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\n<\/p>\n

10:15 am Session<\/h1>\n

Journalism That Matters, the DC Sessions
Aug. 8, 2007<\/p>\n

NOTES OF 10:15 SESSION ON SCHOLARLY RESEARCH<\/h2>\n

*Convener: \tJim Shaffer, Dean, University of Southern Maine School of Business<\/p>\n

*Attendees:
\n**Jessica Clark, Research Director, Center for Social Media
\n**Norman Sims, Professor of Journalism at U-Mass, Amherst
\n**Jennifer Snyder-Duch, Asst. Professor, Carlow University
\n**Paul Thomas, writer-researcher, ePluribus Media
\n**Elin Waring, ePluribus Media
\n**Jeffrey Young, web editor, Chronicle of Higher Education<\/p>\n

The comments are not reported in chronological order, but are rather grouped by topic. <\/p>\n

Issues discussed:<\/p>\n

1. Do new media academic researchers have adequate journals or other means of sharing research? Does the world need a peer-reviewed \u201cJournal of Media Transformation?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jessica: Not clear to her that there\u2019s a need. She\u2019s studied a \u201cVen diagram\u201d of overlapping journal, including \u201cThe Journal of Net Roots Innovation\u201d (JONI). Was it published? No. She\u2019s not tenure-track and didn\u2019t feel the need. But, she will e-mail her study to participants. <\/p>\n

Also, library schools have a lot available. Henry Jenkins at MIT is an expert. <\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t need a new journal, but there IS a new field of study.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jennifer: She does need to publish, and she publishes in the Journal of Interactive Advertising. There\u2019s also a Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media that was formerly the Journal of Broadcasting. <\/p>\n

Norman: There might be a need for a new journal. He\u2019s not aware of a \u201cJournal of Media Transformation\u201d Sometimes a journal can create a community. Why not propose this to Sage in CA, publisher of many journals. They could do a market study. They would want to see rosters of conference attendees, etc., as evidence of a market. <\/p>\n

Jim: Would this have to be edited by a Ph.D.? Norm: Not for Sage. They are business people. Jim: Hmm. Bill Densmore might be good at this. Several: Agree!<\/p>\n

Jim: It might also be useful to check Cabell\u2019s Journal of Publishing Opportunities to see what they list in the field. <\/p>\n

2. What topics might be useful to JTM? Who would pay? Who would use? <\/p>\n

Norman: What academic research could contribute to the JTM effort? Most academic research to date has been about history or criticism. Jessica: Also accessibility.<\/p>\n

Norman: The Ford Foundation is very curious about where the media is going, and would be willing to invest huge $$ into big projects. One problem is, many academics prefer small projects that are easily managed, published, and \u2026 counted. <\/p>\n

Norm: What academic research really changed anything? <\/p>\n

Jim: I do remember eye-tracking research changing newspaper layout \u2026 relates to how consumers actually use and respond to the new media. <\/p>\n

Norman: The research he\u2019d like to see is about young peoples\u2019 access and use of the media. <\/p>\n

Jim: Simmons or Three Sigma might fund this. Others: But they would keep the results proprietary. <\/p>\n

Jim: So who would fund on a public-knowledge basis? Maybe foundations \u2026 big projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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