Panels Presented
The American Association of Political Consultants held its annual convention November 14ö17 at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The professional and academic communities gathered to discuss issues about political communication. Conference panels included From Party Bosses to Political Consultants, Civility in Politics, and Fractionalizing the Media, as well as discussions of the 2000 election, ethics, and democracy. Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC). Aug. 4ö7, 1999, New Orleans
Moderating/Presiding: Chris Allen, Nebraska-Omaha The State, Market and
TV Relationship in China: A Managerial Perspective of Decentralization
and Depolicitization
Technological Winner by
a Sound Bite: Fairness and Balance in the 1998 Michigan Governorâs Race
State Editorial Rights
of Public Broadcasting Stations vs. Access for Minor Political Candidates
to TV Debates
Panel: All the Worldâs a Political Stage: Building Cognitions and Constituencies Through Media Messages Moderating/Presiding: Tsan-Kuo Chang, Minnesota Mass and Interpersonal
Communication Effects on Public Deliberation
Influence of Political
Campaign Advertising
Attention to Counter-Attitudinal
Messages in the 1998 Election Campaign
Understanding Community:
A Closer Look at the Categorization and Complexity of Understanding Citizenâs
Understanding Community
Competitive Paper Session Communication Theory & Methodology Division Relevant Papers:
The Power of the Story:
Narrative Analysis as a Tool for Studying the News
An Efficacy Model of Electoral
Campaigns: The 1996 Presidential Election
Qualitative Studies & Advertising Refereed Poster Session A Cross-Cultural Comparison
of Political Advertising in the 1996 Presidential Election Campaign in
Taiwan and the United States
Refereed Paper Session
How Dost Thou Opinionize?
Media, Racial Preceptions
and Political Cognition
Opinion Leadership and
Social Capital: The Role of Dispositional and Informational Variables in
the Production of Civic Participation
Looking Beyond Job Approval:
How Media Coverage of the Monica Lewinsky Scandal Influenced Public Opinion
of the Presidency
In the Publicâs Interest
or Interesting the Public? Who Defines ãNewsä?
The Influence of Mass
Media and Other Culprits on the Projection of Personal Opinion
Opinion Expression as
a Rational Behavior
Refereed
Paper Session: Minorities and Communication Division Images in the Media-Mirror:
Perceptions and Reality
Relevant Paper: Trust,
Efficacy and Political Information Seeking Among Latinos
Examining Credibility:
Politics, the Internet and Y2K
State Using is Believing:
The Influence of Reliance on the Credibility of Online Political Information
Electronic Politics: The
Internet as Tool of Political Communication
Trust or Mistrust? Perceptions
of Media Credibility in the Information Age
Agenda Setting and the
Y2K Bug: Paths of Influence on Behaviors and Issue Salience
Do You Admit or Deny?
An Experienment in Public Perceptions of Politicians Accused of Scandal
The Impacts of News Frames
and Ad Types on Candidate Perception and Political Orientations
Media Use and Perceptions
of Welfare
Ideological Exclusion
and the Media: How the American Press Shifts its News Coverage of Gerry
Adams
Does Tabloidization Really
Make Newspapers Successful? A Summary of an Explorative Study
Migrant Workers: Myth
or Reality? A Case Study of News Narratives in Thailandâs English-Language
Newspapers
Exploring ãDrenchä Effects
of Dramatic Media: A Test in Volcanic Disaster Portrayals
Academic Letters of Recommendation:
Perceived Ethical Implications and Harmful Effects of Exaggeration
The Portrayal of Race
and Crime on Network News: An Exploratory Study
Free Air Time for Candidates:
An Attempt to Improve Political Discourse
International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP). July 19÷21, 1999, Amsterdam
Studies of Mass Media Portrayals I Chair: Jaap Van Ginneken, University of Amsterdam. How Television News Influences
Attitudes about Crime and Race Among the Viewing Public: Evidence from
the Los Angeles Media Market
Acquiescence and Threat
in World Press Perceptions of Dictators
Media Priming, Perceptions,
and Political Atmosphere of Public Sphere: The Public Framing Theory and
Discovery of Mass Behaviors from Principles of Natural Sciences
Citizens and Electoral
World Wide Web Sites: Patterns of Information Use
Discussant: Jaap van Ginneken, University of Amsterdam Panel
2.5
Personalization in Political
Television News: An Analysis of the Content of Texts and Visuals and a
13-Wave Survey Study
Dictators in Power Versus
Other World Leaders: A Comparison of World Press Portrayals
Framing the Outsider:
Media Treatment of the Jesse Jackson Candidices
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
in the French and Dutch Press
Discussant: Ernst L. Moerk, California State University at Fresno Panel
9.6
Media Coverage and Opinion
Change: The Case of Health Care Reform
Rapid Shifts in Public
Opinion
Blood on Their Hands:
Reconstructing the Allocation of Blame for the Death of Princess Diana
Reflections on the Study
of Mass Media and Opinion Change, 1940âs to the 1990âs
Discussants: Gladys Engel Lang & Kurt Lang, University of Washington Panel
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