Several faculty and staff members in the School of Communications participated in the annual Broadcast Education Association conference in Las Vegas April 16-19.
- Assistant professor Janna Anderson moderated a panel discussion titled, “Internet Governance Policy and the Future of the Internet. Associate Dean Connie Book and junior Erin Barnett were members of the panel that discussed some of the conversations from recent IGF conferences, including Internet access, diversity, openness, security and critical Internet resources. Anderson introduced the session with a look at the future of the Internet, Book shared the results of the survey Elon’s research team conducted at the second IGF conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2007, and Barnett showed a segment of her documentary, “Bridging the Digital Divide.”
- Associate professor Brooke Barnett took part in a session with junior Tayler Kent called, “Media Content in Times of War and Crisis.” They presented their research from a paper they wrote titled, “Framing Terrorism: British and U.S. Coverage of 7-7 and 9-11.”
- Associate professor Vic Costello, in his capacity as the producer for the BEA Festival of Arts, helped put together this year’s awards show. The program premieres the top juried creative work from faculty and students across the country and the world. Costello is now the festival chair, a position to which he was named this year.
- Assistant professor Gerald Gibson participated in a session called, “Serving Video (with 360 Systems).” He presented a case study in the use of a digital video server, and the technical elements involved in teaching with the system.
- Department Chair Don Grady moderated the research in progress paper competition, which is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are still in the process of completing their research. The session allows students to receive feedback about their work.
- Coordinator of Video Projects J. McMerty was a panelist on the “Teaching Final Cut Pro: Challenges & Strategies” session. McMerty’s talk, titled “FreshTV—A Freshman Acceleratd Training Program in Final Cut Pro,” centered on how early students at Elon get hands-on experience with the premier video editing software. McMerty also served as the reel producer for the Festival of the Arts.