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</font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The following CFP and media workshop might be of interest
to CSAA-Forum members examining journalism in social media. Please share widely. </font></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><u>Extended
deadline</u></font><font color="#000000">: February 22, 2017</font></span></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">----</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Centre
for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE)</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></b></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Moving Forward: <i>Where is the</i></font><font color="#000000"> </font><font color="#000000"><i>Journalist
in Social Media?</i><br></font><font color="#000000">
SpringHill Suites Downtown Denver<br>
Metropolitan State University of Denver<br>
Denver, Colorado USA<br>
</font><u><font color="#000000">June 23-24, 2017</font></u></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br><font color="#000000">
</font><u><font color="#000000">Call for Papers</font></u></span></b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="background:white;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">:</font></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">In the current political climate, the constructions
of celebrity leaders and popular forms of mediated truths, especially with the
recent "fake" internet news, have raised questions about
journalism. Tabloid and other forms of popular journalism use narrative
devices of gossip, rumor and scandals while many news media have abandoned
facts and intelligent analysis in favor of spectacular outrage and
incivility, both situations acting as testaments to the lack of informed
opinions. Although scholars and journalists work together during news
reporting, investigations/documentaries, and on other issues that are covered
by news media, scholars are often confined to academic research and
disconnected from the realities faced by journalists. Can citizen journalists
and journalism scholars help move forward with progressive research and
practice? What are the qualifications and definitions of a ‘journalist?’
Is this someone who is employed professionally - or someone who has received an
academic certification (degree) to be qualified? Or can anyone today be a
journalist? </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Citizen participation has been seen as essential in
the democratic processes of production, distribution, and reception of news.
Online participatory media such as blogs, comments</font><a name="m_-3590462666700242864_m_446044599086827"></a><font color="#000000"> and videos offer a
democratic platform for the expression of alternative ideas that may otherwise
be filtered by traditional journalism. Yet, citizen journalists need critical
media literacy that is often lost in the lure of visibility. How can
journalism scholars creatively and critically engage citizen journalists in the
dissemination of their research, informed opinions and cultural productions?</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics
Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE), in association with sponsors Centre for Media
and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) and WaterHill Publishing, invites academics,
journalists, publicists, producers and guests to attend, speak and collaborate
at the inaugural international conference <i>Moving
Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media?</i></font><font color="#000000"> Join us in Denver,
Colorado where the conference will uniquely combine vibrant roundtable and
media workshop panels in a collaborative network.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The
format of the conference aims at being open and inclusive ranging from
interdisciplinary academic scholars to practitioners involved in all areas of
print, broadcast and online journalism. Working papers and media productions
will be considered for the conference.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Extended
versions of selected best papers will be published in an edited book.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Registration
includes</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Your printed package for the complete conference,
professional development workshops, coffee / tea breaks, access to evening
receptions, complimentary evening drinks, consideration for publication.</span></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 25.35pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Submission
guidelines:</font></span></u></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul style="list-style-type:disc;direction:ltr"><ul style="list-style-type:square"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">250-word abstract or workshop
/ roundtable proposal</span></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">Include a title, your
name, e-mail address, and affiliation if applicable</span></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Submit to
conference Chair Dr William Huddy at email address: </span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><a href="mailto:submit@esicore.org"><span><font color="#0000ff">submit@esicore.org</font></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">Deadline for abstract
submission: <b>February 22, 2017</b></span></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">Notification of acceptance:<b>
March 15, 2017</b></span></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">Early bird registration
deadline: <b>April 30, 2017</b></span></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">Full registration deadline<b>:
May 30, 2017</b></span></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span><span lang="EN-US">Conference reception and
presentations: <b>June 23-24, 2017<br><br></b></span></span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Topics
include but are not limited to:</span></i></b></p></li></ul></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ul style="list-style-type:square;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Communication </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Media</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Journalism</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Photojournalism </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Television and Radio</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Social Media</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Informed Opinions</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Infomercials </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Advertisement </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Publicity and Promotion</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">News</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Interviews</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Audience</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Race</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Gender</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Environment and species</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Class</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Fiction</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Genre</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Biography</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Theory and Methods</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Ethics and Morality</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Cognition </span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Media Literacy</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Education and Advocacy</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">International Relations</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Business and Community
Partnerships </span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><b><u><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Featured
Media Workshop </font></span></u></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">“Finding Your Voice: Being Heard in the Press Rather than
Being Part of the Herd”<br></font><font color="#000000">
</font><a href="http://www.esicore.org/events/denverworkshop2017.html"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.esicore.org/events/denverworkshop2017.html</font></a><font color="#000000">
</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">On May 7, 2004, <i>The New York Times </i></font><font color="#000000">printed: “Most
people, having given up on getting a set of unadorned facts, align themselves
with whichever spin outlet seems comfortable.” </font><span><font color="#000000">In this two-hour
workshop, p</font></span><font color="#000000">articipants will learn how the traditional news media
industry works and how to be heard by press outlets and fellow citizens. Those
in attendance will also learn how to deal with social media news consumers who
often operate without a complete informational picture. Find out how to be both
a critical consumer of the news and an active participant in societal debates
in this innovative workshop.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Speakers</font></span></u></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Josh
Nathan</font></span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> graduated from Northwestern University, Magna cum Laude,
in Journalism before spending 10 years working on-air as a television reporter
and a National Weather Association certified meteorologist. His final position
in TV was with the NBC affiliate in Hawaii, where he was also finishing his
graduate degree. A professor with The Art Institutes in Critical Thinking and
Communication, he began teaching for the University of Colorado Denver last
year. He serves as an Academic Critic for the Centre for Media and Celebrity
Studies (CMCS) and is co-chair of its NYC 2017 conference. Quoted on a variety
of subjects in international forums with several journal publications to his
credit, Nathan wrote his first book about the ways in which news changes the
collective memory of events, altering historical narratives. His second book, <i>Too Mad to Trust </i></font><font color="#000000">(2015), was a departure
aimed at curbing rising communicative disorders in children, and he is
currently completing his PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies at
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">William Huddy</span></b><span style="color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> earned his Ph.D. in
Communication Studies from the University of Denver (2012).<span> </span>Prior to academia, Huddy worked as a
journalist and anchored television newscasts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, El
Paso, Texas, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Fort Myers, Florida. He’s a
Past-President (2007) of the Rocky Mountain Communication Association, and an
active member of the National Communication Association since 2001. He teaches
Political and Campaign Communication, Communication Research and Theory
Building, Interpersonal Communication and Public Speaking at Metropolitan State
University of Denver (since 2013), with a research focus on student engagement
and communication activism.<span> </span>His most
recent publication came from the Sept. 2-3, 2015 Center for Media and Celebrity
Studies Conference presentation of his paper, “Corporate Colonization and the
Myth of Authentic Journalism.”</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font></span><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Committee
Members</span></b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">: Josh
Nathan and Ngoma Evelyn Moghalu</span></font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br><font color="#000000">
</font><b><font color="#000000">Conference Chair: </font></b><font color="#000000">Dr William Huddy</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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