Congrats, Dr. Sid!

AJHA

Doctoral students Kaylene Armstrong and Riva Teague presented their research at the 2011 American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) conference in Kansas City, MO. Congrats!

New Book

A book edited by Dr. Emmanuel C. Alozie, who received his Ph.D from the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at Southern Miss. in 1999, was released by Gower Publishing on August 1, 2011. Congratulations!

http://www.amazon.com/Advertising-Developing-Emerging-Countries-Emmanuel/dp/0566091747

PubCamp MS 2011

PubCamp MS 2011 was held on USM campus on July 30. The conference was organized by master's student, Thomas Broadus, as part of his graduate project. Representatives from media, local businesses, and government departments attended the conference.

http://www.usm.edu/news/article/pubcampms-2011-be-held-july-30-rc-cook-union

Conference presentations

Thomas Broadus, Melody Fisher, Riva Teague, and Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin will present their research, "The Use of Blogging as Online Grassroots Activism: Analysis of Blogs in the Scott Sisters Case," at 2011 AEJMC conference.

Leslie Rasmussen will present her research, "Sustaining and training with Web 2.0: Preparing students for convergent environments when resources are scarce" at the 10th Convergence and Society Conference. http://sc.edu/cmcis/newsplex/FallConf2011/index.html

Congratulations to all!

Synergy Journal

Congratulations to Kaylene Armstrong and Thomas Broadus for publishing their research papers in the 2011 Spring issue of Synergy Journal!

Kaylene Armstrong: "In the beginning: Development of student newspaper in the 1800s"
Thomas Broadus: "Old Spice: Viral goes social in postmodern advertising"

More info about the journal:
http://www.usm.edu/graduateschool/Synergy.php

Top Student Papers at SSCA Conference

Kudos to the following students for winning Top Student Paper awards in their divisions at the 2011 Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) conference in Little Rock!

Kristie Dillistone
Sidharth Muralidharan
Leslie Rasmussen
Judith Roberts
Rebecca Scott

Dr. Dave Davies, Dr. Fei Xue and doctoral student Kaylene Armstrong also presented their research at the conference.

Southern Miss To The Top!

Dr. Campbell

Dr. Yolanda Campbell (left) successfully defended her dissertation today. Her dissertation, titled "Outsiders within: A framing analysis of Eight Black and White U.S. newspapers' coverage of the civil rights movement from 1954-1964," was directed by Dr. Fei Xue (right). Congrats to both!

USM Graduate Research Symposium

Congratulations to students who presented their research at the USM Graduate Research Symposium today!

Kaylene Armstrong:

Framing tragedy: A study of the reporting in Mississippi and Ohio college student newspapers following the Kent State and Jackson State shootings in May 1970

In the Beginning: Development of student newspapers in the 1800s

Thomas Broadus:

Old Spice: Viral goes social in postmodern advertising

Casey Hart:

Heroine worth her Salt?: A semiotic analysis of the role of women in action films through the movie Salt.

Sidharth Muralidharan and Kristie Dillistone:

Deepwater horizon: Extending the theory of image restoration discourse in the realm of social media

Pam Parry:

Prescription for news: An analysis of the Eisenhower administration’s medical disclosure policy

Judith Roberts, Kristie Dillistone, Rebecca Scott, and Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin:

From the Classroom to the Newsroom: Students’ Perception of Multimedia and Social Media in Their Education and Careers

Dr. Peterson

Dr. Jason Peterson (right) successfully defended his dissertation today. His dissertation, titled "Full court press: How Mississippi newspapers helped keep state college basketball segregated, 1955-1973," was directed by Dr. Dave Davies (left). Congrats to both!

Dr. Cecala!

Dr. Robin Cecala (left) successfully defended her dissertation today! Her dissertation was directed by Dr. Kim LeDuff (right). Congrats to both!

Master's comps exam - January 2011