EVENTS (Updated 10/05/09)
Reynolds Journalism Institute Event: Interactive Panel Discussion on the Importance of Advertising Ethics
October 14, 2009, from 10:00 a.m.-Noon, Fred W. Smith Forum, Reynolds Journalism Institute
The Reynolds Journalism Institute and the Missouri School of Journalism are jointly hosting an interactive panel discussion by advertising industry leaders on the importance of advertising ethics to the business of advertising and to its professionals. View the full announcement and biographies at the RJI web site. http://rji.missouri.edu/events/stories/ad-ethics-oct/index.php
Missouri School of Journalism Centennial/Dedication Event
September 12, 2008, from 1-2:30 p.m., Jesse Auditorium
President's Roundtable: Communication for a Digital Globe
Missouri School of Journalism Centennial/Dedication Event
Gary Forsee, President of the University of Missouri System, and former chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel, hosted an interactive panel discussion on continuous technological changes in the way we communicate and the joys and challenges of living in a digital world. Russ Mitchell of CBS News moderated the discussion. Roundtable panelists were: Sue Bostrom, Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco; David Dorman, Chairman of the Board, Motorola, Inc.; Mark Hoffman, MA ’80, President, CNBC; Carol J. Loomis, BJ ’51, Senior Editor at Large, Fortune Magazine; Amy McCombs, BJ ’68, BA ’69, MA ’72, former president and CEO of Chronicle Broadcasting; Dave Senay, President and CEO, Fleishman-Hillard International Communications; Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO, AT&T Mobility. This panel discussion will also be aired on several public television stations at a later date. View the full announcement and biographies at the Missouri School of Journalism web site. http://journalism.missouri.edu/news/2008/09-08-president-roundtable.html
Student Events
September 8 and October 14, 2008 iPhone 3G Student Developer Contest
See the following announcement of the winning NearBuy Team in our campus student newspaper.
Reynolds Institute announces winner for iphone contest (The Maneater Newspaper- May 8, 2009)
See videos from the Nearbuy Team's trip to the Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC).
NearBuy NearBuy Team recount their WWDC experience (Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) - June, 2009)Interdisciplinary teams of students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, College of Education, Reynolds Journalism Institute/Missouri School of Journalism, College of Engineering and College of Business worked together to identify and develop software applications for mobile devices used for education and journalism. The winning team was announced by Reynolds Institute. View the announcement about the September, 2008 information session and the October, 2008 team creation meeting at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources web site. http://cafnr.missouri.edu/news/handheld.php
Symposia/Conferences
Professor Wayne Wanta’s February 6, 2009 Guest Lecture at Vidzme University College
Valmiera, Latvia
Agenda-setting in the Presence of New Media: Theory and Research
Professor Wayne Wanta gave a guest lecture on agenda setting in the presence of new media to students and faculty at Vidzme University College in Valmiera, Latvia on February 6, 2009. He also spoke at the University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia and at the University of Oslo, Norway. He also gave a public lecture titled American Journalism and the Election of Barack Obama at the Institute Fritt Ord (the Institute for Free Speech) in Oslo, Norway. View the Vidzme University College announcement. http://www.va.lv/en/zinas/internationally-known-journalism-professor-gives-guest-lectures
Professor Wayne Wanta's March 17, 18, 19, 2008 Seminar in Wroclaw, Poland
Agenda-Setting History, Origins and the Five Branches that have Emerged
Professor Wayne Wanta presented a seminar on agenda-setting history, its origins and the five branches that have emerged to MA and Ph.D. students at the Institute of Political Science, University of Wroclaw, Poland. View the University of Wroclaw online news article. http://www.zksid.politologia.uni.wroc.pl/news.php?lang=en&id=177
March 12, 2008 - Symposium on Social Networking
The Center for the Digital Globe sponsored a social networking symposium on March 12, 2008, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Wrench Auditorium (S102 Memorial Union). Rebecca Phillips, Vice President of Social Networking at Beliefnet, discussed social networking web sites, including FaceBook and My Space. Beliefnet is an award winning religion and spirituality web site recently acquired by News Corp and launched in October, 2007. It is the largest single religion web site, with over three million regular users. Professor Paul Martin Lester, Department of Communications at California State University-Fullerton, joined the symposium through video conference to discuss his experiences with teaching a class on the Second Life online community. Professor Chi-Ren Shyu, MU Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering, discussed science collaboration across disciplines. He regularly teaches courses about the internet. Professor Patricia Fry, MU School of Law, discussed legal issues. Professor Fry has served on many state and national committees and conferences on electronic commerce. She has published widely in the field of commercial law and electronic commerce and has taught courses on sales and leases, modern payment systems, secured transactions and electronic commerce. Professor Wayne Wanta, MU School of Journalism and Director of The Center for the Digital Globe, served as moderator for the symposium. He teaches the Center's J8052 capstone course on the impact of technological change and globalization. In 2007, he served as President of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the largest journalism education association in the world. View our Presenter Bios page to learn more about our speakers. Read the highlights from our symposium.
Highlights from the Center for the Digital Globe symposium on Social Networking - March 12, 2008
December 4, 2007 - Video Conference: International Election News Coverage - Moscow, Berlin, Buenos Aires
On December 4, 2007, The Center for the Digital Globe held a video conference on international election news coverage from Moscow, Berlin and Buenos Aires. Representatives from the three countries shared news and answered questions about their elections. CDiG Director Wayne Wanta served as moderator for the video conference. You may view the video conference at the following Adobe Connect site.
12/04/07 Video Conference: International Election News Coverage - Moscow/Berlin/Buenos Aires
April 2-4, 2007 MU Conference Note:
On April 2-4, 2007, MU and Apple Computers held a conference titled "Reaching and Teaching the Digital Native: The Digital Campus Institute@Missouri."
To view the agenda for this conference (Topics and Presenters), see their conference web site. http://muconf.missouri.edu/dci/agenda.html
Seminar Presentations
April 18, 2007: Dr. So-Yeon Yoon - Virtual Reality Design Software Demonstration (Architectural and Interior Design Planning and Communications Software)
A copy of Dr. So-Yeon Yoon's software presentation summary is available at this link: http://cdig.missouri.edu/virtualrealitydemo.pdf
