{"id":101545,"date":"2026-01-22T21:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/?page_id=101545"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:10:35","slug":"bea2026-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/bea2026-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"BEA2026 Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BEA attendees can plan their schedule by using Interest Division tracks, or by Convention <strong>Spotlights<\/strong>. Spotlights are programmed session clusters focused on key topics and communities.\u00a0 These \u201cmini-conferences\u201d and are an added way to help registrants find and connect with colleagues and content.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/101547-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in media and communication, including its impact on content, production, education, research, regulation, and society. Sessions examine both the opportunities and challenges AI presents from\u00a0teaching,\u00a0scholarly\u00a0and professional perspectives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/filmmaker-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Filmmaker Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Filmmaker Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0groups\u00a0sessions for students and educators focused on film production, storytelling, and teaching filmmaking, with attention to creative practice and professional preparation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/overview\/type\/New+Faculty+%26+Graduate+Student+Spotlight\">New Faculty &amp; Graduate Student Spotlight<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>The <strong>New Faculty &amp; Graduate Student Spotlight<\/strong> features sessions for graduate students and early-career faculty focused on teaching strategies, research development, publishing, mentorship, and navigating the profession. It provides a welcoming space to build skills, find community, and connect with colleagues across BEA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/podcaster-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Podcaster Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Podcaster Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0brings together sessions for students, educators, and practitioners focused on podcast production, storytelling, audience development, and teaching podcasting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/research-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Research Spotlight<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe <strong>Research Spotlight<\/strong> brings together sessions for students and faculty focused on media and communication research, including theory, methodology, and applied scholarship across disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/student-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Spotlight<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Student Spotlight highlights the next generation of media creators, scholars, and professionals.\u00a0\u00a0This Spotlight features student-led research, creative work, competitions, and panels.\u00a0\u00a0It provides a dedicated space for student voices and connects students, educators and industry professionals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEA attendees can plan their schedule by using Interest Division tracks, or by Convention Spotlights. Spotlights are programmed session clusters focused on key topics and communities.\u00a0 These \u201cmini-conferences\u201d and are an added way to help registrants find and connect with colleagues and content.\u00a0\u00a0 AI Spotlight\u00a0 The AI Spotlight\u00a0focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-101545","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101545"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101634,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101545\/revisions\/101634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/conv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}