC Grad Students and Faculty to Present Research and Receive Awards at AEJMC 2023 Conference

From August 7–10, J-School graduate students and faculty will travel to Washington D.C. for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2023 Annual Conference to present their research, socialize with colleagues and learn more about the industry.

Additionally, Professor Mike Wagner and Ph.D. alums Jianing Li, Jordan Foley and Omar Dumdum will receive the Article of the Year Award in Mass Communication and Society for their paper, “The Power of a Genre: Political News Reporting Presented as Fact-Checking Increases Accurate Belief Updating and Hostile Media Perceptions.” The Article of the Year Award is selected based on the advancement of theory, quality of writing and impact of the research.

Check out all of the sessions featuring SJMC faculty, grad students and alumni as well as a social hosted by the J-School with the University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa on Tuesday, August 8:

Monday, August 7

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division
10:30 a.m.–Noon; Independence Salons A-E

Refereed Paper Session Topic I – COVID-19 on Social Media

“Promoting COVID-19 Vaccines via Misinformation Debunking Videos on TikTok”

Gaofei Li, Mengyu Li, Sijia Yang (Wisconsin-Madison)

International Communication Division
12:30–2 p.m.; Monument Room

Refereed Paper Session: Election Coverage, Communication, and Contested Results

“The Communication Mediation Model and Election Integrity: Media Use, Cognitive Needs, Election Fraud Claims and Vote Decision in the U.S. and South Korea”

Heysung Lee, Hernando Rojas (Wisconsin-Madison)

Mass Communication and Society; Minorities and Communication Divisions; Community Journalism Interest Group
12:30–2 .m.; Independence Salons A-E

Refereed Paper Session Topic IV – Online Incivility and News Framing

“Tuning Out or Voice Out: Silencing Effects of Xenophobic Outgroup Cues in COVID-19 News Coverage”

Yiming Wang, Ran Tao, Sijia Yang (Wisconsin-Madison)

Newspaper and Online News Division
4:30–6 p.m.; Independence Salons A-E

Refereed Paper Session Topic VI – Challenges Facing Journalism

“‘Freedom’ Around the World: How Global News Covered the 2022 Freedom Convoys”

Jessica Maki (Wisconsin-Madison), Caley Hewitt (Louisiana State)

Tuesday, August 8

Research Panel Session: James A. Tankard Jr. Book Award
10:30 a.m.–Noon; Marquis Salon 7

Award Finalist

City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington

Kathryn McGarr (Wisconsin-Madison)

Minorities and Communication Division
6:30–8 p.m.; Capitol Room

Refereed Research Top Paper Session

“Gender, Ethnic/Racial Representation in AEJMC Demographics, Research and Leadership: How Much and What Type of Progress?*”

Mia Moody-Ramirez (Baylor), Federico Subervi (Wisconsin-Madison), Hayg Oshagan (Wayne State), Emily Guajardo (Oklahoma)

*First Place Faculty Paper

University of Minnesota Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication and University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication Social
8:30–10 p.m.; Archives Room

Hosting:

Elisia Cohen, director, Minnesota

Melissa Tully, director, Iowa

Katy Culver, director, Wisconsin-Madison

Join the faculty, students and alumni of UW-Madison, University of Minnesota and University of Iowa’s Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication for desserts, drinks and conversation! We look forward to mingling together and learning about your career and accomplishments.

Wednesday, August 9

Political Communication Division
8:30–10 a.m.; Independence Salons A-E

Scholar-to-Scholar Refereed Research Paper Session Topic – Incivility and Partisanship

“The Consequences of Partisan Prejudice”

Sang Juan Kim (Iowa), Ran Tao, Linqi Lu, Doug McLeod (Wisconsin-Madison)

Scholar-to-Scholar Refereed Research Paper Session Topic – Social Media for Citizens, Journalists, and Activists

“Immigration during the COVID-19 Pandemic: How News Media and Public Policy Influenced Public Agenda on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube”

Jisoo Kim (Wisconsin-Madison), Yini Zhang (Buffalo), Porismita Borah (Washington State)

Scholar-to-Scholar Refereed Research Paper Session Topic – Social Media, Partisanship, and Political Misinformation

“How Conspiracies Connect Dissidents of Greater China: Understanding Comments under Anti-CCP Conspiracy Channels”

Youran Qin, Wil Dubree (Wisconsin-Madison)

Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division
Noon–1:30 p.m.; Independence Salons A-E

Scholar-to-Scholar Refereed Research Paper Session Topic – Vaccine Messaging and Behaviors Across Contexts

“Are Interactive and Tailored Data Visualizations Effective in Promoting Flu Vaccination Among the Elderly? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment”

Lynne Cotter, Sijia Yang (Wisconsin-Madison)

Commission on the Status of Women
Noon–1:30 p.m.; Monument Room

Refereed Research Paper Session

“Weibo Use, Nationalism, Anti-feminism – Does Verbal Aggressiveness Reinforce Stigmatization of Feminists?*****”

Dongdong Yang (Connecticut), Jiayun Ye (Wisconsin-Madison), David Atkin (Connecticut)

*****Second Place Faculty-Student Paper

Magazine Media Division and Council of Affiliates
2–3:30 p.m.; Liberty Salon O-P

Panel Session – Is it DEI or Activism: When Campus Media Magazines Cover Racial Justice Demonstrations

Panelists:

Katy Culver (Wisconsin-Madison), Darlene Lee (St. John Fisher), Tamara Sellers Buck (Southeast Missouri), Elizabeth Smith (Pepperdine)

Cultural and Critical Studies and Communications Theory and Methodology Divisions
4–5:30 p.m.; Independence Salons A-E

Scholar-to-Scholar Refereed Research Paper Session Topic II – Understanding Contentious Issues and Topics through Communication Theories

“The Privilege of Polarization”

Danny Parker, Youran Qin (Wisconsin-Madison)

History Division
6–8 p.m.; Liberty Salon M

Refereed Research Top Paper Session

“Greater Credibility in Washington: Political Balance in the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 1982 Mission to Central America*”

Lindsay Palmer (Wisconsin-Madison)

*First Place, Top Faculty Paper