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Moderator: Yiyi Yang, The University of North Carolina Wilmington
Algorithmic Intersectionality: Decolonizing AI Development Through Critical Social Theory; Atira B.E. Pressley, Regent University
Comparing Enjoyment, Empathy, and Trust in AI-Based and Human Translation: A Study of User Perceptions; Hyungseok Jang, Ball State University
Female Frames: A Content Analysis of News Media Portrayals of Women Accused of Violent Crimes; Haleigh Brooke Carter, Harding University; Jim Miller, Harding University
Forecasting Through The Lens of Bias: Exploring Gender, Race, and Appearance-Based Discrimination in Broadcast Meteorology; Tabitha Ann Bartoe, Regent University
Integrating AI in Public Relations Programs: Exploring Global Capability Framework (GCF) in Saudi Universities; Sara Alatmi, University of Colorado Boulder; Abdulqader Mahmoud Abdulbari, King Khalid University
Navigating the Controversies Surrounding LGBTQIA+ Influencers and Major Brands Endorsements; Kelsey Lynn Zook, Bowling Green State University
The Glass Ceiling in Cyberspace: How Online Harassment Affects Women in Sports Broadcasting; Kira Faith Fullington, Middle Tennessee State University; Christine C. Eschenfelder, Middle Tennessee State University
The Impact of Social Media on The Traditional Advertising Business Model and Content Format of TV Channel; Rania Sultan Sultan, American university in Cairo; Rasha Allam, American University in Cairo
A Cross-Cultural Critical Discourse Analysis of AI Representation in Egyptian and USA Drama; Nihal Alaqabawy, University of Colorado Boulder & Sara Alatmi, University of Colorado Boulder
Gen Z’s Social Media Choices in the 2024 Election: The Impact of Platform Owners’ Personalities; Dawson Henry Wagner, Kansas State University
Moderator: Yiyi Yang, The University of North Carolina Wilmington
A Comparative Study of User Cognitions in the United States and China for virtual influencers; Man Luo, Bowling Green State University; Kelsey Lynn Zook, Bowling Green State University
Analyzing Parental Responses to Children’s Negative Emotions in Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: A Mixed-Method Content Analysis; Emma Grace Gaskill, Harding University; Jim Miller, Harding University
Art as Catalyst for Social Change: A Study of Visual Culture in Lebanon; Noor Obeid, Ohio University
Broadcasting in Dark Seasons: The BBC’s Worldview, A Metaphoric Criticism; Titi Horsfall, Regent University
Digital Dissonance: The Influence of Social Expectation Uncertainty on Vietnamese International Students’ Online Identity Inauthenticity; Thu Dang, The University of Texas at Arlington
Entertaining or Mis/Disinforming ? Social Data Analysis of Audience Reactions to Historical Accuracy and Creative License in the Netflix Series 'Queen Cleopatra' on YouTube: A case study; Omnya Abdelwahab, Ohio University
Exploring Memes as Representations of Intercultural Adaptation in a Transnational Context; Jisha Jacob, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Get Out Your Phone and Gamble with Me: The Role Visual Senses and Experiences Play on Purchasing Behavior in Online Gambling Advertising; Landyn B. Welch, Kansas State University
Grief and identity in coming-of-age television shows; Alex Piscatelli, San Francisco State University
Requiem for a Century? Canadian Broadcasting Policy, Online Streaming Service Regulation, and Cultural Sovereignty in the Digital Age; Christine Rose Cooling, York University
