Announcements

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Friday, January 22, 2010

COPS ICA Achievements

COPS members obtained a 100% acceptance rate for papers submitted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA) to be held this June in Singapore. The acceptance rate for the conference as a whole was substantially lower, 54%. Congrats to all COPS authors! Outstanding work! COPS members Holbert, Garrett, Geidner, and Hill will be attending the conference, and it appears that they will be quite busy during their time abroad.

Here is the list of accepted works (alphabetical order):

Garrett, R. K. (2010). The troubling consequences of online election rumoring. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Geidner, N. W. (2010). Perceived network connection: Measuring individual-level connection to voluntary groups. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Holbert, R. L. & Geidner, N. W. (2010). A theory of political campaign media connectedness (PCMC), part II: Clarifying the roles of debate viewing and online media. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Holbert, R. L., & Hill, M. R. (2010). The promotion of the American cable TV news personality and its influences. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Kline, S., & Hill, M. R. "Editorial Inkblots: A Comparative Analysis of Presidential Election Cartoons from 1960, 1980, and 2008." Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Matthes, J., Hayes, A. F., Rojas, H., Shen, F., Min, S. J., & Dylko, I. (2010). Testing the spiral of silence theory in nine countries: An individual difference perspective. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Slater, M. D., & Gleason, L. S. (2010). Theory Development Strategies in Communication Science. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Sohn, D. & Geidner, N. W. (2010). Collective dynamics of the spiral of silence: The role of quasi-statistical monitoring. Paper accepted for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore.

Friday, January 15, 2010

COPS Alum Lindsay Hoffman Making Her Mark at University of Delaware

OSU COPS alumnus Lindsay Hoffman was recently named the Coordinator of Research in Politics and Technology for the new Center for Political Communication just established at UD (www.udel.edu/cpc). She will be coordinating research funding for faculty and students, as well as organizing scholarly and public presentations of research associated with the Center. Moreover, Dr. Hoffman is co-P.I. on a $50,000 grant from the University of Delaware Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center for a project titled: “Political Communication and Engagement in the 21st Century.” http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/dec/ihrc121409.html

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

COPS Winter 2010 Schedule of Events

1-8 Teresa Myers Job Talk

1-22 Erik Nisbet, “Anti-Americanism as Media Effect? Media selection, exposure and public opinion about the United States in the Middle East”

2-5 Ivan Dylko, “Explicating Political User-Generated Content and Theorizing About Its Effects on Democracy Using Mix-of-Attributes Approach”

2-19 Discussion of series of Journal of Communication works on the future of political communication effects research:
  • Bennett, W. L., & Iyengar, S. (2008). A new era of minimal effects? The changing foundations of political communication. Journal of Communication, 58, 707-731.
  • Holbert, R. L., Garrett, R. K., & Gleason, L. S. (2010). A new era of minimal effects? A response to Bennett and Iyengar. Journal of Communication, 60, 15-34.
  • Bennett, W. L., & Iyengar, S. (2010).The shifting foundations of political communication: Responding to a defense of the media effects paradigm. Journal of Communication, 60, XX-XX.
3-5 Jay Hmielowski, “Developing a Measure of Affinity for Political Humor” and Megan Hill, “Striking Similarities: Making the Match between Cable TV News Personalities and Interpersonal Communication Style”

3-12 Visitation Day for Prospective Graduate Students for Incoming 2010-2011 class

Monday, January 04, 2010

Recent COPS Alumnus Heather LaMarre Inaugural AEJMC Scholar

Congratulations to Heather LaMarre (Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota; PhD, OSU, 2009) for being among the inaugural recipients of the AEJMC Scholars Program. LaMarre's project, "Citizen Journalism and Social Media in the 2010 Election: A Multi-Method Approach to Understanding Emerging Trends and Innovations in Mass Communication Campaigns" has been funded with $2500 through the program.