In August, journalism and mass communication educators from across the globe will gather in Boston to share tips on how to survive and thrive in today’s evolving world at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's convention. To kick off the convention, AEJMC asked them to imagine what the future of journalism and mass communication might look like.
Seventeen innovative submissions were entered overall, ranging from 140-character tweets to unpublished book chapters to graphic designs and even poetry. Twelve judges from advertising, education, new media and other areas narrowed the entries down to three. And, after a membership-wide vote, ONA member Jane Singer, University of Central Lancashire and University of Iowa, was selected as the winner for her entry, “Bird’s-Eye View.” Singer wins complementary registration to the 2009 AEJMC Boston convention and will work with editors to produce her article for United Press International.
Singer is the Johnston Press Chair in Digital Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire and an associate professor in the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research explores digital journalism, including changing roles, perceptions, norms and practices. Before earning her Ph.D. in journalism from the University of Missouri, she was the first news manager of Prodigy Interactive Services. She also has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor. She currently is president of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national journalism honor society.
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