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AEJMC 2015: Top research papers in MAC Division

MAC Division's Top Paper Winners
Winners of faculty paper competition and author of first-placed student paper with the outgoing faculty research chair Josh Grimm

Top Faculty Papers

1. More Sources, Greater Harm: Source Magnification of Racist Hate Messages on Social Media
Roselyn J. Lee-Won, Ohio State University
Hyunjin Song, Ohio State University
Ji Young Lee, Ohio State University
Sung Gwan Park, Seoul National University


2. Framing #Ferguson: A comparative analysis of media tweets in the U.S., U.K., Spain, and France
Summer Harlow, Florida State University
Lauren Antista, Florida State University


3. Blogging Ferguson in Black and White
Doug Mendenhall, Abilene Christian University


Session Information:

Refereed Research Session: Minorities and Communication Division Top Research Papers Saturday, August 8, 2015, 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.



Top Student Papers

1. #STEMdiversity: Utilizing Twitter to Increase Awareness about Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Leticia Williams, Howard University


Session Information:
Refereed Research Session: Minorities and Communication Division Top Research Papers Saturday, August 8, 2015, 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.


2. How Long, Not Long: The Disappearance of the Selma to Montgomery Marches in Anniversary Coverage
Meagan Manning, University of Minnesota


Session Information:
Refereed Research Session: Communicating Struggle: Protest, Social Media, and History Saturday, August 8, 2015, 5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.


3. The Influence of individuals’ racial identification with media characters in crime dramas on moral judgment: the moderating role of emotional reactions
Jisu Kim, University of Minnesota
Yiran Zhang, University of Minnesota


Session Information:
Refereed Research Session: The Intersection of Race and Entertainment Media Friday, August 7, 2015, 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.


4. Mirror, Mirror on the wall, are you treating minorities fair at all? An analysis of channel and genre differences in minority representation on television.
Serena Daalmans, Radboud University
Ceciel ter Horst, Radboud University


Session Information:
Scholar-to-Scholar Session Friday, August 7, 2015, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.



AEJMC 2014: Top research papers in MAC Division

Top Faculty Papers
1. Trayvon Martin and the News: An Analysis of Rhetoric in Website Messages by Civil Rights Organizations
Riva Brown, Central Arkansas

2. Return of the King’: A Millennial Audience Reception of the Boondocks
Jason Zenor and David Moody, SUNY - Oswego

3. Ethnic Identity as a Predictor of Microaggressive Behavior Towards Blacks, Whites, and Hispanic LGBs by Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics
Troy Elias, Oregon
Alyssa Jaisle and Cynthia Morton Padovano, Florida


Session Information
#1 - 3: Wednesday (August 6), 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Minorities and Communication Division Top Research Papers



Top Student Research Papers
1. Pluralistic Ignorance in Sino - Hong Kong Conflicts: The Perception of Chinese Mainland People Living in Hong Kong
Miao Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2. Finding the First Lady: The Construction and Negotiation of Michelle Obama’s Identity
Leticia Williams, Howard

3. Coverage of Meskwaki Language in the Des Moines Register
Subin Paul, Iowa


Session Information
#1: Wednesday (August 6), 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Minorities and Communication Division Top Research Papers

#2 - 3: Wednesday (August 6), 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. | "Mainstream Media vs. Social Media: The State of Construction of Identities"

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