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BEA2018 Top Paper Competition Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n Curriculum, Assessment and Administration Division Open Paper Competition 2nd<\/sup> Place: Andrew Mills, Northwestern University in Qatar; Amy Kristin Sanders, Northwestern University in Qatar & Shakir Shahid Hussain, Northwestern University in Qatar; Edged out? A Census of Undergraduate Ethics and Leadership Courses in Accredited U.S. Journalism and Mass Communication Programs <\/em><\/p>\n Documentary Division Gender & Sexuality Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Stefanie E. Davis, The Pennsylvania State University; Objectification, Sexualization, and Misrepresentation: Social Media and the College Experience<\/em><\/p>\n Open Paper Competition 2nd<\/sup> Place: Ryan Dunham, Ohio University; Perceptions of Asexuality and Mental Health Issues:\u00a0 Breaking the Connection<\/em><\/p>\n History Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Mary E. Myers, Regent University; Radio Royalty: The Story Princess of the Music Box <\/em><\/p>\n Interactive Media & Emerging Technologies Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Chun Shao, Arizona State University; Why Do We Click \u201cLike\u201d? The Theory of Reasoned Action Perspective<\/em><\/p>\n Open Paper Competition 2nd<\/sup> Place: Ed Youngblood, Auburn University; Digital inclusiveness of health information websites<\/em><\/p>\n International Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Natalie Gabriela Acosta, Ohio University; Quintin Schomaker, Ohio University; Angela Maria Mendez, Ohio University; Neela Hassan, Ohio University; Aye Thada Hla, Ohio University; A comparative study of Digital Competence across Afghanistan, Colombia, Honduras, Myanmar and the United States of America <\/em><\/p>\n Open Paper Competition<\/strong> 2nd<\/sup> Place: Xiaoqun Zhang, University of North Texas; Amanda Lee, Frisco High School; Exploring the Themes in the U.S. Media Coverage of \u201cThe Great Wall\u201d Film <\/em><\/p>\n Law & Policy Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Emily Erickson, California State University, Fullerton; Matthew Bunker, University of Alabama; You Can\u2019t Be Serious: Problems Of Facticity And \u2018Plausible Nonfactual Assertions\u2019 In Defamation Law<\/em><\/p>\n Matthew Bunker, University of Alabama; Emily Erickson, California State University, Fullerton; #aintturningtheothercheek: Using Anti-SLAPP Law as a Defense in Social Media Cases<\/em><\/p>\n Kimberlianne Podlas, University North Carolina \u2013 Greensboro; When does linking to online content become copyright infringement? Rules for a post-Aereo world<\/em><\/p>\n Management, Marketing & Programming Division Open Paper Competition 2nd<\/sup> Place: Mohammad Hatim Abuljadail, King Abdulaziz University & Louisa Ha, Bowling Green State University; Engagement and Brand Loyalty Through Social Capital: How Social Media Marketing Utilizes Social Capital for their Benefit <\/em><\/p>\n Multicultural Studies Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Tom Brislin, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Codification and Commodification of Indigenous Culture<\/em><\/p>\n Open Paper Competition<\/strong> 2nd<\/sup> Place: Mark Tremayne, University of Texas – Arlington; Dustin Harp, University of Texas at Arlington; Julian Rodriguez, University of Texas \u2013 Arlington; Social Media as a Bridge to Political Involvement for Young U.S. Hispanics <\/em><\/p>\n News Division Open Paper Competition<\/strong> 2nd<\/sup> Place: Ginger Blackstone, Harding University; Information or Inflammation: How Does News Media Exposure Relate to Americans\u2019 Opinions About the Nation, the Government, and Personal Satisfaction?<\/em><\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> Place: Carey Higgins-Dobney, Portland State University; News Work in the Age of Consolidated Corporate Ownership: Navigating Corporate Profits and the Public Interest as a Newsroom Worker <\/em><\/p>\n Radio & Audio Media Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Alan B. Albarran, University of North Texas; Gavin Rhoades, University of North Texas; CBS-Entercom and the Reverse Morris Trust: Implications for the Radio Industry and Future Media Mergers and Acquisitions <\/em><\/p>\n Religion & Media Division 1st Place: Joshua D. Weiss, Regent University; Ethnographic Study of Cuban Evangelistic Pastors and Seminary Leaders, and the Mediums They Use to Evangelize<\/em><\/p>\n Open Paper Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st Place: Ian C. Punnett, Fourth Down and Ten Productions & Wafa Unus, Arizona State University; The Case of the Missing Muslim: Islamic Cultures and True Crime Television<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Research Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Sang yeal Lee, West Virginia University; Jiyoung Lee, West Virginia University & Hongmin Ahn, Dongguk University; Consumer Complaints as a Paracrisis: A Moderated Mediation Model of Company Response and Comment Activity on Facebook<\/em><\/p>\n Open Paper Competition 2nd<\/sup> Place: Tang Tang, University of Akron & Roger Cooper, Ohio University; The Most Social Games: Predictors of Social Media Uses during the Rio Olympics <\/em><\/p>\n Sports Division 2nd<\/sup> Place: Miles Romney, Brigham Young University & Rich Johnson, Creighton University; The ballgame is for the boys: The visual framing of female athletes on national sports networks\u2019 Instagram accounts<\/em><\/p>\n Writing Division [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”right” _builder_version=”3.0.89″]<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=72&limit=1&orderby=random’]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nDebut Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Mary Beth Earnheardt, Youngstown State University & Adam Earnheardt, Youngstown State University; Exploring Media Entrepreneurship Education at the Masters Level: Outcomes and Assessment<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Jamie S. Switzer, Colorado State University & Ralph V. Switzer, Colorado State University; Immersive Journalism: Educating Students in an Emerging Genre for Reporting and Storytelling<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpen Paper Competition<\/strong>
\nTop Paper: Travis R. Bell, University of South Florida; <\/strong>Documentary Film and Thirdspace: A Critical (Ethnographic) Lens to Explore Community, Place, and Race<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Xiaomeng Li, Ohio University; Changing Destiny or Commercializing Singlehood\u2014 A Critical Discourse Analysis of SK-II\u2019s Advertisement on \u201cLeftover Women\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Patrick Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder; <\/strong>Queer Monstrosities:\u00a0 A Queer Theory Reading of The Babadook <\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpen Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Daniel Haygood, Elon University; TeleSports Digest: The Story of American Sports Television\u2019s Original ESPN SportsCenter<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Quan Long, Kansas State University;\u00a0 Alec Tefertiller, Kansas State University; China\u2019s new mania for live streaming: Gender differences in motives and uses of social live streaming services<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Raluca Cozma, Kansas State University; Tom Hallaq, Kansas State University; All the News That\u2019s Fit to Tweet: College TV Stations\u2019 Uses of Twitter <\/em><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition<\/strong>
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Andrew M. Clark, University of Texas \u2013 Arlington; It\u2019s a Scary and Dangerous World: A Content Analysis of Xinwen Lianbo\u2019s News Coverage of Foreign Affairs Zedan Xu, University of Texas at Arlington<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Michel M. Haigh, Texas State University; Examining Eight Years of Broadcast Coverage of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpen Paper Competition<\/strong>
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Matthew Bunker, University of Alabama; Emily Erickson, California State University, Fullerton; Plaintiff Identification in the ‘Persona Torts\u2019: What Defamation Law can Offer the Right of Publicity and Related Claims<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Wenjing Xie, Marist College; Kate Fields, Marist College; Erin Kelly, Marist College; Micaela Martini, Marist College & Farrah Tamari, Marist College; Browse, Buy, Boast: The Social Media Strategy That Has Transformed Consumer Engagement<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Tang Tang, University of Akron & Roger Cooper, Ohio University; Predicting Changing Media Use Patterns via Mega Events: An Examination of Multi-Screen Viewing during the Rio Olympics<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition<\/strong>
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Tereza Kidane, Ohio University; Goitom Negash, Ohio University; The Social Function of Communication Devices and Migration Experiences: The Case of Eritreans<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Patricia F. Sanders, University of North Alabama; Mentoring Learners About Diversity and Inclusion Across the Academy<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition<\/strong>
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Keren Henderson, Syracuse University & Sung Yoon Ri, Syracuse University; Who\u2019s in the lead? A demographic analysis of leading local television news reporters across the top markets in the U.S.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Douglas Ferguson, College of Charleston & Clark Greer, Liberty University; Assessing the Diffusion of Drones and Virtual Reality in Local Television News <\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpen Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st Place: Will Kinnally, University of Central Florida; Heidi Bolduc, University of Central Florida; Tim Brown, University of Central Florida; The Influence of Personality And Motives on Music Streaming Behavior and Satisfaction <\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Debut Paper Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDebut Paper Competition<\/strong>
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Tabitha Lynn Cassidy, Wayne State University; Engaging Transmedia: The Brain’s Response to the Marvel Cinematic Universe <\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>1st<\/sup> Place: Shu-Yueh Lee, University of Wisconsin \u2013 Oshkosh & Sara Steffes Hansen, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Reality Shows and the President: Exploring Disposition Effects of Apprentice Viewers in Attitudes toward Trump as Presidentially Fit<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpen Paper Competition<\/strong>
\n1st<\/sup> Place: Qingru Xu, The University of Alabama; Minghui Fan, The University of Alabama & Kenon Brown, University of Alabama; Men\u2019s Sports or Women\u2019s Sports? Gender Norms, Sports Participation, and Media Consumption as Predictors of the Perceptions of Gender-Appropriate Sports in China<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpen Paper Competition
\n<\/strong>1st Place: Patricia Phalen, George Washington University; Who Has Power Over the Text? A Comparative Study of the Role of Television Writers in America and France<\/em><\/p>\n