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 →

Research-in-Progress - FACULTY, Research/Theory

3:15pm PDT

Meet the Editors

Sunday April 6, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Lounge W322-W327

This session fills you in on the ins and outs of getting published in a BEA journal.

Moderators

Joe Blaney

Professor, Illinois State University

Radio/Audio MediaSports CommunicationImage Restoration

Speakers

BEA Research

10:15am PDT

Student Media Advisors - Meet & Greet

Monday April 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

Exhibit Hall Lounge W322-W327

Join the Student Media Advisors (SMA) leadership team and find out about SMA activities, Signature Station Awards, and how to get more involved in the division.

Speakers

Marjorie Yambor

Dalton State College

Monday April 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
Exhibit Hall Lounge W322-W327

Student Media Advisors

BEA2025

11:30am PDT

Laura K. Smith

Patrick M Johnson, Ph.D.

Xiaowen Xu

Greg Hoplamazian

Kristine Johnson

Elia Powers

Max Verheyen

Twange Kasoma

Roselyn Du

Bennie Zhu

Fangqi Zhao, Marquette.edu

Chun Shao

Manuel Pontes

3:15pm PDT

Joe Blaney

Noah Arceneaux

Jared Johnson

Shuhua Zhou

10:15am PDT

Marjorie Yambor