McDowell & Proffitt guest edit The Information Society Journal

Stephen McDowell and Jennifer Proffitt, both in the School of Communication, served as guest editors for the newest issue of The Information Society Journal along with Hamid Ekbia from Indiana University. The trio wrote the introduction to the journal titled, Introductory to the special forum on monetization of user-generated content – Marx revisited, which introduced the special …

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McDowell Quoted on Topic of Net Neutrality

The term “Net Neutrality” has been discussed on all forms of media outlets. Last week, Stephen McDowell, Associate Dean and John H. Phipps Professor of Communication, joined the conversation. McDowell commented on Obama’s Internet proposal on an article for WFSU news. The article “Startups Love Obama’s Internet Proposal, But Cable Industry Calls It ‘Draconian,’” covers the …

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Ad Team wins “Best Research” category at the district competition

Arrowhead Advertising, the Florida State University (FSU) student advertising team, won the category for “Best Research” at the district four National Student Advertising Competition of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).  They placed third overall among five teams at this competition that took place at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla. on April 4 and …

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CCI students present at FSU Undergrad Research Symposium

Over a dozen students in the Florida State University College of Communication & Information (FSU CCI) presented their original research or creative works at the 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.  It took place from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 1, 2014, at the Honors, Scholars and Fellows House. This event provided a unique opportunity for undergraduate student …

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COMM scholars present research at the Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention

Three Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication students and one faculty member presented papers at the 84th Annual Convention of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), held April 3-6, 2014, in New Orleans. Dr. Sandra Halvorson, a Communication faculty member at FSU’s Panama City campus, presented “Who Would Have Thought that People Want to …

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University of Texas Professor to present on April 16 about broadband deployment and use

Dr. Sharon Strover will present an Eppes-Summers lecture on Wednesday, April 16, in the Shores Building, Room 206, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.  This presentation will be webcast at webcast.cci.fsu.edu.  She will also be available later that afternoon for additional conversations. The title of her presentation is “From Dial-Up to Fiber-to-the-Home: The Forgotten Rural Challenge.”  Strover has a national …

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CCI discusses possible collaborations with visiting scholars from Chengdu Sport University

FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI) Dean, Dr. Larry Dennis, CCI Associate Dean and John H. Phipps Professor of Communication, Dr. Stephen McDowell, and James E. Kirk Professor of Communication, Dr. Arthur Raney, hosted faculty members from one of China’s leading sports journalism programs on Nov. 21.  The guests from Chengdu Sport University (CSU) included Assistant Professor and …

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