American Political Science Association
Political Communication Pre-Conference
University of Toronto
September 2, 2009
9:00 – 10:00: Registration & Conference Material Pick-up (Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street, Main floor lobby, Entrance from St. George or Huron Streets)
10:00-10:15AM: Welcome (Sidney Smith Hall, Room 2117)
10:15-11:45AM: Distinguished Roundtable: The State and Future of Political Communication (Sidney Smith Hall Room 2117)
Doris Graber (University of Illinois-Chicago), panel chair
Holli Semetko (Emory University)
Marion Just (Harvard University)
David Paletz (Duke University)
Gadi Wolfsfeld (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
12:00-1:30PM: Luncheon & Keynote Address: Richard Johnston (University of British Columbia) (Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, Music Room)
1:45-3:15PM: PANEL I
New Media in the 2008 Presidential Race (University College, 15 King’s College Circle, Room 140) Chair: Josh Pasek (Stanford University)
Discussant: Kevin Wallsten (California State University-Long Beach)
G.R. “Bob” Boynton (University of Iowa)
The Public Face of Transparency
Cristian Vaccari (University of Bologna, Italy)
Technology is a Commodity: The Internet in the 2008 US Presidential Election
William J. Miller (Ohio University) & Diana Kingsbury (University of Akron)
C U L8r: Old School Politicians Meet the New American Voters
Political Advertising: Information, and Learning (University College, Room 161)
Chair: Carolyn Lee (University of Washington)
Discussant: Christopher Weber (Louisiana State University)
Keena Lipsitz (CUNY-Queens College)
Issue Convergence and Political Learning in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Campaigns
Dino Christenson (The Ohio State University)
Political Information and Campaign Context in Presidential Elections
Matthew Holleque (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Information, Campaigns, and the Dynamics of Political Interest
Teaching Roundtable: Uniting Political Communication Theory and Pedagogy – Opportunities and Challenges in the Classroom During the 2008 Election (Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3130)
Chair: Stephanie Burkhalter (Humboldt State University)
Michael Delli Carpini (University of Pennsylvania)
Tim Groeling (University of California – Los Angeles)
Lindsay Hoffman (University of Delaware)
Danna Goldthwaite Young (University of Delaware)
3:30-5:00PM: PANEL II
Media and Politics in Canada Roundtable (Political Science Department Conference Room, Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3130)
David Taras (University of Calgary), panel chair
Jonathan Rose (Queens University)
Paul Nesbitt-Larking (University of Western Ontario)
Political Advertising: Campaign Tone Perceptions and Effects (University College, Room 140)
Chair: Mark Curtis (Mark Curtis Media)
Discussant: David Karpf (University of Pennsylvania)
Travis Ridout (Washington State University) and Erica Franklin Fowler (University of Michigan)
Explaining Perceptions of Ad Tone
Joseph Cobetto (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Tuning In, Turning Out: Presidential Advertisement and Election Day Turnout in ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ America
Christopher R. Weber (Louisiana State University) and Matt Thornton (Louisiana State University)
Keeping the Faith: Priming Religiosity in Campaign Advertisements
Political Communication and New Media (University College, Room 161)
Chair: Talia Stroud (University of Texas at Austin)
Discussant: Danna Goldthwaite Young (University of Delaware)
Stacey Pelika (College of William and Mary)
Mesopotamia or Mess O’Potamia? Comparing ‘Mainstream’ and Daily Show Coverage of the Iraq War
Jaclyn Kerr (Georgetown University)
Surfing Together: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Effects of Internet Use on Social Capital in American Communities
Kevin Wallsten (California State University-Long Beach)
Old Media, New Media Sources: Blogs as an Influence on Media Coverage