[Air-L] James W. Carey Media Research Award

[Mark D. Johns]

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS

James W. Carey Media Research Award 2009
Sponsored by the
Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
http://www.cccsir.org/

The Carl Couch Center invites self-nominations for works to be 
considered for its annual James W. Carey Media Research Award.  The 
Couch Center welcomes works on topics that have been central to Carey's 
scholarship.  Among others, submissions might focus on technology, time, 
space and communications, the nature of public life, the relation 
between journalism and popular culture.  Applications will be evaluated 
based on the quality of (1) mastery of Carey's approaches and concepts, 
(2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement 
of knowledge.  Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of six:
      Prof. Stuart Adam, Poynter Institute for Media Studies
      Prof. Theodore L. Glasser, Stanford University
      Prof. John Pauly, Marquette University
      Prof. Jeff Pooley, Muhlenberg College
      Prof. Linda Steiner, University of Maryland
      Prof. Lance Strate, Fordham University

Both single and multiple authored works will be accepted.  All 
submissions must be works that have been published or have been accepted 
for publication in a book or journal. To be considered for the 2009 
award, works should have been published or accepted in 2007 or 2008.

Those interested please submit a copy of their works electronically to 
Mark D. Johns, executive director of CCCSIR, at mjohns at luther.edu in 
plain text, Microsoft Word, or Corel WordPerfect format. If the work 
submitted is a paper, a 100-word abstract needs to be included. Paper 
length is limited to 30 pages plus references. If a book is submitted, a 
copy of the table of contents and one chapter are sufficient. The 
application deadline is April 1, 2009. Notification of award application 
will be sent out by June 15.

The Award winner will receive the Carey Award plaque to be presented at 
the winner's choice of the 2009 annual convention of the International 
Communication Association (ICA), Association for Education in Journalism 
and Mass Communication (AEJMC), or National Communication Association (NCA).

Questions and comments about the Carey Award, please contact:

Mark D. Johns
Dept. of Communication Studies
Luther College
Decorah, IA 52101
Tel: (563) 387-1347
E-mail: mjohns at luther.edu

OR

Shing-Ling S. Chen
Dept. of Communication Studies
Univ. of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Tel: 319-273-6021
E-mail: sarina.chen at uni.edu