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BEA2025
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Sunday April 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Moderator: Kara Gould, University of Arkansas
Info Wars: Public Relations’ Influence on Paywalled Journalism; Madeleine Luchsinger, Middle Tennessee State University & Sally Ann Cruikshank, Middle Tennessee State University

Assessing News Source Credibility: Digital News Natives v. Digital News Immigrants; Kevin Curry, Linfield University
Is Generative AI Stealing Artists’ Job or Helping Their Work? :The News Media Coverage of The Impact of AI on Art Industries; Kisun Kim, Columbus State University & Ashley Adamian, Valdosta State University

Not that kind of gore: Exploring the differences between fans of true crime and horror; Bridget Rubenking, University of Central Florida

Raleigh’s Capitol Broadcasting Company – A Leader in Local & Regional Sports Broadcasting; Daniel Marshall Haygood, Elon University

The Fight for the Right to Report the News: Natural Hair on Television Broadcasts; Claudia Cruz, Reynolds School of Journalism

Integrating AI in Broadcast Journalism Education: Current Trends and Challenges; Iveta Imre, University of Mississippi & Debora Wenger, University of Mississippi

Service Learning in Journalism Education: A Cross-National Study of Student Performance in China and the U.S.; Lei Guo, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Global Majority Podcasters Through the Lens of African Technocultural Feminism; Kim Fox, American University in Cairo

The algorithm next door: Perceptions of credibility in AI and human-authored stories in community newsrooms; Aaron Atkins, Weber State University
Speakers
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Aaron Atkins

Assistant Professor, Weber State University
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Kim Fox

Professor of Practice, American University in Cairo
The first and only double BEA Best of Festival Winner in the same year; podcaster (Ehky Ya Masr Podcast) and executor of the podcasting trifecta: teaching, researching and producing podcasts.https://soundcloud.com/ehkyyamasrFounder and organizer of PodFest Cairo, Egypt and Africa's... Read More →
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Deb Wenger

Assistant Dean for Innovation & External Partnerships and Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Mississippi
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Bridget Rubenking

University of Central Florida
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Sally Ann Cruikshank

Middle Tennessee State University
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Iveta Imre

University of Mississippi
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Madeleine Luchsinger

Middle Tennessee State University
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Kara Jolliff Gould

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Kara Jolliff Gould has taught media-related courses almost continuously for more than 20 years. She began her journalistic career in radio newswriting in Chicago, then continued writing for a suburban daily before making the move to academia. For several years she was co-owner and... Read More →
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Kevin Curry

Asst. Professor, Linfield University
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Lei Guo

University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Daniel Haygood

Professor of Strategic Communications, Elon University
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Kisun Kim

Columbus State University
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Ashley Adamian

Valdosta State University
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Claudia Cruz

Reynolds School of Journalism
Sunday April 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
BEA Exhibit Hall W322-W327

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