College of Liberal Arts & Sciences The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication The University of Iowa

Ph.D. Convention Schedule

Friday, March 26, 2004
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
W401 Pappajohn Building

 

8:30 am Pre-convention coffee and bagels

9 am - 10:30 a.m.
Session 1: Ideology and the Media

Li Xiao, “Ideologies of crime coverage in the Chinese online media: A study of Chinese commercial portals‚ news content and interactivity.”
Advisor: Judy Polumbaum
Respondents: Shayla Thiel, Sujatha Sosale

Amani Ismail, “Blacklisted and defiant: Voices of Middle Eastern political struggle in cyberspace.”
Advisor: Jane Singer
Respondents: Madeleine Shufeldt, Gigi Durham

Ying Qin: “Alternative student media and the public sphere in Chinese public universities: A case study of common sense at Fudan University.”
Advisor: Lyombe Eko
Respondents: Liz Pearce, Tom Oates

10:30- 10:45 break

10:45-12:15 a.m.
Session 2: Discourses of War & News in Context

Vitalis Torwel, “Moral framing and the media's role in the development of conflicts: An analysis of New York Times stories in the build up to the 2003 Iraqi war.”
Advisor: Julie Andsager
Respondents: Chuck Hays, Carolyn Dyer

Mervat Youssef, “Their word against ours: News discourse of the 2003 Gulf War civilian casualties in CNN and Aljazeera.”
Advisor: Stacey Cone
Respondents: Sarah Burke-Odland, Frank Durham

Joe Coffey, “Similar, but different: An analysis of TV news according to market size.”
Advisor: Dan Berkowitz
Respondents: Jim Trammell, Gayane Torosyan

11:45 to 1:00 lunch provided in meeting room