BEA2014

Digital technology is fundamentally reshaping broadcasting in the U.S. and around the world. This symposium will feature both domestic and international research examining the consequences and implications of technological change for broadcasting. Questions to be considered include what is the impact of digital technology on: 1) the structure of broadcasting organizations and regulation, 2) the nature of broadcast content or programming and how it is delivered at home and abroad, 3) engagement and interaction of the public with broadcasting and social and mobile media, and 4) the reshaping of revenue models for broadcasters in the U.S. and globally. Winners present their research from the Symposium's paper competition during this session.

In this first of two Symposium paper sessions, scholars will address research challenges in a changing broadcast environment: social media, eye tracking and audience measurement.

Symposium Chair: John V. Pavlik, Northwestern University in Qatar

Presentations: Young Chan Hwang, SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System); Joon Soo Lim, Syracuse University; Yong Man Kim, Department of Sport Management/DanKook University; Soyoung Jung, Syracuse University; Being connected with others through backchannel communication: social TV engagement motives and sports channel commitment during the televised Olympic Games

Miao Guo, Ball State University; Michael Holmes, Ball State University; Double Vision: An Eye Tracking Analysis of Visual Attention between Television and Second Screens

Michael Brouder, Ball State University; Robert Brookey, Ball State University; Twitter and Television: Broadcast Ratings in the Web 2.0 Era

Respondent: Tim Hudson, Point Park University

Winners from the BEA2014 Research Symposium paper competition present their research during this panel, focusing on issues and advances in global broadcasting: international, visual structure and digital displays.
Research Sympsoium Chair: John Pavlik, Rutgers University

Presentations: Michael Bruce, University of Alabama; Sensational Pictures: An Analysis of Visual Structure on Five Transnational Arab News Channels

Fei Shen, City University of Hong Kong; Zhian Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University; Mike Zhengyu Yao, City University of Hong Kong; Broadcast and New Media Use in China: Findings from a National Survey

Peter Seel, Colorado State University; Telepresence and Immersion with High-Definition Digital Displays: Background and Future Directions for Research

Respondent: Mitch Shapiro, University of Miami

Digital technology is fundamentally reshaping broadcasting and the media in the U.S. and around the world.  This symposium panel will feature distinguished scholars whose research spans domestic and international issues of technological change and the implications for broadcasting and beyond.  Questions to be considered include what is the impact of digital technology on: 1) the structure of broadcasting organizations and regulation, 2) the nature of broadcast content or media programming and how it is delivered at home and abroad, 3) engagement and interaction of the public with broadcasting and social and mobile media, and 4) the reshaping of revenue models for broadcasters and media organizations in the U.S. and globally.  Panelists will help set an agenda for research on the implications of digital technology for broadcasting and broadcasting education in the U.S and internationally.
Moderator and Research Symposium Chair: John V. Pavlik, Rutgers State University

Joe Khalil, Northwestern University in Qatar; Digital Broadcasting in the Middle East and Beyond
Stuart Brotman, Harvard University; Innovation in Broadcasting and Policy
Jeffrey Cole, University of Southern California; Authority on Trends in Digital Technology and founder of the World Internet Project
Randy Kluver, Texas A&M University; digital broadcast and developer of the Media Monitoring System, “a real time international broadcast transcription and translation system,” an innovative new system for research and education in broadcasting
Naeemah Clark, Elon University; Diversity in Digital Media