Design a logo for AEJMC and win $1,000

Give AEJMC a facelift and win $1,000!
Entries must be received by midnight (EDT) on May 1, 2010
Attention AEJMC faculty, students, and professional graphic designers! Here is an opportunity to develop a logotype and a theme line for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, which will become part of an extended branding campaign. The winning entry will receive $1,000.

The members of the Strategic Planning Implementation subcommittee on Branding (Birgit Wassmuth, Suzette Heiman, Lillie Fears with support from Jennifer McGill and Mich Sineath) invite submissions for a logo and a slogan for AEJMC. This is an open call.

The logo must use the letters AEJMC and communicate what our association stands for in an immediate, effective, and memorable manner. The slogan (also called strap line or catch line) serves like an advertising phrase and must be poignant, brief, and memorable. It must work well with the logo.

The logo design entered in this competition must:

(1) focus on the letters AEJMC (all caps, all lower case, or a combination of U&lc)

(2) be adaptable to multiple uses and platforms (print and online), i.e., directory, newsletters, publications, nametags, and a variety of promotional materials. The logo must not lose impact or legibility when significantly reduced or enlarged.

(3) work well with and retain a sense of balance and internal integrity whether it stands alone or is used in combination with the full name (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication).

(4) be limited to two colors (black plus one color) and reproducible as black and gray when printed in black only.

(5) show no gradations or blends.

(6) be original and authentic. (It cannot include any copyrighted elements) Continue Reading…

JMS graduate research paper wins first place in national competition

Galina Tishchenko, a former JMS graduate student, won the first place in the 2010 BEA International Division research paper competition (open category) for her paper co-authored with Dr. Xiaopeng Wang, assistant professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies.

Tishchenko graduated from the Department of Journalism and Media Studies with an M.A. degree in 2009. As part of her applied research project, the paper, A comparative analysis of the broadcast coverage of local news in the Russian Federation and the United States of America in the paradigm of attention span theory, compares the broadcast programing and editorial content of local TV news between two nations. Dr. Xiaopeng Wang and Dr. Tony Silvia served in her graduate committee.

The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) is a national professional organization for broadcast educators, scholars and researchers. The 2010 BEA International Division research paper competition included many excellent papers. The competition was strong. Each paper went through a rigorous blind review by three reviewers. The top papers were accepted according to the blind review results.

In the open category, the other winners include Shuhua Zhou, University of Alabama, and Xin Zhong, Renmin University of China, “Olympics Coverage: Projection of Professionalism and Olympic Goals” (Second Place); and Daekyung Kim, Idaho State University, and Junwoo Song, Idaho State University “The Civic Duty to Keep Informed Revisited in Korea: News Media Exposure and Civic Duty” (Third Place).

The BEA International Division winning papers will be presented at the BEA 2010 convention in April in Las Vegas, Nevada.

College Sports Feed (CSF) needs bloggers

College Sports Feed (CSF) captures the pulse of college sports fans on every campus across the nation. CSF is the only sprots blog network with 100% fan generated content – by the fans an for the fans.

A CSF writer posts at least weekly about what is going on in the college sports world. Post, comment, tweet and share your work with ultimate fans everywhere. Write about any and all sports on campus. It’s a good opportunity to develop your writing style and reputation in the sports blogging world, and develop an impressive and diverse portfolio of your work.

Contact bryan@collegesportsfeed.com to get an account and start posting today.

Aaron Moe, JMS graduate student and Crow’s Nest managing editor, dies at 24

Aaron Moe

On Friday, February 19 Aaron Moe, Managing Editor of the Crow’s Nest and a graduate student in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, died from pneumonia.

Born on February 16, 1986 in Buffalo NY, Aaron played basketball and football in high school and junior college.  He graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2009 with a degree in Communications.  He began graduate studies at USF St. Petersburg in the fall of 2009.  Aaron always had a positive attitude and a sweet spirit. On his Facebook page he wrote “God loves me, so it’s only right that I share some of that love with you!” He had a strong desire to be a great student and to become a great journalist. Dr. Antone Silvia, professor in Journalism and Media Studies said, “[Aaron] made us think, he made us care, but he also made us laugh.”

He is survived by his mother Karen Moe and two siblings, Ericka and Izaiah.  He leaves behind a host of loving family, friends, professors and colleagues.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 22 at 6 p.m., the Poynter Library Corner.

Visit Facebook in memory of Aaron Moe.

Pakistani journalists to visit JMS

Eight journalists from Pakistan are visiting the department 9 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 17). We have about an hour with them in FCT 108.

A part of that time we’ll talk about various information freedom laws, but we’ll also have time to talk to them about journalism and events in Pakistan.

Journalists from this region have had interesting things to say about their work, which gives us another perspective on news and reporting. But, we could also hear about their take on the cooperation of U.S. and Pakistani governments in the recent capture of Mullah Abdul Ghanni Baradar, the Taliban’s military chief, or the reports of a power struggle in Pakistan. this country deemed as vital to U.S. military interests in that area.

As usual, these sessions are unpredictable but interesting. These are all men and seem to be evenly divided between print and TV.

The Washington Center Internships

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is a leading nonprofit educational institution headquartered in Washington, D.C. It provides undergraduates and graduate students academic seminars on special topics and internship-centered academic terms. Offered primarily in Washington, D.C. and selected cities abroad, the internship programs consist of a substantive work experience tailored to the student’s interests, academic coursework, and civic and leadership programming.

The Media and Communication Program prepares students for careers in the field of communications, including print and broadcast journalism, production, advertising, public relations, photography, graphic design, political communications, and electronic and new media. Sample internships: White House Office of Media Affairs, congressional press offices, USA Today, CNN, National Public Radio, Tribune Broadcasting, CBS News, National Press Club and many others.

Three of our journalism students have served Washington Center Internships in the last six years. Please see Dr. Silvia for additional information. Reach him by e-mail at: tonys@mail.usf.edu. Also, check the Washington Center Web site at: http://www.twc.edu/

Get your free tickets to the Lisa Ling event at the Mahaffey

Lisa Ling Event at Mahaffey

The Florida Holocaust Museum has given USFSP 117 free tickets for our students and faculty to attend the Lisa Ling event at the Mahaffey Theater next Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets normally cost $150 each.

February 11 – “To Life: Shining a Light on a Better World” – Lisa Ling (National Geographic Channel/Oprah Winfrey Show). Mahaffey Theater, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Florida Holocaust Museum. More info about the event here.

If you would like tickets, please let Bridget know before they are gone. You will need to make a firm commitment to attend.

Our thanks to the Holocaust Museum.

Dr. Deni Elliott lectures at Residence Hall

Dr. Deni Elliott

Deni Elliott, the Eleanor Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy and a journalism professor at USF St. Petersburg,  will present a talk and slide show, “Narrative Myths of Breast Cancer: A Case Study in Media Distortion,” Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Residence Hall. This presentation includes the work of graduate student Amanda Decker and alumni Pam Hogle.

All are invited.