This conference examines ethical questions regarding the expression of values in visual media presentations. Text and visual submissions are solicited that address topics including, but not limited to: stereotypes, manipulation, privacy, violence, journalistic stage management, infographics, graphic design, fair use, and persuasion.
Jurors and Organizers
Deni Elliott, Poynter-Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy, USFSP
Paul Martin Lester, Editor, Visual Communication Quarterly and Professor, California State University, Fullerton
Larry Mullen, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jean Trumbo, Associate Professor, University of Las Vegas, Reno
Paul Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, USFSP
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
The Department of Journalism and Media Studies, a University of South Florida St. Petersburg "Program of Distinction," is dedicated to highest standards of teaching, scholarship, service and professional practice. We are proud to be nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, which assures the highest standards of classroom instruction. We offer M.A. and B.A. in mass communication with a concentration on journalism and media studies.
For more information, please visit us at http://www.stpt.usf.edu/journalism/
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is the oldest and largest regional campus within USF. USF St. Petersburg offers students a strong liberal arts curriculum coupled by professional programs in Business and Education. The campus is known for its small college atmosphere with the benefits of being part of a university with a national reputation for advanced scholarship. USF is one of the nation's major public research universities and is classified in the top tier as Doctoral/Research Extensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. USF St. Petersburg is fiscally autonomous and earned separate accreditation in 2006 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This recognition is evidence that USF St. Petersburg stands on its own academically and affirms the quality of the faculty and programs. The campus will remain a separate, accredited institution within USF.