29th Annual Symposium - February 16, 2007

Passport to the Future: International and Intercultural Research in Communication and Information
Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center
February 16, 2007

The College of Communication and Information held its 29th Annual Research Symposium on Friday, February 3, in the University Center.

Dr. Ronald E. Rice, Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication and Co-Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television and New Media at the University of California at Santa Barbara, served as the keynote speaker. In addition, faculty, staff and graduate and doctoral students presented original research, outlined below.

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8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Contributed Paper Session 1 - Content Analysis and Meaning

Moderator: Dr. Ed Caudill, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

• Meaning Contained in Risk Discourse: Deconstructing Media Narratives.
  Dr. Michael J. Palenchar, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
  Emma Wright, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
• Media Coverage of E. Coli Contaminated Spinach: Sources and Messages Chosen by National and Local Print Media.
  Emma Wright, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
• Reconciling “Intimate” Violence: Gendered Myths in Hunter.
  M. Justin Davis, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

9:20 - 10:05 a.m. Contributed Paper Session 2 - Media and Control

Moderator: Dr. Lorraine Normore, School of Information Sciences

• News: Taboo or Not Taboo? That is the Question: Offensive Language on Prime Time Broadcast and Cable Programming.
  Dr. Barbara K. Kaye, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Barry S. Sapolsky, Director, Florida State University
• Bamboo Curtain Bylines: Media Regulations in the People’s Republic of China.
  Ruthie Napier, UG Student, University of Tennessee
• The Struggle of Control of Student Media: A Content Analysis of Student Press Law Center News Flashes.
  Jim Miller, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

10:05 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Poster Session

(Complete list of participants at the end of the program)

10:20 - 11:10 a.m. International Panel of Journalists

Introduced and Moderated by Dr. Sam Swan

• Changes in Media in Eastern Europe
  Ana Blazavic, TV Reporter/Producer, Zagreb, Croatia
• Private TV in Croatia
  Monika Bradaric, TV Reporter, Good Morning Croatia, Croatian Television
• Public TV in Croatia
  Maja Bogoevska, TV Reporter, TV Tera, Bitola, Macedonia
• Private TV in Macedonia
  Valentina Pop, Newspaper Reporter, Bucharest, Romania
• Freedom of the Press in Romania

11:15 - 11:50 a.m. Contributed Paper Session 3 - Meeting Information Needs

Moderator: Dr. Margaret Morrison, School of Advertising and Public Relations

• Addressing Socioeconomic Barriers to Women’s Health Care: Can the Internet Help?
  LaKesha Anderson, Term Instructor, George Mason University
  Catherine K. Wright, Term Assistant Professor, George Mason University
• Information Competency Across Campus.
  Dr. Rodney K. Marshall, Eastern Illinois University

11:55 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. Contributed Paper Session 4 - Influence

Moderator: Dr. Michael Palenchar, School of Advertising and Public Relations

• How Parish Nurses Influence Congregational Communities: An Exploratory Pilot Study.
  Cheryl Ann Lambert, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
• How do Corporate Campaigns Influence Consumer’s Relationship with a Company?
  Sora Kim, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
• Do You See What I See? A Pre- and Post-Study to Determine How Training Influences People’s Perceptions about the Public Relations Field.
  Jeremy Hughes, MS Student, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Lisa Fall, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee

12:45 - 2:15 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker University Center - Ballroom

• Introduction of Speaker
  Dean Michael Wirth
• “What I Did for My Summer Vacation: Notes on International Scientific Communication”
  Dr. Ronald E. Rice, University of California at Santa Barbara
  Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication, Co-Director, Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television and New Media, President of the International Commnication Association

2:20 - 3:05 p.m. Contributed Paper Session 5 - Generations

Moderator: Dr. Kimberly Black, School of Information Sciences

• Human Resources and the Future of Communication in the Workplace: A Cross-Generational Perspective.
  Eva Lynn Cowell, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Virginia Kupritz, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
• Millennials: Developing a New Generation of Learners.
  Jill Moreland, MS Student, University of Tennessee
  Megan Venable Smith, University of Tennessee
• “Y” Did You Buy That? A Study on What Influences Generation Y’s Buying Decisions and How They Influence Others.
  Jeremy Hughes, MS Student, University of Tennessee
  Scott Black, MS Student, University of Tennessee

3:10 - 3:55 p.m. Contributed Paper Session 6 - Legal Issues

Moderator: Dr. Carol Tenopir, School of Information Sciences

• Will the Internet Fracture? ICANN and the Future of the Political Economy of the Net.
  Vedana Vaidhyanathan, MLIS Student, University of North Carolina
• How Much Protection Should a Celebrity Defendant Receive in Criminal Trials?
  Jodi Rightler, MS Student, University of Tennessee
• SLAPP Suits and First Amendment Rights.
  Amanda Womac, MS Student, University of Tennessee

4:00 - 4:15 p.m. Closing and Presentation of Awards

Poster Session Participants

• News Coverage of the Candidates in the 2006 Senate Race in Tennessee.
  Ed Bailey, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• Issue Framing and Voter Decision-making: Campaigns, Media, and the Electorate in the 2006 Senatorial Election in Tennessee.
  Scott Black, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• An Inspection of Tool: Take Chinese Romanization System as an Example.
  Si-Chi Chin, University of Iowa

• Analysis of Potential Partisan and Structural Bias by the Media in Tennessee’s 2006 U.S. Senate Election Coverage.
  Stanley Dunlap, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• Print and Electronic Source Selection by Distance Education Graduate Students in Completing a Research Paper.
  Sheri Edwards, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Affluenza and Spanish Television Viewers.
  Dr. Mark Harmon, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Nuria Cruz-Camara, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee

• I Approved This Strategy: A Qualitative Analysis of TV Advertising for Bob Corker and Harold Ford Jr. during the 2006 U.S. Senate Campaign in Tennessee.
  Glenn Hubbard, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• What Strategies are Used in Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising? An Analysis Applying Taylor’s Six-segment Strategy Wheel.
  Cheryl Ann Lambert, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Broadcasting Regulations and Policies for Increasing Diversity: A Comparative Study of the US and Taiwan.
  Shu-Yueh Lee, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• An Analysis of News Source use in Media Coverage of the 2006 Senate Race in Tennessee.
  Felicia McGhee-Hilt, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Local News Coverage of 2006 Tennessee Senate Election.
  Yeonah Park, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• Library Anxiety and User Perceptions of Librarians.
  Allison Sharp, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  Stephen Bales, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Seeing double: The Sago Mine tragedy crisis miscommunication examined.
  Steve Smith, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• ...and I Approve This Message: An Analysis of Frames Used in 30-second Televised Political Commercials during the Tennessee 2006 Senatorial Race.
  Antoaneta Vanc, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Research use of the Internet Information and Communication Technologies by Faculty: An Interdisciplinary and Cross Cultural Comparison.
  Dr. Peiling Wang, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
  Lei Wu, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• A Study of Information-Seeking Behavior of International Students for Career Decision-Making at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  Liuyan Yang, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

Symposium Committee

Ms. Mary Bartolini, Center for Information Studies
Dr. Kimberly Black, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Ed Caudill, School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Dr. Mark Harmon, School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Ms. Diana King, Administrative Services Assistant
Dr. Kenneth J. Levine, School of Communication Studies
Dr. Margaret Morrison, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Dr. Lorraine Normore, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Michael Palenchar, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Dr. Carol Tenopir, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Michelle Violanti, School of Communication Studies

28th Annual Symposium - February 3, 2006

The College of Communication and Information held its 28th Annual Research Symposium on Friday, February 3, in the University Center. Dr. Lawrence W. Lichty, Northwestern radio/television/film professor and historian for the movie, "Good Night, and Good Luck," presented a keynote address based on the theme of the event, "Moving Toward the Future: Convergence of Communication and Information." In addition, faculty, staff and graduate and doctoral students presented original research, outlined below.

Session 1 - Convergence in Education

Moderator: Dr. Ed Caudill, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

• Digital Communication Design: Teaching “Sisomo” Convergence in an Interdisciplinary, Project-Based Seminar. | Presentation
  Linda E. Menck, Professional-in-Residence, Marquette University

• Communication-Information Convergences in Internet Use by International Teaching Assistants (ITAs): “Sense Making” in a Culturally Alien Information Environment. Paper | Presentation
  Bharat Mehra, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
  Dean Papajohn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• First Amendment Rights and the Private College: Exploring First Amendment Rights of the Student Press at Private Institutions of Higher Education. Paper | Presentation
  James E. Miller, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  

Session 2 - Health and Disasters

Moderator: Dr. Michelle Violanti, School of Communication Studies

• Cultural Values in Disaster News: A Content Analysis of Korean vs. U.S. Newspapers’ Tsunami Coverage. Paper | Presentation
  Karen J. “Kitty” McClanahan, PhD Student, University of Tennessee Jinsuk Jung, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• Stones Unturned: A Secondary Analysis of Health Information-Seeking Orientation, Resource Characteristics, and Health Consumer Demographics. Paper | Presentation
  Karen J. “Kitty” McClanahan, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)’s Privacy Rule: Adding Oil to the Long-Burning Fire Between Personal Privacy and Public Interest. Paper | Presentation
  Kunka D. Ignatova, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

Session 3 - Special Populations

Moderator: Dr. Margaret Morrison, School of Advertising and Public Relations

• Perceptions on Ownership of Creative Expressions: the Case of Traditional Musicians in Uganda. Paper | Presentation
  Dick Kawooya, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Nightly News and the Child’s Perspective: A Content Analysis of Children Featured in Nightly Network Television News Broadcasts. Paper | Presentation
  Rebekah L. Andrews, MS Student, East Tennessee State University

• The Impact of Regionalism on Perceived North Korean Nuclear Risk of South Koreans. Paper | Presentation
  Sora Kim, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

Poster Session 1

• Experiences of Women in Local Politics: A Qualitative Examination. Paper | Presentation
  Linda P. Jurczak, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Effects of Computer Mediated Communication on Workplace Relationships Research Agenda. Paper | Presentation
  Martijn J. Van Kelegom, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• George W. Bush and His Images During the 2004 Presidential Campaign: A Study of Second-Level Agenda Setting. Paper | Presentation
  Antoneta M. Vanc, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Comparison Analysis on the Difference of Broadcast News Stories and the Station’s Website Version of the Same Story. Paper | Presentation
  Felicia McGhee-Hilt, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Thomas Jefferson and Freedom of the Press. Paper | Presentation
  Tiffany J. Shoop, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Concepts of Ethics in Public Relations Management: A Practitioners Perspective. Paper | Presentation
  S. Tanner Smith, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

Session 4 - Politics

Moderator: Dr. Michael Palenchar, School of Advertising and Public Relations

• The 2004 U.S. Elections and News/Talk Radio Audience Shares. Paper | Presentation
  Anthony D. Farina, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• TV Market and Congressional District Mismatches: Effects on Campaign Spending and Election Outcomes. Paper | Presentation
  Dr. Mark D. Harmon, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee

• Cracked Rear View Mirror: How Perceptions of Modern Presidents’ Attitude Regarding Open Government Records Compare to the FOIA Request Statistics for the Administrations. Paper | Presentation
  Marcus Fitzsimmons, Student, University of Tennessee

Session 5 - Social Responsibility and Image

Moderator: Dr. Dania Bilal, School of Information Sciences

• Shock and Awe: Context Effects on Advertising Offensiveness. Paper | Presentation
  Timothy P. Christy, Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas
  Sora Kim, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  Cheryl Ann Lambert, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Eric Haley, Professor, University of Tennessee

• Did the Enron Scandal Affect the Print Media Coverage on Corporate Social Responsibility? Paper | Presentation
  Yoon-Joo Lee, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• The Value Selection Process in Corporate Image Campaigns: A Conceptual Model and Research Propositions. Paper | Presentation
  Sora Kim, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Eric Haley, Professor, University of Tennessee

Poster Session 2

• Health Information Need and Seeking of Elderly Residing in an Independent Living Retirement Community: A Qualitative Study. Paper | Presentation
  Sheri L. Edwards, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• Media Coverage of Chemical Manufacturing Accidents: Legal Representatives Filling the Crisis Information Void. Paper | Presentation
  Dr. Michael J. Palenchar, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
  Sunny Lipscomb, MA, University of Tennessee Emma Wright, MA, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• U.S. Network TV Newscasts and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War: An Historical Case Study in Media and Social Movement Theory. Paper | Presentation
  Dr. Mark D. Harmon, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
  Dr. Catherine A. Luther, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee

• A Convergence of Organizational Communication and Axiology: An Exploratory Evaluation of the Work of Robert S. Harman. Paper | Presentation
  Abby M. Brooks, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Thinking Globally and Reading Diversely: Issues of Gay and Lesbian International Literature for Young Adults. Paper | Presentation
  Amy M. Elliott, MS Student, University of Tennessee

• The Persona of Leadership: Rhetorical Visions in Times of Crisis and Tragedy. Paper | Presentation
  S. Tanner Smith, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  Antoneta M. Vanc, PhD Student, University of Tennessee

• Gender Portrayals: Advertising Images of Males and Females in Media. Paper | Presentation
  Dr. Carolynn McMahan, Assistant Professor, University of North Florida
  Tiffany J. Shoop, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
  

Session 6 - Technology and Government Policy

Moderator: Dr. Ken Levine, School of Communication Studies

• Semantic Framing of the Iraq War, Sept. 11th to Oct. 11, 2002. Paper | Presentation
  Dr. Mark Harmon, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
  Fall 2005 Public Opinion Class

• You Will All Be Syndicated: RSS as Two-Way “Mass” Communication. Paper | Presentation
  Dr. Bob Stepno, Lecturer, University of Tennessee
  

Symposium Committee

Dr. Kendra Albright, School of Information Sciences
Ms. Mary Bartolini, Center for Information Studies
Dr. Dania Bilal, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Ed Caudill, School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Dr. Mark Harmon, School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Dr. Mariea Hoy, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Ms. Diana King, Administrative Services Assistant
Dr. Ken Levine, School of Communication Studies
Dr. Sally McMillan, College of Communication and Information
Dr. Margie Morrison, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Dr. Carol Tenopir, Chair, School of Information Sciences
Dr. Michelle Violanti, School of Communication Studies

Technology Committee

Dr. John Haas, School of Communication Studies
Professor Rob Heller, School of Journalism and Electronic Media
Mr. John McNair, Director of Technology, College of Communication & Information
Dr. Michael Palenchar, Chair, School of Advertising and Public Relations
Dr. Gretchen Whitney, School of Information Sciences