At the November 2026 BEA Board Meeting, new executive committee members were elected to serve the BEA membership. The terms for the newly elected executive committee members begin following BEA’s annual convention in April.

Please join us in congratulating the new executive committee officers:
President — Sara Magee, Loyola University Maryland
Vice President for Academic Relations – Adam Kuban, Ball State University
Secretary/Treasurer – Nick Artman, Regent University
Thom Baggerman, Point Park University will continue to serve on the executive committee as Immediate Past President. Learn More…

There are roughly 130 armed conflicts being fought around the world right now. This number has doubled the past 15 years. Around 60 countries are caught up in war, and the number of non-state armed groups is roughly double.  

During times of war, not only is the battle being fought on the actual battlefield, but it is also being fought through the war of information. Governments, the military, the media, and enemies of the state rely on mediated forms of communication to influence public support. For example, during the World War 1, the British War office relied on the cinema to influence public support for war by mixing documentary footage with staged reenactments to produce a film.  Read More…

BEA2027, co-located with NAB Show, is an academic media convention with over 250 sessions on media pedagogy, collaborative networking events, hands-on technology workshops, research and creative scholarship and the Festival of Media Arts.   BEA invites media related panel, research and program proposals from academics, students and professionals for presentation during BEA2027

Paper Competition

Research Symposium

Research-in-Progress

BEA is pleased to announce Creative Grants, an annual program supporting academic creative scholarship in broadcasting, electronic media and mass communication. 

BEA will award grants ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 to help faculty and graduate students complete creative projects. Eligible projects may include documentaries, films, audio productions, multimedia projects, sports and news content, and other forms of media production. Read More…

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