BEA2025: Full Schedule

BEA2025
Welcome to the BEA2025 convention program! All BEA sessions and events take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall, 3rd floor.

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11:30am PDT

Faculty Research-in-Progress & Assessment Digital Poster - Session 1

Sunday April 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Lounge W322-W327

Moderator: Kara Gould, University of Arkansas

Special Assessment Bootcamp Presentation: Crafting an AI Ethics Policy for the Student Newsroom: A Case Study; Laura K. Smith, University of South Carolina
The purpose of this study is to explore perceptions of practical and ethical uses of Artificial Intelligence tools, including Generative AI, in a student newsroom setting. The case study is designed to assess student’s awareness about university AI policies as well as their perspectives on using a range of potential tools in journalistic work. Findings will be used to develop an official newsroom policy for use by instructors and students.

Swimming Downstream: Best Practices for College Athletics Team Engagement on Instagram; Max Verheyen, Loyola University Maryland & Greg Hoplamazian, Loyola University Maryland

A Dose of Supa Team 4 to Curb Children's Climate Literacy Cravings: An Analysis of the Seminal African Animation to Stream on Netflix; Twange Kasoma, Appalachian State University

Algorithmized Teenagers in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Information Cocoons, Algorithm Literacy, and Media Literacy; Roselyn Du, California State University Fullerton & Bennie Zhu, University of California, Berkeley

Examining Reviewer Ethnicity and Product Factors in Online Product Review Effectiveness via Eye-Tracking; Xiaowen Xu, Butler University

Consumer Behavior of Podcast Listeners Based on Race and Ethnicity: Analysis from a Large Dataset; Kristine Johnson & Manuel Pontes, Rowan University

My Own Customized News Presenter: What Young Audiences Consider When Creating an AI Avatar; Elia M. Powers, Towson University

AI Chatbots in Business: Exploring User Motivations, Satisfaction, and Industry-Specific Dynamics; Fangqi Zhao, Marquette.edu & Chun Shao, Marquette University

All My Friends Live Online: Dealing with Trauma, Grief, and Isolation through Streaming Platforms; Patrick M. Johnson, Indiana University Northwest

Speakers

Laura K. Smith

University of South Carolina

Patrick M Johnson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator, Department of Communication, Indiana University Northwest

Xiaowen Xu

Assistant Professor, Butler University

My research interest involves examining users’ motivation and perceptions through the adoption of new media technology and processing of persuasive messages with quantitative methods. I have been working on media effects projects regarding cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses... Read More →

Greg Hoplamazian

Associate Professor of Communication, Loyola Universtiy Maryland

Kristine Johnson

Associate Professor, Rowan University

Elia Powers

Towson University

Max Verheyen

Loyola Universtiy Maryland

Twange Kasoma

Appalachian State University

Roselyn Du

California State University Fullerton

Bennie Zhu

University of California, Berkeley

Fangqi Zhao, Marquette.edu

Marquette University

Chun Shao

Marquette University

Manuel Pontes

Rowan University

Sunday April 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Exhibit Hall Lounge W322-W327

Research-in-Progress - FACULTY, Research/Theory

2:00pm PDT

Faculty Research-in-Progress Digital Poster - Session 2

Sunday April 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

BEA Exhibit Hall W322-W327

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

Aaron Atkins

Assistant Professor, Weber State University

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 →

Deb Wenger

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

Bridget Rubenking

University of Central Florida

Sally Ann Cruikshank

Middle Tennessee State University

Iveta Imre

University of Mississippi

Madeleine Luchsinger

Middle Tennessee State University

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 →

Research-in-Progress - FACULTY