President’s Corner — April 2018
With spring semester winding to a close, an allegedly more relaxed summer is on the way. According to the new BEA president, this is a great time to ask for your attention and to begin planning for another great year.
All of us, including me, have heard this before. It’s my 28th year as a member, and it will be my 11th year on the Board of Directors. I served as Interest Division representative in the early 2000s, then as District 6 representative before moving to the Executive Committee. I learned that presidents have big ideas, and they will work tirelessly with Heather, JD, and Traci to make those ideas happen. I don’t need to say that Heather, JD and Traci already work tirelessly, but I guess I just did, and I think I’d be a fool to delete it. Read More…
BEA Announces Summer Studio Showcase and Training Workshop
Engaged learning in a state-of-the-art studio and newsroom complex…
Explore current technologies and workflows for teaching studio production…
Experience introductory hands-on training from the Ross Solutions for Education Team including…
- Control Room Operations & Smart Production Workflows
- Ross Carbonite Black Production Switchers
- Ross XPression Motion Graphics
- Ross Inception News for studio productions & related social media/digital content management
Dr. Julia Largent, McPherson College, named the recipient of the 2018 Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Julia E. Largent is an Assistant Professor of Communication at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, where she also serves as the faculty advisor for the student newspaper, The Spectator. Her research focuses on why people are interested in documentaries and how fans communicate and view each other in online spaces. She graduated with her Ph.D. in Media and Communication from Bowling Green State University in August 2017. In 2013, Julia received her MA in Digital Storytelling from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where she also grew up. She received her BS in Peace Studies and Communication Studies from Manchester University in 2011. Julia serves as the Managing Editor for the Popular Culture Studies Journal and is also the Graduate Student/New Professional Representative for the Midwest Popular Culture Association.
BEA2018 MMJ's Coverage of #BEAvegas
Take a look back at the convention through the eyes of our student MMJ team.
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For over 60 years the BEA has worked with the National Association of Broadcasters in creating the next generation of media professionals. BEA’s annual convention has been a major part of this endeavor. Co-located next door in the Westgate Hotel and Casino, BEA brings in over 1,300 educators each year and they descend upon NAB Show’s floor to see first-hand the latest and greatest tools and technology needed to teach students. Each year, schools direct BEA members to come to Vegas, either to spend the remainder of that year’s money or find the products to help teach the current technologies and techniques that they will buy in the fall with new funds.
