Influential media conference becoming a CMCI showcase

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Muhammad Ali, right, accepts a best paper award during the August 2024 conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, in Philadelphia. Ali, a PhD student at CMCI, was honored for a paper looking at how extremist groups use social media to enforce their ideologies. Photo courtesy Muhammad Ali.

Influential media conference becoming a CMCI showcase

“Platforms like Facebook and X are increasingly recognized as hotbeds for extremist narratives,” Ali said. “There is still a big gap in understanding the personal and psychological aspects of online radicalization, but the findings of this research show us how we can protect ourselves from propaganda.”

“The college does a great job promoting a diversity of viewpoints, research interests and intercollegiate venues.”
Kyle Harris

Ali was among the CMCI students and faculty recognized with best paper awards at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, which took place Aug. 8 to 11 in Philadelphia. All told, CMCI won five awards and presented 47 peer-reviewed papers at AEJMC.

“Our college was created to catalyze and nurture research like Muhammad’s, which doesn’t fall into any single category,” said Patrick Ferrucci, chair of the journalism department at CMCI. “The cross-disciplinary approach to our doctoral programs means our students are challenged to bring an unconventional approach to research and problem-solving. It was incredible to see that recognized over and over at this year’s conference.”

Another CMCI best paper publication also turned on social media trends. Kyle Harris, a PhD student in the advertising, public relations and media design department, co-wrote a paper on disability influencers and self-representation on Instagram with his mentor, Erin Willis, an associate professor. Their research, which conducted a visual and textual analysis of the narrative discourse of 14��influencers to see how they represent invisible and visible illness—won second-place honors.

“I owe a lot to the APRD department and CMCI for believing in me and my research and valuing my contributions, and providing the resources and support to shepherd the work of Dr. Willis and myself to the conference,” Harris said. “The college does a great job promoting a diversity of viewpoints, research interests and intercollegiate venues.”

A full list of CMCI presentations at AEJMC follows. Names in bold are CMCI faculty and students. In addition, many CMCI faculty and students in journalism, APRD and media studies moderated or served on panels, or led workshops, in addition to serving as heads of different divisions.

AEJMC papers and presentations

“(Co)-production of Humanitarian News. Case Study on CNN and INGOs Reporting on Starvation as a War Tool in the Inaccessible War Zone of Gaza.” Rania Al Namara (journalism).
“‘Zero Human Emotion’: A.I. Anchors and the Normative Repercussions.” Muhammad Ali; Patrick Ferrucci, associate professor (both journalism).
“Towards a Cross-Media Transparency Typology.” Nicky Redl (journalism).
“Framing Egypt’s 2012 Election: Case Study of ‘Misr Tantakhib Elraees.’” Nihal Alaqabawy (journalism).

“Newsroom Diversity’s Evolution: A Textual Analysis of Metajournalistic Discourse.” Kayli Plotner (journalism).

“News of Sexual Violence: Examining Feminist Recommendations for Better Journalism.” ��Dinfin Mulupi, assistant professor (journalism).
“Where Does School Environment Come In? Classroom-Newsroom Gender Distribution Disparity in Nigerian Journalism.” Success Osayi (journalism).

“Nigerian Greenfluencing: The Impact of Influencers on Wildaid’s Public Awareness Campaign to End Illegal Bushmeat Consumption.” Hunter Reeves, Henry Ugwu (both APRD).
“Using Augmented Reality (AR) to Increase Risk Perception of E-Cigarettes Among Young Adults: From the Perspective of Construal Level Theory.” Mia Wang, assistant professor (APRD).
“‘I’m Just Here for The Comments’: Instagram, Diabetes Patient Influencers, and Prescription Medication.” Melissa Pickett; Henry Ugwu; Erin Willis, associate professor (all APRD).

“In A.I. We Trust (Not): Metajournalistic Discourse of Local News Automation.” Wen Lei, Shreyoshi Ghosh (both journalism).

“Digital Echoes: Unraveling the Pathways of Online Radicalization and De-radicalization on Facebook.” Muhammad Ali (journalism; first place, best student paper).
“Reading Between Criticism and Repair: Metajournalistic Discourse Analysis of the Western Media Coverage of Israel-Gaza War.” Nihal Alaqabawy; Rania Al Namara; Patrick Ferrucci, associate professor (all journalism).

“‘La La La, I’m Not Listening (But I Really Am)’: Exploring the Meaning of a Rhythmic Hook in Rock and Pop.” Carl Knauf (journalism).
“What Is Edutainment? Understanding Communication’s Role in Engaged Learning and Enhanced User Experience.” Hunter Reeves (APRD).

“Hierarchy of Influences and Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Case of China’s and the United States’ Footprints on African News Media.” Success Osayi, Nihal Alaqabawy (both journalism; third place, best student paper).
“Cryptogaming Potentials: The Discourse of an Imagined Future by Gaming Companies in Africa for Africa and Africans.” Henry Ugwu; Jolene Fisher, associate professor (both APRD).
“Understanding Ideologies: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Editorial Representation of Israel-Palestine Conflict in Western Media.” Sima Bhowmik (journalism), Gregory Gondwe.
“Examining Deepfakes’ Metajournalistic Discourse During Conflicts: Case Study Gaza-Israel Conflict.” Nihal Alaqabawy; Angelica Kalika, teaching assistant professor (both journalism).
“Influences and Outcomes: The Impact of Military Proximity on the Narrative Construction by Embedded Journalists During the Ukraine-Russia War.” Muhammad Ali (journalism).
“A Comparative Textual Analysis of Media Coverage on the January 7 General Election in Bangladesh: Uncovering Narratives, Biases, and Perspectives.” Serajul I. Bhuiyan, Sima Bhowmik (journalism).
“Geopolitical Manipulations and Democratic Integrity: Analyzing Foreign Interference in Bangladesh’s Elections.” Serajul I. Bhuiyan, Mohammad Ala-Uddin, Sima Bhowmik (journalism).
“Environmental Journalists’ Safety and Self-Censorship in an Authoritarian Country.” Mushfique Wadud (journalism).
“The Missing ‘Ordinary’ Women in News: An Analysis of the Representation of Women in Health News in India.” Shreyoshi Ghosh (journalism).
“Investigating Implicit Bias as a Factor in the Underrepresentation of African-Based Journalism Scholars in High-Impact Journals.” Success Osayi (journalism), Samson Omosotomhe.

“And Just Like That...Queer Sexism in the City: Character Development, Stereotypes, and Homonormativity in the Streaming Series Reboot of Sex and the City.” Ashley Carter (journalism).

“Disability Influencers and Self-Representation: The Intersecting Medical and Social Models of Disability on Instagram.” Kyle Harris, Erin Willis, associate professor (both APRD: second place, best faculty paper).
“TikTok Usage and Distraction Susceptibility Effects on News Article Reading Time.” Bridget Cole; Arthur Santana; Toby Hopp, associate professor (APRD); Xiaohan Hu.
“Adolescent Attraction to Authoritarianism: Schools and Media in the Social Learning of Aggression.” Michael McDevitt, professor; Nicky Redl (both journalism).
“Government Restraints on Press Information Dissemination Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Bangladesh.” Ershad Khan (journalism).

“Insufficiency of Normative Theory: Advertising Ethics, Corporate Advocacy, and the Public Sphere.” Mark Heisten (APRD).
“Doing the Right Thing in Advertising: Moral Education and Training.” Erin Schauster, associate professor (APRD).
“‘Her Cavalier Attitude Toward Fact’: Paradigm Repair and Gender in the Wake of Charissa Thompson.” Ashley Carter; Patrick Ferrucci, associate professor (both journalism; second place, best faculty paper).

“‘Empathy Amid Urgency and Hope’: Analyzing Global NGOs’ Storytelling Approaches on Facebook for Refugees’ Support and Fundraising.” Rania Al Namara (journalism).
“Applying Evidence-Based Value Arguments to Investigative Journalism.” Nicky Redl (journalism); Josh Shepperd, assistant professor (media studies).

“Victim, Icon, Hashtag, or Meme?: An Analysis of Local, Mainstream, and Ethnic Media Constructions of Breonna Taylor.” Angie Chuang, associate professor; Shreyoshi Ghosh (both journalism).

“How Do Newsrooms Use Instagram? A Mixed Method Analysis of Journalistic Decision Making.” Kayli Plotner (journalism).

“Personalization Strategies Used at Engaged Journalism Outlets to Create Perceived Credibility and Trust with the Audience.” Kirsten Johnson; Burton St. John, professor (APRD; first place, best faculty paper).

“Mainstream News Media Trust, Countermedia Attendance, and Political Learning.” Toby Hopp, associate professor (APRD); Patrick Ferrucci, associate professor (journalism); Chris Vargo, associate professor (APRD); Brock Mays (APRD).
“U.S. Newspaper Representation of Ukraine as a Corrupt Country: A Case Study.” Ershad Khan (journalism).
“Capturing the Fourth Estate: A Case Study of Bangladesh News Media.” Sima Bhowmik (journalism).
“Digital Agenda-Building: Analyzing the Department of Defense’s Strategy on X during the Three Chinese Spy Balloons.” Muhammad Ali (journalism).

“Community Policing in the Digital Age: A Qualitative Analysis of Denver Police Department's X Strategy.” Muhammad Ali (journalism).

“‘Aunty, You Should Go (to Gaza) and Fight for Them.’ An Exploratory Study of How Two Indian Muslim Minority Journalists Were Harassed on X Platform During the Israel-Gaza War.” Mushfique Wadud (journalism).

“At This Point, I Have No Idea: Determining A Sports Journalist in the 2020s.” Patrick Ferrucci, associate professor; Ever Figueroa, assistant professor (both journalism).
“It’s a Problem for All of Us: Discursively Explaining the Destruction of Sports Journalism.” Ever Figueroa, assistant professor; Patrick Ferrucci, associate professor (both journalism).
“From Podium to Sponsorship: How Athletic Performance Impacts Athletes’ Social Media Engagement.” Ashley Carter (journalism).

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