Panels Presented

AAPC Convention 99

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.

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Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC)

Aug. 4ö7, 1999, New Orleans 

Panel: Television & Politics: Public, Commerical and International Broadcasters 
Moderating/Presiding: Chris Allen, Nebraska-Omaha 

The State, Market and TV Relationship in China: A Managerial Perspective of Decentralization and Depolicitization
Tsan-Kuo Chang, Minnesota-Twin Cities
Yanru Chen, Nanyang

Technological Winner by a Sound Bite: Fairness and Balance in the 1998 Michigan Governorâs Race
Sue Carter, Frederick Fico & Jocelyn A. McCabe, Michigan

State Editorial Rights of Public Broadcasting Stations vs. Access for Minor Political Candidates to TV Debates
Kyu Ho Youm, Arizona State Public Broadcasting in Transition: News, Elections and the New Market Place       Claes de Vreese, Amsterdam 
Discussant: Folu Ogundimu, Michigan State

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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
Patricia Moy, Washington 

Influence of Political Campaign Advertising
Michael Pfau, R. Lance Holbert, Erin Alison Szabo
Kelly Kaminski, Wisconsin-Madison 

Attention to Counter-Attitudinal Messages in the 1998 Election Campaign
Steven H. Chaffee, Melissa Nichols Saphir, Joseph Graf, Christian Sandvig & Kyu Sup Hahn, Stanford

Understanding Community: A Closer Look at the Categorization and Complexity of Understanding Citizenâs Understanding Community 
Jack M. McLeod, Dietram A. Scheufele, Jessica Hicks, Nojin Kwak, Weiwu Zhang & R. Lance Holbert, Wisconsin-Madison Discussant: Donna Rouner, Colorado State 

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Competitive Paper Session Communication Theory & Methodology Division

Relevant Papers:
The Operationalization of ãPolitical Knowledgeä in Communication and Political Science Research       Raymond N. Ankney, North Carolina 

The Power of the Story: Narrative Analysis as a Tool for Studying the News 
Christopher Hanson, North Carolina 

An Efficacy Model of Electoral Campaigns: The 1996 Presidential Election 
Mahmoud A.M. Braima, Southern and A&M
Thomas J. Johnson and Jayanthia Sothirajah, Southern Illinois at Corbondale 
Discussants: Wayne Wanta, Florida, & Douglas McLeod, Delaware

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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
Chingching Chang, National Cheng-chi

Refereed Paper Session How Dost Thou Opinionize?
Let Me Count the Ways: The Role of Media in Shaping Public and Private Opinion
Moderating/Presiding: Michael A. Shapiro, Cornell News 

Media, Racial Preceptions and Political Cognition
David Domke, Kelley McCoy & Marcos Torres, Washington

Opinion Leadership and Social Capital: The Role of Dispositional and Informational Variables in the Production of Civic Participation
Dietram A. Scheufele and Dhavan V. Shah, Wisconsin-Madison 

Looking Beyond Job Approval: How Media Coverage of the Monica Lewinsky Scandal Influenced Public Opinion of the Presidency
Spiro Kiousis, Texas at Austin

In the Publicâs Interest or Interesting the Public? Who Defines ãNewsä?
Clyde H. Bentley, Oregon

The Influence of Mass Media and Other Culprits on the Projection of Personal Opinion
Cindy T. Christen & Albert C. Gunther, Wisconsin-Madison 

Opinion Expression as a Rational Behavior
Sei-Hill Kim, Cornell Discussants: William P. Eveland, Jr., California-Santa Barbara, & Rick Busselle, Washingon State

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Refereed Paper Session: Minorities and Communication Division Images in the Media-Mirror: Perceptions and Reality
Moderating/Presiding: Cheryl D. Jenkins, Howard 

Relevant Paper: Trust, Efficacy and Political Information Seeking Among Latinos
Jose Gaztambide-Geigel, Connecticut-Storrs
Discussant: Oscar Gandy, Jr., Pennsylvania

Examining Credibility: Politics, the Internet and Y2K
Moderating/Presiding: Dane Claussen, Southwest Missouri 

State Using is Believing: The Influence of Reliance on the Credibility of Online Political Information
Thomas J. Johnson, Southern Illinois, & Barbara K. Kaye, Valdosta State 

Electronic Politics: The Internet as Tool of Political Communication
Mustafa Taha, Ohio Public

Trust or Mistrust? Perceptions of Media Credibility in the Information Age
Spiro Kiousis, Texas 

Agenda Setting and the Y2K Bug: Paths of Influence on Behaviors and Issue Salience
Emily Erickson Hoff, Laura Arpan Ralstin, Francesca Dillman & Alison Bryant, Alabama 

Do You Admit or Deny? An Experienment in Public Perceptions of Politicians Accused of Scandal
Patrick Meirick and Zixue Tai, Minnesota Discussant: Dennis Lowry, Southern Illinois

The Impacts of News Frames and Ad Types on Candidate Perception and Political Orientations
Kim A. Smith, Iowa State 

Media Use and Perceptions of Welfare
Mira Sotirovic, Illinois Foreign Policy

Ideological Exclusion and the Media: How the American Press Shifts its News Coverage of Gerry Adams
Kuang-Kuo Chang, Michigan State 

Does Tabloidization Really Make Newspapers Successful? A Summary of an Explorative Study
Klaus Schoenbach, Amsterdam

Migrant Workers: Myth or Reality? A Case Study of News Narratives in Thailandâs English-Language Newspapers
Suda Ishida, Iowa 

Exploring ãDrenchä Effects of Dramatic Media: A Test in Volcanic Disaster Portrayals
C. Mo Bahk and Kurt Neuwirth, Cincinnati 

Academic Letters of Recommendation: Perceived Ethical Implications and Harmful Effects of Exaggeration
David L. Martinson, Florida International, & Michael Ryan, Houston 

The Portrayal of Race and Crime on Network News: An Exploratory Study 
Travis L. Dixon, Michigan, & Daniel Linz, California ö Santa Barbara 

Free Air Time for Candidates: An Attempt to Improve Political Discourse 
Douglas Bailey, Ohio 

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International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP).

July 19÷21, 1999, Amsterdam

Panel 1.5
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
Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., & Christopher Tarman, University of California, Los Angeles

Acquiescence and Threat in World Press Perceptions of Dictators
William R. Meyers & Christine A. Gerety, University of Cincinnati.

Media Priming, Perceptions, and Political Atmosphere of Public Sphere: The Public Framing Theory and Discovery of Mass Behaviors from Principles of Natural Sciences
Ji-Young Kim, The Ohio State University

Citizens and Electoral World Wide Web Sites: Patterns of Information Use
Montague Kern, Rutgers University
Marion Just, Wellesley College
Ann Crigler, University of Southern California
Iris (Hong) Xie, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Discussant: Jaap van Ginneken, University of Amsterdam

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Panel 2.5
Studies of Mass Media Portrayals II
Chair: Alan J. Lipman, Georgetown University

Personalization in Political Television News: An Analysis of the Content of Texts and Visuals and a 13-Wave Survey Study
Jan Kleinnijenhuis & Dirk Oegema, Vrije Universiteit 

Dictators in Power Versus Other World Leaders: A Comparison of World Press Portrayals
William R. Meyers, Christine A. Gerety, & James L. Szalma, University of Cincinnati

Framing the Outsider: Media Treatment of the Jesse Jackson Candidices
Matthew Kerbel, Villanova University
Marc Howard Ross, Bryn Mawr College

The Arab-Israeli Conflict in the French and Dutch Press
Nathalie Yahouni-Hutten

Discussant: Ernst L. Moerk, California State University at Fresno

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Panel 9.6
The Media and Opinion Change
Chair: Scott L. Althaus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Media Coverage and Opinion Change: The Case of Health Care Reform
Zoe Oxley, Union College

Rapid Shifts in Public Opinion
Jaap van Ginneken, Amsterdam University

Blood on Their Hands: Reconstructing the Allocation of Blame for the Death of Princess Diana
Merel Noordhuizen & Joke Hermes, Universiteit Van Amsterdam

Reflections on the Study of Mass Media and Opinion Change, 1940âs to the 1990âs
Kurt Lang & Gladys Engel Lang, University of Washington

Discussants: Gladys Engel Lang & Kurt Lang, University of Washington

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Panel 11.3
Roundtable: Raising the Profile of Political Psychology Through Media Relations
Aubrey Immelman, Saint Johnâs University
Dana Ward, Pitzer College
David Winter, University of Michigan 

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