Enter World: exploring mediated cultures

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Independent v. Corporate Media Agendas

Tonight I presented research comparing independent media agendas and corporate media agendas to a group at Fielding’s Summer Session.

Based on research comparing the media agendas in online independent and corporate news sources, I discussed social and ethical implications of media agendas. I was specifically interested in discovering whether the independent media source provided an alternative agenda to that of corporate media. Following the first phase of agenda setting research, the research was based on public issues to categorize headlines and compared three sources from Portland, OR.

Abstract:
The following paper presents an analysis of research conducted in early 2007 comparing the media agendas in online independent and corporate news sources. Following the first phase of agenda setting research, the author uses public issues to categorize headlines from the sources. Comparison of the issues covered by each source revealed statistically significant differences between the two corporate media agendas but no statistically significant difference between the independent source and either corporate source’s media agenda. The nature of and potential for independent media are discussed in relation to these findings.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder and the Media

JWF_Media_ADHD.pdf

The following paper focuses on issues of ADHD and the media through analysis of the motion pictures Thumbsucker (Mills, 2005) and Pushing Tin (Newell, 1999). Topics addressed include the controversy about diagnostic methods, criticism of stimulant prescriptions for children, increasing attention surrounding adult ADHD, and the relationship between media and ADHD.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Altruism & Media

JLW_Altruism_Media.pdf

While violence and the mass media is a topic aggressively delved into by researchers in many fields, altruism has been less covered both in general in recent years as well as in relation to the study of mass media. This paper provides an overview of altruism and establishes three topics of interest to media psychology and future research: media as a tool of altruism, media representation of altruism, and media as altruism.

Synaesthesia, Multiple Literacies, And Communication Media

JLW_Syn_Literacies.pdf

The author draws upon both historical and modern studies of synaesthesia as well as her own experiences as a synaesthete to explain what this mingling of the senses is, what it is not, and how it ties to media psychology. From the possibility of synaesthesia having led to humans forming sounds, words, and language we are led to an exploration of multiple literacies. Literacy has been historically limited in definition, but found a resurgence of exploration in the 1980s and 1990s as people attempted to broaden it to fit specific technologies. The various aspects of literacy are investigated as well as literacy’s ties to synaesthesia and importance to media psychology.

Sunday, January 01, 2006

resume

JENNY WHITTEMORE FREMLIN
email: contact page

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
>> MetaPaint Communications Design
Juneau, Alaska / Portland, Oregon 2002-Present
Partner - Creator - Designer


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Publications
>> Fremlin, Jenny Whittemore. (Jan 2008). Understanding Media Psychology. APS Observer 21(1). 

Presentations
>> Fremlin, Jenny Whittemore. (2008). Comparing Independent and Corporate Media Agendas. Presented at New Communications Forum 2008, Santa Rosa, CA.

>> Fremlin, Jenny Whittemore. (2007). Independent v. Corporate Media Agendas. Presented at Fielding Graduate University Psychology Summer Session, Kansas City, MO.

>> Fremlin, Jenny Whittemore. (2005). Media Literacy: Blogging. Presented to University of Alaska Southeast media literacy and digital storytelling classes, Juneau, AK.

Research
>> Erik Gregory, PhD; Jonathan Cabiria, MS, MA; Jerri Lynn Hogg, MA; Pamela Rutledge, MBA, MA; Timothy D. Wells, MBA, MS; Jenny Whittemore Fremlin, MA. (2007). Media Psychology Awareness Project, Phase I.

>> KTOO; McDowell Group; Jenny Whittemore Fremlin. (2006). K3: Juneau Public Radio Needs.

>> Clive S. Thomas, PhD; Jenny Whittemore Fremlin. (2005). The Politics of Higher Education Representation: A Fifty State Study.

Other Professional Activities

>> Association for Psychological Science Student Grant Competition Reviewer, 2008.

>> The Amplifier Associate Editor, 2007

>> Alaska Professional Communicators Webmaster, 2004-2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
>> Alaska Litho, Juneau, AK, 2004-2007
Prepress

>> McPhee Publications, Juneau, AK 2001-2003
Creative Director

>> The Banyan Group, West Palm Beach, FL 1994-2002
Designer

>> Florida Association of Insurance Agents, Tallahassee, FL 1999-2001
Designer/Production Coordinator

>> Naylor Publications, Gainesville, FL 1996-1997
Editorial Assistant

WORKING PROJECT
>> TANGENT zine
TANGENT is a side project for me, creating a ‘zine and offering a voice to others is a chance to do something I love that’s not for hire.

EDUCATION
- Pursuing a PhD in Media Psychology with Fielding University
- MA Media Psychology, February 2007, Fielding University
- BS Journalism and Communication, December 1998, University of Florida
Concentration in magazine creation, management and design; Minor in German Studies
National Merit Scholar, Rotary Scholar

SKILLS
Publishing: Management, Design, Typography, Color Theory, Printing Process and Procedures, Proofreading and Editing (AP, Chicago Manual of Style, and APA); Software: Trueflow, Flight Check, Mass Transit
Graphic Design: Publication Set Up and Production, Individual Pieces, Art Manipulation and Creation, Variable Data Printing: conception, design, and integration; Software: InDesign, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Streamline, PrintShop Mail
Web Publishing: Preparing Print Pieces for the Web, Site Architecture, Web Writing, Image Creation and Modification
Database Creation & Management: SQL, MySQL; Software: Access, PhPMyAdmin, Excel
Operating Systems: Windows, OS X
Photography: Digital Creation, Digital Manipulation, Developing & Print of 35mm, Studio & Lighting Experience
Languages: Fluent in English, comfortable (but rusty) in German, can speak and read some French and Spanish, dangerous with Polish

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Ability to manage jobs from conception through completion.
Ability to manage several tasks at once and to organize tasks to meet deadlines.
Comfortably function in the foreground or background.
Plays well with others.
Eager to learn.

INVOLVEMENT
Alaska Professional Communicators/National Federation of Press Women
Association for Psychological Sciences
American Psychological Association (APA): Division 46 Media Psychology
APA: Division 27 Society for Community Research and Action
APA: Division 35 Society for the Psychology of Women
IJPC Associate
Project Gutenberg

INTERESTS/HOBBIES
language(s), media psychology, self publishing, independent media, participatory media, culinary experimentation, acoustic guitar, exploring, photography