[Air-L] Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award

[Mark D. Johns]

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS


		Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award
			      Sponsored by
	Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
			http://www.cccsir.com/


Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for research papers and
published works (i.e., books or articles) to be considered for
Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award.  To be considered for
the Christians Award, submissions should interpret or address
important theoretical issues in the areas of ethics, mass
communication theory, and the relationship between media and
technology and culture; interpret and apply concepts employed in
Christians' work in new and insightful ways.  Submissions will be
evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Christians’
approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4)
presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge.  Evaluation will be
administered by a Review Committee of four:

	Dr. Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri
	Dr. Robert Fortner, International Center for Media Studies
	Dr. Deni Elliott, University of South Florida
	Dr. Ronald Arnett, Duquesne University

Both single and co-authored works are accepted.  Applications may only
be submitted for award consideration once.  Published materials
submitted must have appeared no earlier than eighteen months prior to
each year’s application.   The Award winner will receive a Christians
Award plaque to be presented in the 2011 Annual Convention of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
(AEJMC), or the National Communication Association (NCA).

Those interested please send six copies of the research papers or
published works (if the publication is a book, six copies of the table
of contents and of one chapter is sufficient) with a 100-word abstract
to:

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

Application deadline is March 1, 2011.  Notification of the award will
be sent out by June 30, 2011.