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Monday April 24, 2017, Morning Session:
Welcome and Introduction: James E. Katz & Dean Thomas E. Fiedler, Boston University.
Panel 1: The journalistic crisis: The Fourth Estate, social media, and communicating the truth.
Panel chair: Chris [...]Daly, Boston University.
David Karpf, George Washington University;
Dominique Cardon, Sciences Po;
Craig T. Robertson, Michigan State University.
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Panel 2.1
Chair: Arunima Krishna;
Josh Braun (University of Massachusetts at Amherst), “Not Quite Ready for Prime Time: The Information Superhighway and Television News’ Long Road to Convergenceâ€;
Matthew Pittman (University of [...]Oregon), “Who Binges What and Why?: Effects of Personality and Loneliness on Binging Preferences and Enjoymentâ€;
Sarah Krongard and Mina Tsay-Vogel (Boston University), “Bingeing violence: Online original TV series cultivating social reality perceptionsâ€;
Lisa Perks (Merrimack College), “Media Marathoning through Health Struggles: Coping and Connectingâ€;
Discussant: Kate Mays.
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Panel 2.2
Chair: Martin Nisenholtz;
Erik Bucy (Texas Tech University), “Second Screening and Social Presence: How User Agency Fosters Mutual Awareness and Mediates Political Evaluationsâ€;
Chris Wells (University of Wisconsin), [...]“Coproduction or Cooptation? Real Time Spin and Social Media Response During the 2012 French and US Presidential Debatesâ€;
Cathy Perron (Boston University), “Over the Top Content: Disruption and Opportunityâ€;
Grant McCracken (Berkman Center, Harvard University), “TV, New Rules, New Viewers, New Challenges.â€;
Discussant: Tammy Vigil.
Closing keynote address, “Second Screening Politics Worldwide†by Homero Gil de Zúñiga (University of Vienna).
Concluding remarks and dismissal by James E. Katz (Boston University).
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Panel 1.1
Chair: Brittany Andersen;
Mark Stewart (University of Amsterdam), “Is Piracy Still The Future of Television in a Streaming World?â€;
Sarah Erickson (University of Michigan), “An Experimental; Examination of Binge [...]Watching and Narrative Engagementâ€;
Bridget Rubenking (University of Central Florida), “Tuning in at 8, or for 8 hours? Predictors of Binge Watchingâ€;
Discussant: James E. Katz.
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Highlights from Boston University's Commencement exercises for the Class of 2017.
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