October 2005 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

copying without acknowledgement
by Barry Wellman 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Today, GoogleAlert told me that my name cropped up in: http://www.explore-biography.com/biographies/B/Barry_Wellman.html I went to the entry and found the following: "Barry Wellman is a professor in the department of Sociology at the University of Toronto. His areas of research is Urban Sociology, Internet and Social Structure, and Networks in organizations. He has been a professor of Sociology at the university of Toronto since the late 1960's after graduating from Harvard University. "Professor Wellman is known for his eccentric style of teaching and is author of many books and articles on Sociology and particularly the Sociology of the Internet. "He has an extensive website with many of his publications availalbe for reading: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman/" Page Info (in Firefox) says it was written on July 1, 2003. Let's ignore the inaccuracies in this (mostly by omission) -- and I dispute "eccentric teaching". What gets me is that this entry is IDENTICAL to the entry on me in Wikipedia, including the mispelling of "availalbe" [sic]. Page info is no help, as it says June 6, 2005 but I first encountered the Wikipedia entry many months ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Wellman I don't know who copied from whom first, but I don't see either of the entries acknowledging the other. Strikes me that plagiarism lurks here. Or, am I just an old fuddy-duddy who was taught (by Tom Lehrer) that the difference between plagiarism and research is a citation footnote. 2. On a totally other subject, I hope to see some of you in Milan at the Communities & Technologies conference. At least at the banquet and at our session on June 15th. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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double congrats to Laura Robinson
by Barry Wellman 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Double congratulations are due to Laura Robinson, Soc doc student @ UCLA, working with Peter Kollock. Not only did she just win AOIR's best student paper award, but she won this past August the best student paper award for the AmSocAssoc's Communication and Information Technologies section. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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RE: [Air-l] Podcasting
by Heidelberg, Chris 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Hello Folks! I am currently a PhD student researching the "Edutainment& Convergence: How entertainment techniques can be utilized in higher education?" I am conducting my research from the reverse notion of interviewing media professionals on the topic instead of educators. However, since this is qualitative research, I am interested in actually transforming my dissertation into a documentary and part blog which I have already started. I am interested in how I can tie in learning theory, simulation and gaming theory. I am really interested in interviewing a gaming producer or two. Since I am a television/film producer/director by trade I am a novice in higher education, so I am hoping not to upset to many people with my hybrid research methods of IM, email and actual interviews. I can use some advice. Chris A. Heidelberg III PhD student Department of Higher Education Morgan State University Motion Picture Producer/Director Social Security Adm. Baltimore, Md 410-965-8536 -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of T. Kennedy Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 12:31 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Podcasting Hello Folks! I am teaching a Cyberculture course this spring, and the next topic of discussion concerns Blogs - I will also be talking about videoblogging, mobblogging and postcasting. I am wondering if anyone can point to research about Podcasting - or using podcasting in the classroom? Having said that - is anyone interested in posting a podcast on their blog (perhaps a commentary about podcasting in the classroom) so that my students can visit it on Tuesday and listen to it? It would be great if someone (or more) could do this. It would be a great experience for my students. Please email me off list tkennedy(a)netwomen.ca Thanks so much! ******************************************** Tracy L. M. Kennedy PhD Candidate - Department of Sociology Graduate Fellow - Knowledge Media & Design Institute Research Associate - NetLab - Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 725 Spadina Ave. Toronto, ON M5S 2J4 tkennedy(a)netwomen.ca www.netwomen.ca www.kmdi.utoronto.ca/collaborative ******************************************** _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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CFP--Arresting the Flow: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, April 14-15 2006 (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

fyi. go to the flow I always say. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:33:09 -0500 From: Julia Ng <j-ng(a)northwestern.edu> To: gomobility(a)lists.Stanford.EDU Subject: CFP--Arresting the Flow: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, April 14-15 2006 THE PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY <http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/complit_arrestflow/>ARRESTING THE FLOW April 14-15, 2006 with keynote addresses by: Bernhard Siegert (Professor of History and Theory of Cultural Technologies, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar) Jules Law (Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, Northwestern University) and response from: Peter Fenves (Joan and Sarepta Harrison Professor of Literature, Northwestern University) call for papers: "Arresting the Flow", the first annual graduate conference organized by Northwestern University's Program in Comparative Literary Studies, seeks to provide a platform for the formulation of a cohesive understanding of flow. The terms flow, flux, and fluid are ubiquitous in the history of Western thought-and its polemics. From Heraclitus to Plotinus, Augustine to Leibniz and Kant, Hölderlin to Heidegger, Benjamin to Deleuze and Derrida, flow has been variously defined: "fluid" have been the borders between self and other, "fluctuating" the "influences" of the uncontrollable and uncreated on organized space and time, "flowing" the conditions-and metaphors-of exchange and transmission, knowledge and self-consciousness, circulation and infection. One thing, though, has remained constant: that flow incorporates a concern for the overflowing of certain limits of being and experience, whether those be placed between man and God, mind and body, self and world, neurotransmitter and memory, eye and screen, place and journey. And yet, "flow" seems to demand its own, conceptual arrest. Fields as diverse as psychoanalysis, film and media studies, philosophy, theatre, religion, the history of science, geography, urban studies, law, political science, economics, literary studies, architecture and art history, among others, continue to be marked by the effects of flow. themes: Papers are invited to address, but are not limited to, topics such as: The ebb and flow of thought Flow and interruption Flow at the source of permanence Flow as negativity Flow and the concepts of home and shelter Rivers and bends, streams and eddies Autoimmunity, law and politics Volition, flow, resistance Circulation(s) Currents Modeling flow and the impact on design "Flow" as a paradigm of social theory The metaphor of flow Rethinking "influence": local, national, global, cross-disciplinary Fluencies Temporal flow and perception Wandering, migration, and the production of space Liquid space Political states and states of flux "Uneven flow" and the transgression of borders "Total flow", streaming, and the subject of media Landscape, fluidity and viscosity Body fluids at the crossroads of the histories of medicine, religion, literature Fluidity of identity and concept: race/gender/ethnicity, genre/form/structure submission guidelines: The primary language of the conference is English. Presentations should last roughly 20 minutes. Please send an abstract of 250-300 words as a Word attachment to Julia Ng (j-ng(a)northwestern.edu) On a separate cover page please list the proposed title, author's name, affiliation, brief biographical statement focusing on academic work (approx. 100 words) and contact information. Please indicate if you will require technological support (overhead, slide projector, etc.). **Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2005. for more information: Please visit http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/complit_arrestflow/ for continually updated information on the conference. organized by: Joel Morris, Julia Ng, Dan Nolan and Paul North -- Julia Ng Department of German Literature and Critical Thought Program in Comparative Literary Studies Northwestern University * 2-375 Kresge * 1880 Campus Drive * Evanston, IL 60208 USA ::: 847-467-7067 ::: j-ng(a)northwestern.edu

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New internet conference blog
by Nancy Baym 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

This new IP and IT conference blog looks handy: http://madisonian.net/conferences/ Nancy -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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Invitation to publish: information systems, privacy, security, access (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

fyi Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:24:27 -0400 From: G. David Garson <Garson(a)social.chass.ncsu.edu> Reply-To: "G. David Garson <garson"@social.chass.ncsu.edu To: Past.Contributors/Correspondents.for.the.Social.Science.Computer.Review(a)Ag.a rizona.edu, PA.Faculty.Member.in.IT(a)Ag.arizona.edu, "Social Science Computing Interest Lists"@Ag.arizona.edu Subject: Invitation to publish: information systems, privacy, security, access This is a call for proposals for scholarly contributions to a contracted, forthcoming anthology on Bush Administration information policy in relation to issues in civil liberties, freedom of information, and data security. Intended for both graduate students and practitioners in the field, this work covers topics in the areas of privacy, access, and security in relation to information systems associated with homeland security, the Patriot Act, and other initiatives related to anti-terrorism and emergency response. The book, titled "Patriotic Information Systems: Privacy, Access, and Security Issues of Bush Information Policy," arises from the Winter, 2005, issue of the "Social Science Computer Review," which is running a symposium issue on "Patriotic Information Systems," examining these issues. The articles in this symposium are listed below. The book will contain revised versions of these essays along with a somewhat larger number of new contributions, for which this is the call for participation. If you or a colleague are working in this area and would like to participate in this project, please email an outline of your proposed contribution to Todd Loendorf <tloendorf(a)bellsouth.net>, with the phrase "Patriotic Information Systems" in the subject line. You are also welcome to write to the coeditor, G. David Garson, on matters related to this project (<david_garson(a)ncsu.edu>). The proposal deadline is December 15, but we shall be making editorial decisions about content between now and then so earlier proposals are welcome, particularly since we must have a first draft of contributions by May 15, so they may be reviewed and authors may finalize their contributions later in summer 2006. An outline of your proposed contribution should be submitted, clearly explaining the scope of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified between now and January 14, 2006, at the latest, about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., www.idea- group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints. SSCORE Issue on Patriotic Information Systems Patriotic Information Systems: Evaluating Bush Administration Information Policy / G. David Garson Fool's Gold in the Nation's Data-Mining Programs / Walter M. Brasch Less Safe - the Dismantling of Public Information Systems After Sept. 11 / Harry Hammitt Government Surveillance and Political Participation on the Internet / Brian S. Krueger The Expansion of Privacy Rationales Under the Federal Freedom of Information Act: The War on Terror, Detainee Information and the Power of Stigmatization / Charles Davis Security, Sovereignty and Continental Interoperability: Canada's Elusive Balance / Jeffrey Roy Information Technology and Surveillance: Implications for Public Administration in a New World Order / Akhlaque Haque Best wishes, Todd Loendorf <tloendorf(a)bellsouth.net> and G. David Garson <david_garson(a)ncsu.edu> - ____________________________________ G. David Garson Editor, Social Science Computer Review NCSU Box 8102 Department of Political Science and Public Administration North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8102 For UPS and Express Mail: G. David Garson 212 Caldwell Hall / PSPA Hillsborough Street North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8102 Tel. 919-515-3067 Fax 919-515-7333 E-mail: David_Garson(a)ncsu.edu __________________________________________________________

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RE: [Air-l] E-democracy related papers
by Karine Barzilai-Nahon 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

Sorry for sending it to the whole list - I haven't noticed that... ------------------------------------------------------------- Karine Barzilai-Nahon Assistant Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 (206) 685-6668, http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb -----Original Message----- From: Karine Barzilai-Nahon Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 2:40 PM To: 'air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org'; 'slc(a)publicus.net' Subject: RE: [Air-l] E-democracy related papers Hi Steve, Here are some two articles that I wrote in HICSS - and actually I was presenting an integration of them in AOIR.... The abstract in AOIR can be found here - http://conferences.aoir.org/viewabstract.php?id=180&cf=3 which elaborater in two conference papers http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/pub/HICSSgatekeeping.pdf http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/pub/BoundedinCyberspace.p df And are more elaborated in my dissertation - http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/pub/PhDBarzilai.pdf Best Karine ------------------------------------------------------------- Karine Barzilai-Nahon Assistant Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 (206) 685-6668, http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Steven Clift Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:34 AM To: Air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] E-democracy related papers If any of your e-politics/e-government/e-communities AOIR6 conference papers are shared online, drop me the abstract and a link that I can share with the 3,000 folks in my http://DoWire.Org network. Have a great conference. Steven Clift Steven Clift - http://publicus.net - Reply to: clift(a)publicus.net Join DoWire: http://dowire.org E-Democracy: http://e-democracy.org _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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Position -- Dean University of Tennessee
by Sally McMillan 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

Dean, College of Communication and Information The University of Tennessee, Knoxville The University of Tennessee invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Communication and Information. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville comprising thirteen colleges, is the state's land grant and flagship research institution and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as research extensive. The College of Communication and Information consists of four schools - the School of Advertising and Public Relations, the School of Communication Studies, the School of Information Sciences, and the School of Journalism and Electronic Media. The College offers bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines. It includes 46 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 1,500 undergraduate, and 350 graduate students. Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Responsibilities: * Foster curricular, teaching, and research excellence for all areas of the College. * Plan, direct and coordinate the College's operational, personnel, and budgetary policies and procedures * Actively develop and support faculty * Enhance the College's position as an international center of excellence * Provide leadership in recruiting high quality students * Advance external funding through fundraising and grants programs * Provide leadership in all aspects of diversity * Develop and sustain strong relationships with relevant academic, public, and business communities Required Qualifications: * Earned Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree in a relevant field or fields of study * Distinguished record of visionary and innovative leadership * Distinguished record of scholarly or creative achievement, teaching, and professional accomplishments, preferably in a research university, appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor in the College and information sciences and the specific disciplines/sub-disciplines represented by the College * A record of progressively more responsible administrative experience. * Demonstrated experience in strategic planning development and implementation * Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of AA, EEO, and diversity. * Strong ability to nurture and sustain collaborative working relationships with faculty, students, staff, deans, administrators, and all internal and external constituencies. * Demonstrated experience in planning and executing successful fundraising programs Desired Qualifications: * Experience with outreach and distance education programs * Demonstrated professional experience Knoxville, Tennessee is a thriving, diverse, urban community with numerous intellectual, cultural, and outdoor recreational opportunities. Located along the Tennessee River and near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the metropolitan area offers a beautiful natural environment in a mild climate with four distinct seasons. The cost of living is among the nation's most affordable. Knoxville, and nearby Oak Ridge, support an opera company, symphony, jazz, and an art museum, and serve as the medical center for East Tennessee. For further information about the College of Communication and Information, explore the website at www.cci.utk.edu. Application Procedure: Applications and references should be sent both in hard copy and electronic form (on a disk or as an email attachment) to the address given below. Applications should include: * A letter of interest addressing the qualifications * A comprehensive curriculum vitae * The names and contact information (addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses) of five (5) references Dr. Robert A Rider, Chair, Search Committee, The University of Tennessee, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, 335 Claxton Complex, Knoxville, TN 37996-3400. Phone: (865)974-2201, Fax (865) 974-8718, Email: brider(a)utk.edu. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on November 15, 2005. The search will remain open until the position is filled. The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of education and employment programs and services. The University welcomes and honors people of all races, genders, creeds, cultures, and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity. Sally J. McMillan, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Academics College of Communication and Information University of Tennessee sjmcmill(a)utk.edu

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Re: [Air-l] Information and knowledge (air-l Digest, Vol 15, Issue 9)
by Michel J. Menou 13 Oct '05

13 Oct '05

At the forthcoming Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology there will be a session to discuss the outcome of a research project that built a "Knowledge map of information science", carried out by Dr. C. Zins, from Haifa, using a critical Delphi technique see: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM05/abstracts/176.html As part of this, as noted in the introductory final report "Forty five scholars formulated about 130 definitions" of data, information and knowledge, that yielded 6 discrete models. There is a blog to ask questions to the session participants. My 2 oz. of crude on that recurrent theme is that perhaps part of the trouble comes from the desperate attempt at figuring out the conditions under which one entity (data information or knowledge) becomes another one, when in fact all the 3 entities, and a few more may be, do a) coexist independantly b) interact c) combine and recombine Michel >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:54:20 -0400 >From: blb(a)buffalo.edu >Subject: Re: [Air-l] Information and knowledge >To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org >Message-ID: <1129082060.434c6ccc5a74e(a)mail1.buffalo.edu> >Content-Type: text/plain > >Hello everyone, > >I recently requested your opinions on the differences >between "information" and "knowledge." Here is a summary of the 31 >responses received. > > >For the most part, respondents were in agreement that information is a >component of knowledge. Many equated "information" with "raw facts" or >"data" and saw "knowledge" as having with more "meaning." Knowledge is >the "application of information." Three respondents called knowledge >information that had been "internalized." Another referred to it as >"information with context." > >No respondents saw the terms as synonymous and the majority used the >exact terms "meaning" and "value" in association with the >concept "knowledge." One respondent referred to knowledge as "vibrant" >and "fluid." "Information," on the other hand, is "static" and >comprised of "uninterpretted data," "facts," or "discrete items." >According to the responses, only when information >is "applied," "synthesized," "contextualized" and/or "combined with >experience," does it become "knowledge." > >Thank you to all who responded. Your comments have been very helpful. > >Best, >Brenda > >-- >Brenda L. Battleson >Head, Print Periodicals/Serials >Acquisitions Dept. >University at Buffalo >134 Lockwood Library >Buffalo, NY 14260-2210 >716.645.2305 (voice) >716.645.5955 (fax) > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.14/131 - Release Date: 12/10/2005

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Two positions at Univ. of Nevada -- Journalism and Media Studies -- New media experience most welcome
by J. Kilker 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Dear fellow AoIRers-- We have two positions that might be of interest. New media experience is most welcome in either! Best-- Julian Kilker =================== University of Nevada at Las Vegas Open Positions Two Full-Time Positions The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas seeks applicants for two openings for 9-month, tenure-track positions starting August 2006. Job 1: Senior Professor candidate will teach combination of courses in theoretical and applied public relations, advertising, and social marketing as well as areas of candidate specialization. Applicants must have demonstrated record of outstanding teaching and/or training experience and nationally recognized program in research and/or creative activity. Ph.D. in journalism, mass communication or relevant field required with professional experience desirable. Preference for candidates with demonstrated record suitable for tenure consideration at time of hire. Job 2: Assistant Professor candidate will teach theoretical and applied undergraduate and graduate classes in journalism and mass media including media law and maintain and active research program leading to scholarly publications. Ph.D. in journalism, mass communication or related field or a JD from an accredited college or university required with professional experience desirable. Preference will be given to applicants with a media law specialty and demonstrated record of successful teaching and research. Program: School was created in 2004 and includes congenial and growing faculty. In 2008 a new $60 million building with TV studios, FM radio station, convergence lab and other facilities will be completed. Program has undergraduate and MA majors in advertising/public relations, broadcast journalism/production, and print including visual communication. Metropolitan area is dynamic, international, entrepreneurial and fast-growing with fine libraries, museums, art galleries and parks. Nearby mountains provide hiking and skiing opportunities with boating on Lake Mead. Salary is competitive. Review of applications begins immediately with best consideration if submitted by November 15. Send detailed cover letter, resume, and names and addresses/phone numbers of 3 references to either: Dr. Julian Kilker (full professor search), or Dr. Anthony J. Ferri (assistant professor search ) at UNLV Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies, Box 455007, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5007. Questions can be addressed to either kilker(a)unlv.nevada.edu 702-895-3729 for full professor position or drums(a)unlv.nevada.edu 702-895-1371 for assistant professor position. UNLV is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator and employer committed to excellence through diversity.

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