2013 Scholarship of Application
Cathy Yungmann, Associate Professor of Communication at Cabrini College has been named the 2013 Small Programs Interest Group (SPIG) Scholarship of Application (SOA) Winner for her entry titled “A Prototype for Global Student Journalism: Covering Conflict Without Going There.”
Honorable Mention for the 2013 SOA Competition goes to Lisa Phillips, Assistant Professor of Journalism at The State University of New York at New Paltz. Her entry was titled “Faces of the Flood: A Multimedia, Entrepreneurial Approach to the Scholarship of Application.”
Please see the press release for details.
2013 Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller Teacher of the Year
The Small Programs Interest Group renamed its Teacher of the Year Award to honor former SPIG president and long-time member, Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller. The award will be presented for the first time this year on Saturday, Aug. 10, at noon by Miller herself during the group’s annual luncheon held in conjunction with the AEJMC convention in Washington, D.C. Please see the press release for details.
Dr. Mary “Mitzi” Lewis, assistant professor at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, was named Teacher of the Year. Please see the press release for details.
Spring 2013 Newsletter (PDF- 624 KB)
Eight pages of SPIG news, including the Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller Teacher of the Year Award, Scholarship of Application Awards, SPIG member profile, plagiarism, upcoming conference highlights, and more.
Spring 2013 Newsletter (PDF - 390 KB)
Four pages of SPIG news, including a study of evangelicals in pop culture summary; upcoming conference SPIG events; calls for research, Teacher of the Year, and Scholarship of Application; and more.
Fall 2012 Newsletter (PDF - 594 KB)
Nine pages of SPIG news, including teaching entrepreneurial journalism, 2012 GIFT winner, Chicago ethnic media, Hot Topic session, and more.
Summer 2012 Newsletter (PDF - 377 KB)
Eight pages of SPIG news, including Teacher of the Year, upcoming conference highlights, and more.
Spring 2012 Newsletter (PDF - 438 KB)
Sixteen pages of SPIG news, including SPIG programming for AEJMC’s 100th anniversary conference, SPIG’s place in the future of higher ed, student newspaper coverage of campus suicide, tips for motivating students to read, SPIG member profile, TJMC call for papers, Ph.D. vs. Ex.P., and remembering David Simon.
Summer 2011 Newsletter (PDF - 756 KB)
Sixteen pages of SPIG news, including a comprehensive report on SPIG programming at the St. Louis conference and the SPIG business meeting, including creation of the journal Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication (TJMC).
Spring 2011 Newsletter (PDF – 471 KB)
Eight pages of SPIG news, including research results to inform SPIG growth plans, new blog info, hyperlocal reporting by students, SPIG programming in St. Louis, SPIG competition details, and more!
Fall 2010 Newsletter (PDF – 966 KB)
Fourteen pages of SPIG news, including Teacher of the Year, plans for an online journal, conference highlights, and more!
Summer 2010 Newsletter (PDF – 1 MB)
Nineteen pages of SPIG news, including Teacher of the Year, upcoming conference highlights, and summaries of several thought-provoking SPIG listserv discussions.
Winter 2010 Newsletter (PDF – 988 KB)
Sixteen pages of SPIG news, including how we’re coping, how we include PR and other disciplines, “interviewing film fest” suggestions, ideas for teaching intro to mass comm, and more!
Fall 2009 Newsletter (PDF – 2.2 MB)
Sixteen pages of SPIG news, including Teacher of the Year, how j-schools must grow as ‘multimedia producers,’ how investigative reporting will survive newspapers, iPhones for freshmen changing ACU’s view of media, and more!
Summer 2009 Newsletter (PDF – 856 KB)
Seventeen pages of SPIG news, including Teacher of the Year, upcoming conference highlights, and virtual roundtables on administrative duties and finding story ideas.
Winter 2009 Newsletter (PDF – 1.3 MB)
See the results of the SPIG survey, Q&A with John Jenks, a redux of the listserv ethics conversation and SPIG-specific calls for the Boston convention.
Fall 2008 Newsletter (PDF – 1.2 MB)
Spring 2008 Newsletter (PDF – 824 KB)
Winter 2008 Newsletter (PDF – 1.4 MB)
Fall 2007 Newsletter (PDF – 1.6 MB)
Spring 2007 Newsletter (PDF – 1.8 MB)
