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What’S Next In Communications? Panel Discussion, Wendy S. Perez, Jessica Green, Rachel Schaefer
What’S Next In Communications? Panel Discussion, Wendy S. Perez, Jessica Green, Rachel Schaefer
Media Literacy: How the Era of Fake News Affects Public Service
Moderator: Staci M. Zavattaro, Ph.D
Panel Participants:
- Tom Hope, Assistant VP for Communications and Marketing, UCF
- Jamie Floer, Public Relations/Outreach Specialist, Orange County Utilities Dept
- Brian Schulte, Marketing Manager, Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership
Abstract:
As society has evolved, so have preferred communications, people today prefer to send a text message versus making a call or talking in person. Everywhere we go technology has a great impact on today’s society. These technological advances have affected everything we do, including how we read, interpret, and disseminate information. More than ever, media literacy has become an important part of …
Enacting Compassion: Enactment And The Theory Of Image Restoration In Monica Lewinsky's Ted Talk, "The Price Of Shame", Eric Mishne
Communication Faculty Publications
Cyberbullying is an ever-growing concern, and its effects are not escaping the public eye. Monica Lewinsky spoke at TED Vancouver in 2015 about the effects of cyberbullying and suggested a change in the cultural attitude online toward one of compassion. This paper argues that components of William Benoit’s Theory of Image Restoration (TIR) are relevant to understanding Lewinsky’s speech, but principles of enactment (Daughton, 1989) are more salient to her message and achievement of her mission. In light of the complexity of Lewinsky’s story, the author explores an expansion of TIR labeled image renovation that adds variance to the function …