PUBLICATIONS

Articles in academic journals, published or accepted for publication:

Barbara Barnett
--"Feminists Shaping News: A framing analysis of news releases from the National Organization for Women” was published in The Journal of Public Relations Research  in October.
 --“Teaching About Ageism in the Classroom” appeared in The National Women’s Studies Journal  in April 2006.
--“Medea in the Media: Narratives and myth in newspaper coverage of women who killed their children” was accepted in September for publication in Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism,  an international journal.
--“Women Who Defy Nature: Maternal infanticide and journalists’ use of the myth of perfection,” a critical essay, was accepted in April for publication in the anthology, “Media(ted) Deviance and Social ‘Otherness.’”
--“Embracing the Imaginary Good Mother: Narratives of love and violence from women who killed their children,” was accepted in April for publication in The Iowa Journal of Communication.

Ann Brill
“ME-dia: The Internet and Journalism Education” was accepted in May for publication in the journal of the Media Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association.

Charles Marsh
“The Syllogism of Apologia: Rhetorical Stasis Theory and crisis communications” was published in Public Relations Review  in February 2006.

Douglas Ward
--“From Barbarian Farmers to Yeoman Consumers: Curtis Publishing Company and the search for rural America,” was accepted in November for publication in American Journalism.
--“The Digital Camera as a Research Tool,” an essay, was accepted in November for publication in American Journalism. 

Publications in professional media:

Ann Brill
Her review of two recently published books by Gordon Parks appeared in The Lawrence Journal-World   February 5, 2006.   The books are “A Hungry Heart,” a memoir, and “Eyes With Winged Thoughts,” poetry and images.  Brill presented the William Allen White National Citation in to Mr. Parks in New York City in December 2005. 

Ted Frederickson
 “Don’t Ban Phelps, Give Him an Honorary Title (of state wart),” an opinion column appeared February 5, in The Wichita Eagle, commenting on proposed legislation to restrict the ability of Fred Phelps’ followers to demonstrate at military funerals. 

Jimmy Gentry
--“Auditors Report Changes Dramatically Under New Rules,” was the lead article on the Web site of the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism in August 2005.
--“Companies Prepare to Expense Stock Options,” was the lead article on the Web site of the Reynolds Center in November.

Peggy Kuhr
--Co-authored “Speaking Out About Credibility:  A toolkit for speeches and workshops,” a handbook for news professionals that was published in summer 2005.  Her co-author is Carol Nunnelly, director of the National Credibility Roundtables project. 

David Perlmutter
-“How to be a Happy Lame Duck,” an article advising academics on how to achieve a successful transition when moving from one institution to another, appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Douglas Ward
 --“Don’t Do That Either,” a review, was published in November in The New York Times Book Review  special section on the Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2005.

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Barbara Barnett
--“Embracing the Imaginary Good Mother: Narratives of love and violence from women who killed their children,” to the National Communication Association in November.
--“Accountable Mothers, Blameless Fathers: Narratives of gender and accountability in news stories about women who killed their children,” to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in August 2005.
--“The Wounded Community: Mother-blaming in news accounts about women who killed their children, accepted in February 2006 for presentation to the International Communication
Association. 

Charles Marsh
--“Stasis and the Enthymeme: A new reading of Hermagoras” to the International Society for the History of Rhetoric.
--“The Syllogism of Apologia: Rhetorical Stasis Theory and crisis communication” to AEJMC Public Relations Research Division in August 2005.

Richard Musser
--“Blogs Are Not Just for Blogging: Using blogging software to manage online course content” to a conference on Convergence: Cooperation, Collisions and Change at Brigham Young University in October.  Staci Wolfe, a graduate student, was co-presenter. 
--“The Press and the Lord God Bird,” an essay on the KU Natural History Museum Web site on the controversy over the sighting of the ivory-billed woodpecker in an Arkansas swamp in August 2005. 

Kristen Swain
--“Credibility in a Crisis: News sourcing in the Anthrax attacks” to the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences in September, 2005.
--“Political Framing in News Coverage of the Stem Cell Debate” to association above.
--“News Framing of the Environmental Justice Movement” to the association above.
--“Capitalist and Cultural Factors That Shape News Coverage of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa,” to the Hall Center Faculty Colloquium in December.
--“Media Coverage of Risk” at a Kansas State University conference in October.
--“The Reporting of Science and the Humanities: Evolution and Intelligent Design,” to the University Scholars Seminar at the Hall Center for the Humanities at KU in February 2006.

Tom Volek
“Grassroots Russian Media: It’s Working” to the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at KU in Februry 2006.

Douglas Ward
--“Mapping the End of an Icon: A geographic analysis of the circulation of the Saturday Evening Post, 1915-1935” to the American Journalism Historians Association on October.
--“Capitalism and the Power of Definition: Market research and the creation of the consumer in early 20th century America” at the Hall Center for the Humanities in September.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Ted Frederickson
Spoke on “What We Know About You: privacy, security and community concerns” at a Preview Forum co-sponsored by the School, KTWU-TV and the Lawrence Public Library in November. 

Jimmy Gentry
--Presented seven workshops for business journalists for the Reynolds National Center for
Business Journalists at the American Press Institute.  They were held in Cincinnati, Memphis, New Orleans, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Seattle and at the University of South Dakota in fall 2005..
--In spring 2006, he conducted Hi Intensity Business Coverage workshops in Charlotte, Miami, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and Washington for the Reynolds Center. 
--Conducted a Web seminar on finance for non-financial communicators for the International Association of Business Communicators in January 2006.
--Discussed “Media Change: In Today’s Multimedia World, It’s All About Me,” at the national convention of Associated Church Press in April. 
--Presented “The Business of the News Business” at the Society of Professional Journalists regional conventions in Minneapolis and Pasadena in March.

Malcolm Gibson
Led a session on plagiarism for the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press convention in April. 

Tim Janicke
Spoke on photojournalism to the New York State Press Association April 8.

Peggy Kuhr
--Participated in “A National Conversation on the Emerging Mind of Community Journalism,” sponsored by the University of Alabama, The Anniston Star  and the Knight Foundation in February.
--Spoke to the Kansas Press Association Leadership Academy on “Understanding Generation Y: How they get their news” in November.
--Spoke to a Dole Institute study group on “The Role of Media: Friend or foe?” about political reporting in November.

Richard Musser
--Spoke on “The Changing Face of News Coverage in Print, Television, Radio and Online Media” to the Society of Professional Journalists Heart of America Press Club in Kansas City in April.
--Presented “Blog Is a Four-Letter Word: Learn to vent and celebrate your own blog”to the Central Exchange in Kansas City in March. 

Max Utsler
Spoke on “Developing the Convergence Curriculum” to the Broadcast Education Association in Oklahoma in September.

Douglas Ward
Conducted a workshop on “People Editing” at the American Copy Editors Society national convention in April. 

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Barbara Barnett
Spoke on teaching and managing a large class to faculty at the KU Center for Teaching Excellence in September.

Robert Basow
--Reviewed applications for Fulbright Fellowships worldwide and for Fulbright student applications for South Korea and Taiwan in fall 2005.
--Serves on the KU Faculty Executive Committee and represents the School on University Council.  Was re-elected for 2006-2007.
           
Ann Brill
--Chairs the Professional Freedom and Responsibility Committee of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
--Is one of 13 deans and directors chosen for the inaugural class of the Journalism and Mass Communication Leadership Institute.
--Participated in a workshop on “Key Issues for Journalism and Mass Communications Today: accrediting, finding our voice, and locating funding” for the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication in February.
--Participated in the training sessions in Chicago in Septemer for those who will chair site visits for the Accrediting Council.
--Participated in the March 2006 meeting of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
--Served on the KU search committee for dean of the School of Law and chaired the search committee for associate vice provost for Student Success. 

Ted Frederickson
Served as vice chair of the School’s Promotion and Tenure Committee and will become chair in August 2006.

Jimmy Gentry
Was a panelist on strengthening the role of journalism programs at universities for AEJMC in August 2005. 

Malcolm Gibson
Spoke on Western media and stereotypes of African culture for the Teachers Summer Institute of the KU African Studies Center in June 2005.

Carol Holstead
--Coordinated the AEJMC student magazine competition for the 10th year in 2005.
--Was a panelist on teaching convergence at AEJMC in August 2005.

John Hudnall
Presided over the Scholastic Journalism Division sessions at AEJMC in his second and final year as chair in August 2005.

Tim Janicke
Served on a site visit team for the Accrediting Council to the University of Montana School of Journalism in February 2006.

Peggy Kuhr
--Moderated two panels, on community roundtables and restoring trust at AEJMC in August, 2005.
--She is vice chair of the  Community Journalism Interest Group.

Diane Lazzarino
Spoke at the Hall Center for the Humanities writing workshop on “Learning to Tell the Stories” about the senior writing groups she has led for many years.

Linda Lee
Particpated in the Hall Center for the Humanities conference, “The Andean World: environment, identity and nation building,” with eight scholars from Peru, 14 U. S. and Canadian Andean researches and KU faculty in February.

Charles Marsh
Served on the search committee for dean of the KU libraries.

Susanne Shaw
--Spoke on public disclosure to the Association of Specialized Accreditors in September.
--Conducted accreditation training in September and October for public relations professionals who will serve on site visit teams.
 --Conducted training for accreditation site team chairs in September.
--Participated in the March meeting of the Accrediting Council in Chicago.
--Conducted a pre-conference workshop at AEJMC on new accrediting standards and how new deans are selected in August 2005.
--Was a panelist on “Key Issues for Journalism and Mass Communication Today” for the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication in February.
--Conducted external accreditation reviews at the universities of Montana and Las Vegas in April.
--Represented the School at the American Society of Newspaper Editors April convention.
--Serves on the Council on Higher Education Accreditation and its International Commission and on the NCAA/Freedom Forum Sports Journalism Scholarship Committee.

Kristen Swain
--Co-chaired the convention of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences in Washington August 31-September 4, 2005.  
--Participated in the Kansas Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Conference in Topeka September 20 as part of her fellowship from the KU Center for Teaching Excellence.

Max Utsler
Is district representative for the Broadcast Education Association and will chair the BEA student media festival in April 2007. 

Douglas Ward
Served as a reviewer for American Journalism,  the journal of the American Journalism Historians Association.             

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Tim Bengtson
--Was interviewed about creativity for a 30-minute program on KLWN for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of KU’s Division of Continuing Education in October.
--Taught a three-session course on “Vitamins for the Creative Mind” for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of KU’s Division of Continuing Education in April. 

Bob Basow
Taught Strategic Communications to officers in the U. S. Army Information Operations Qualifiers Course at Fort Leavenworth’s Command and General Staff College in January.

Ann Brill and Susanne Shaw
--Represented the School at the Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity in Fort Scott in October, and presented Mr. Parks the William Allen White Medallion in New York City in December. 

Ted Frederickson
Served on a panel discussing “Respecting Religion/Exercising Freedom of the Press: cultural clashes on an international stage,” at KU in February. 

Jimmy Gentry
--Discussed “Finance, Performance and the Media: Take a strategic approach to getting out your story” at the City and County Management conference for the state of Kansas in April. 
--Conducted a writing and editing seminar in Houston for Exxon Mobil public affairs employees for whom English is a second language in March.
-- Was quoted in a February 5 Dallas Morning News  report, “Exxon Profits Obscene?”
--Spoke to the Dispatch Media Group leadership conference in January. 

Malcolm Gibson
Was a speaker and panelist at the Citizen Diplomacy Summit in Kansas City in April.

David Guth
Was interviewed in February for an Associated Press report on the release of 40,000 pages of previously classified documents of the Eisenhower Administration and 7,000 pages on its civil rights policies.

Tim Janicke
Spoke on photojournalism to the New York State Press Association on April 8.`

Peggy Kuhr
--Serves on the New Voices Advisory Board that awards grants to innovative startup micro-local news projects.  It met in March.
--Participated in a national conference in April on “Journalism That Matters: The next newsroom,” that has demonstration projects in West Oakland, California and rural Minnesota. 
--Represented the School at the Associated Press Managing Editors conference in October.
--Represented the School at the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Seattle in April.
--Moderated a discussion for the Journalism and Women Symposium, in Kansas City in April.

Richard Musser
Was interviewed in November on the KCUR radio program, “Up to Date,” with Steve Kraske on corporate journalism and the future of newspapers.

Dick Nelson
Represented the School at the Society of Professional Journalists regional convention in St. Louis in April.

Patricia Noland
Judged the applications for the 2006 Coro Foundation summer internships in public affairs in Kansas City.

Max Utsler
--Presented workshops on dealing with the media, crisis communications and newsletter writing to the Golf Course Superintendents of America in February. 
--Represented the School at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Awards Program in Wichita in October.
--Represented the School at the Media and the Military workshop at Fort Leavenworth in September.

Ann Brill, Malcolm Gibson and Susanne Shaw represented the School at the annual convention of the Kansas Press Association in April.           

Judges for the World Company’s competition among its member newspapers were Robert Basow, Tim Bengtson and Peggy Kuhr.

ACTIVITIES BENEFITING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Tim Bengtson
Judged the Academic All-Stars from area high schools in February for The Lawrence Journal-World  pre-graduation coverage. 

Ann Brill
Spoke at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association national convention in November in Chicago on how students should choose a journalism school.

Malcolm Gibson
Judged the Hemingway Writing Awards in news and sports writing, a national contest for high school students, sponsored by The Kansas City Star.

John Hudnall
--Made two presentations on writing at the JEA/NSPA convention in Chicago.
-- Was one of five judges for the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund High School Journalism Teacher of the Year in September.
--Judged the Youth Editorial Alliance national journalism contest sponsored by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation in April.
--Was inducted into the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Hall of Fame in May.  He has directed KSPA, its conferences and contests, since 1990.

Charles Marsh
Spoke to four high school journalism classes at Gardner-Edgerton High School in November.

Max Utsler
Spoke to students from four Blue Valley high schools on how to evaluate college journalism, mass communication and radio-television academic programs in November.

Speakers at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Fall Conference included:

Robert Basow, Tim Bengtson, Kerry Benson, Terry Bryant, Jimmy Gentry, Malcolm Gibson, Carol Holstead, John Hudnall, Peggy Kuhr, Kara Lynch, Charles Marsh, and Douglas Ward.

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Susanne Shaw
--Spoke to the Korea Press Foundation in Seoul on the future of U. S. Newspapers and visited Chung-Ang University in November.
--Conducted a pre-accreditation review at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies in Mexico in September.

Tom Volek
--Taught long-form news production at a private university in Estonia May 17-24, 2006, and afterward in the St. Petersburg, Russia, region, taught a workshop on interviewing to professional journalists, led seminars at journalism schools, and continued his research on changing Russian media.