Professor Annie Lang has been honored with the highest academic rank available at Indiana University, that of Distinguished Professor. According to an IU News Report, Lang "has developed a pioneering model that seeks to illuminate how the human motivated cognitive system automatically interacts with all types of mediated content."
Telecom News & Events
The Pro-ana Paradox - “Communicating Stigma: The Pro-ana Paradox” a paper co-authored by Daphna Yeshua-Katz and Nicole Martins is forthcoming in the journal, Health Communication. The study examined the motives, benefits and drawbacks of creating and using weblogs about Anorexia Nervosa, a highly stigmatized mental health illness. In order to better understand the personal experience of pro-ana bloggers, 33 interviews with blog authors from seven different countries were conducted. The results revealed that blogging about anorexia both alleviated and triggered anxiety about living with this stigmatized illness.
Applications for fall 400-level production classes are on-line. The deadline has passed but students can fill out a late application. Visit our Production Application page to find out more.
Faculty News
Jim Krause and his documentary, The Spirit of Brown County, are the topic of a feature story in the latest addition of INTO Art, a publication on the art and artists of Brown County. The hour-long documentary produced for WTIU explores the county's history, art, natural beauty, and culture.
Nicole Martins research featured in the January 2012 issue of Human Communication - Nicole Martins surveyed more than 500 students in grades K-5 to determine whether watching socially aggressive content on television is related to children's use of social aggression. (more)
Betsi Grabe and Mark Deuze will both be keynote speakers at the third III International Conference on Media and Communication (ICMC) in Porto, Portugal, on 14 and 15 May. (more)
Student Profiles
Andrew Cambron is a senior in the Telecommunications Honors program, with minors in Spanish and Music. He is the recipient of this year's Sheehan Memorial Scholarship, presented to a Telecommunication major who has demonstrated imagination, artistic integrity, and creativity. (more)
