MORNING SESSION (10:30 – Noon)
PANEL 1: Methods and Measurement in the Current Media Landscape.
Brown, Christopher (chrbrown@sas.upenn.edu); Roodhouse, Elizabeth (eroodhouse@asc.upenn.edu); Moehler, Devra C. “Measuring the Effects of Partisan Rhetoric on Attention and Influence in the Political Blogosphere.” (link)
Leticia Bode, Georgetown University (lb871@georgetown.edu), Ben Epstein, Yeshiva University
(Benepstein55@gmail.com). “Does More Klout Lead to Victory? Measuring Online Influence
During the 2012 Election.” (link)
Kirzinger, Ashley, University of Illinois, Springfield (akirz2@uis.edu; AshleyKirzinger@gmail.com), and Jason Turcotte, LSU (jturco2@tigers.lsu.edu). “Examining News Sharing Behavior with Social Media Analysis.” (link)
Robinson, Claire, Massey University (c.robinson@massey.ac.nz), New Zealand. “The Eyes Have It:
Measuring Visual Image Incumbency Bias in the Print Media.” (link)
Chair: Amy Jasperson, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (amy.jasperson@gmail.com)
Discussant: Karpf, David A., Rutgers University (davekarpf@gmail.com)
PANEL 2: Beyond the Ballot Box: Political Knowledge, Media, Citizens and Governance
Cobetto, Joseph (jcxr6@mail.missouri.edu), University of Missouri, Columbia, “Presidential Promisekeeping and Nomination Acceptance Addresses: Campaign Pledges and Executive Action.” (link)
Barabas, Jason, Florida State University (Jason.Barabas@fsu.edu), “Political Knowledge, Representation, and the Mass Media.” (link)
Michael Xenos, University of Wisconsin-Madison (xenos@wisc.edu), Dietram Scheufele, Dominique Brossard, Doo-Hun Choi, Michael Cacciatore, and Sara Yeo, “News Media Use and the Informed Public in the Digital Age.” (link)
Hartman, Todd, Appalachia State University (tkhartman@gmail.com), “Psychological and Informational
Influences on Immigration Attitudes.” (link)
Chair: Josh Pasek, University of Michigan (jpasek@umich.edu)
Discussant: Emily Thorson, University of Pennsylvania, (ethorson@gmail.com)
PANEL 3: Going Comparative: Comparative Political Communication and Its Importance for the Future
Whitten-Woodring, Jenifer, (jenifer.woodring@gmail.com) and Mikhaila Schaefer, UMass Lowell,
“Where is the Iron Core: The Influence of Newspapers, Internet, and Media Freedom on Corruption.” (link)
Faris, David, Roosevelt University, (david.faris@gmail.com) “The News in 140 Characters: Egypt's Rasad
News Network and the Rise of the Volunteer Reporting.” (link)
Jones, Abby, George Washington University (aljones314@gmail.com), “Shared Meaning or Separate
Messages? Evaluating Mediated Communication as a Globalizing Force.” (link)
Szostek, Joanna Mary, University of Oxford, (joanna.szostek@sant.ox.ac.uk) “Russia in the News of
Ukraine: Political Implications of Transnationality in Post-Soviet Mass Media.” (link)
Chair: Wolfsfeld, Gadi, Hebrew University, (msgadi1@gmail.com)
Discussant: Rather than a discussant, this panel will have a discussion period for the participants and the
audience to discuss the topic.
AFTERNOON SESSION A (1:45 – 2:30pm)
MINI PANEL A1: New Directions for Selective Exposure
Meffert, Michael F. (Leiden University, mmeffert@gmail.com) and David Nicolas Hopmann (University of
Southern Denmark, dnh@sam.sdu.dk). “Media Selection and Partisan Fragmentation: A Comparative
Study of Advanced Western Democracies.” (link)
Sydnor, Emily, University of Virginia (es9re@virginia.edu), “Ready to Engage: Using Implicit and Explicit
Measures of Individual Conflict Orientation to Understand Media Consumption and Political
Participation.” (link)
Chairs/Discussants: Kevin Arceneaux (Temple University, arceneau@temple.edu), Martin Johnson (University of California, Riverside, martin.johnson@ucr.edu), Talia Stroud (University of Texas at Austin,
tstroud@austin.utexas.edu). Discussants for this panel have been asked to discuss new directions for selective exposure more generally in addition to offering comments on these papers.
MINI PANEL A2: Movements, Organizing, and Communicating with New Technology
Catie Bailard, Matthew Hindman, Steven Livingston, and Patrick Meier. (Livingston is contact:
sliv@gwu.edu) “"Crowdsourcing Geospatial Crisismaps: A New Kind of Event-driven News." (http://crowdglobe.net/our-report/) *Note: This is a draft version of a major report written in collaboration with Internews and Ushahidi. The GW team consists of Steven Livingston, Nikki Usher, Catie Bailard, and Matt Hindman. Patrick Meier and Rob Baker of Ushahidi also played key roles. The report has not been officially released. The pre-conference will be the first occasion for its public discussion. A formal release is tentatively planned for in October.
Karpf, David A., Rutgers University (davekarpf@gmail.com), “Online Political Organizing: Lessons in
Hybridity.” (link)
Boynton, G.R., University of Iowa (grboynton@gmail.com), “Voice and Reconstruction of the Public
Domain.” (link)
Chair: Amy Bradley, Louisiana State University (amarie471@yahoo.com)
Discussant: Leticia Bode, Georgetown University (lb871@georgetown.edu)
MINI PANEL A3: Elections and Political Advertising
Michael M. Franz, Bowdoin College, Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University, and Travis N. Ridout
(tnridout@wsu.edu), Washington State University, “Explaining Interest Group Advertising
Strategies: Loose Cannons or Loyal Foot Soldiers.” (link)
Matthew Thornton (razrbkr59@yahoo.com), Louisiana State University, “Playing the Christ Card: Courting Christians through Religious Appeals in Political Campaigns.” (link)
Amber Boydstun (University of California, Davis), Matthew Pietryka (University of California, Davis),
Rebecca Glazier (University of Arkansas, Little Rock), "Tracking Agenda Control in Presidential Debates and Its Effects on Public Opinion." (Paper Link) (Flyer Link)
Chair: Amy Jasperson, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (amy.jasperson@gmail.com)
Discussant: Christopher R. Weber (Crweber@lsu.edu), LSU
AFTERNOON SESSION B (2:45 – 3:30pm)
MINI PANEL B1: The Effects of Elite Behavior and Communication
Muddiman, Ashley, University of Texas, (ashley.muddiman@utexas.edu) “Emotional Effects of Uncivil
News.” (link)
Uscinski, Joseph E., (University of Miami, Uscinski@miami.edu), and Joseph Parent (University of Miami),
“Measuring Conspiratorial Thought over Time.” (link)
Chair/Discussant: Rosanne Scholl (rscholl@lsu.edu), LSU
Printable Program (link)
PANEL 1: Methods and Measurement in the Current Media Landscape.
Brown, Christopher (chrbrown@sas.upenn.edu); Roodhouse, Elizabeth (eroodhouse@asc.upenn.edu); Moehler, Devra C. “Measuring the Effects of Partisan Rhetoric on Attention and Influence in the Political Blogosphere.” (link)
Leticia Bode, Georgetown University (lb871@georgetown.edu), Ben Epstein, Yeshiva University
(Benepstein55@gmail.com). “Does More Klout Lead to Victory? Measuring Online Influence
During the 2012 Election.” (link)
Kirzinger, Ashley, University of Illinois, Springfield (akirz2@uis.edu; AshleyKirzinger@gmail.com), and Jason Turcotte, LSU (jturco2@tigers.lsu.edu). “Examining News Sharing Behavior with Social Media Analysis.” (link)
Robinson, Claire, Massey University (c.robinson@massey.ac.nz), New Zealand. “The Eyes Have It:
Measuring Visual Image Incumbency Bias in the Print Media.” (link)
Chair: Amy Jasperson, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (amy.jasperson@gmail.com)
Discussant: Karpf, David A., Rutgers University (davekarpf@gmail.com)
PANEL 2: Beyond the Ballot Box: Political Knowledge, Media, Citizens and Governance
Cobetto, Joseph (jcxr6@mail.missouri.edu), University of Missouri, Columbia, “Presidential Promisekeeping and Nomination Acceptance Addresses: Campaign Pledges and Executive Action.” (link)
Barabas, Jason, Florida State University (Jason.Barabas@fsu.edu), “Political Knowledge, Representation, and the Mass Media.” (link)
Michael Xenos, University of Wisconsin-Madison (xenos@wisc.edu), Dietram Scheufele, Dominique Brossard, Doo-Hun Choi, Michael Cacciatore, and Sara Yeo, “News Media Use and the Informed Public in the Digital Age.” (link)
Hartman, Todd, Appalachia State University (tkhartman@gmail.com), “Psychological and Informational
Influences on Immigration Attitudes.” (link)
Chair: Josh Pasek, University of Michigan (jpasek@umich.edu)
Discussant: Emily Thorson, University of Pennsylvania, (ethorson@gmail.com)
PANEL 3: Going Comparative: Comparative Political Communication and Its Importance for the Future
Whitten-Woodring, Jenifer, (jenifer.woodring@gmail.com) and Mikhaila Schaefer, UMass Lowell,
“Where is the Iron Core: The Influence of Newspapers, Internet, and Media Freedom on Corruption.” (link)
Faris, David, Roosevelt University, (david.faris@gmail.com) “The News in 140 Characters: Egypt's Rasad
News Network and the Rise of the Volunteer Reporting.” (link)
Jones, Abby, George Washington University (aljones314@gmail.com), “Shared Meaning or Separate
Messages? Evaluating Mediated Communication as a Globalizing Force.” (link)
Szostek, Joanna Mary, University of Oxford, (joanna.szostek@sant.ox.ac.uk) “Russia in the News of
Ukraine: Political Implications of Transnationality in Post-Soviet Mass Media.” (link)
Chair: Wolfsfeld, Gadi, Hebrew University, (msgadi1@gmail.com)
Discussant: Rather than a discussant, this panel will have a discussion period for the participants and the
audience to discuss the topic.
AFTERNOON SESSION A (1:45 – 2:30pm)
MINI PANEL A1: New Directions for Selective Exposure
Meffert, Michael F. (Leiden University, mmeffert@gmail.com) and David Nicolas Hopmann (University of
Southern Denmark, dnh@sam.sdu.dk). “Media Selection and Partisan Fragmentation: A Comparative
Study of Advanced Western Democracies.” (link)
Sydnor, Emily, University of Virginia (es9re@virginia.edu), “Ready to Engage: Using Implicit and Explicit
Measures of Individual Conflict Orientation to Understand Media Consumption and Political
Participation.” (link)
Chairs/Discussants: Kevin Arceneaux (Temple University, arceneau@temple.edu), Martin Johnson (University of California, Riverside, martin.johnson@ucr.edu), Talia Stroud (University of Texas at Austin,
tstroud@austin.utexas.edu). Discussants for this panel have been asked to discuss new directions for selective exposure more generally in addition to offering comments on these papers.
MINI PANEL A2: Movements, Organizing, and Communicating with New Technology
Catie Bailard, Matthew Hindman, Steven Livingston, and Patrick Meier. (Livingston is contact:
sliv@gwu.edu) “"Crowdsourcing Geospatial Crisismaps: A New Kind of Event-driven News." (http://crowdglobe.net/our-report/) *Note: This is a draft version of a major report written in collaboration with Internews and Ushahidi. The GW team consists of Steven Livingston, Nikki Usher, Catie Bailard, and Matt Hindman. Patrick Meier and Rob Baker of Ushahidi also played key roles. The report has not been officially released. The pre-conference will be the first occasion for its public discussion. A formal release is tentatively planned for in October.
Karpf, David A., Rutgers University (davekarpf@gmail.com), “Online Political Organizing: Lessons in
Hybridity.” (link)
Boynton, G.R., University of Iowa (grboynton@gmail.com), “Voice and Reconstruction of the Public
Domain.” (link)
Chair: Amy Bradley, Louisiana State University (amarie471@yahoo.com)
Discussant: Leticia Bode, Georgetown University (lb871@georgetown.edu)
MINI PANEL A3: Elections and Political Advertising
Michael M. Franz, Bowdoin College, Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University, and Travis N. Ridout
(tnridout@wsu.edu), Washington State University, “Explaining Interest Group Advertising
Strategies: Loose Cannons or Loyal Foot Soldiers.” (link)
Matthew Thornton (razrbkr59@yahoo.com), Louisiana State University, “Playing the Christ Card: Courting Christians through Religious Appeals in Political Campaigns.” (link)
Amber Boydstun (University of California, Davis), Matthew Pietryka (University of California, Davis),
Rebecca Glazier (University of Arkansas, Little Rock), "Tracking Agenda Control in Presidential Debates and Its Effects on Public Opinion." (Paper Link) (Flyer Link)
Chair: Amy Jasperson, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (amy.jasperson@gmail.com)
Discussant: Christopher R. Weber (Crweber@lsu.edu), LSU
AFTERNOON SESSION B (2:45 – 3:30pm)
MINI PANEL B1: The Effects of Elite Behavior and Communication
Muddiman, Ashley, University of Texas, (ashley.muddiman@utexas.edu) “Emotional Effects of Uncivil
News.” (link)
Uscinski, Joseph E., (University of Miami, Uscinski@miami.edu), and Joseph Parent (University of Miami),
“Measuring Conspiratorial Thought over Time.” (link)
Chair/Discussant: Rosanne Scholl (rscholl@lsu.edu), LSU
Printable Program (link)