BEA Festival Statement on AI
The Festival Advisory Committee took this on and created a general statement for the Festival after a summer of intense discussion. Click above to read the full statement.
NEW Festival Category Social Media – IMET
This category accepts entries of campaigns, series or individual posts published on social media platforms, either public or private. Media content, including text, audio, video, graphics, images, animation, interactive polls, etc., would likely be part of these entries; often, the most successful entries incorporate 2 or more types of media content.
Examples of entries in this category include but are not limited to:
- Influencer or content creator material
- Breaking news and other journalistic content
- Promotional content
- Stories or campaigns containing public service content
Special Issue Call for Submissions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) themed and/or oriented topics
Deadline 12/31/24 | Guest Editor: Dr. Jerry Crawford , Virginia State University,
JoME’s special issue will be published in January, 2025, and is devoted to HBCU themed or oriented topics, and is seeking submissions.
The issue will be guest-edited by Dr. Jerry Crawford , Virginia State University ().
Feel free to email Dr. Crawford with your inquiries and articles. JoME has a 3000-word limit for articles.
2025 BEA Research Symposium: Communicating Science in World Suffering from Infoxication
The BEA Research Committee invites submission of original, non-published research papers to be considered for the BEA 2025 Research Symposium held during the BEA annual conference April 5-8, 2025, in Las Vegas.
BEA2025 Research Committee Special Call - 2024 Election Cycle
The BEA Research Committee is looking for research that addresses topics relevant to the 2024 election cycle. Local, state, national, and global election research are welcome. Research can range from message production to message dissemination to message consumption across various mediated formats.
2025-2026 BEA Executive Committee
At the November 2024 BEA Board Meeting, new executive committee members were elected to serve the BEA membership. The terms for the newly elected executive committee members begin following BEA’s annual convention in April. Please join us in congratulating the new executive committee officers:
President — Jennifer Meadows, Cal State University – Chico
Vice President for Academic Relations – Thom Baggerman, Point Park University
Secretary/Treasurer – Kathleen Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder
Glenda Balas, University of North Texas, Dallas will continue to serve on the executive committee as Immediate Past President.