Special Interest Group (SIG) Research-in-Progress at BEA2026
Submission Deadline: December 15
At BEA, we recognize that media is evolving faster than ever, with new technologies reshaping communication, education, and industry. To address emerging issues and ongoing research transforming media and media education, we are creating Special Interest Groups. These SIGs provide a forum for research-in-progress, offering opportunities to spotlight timely scholarship. Submitted research will be presented during panels at BEA’s annual convention in Las Vegas.
All research can be submitted through BEA’s convention submission platform.
BEA2026 Submission Site is Open
BEA’s annual convention traditionally produces over 250 sessions on media pedagogy, collaborative networking events, hands-on technology workshops, research and creative scholarship. Co-located with NAB Show, where the broadcast, media and entertainment industry converged to experience innovation in action and harness the power of possibility.
BEA One-Hour Gen AI Competition
Get ready to unleash your creativity in the BEA One-Hour Gen-AI Competition—a fast-paced challenge where student teams have just 60 minutes to produce an original short video using cutting-edge generative AI tools. Open to BEA institutional member schools (limit 25), this competition-within-a-competition celebrates innovation, collaboration, and the rapidly changing landscape of media creation. Whether it’s exploring the latest AI-driven storytelling techniques, experimenting with new visual styles, or finding fresh ways to connect with audiences, participants will work under surprise parameters revealed right before the clock starts ticking. With only two final submissions allowed per school, the race is on for the most imaginative, impactful, and forward-thinking AI-powered storytelling—are you ready to create the future in just one hour?
BEA2026 Research Symposium: Communicating in an AI Driven World: The Impact of AI on Creators and Consumers of News and Entertainment
The 2026 BEA Research Symposium will examine AI research in mass communication. As AI is implemented, it is important to remember the human connection those working in the media industry bring to communicating information. Media professionals transmit information that is influenced by their broader understanding, shared background, and empathy. How can the media industry ethically adopt a technology that is disrupting how people seek, consume, and produce information?
The symposium welcomes qualitative and quantitative research from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives across social sciences. Click here for more information.
JOBEM Announces Two Special Issues
The Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media invites cutting-edge submissions for two groundbreaking special issues addressing critical intersections of artificial intelligence and electronic media. Submissions are due in late fall/winter 2025.
– Trust in Generative AI: Foundations, Drivers, and Implications
– AI, Misinformation, and the Future of Algorithmic Fact-Checking