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AMIT M. SCHEJTER April, 2016 CURRICULM VITAE and LIST OF AMIT M. SCHEJTER April, 2016 CURRICULM VITAE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS • Personal Details Name: Amit M Schejter Address and telephone number at The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences work: Department of Communication Studies Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel Tel: 972-8-6477211 Fax: 972-3-6472855 E-mail: [email protected] • Education Ll.B. 1982-1986 Hebrew University Law M.S. 1989-1991 Boston University Communications Adviser: Prof. Julie Dobrow Title of Master’s Thesis: The Effect of Mass Media Public Opinion Polls on the Behavior of Voters, Political Campaigns and the Mass Media Ph.D. 1991-1995 Rutgers University Communications Adviser: Prof. Jorge Reina Schement Title of Doctoral dissertation: Media Policy as Social Regulatory Policy: The Role of Broadcasting in Shaping National Culture in Israel • Employment History 2015- Professor (Full) Communication Ben-Gurion Studies University of the Negev 2014- Department Head Communication Ben-Gurion present Studies University of the Negev 2014- Visiting Professor and Telecommunications Penn State University present co-director, Institute for Information Policy 2012-2015 Associate Professor Communication Ben-Gurion (tenured) Studies University of the Negev 2010-2011 Visiting Professor Communication Ben-Gurion Studies University of the Negev 2009-2014 Associate Professor Telecommunications Penn State University (tenured) and co- director, Institute for Amit Schejter Information Policy 2004-2009 Assistant Professor Telecommunications Penn State University (tenure track) 2003-2004 Attorney -- Cohen Lahat & Co. 2000-2003 Vice President for -- Cellcom Israel Regulatory Affairs 1997-2000 Lecturer (tenure track) Communications Tel Aviv University 1993-1997 Director of Legal Affairs -- Israel Broadcasting and International Authority Relations 1992-93 Senior Advisor to the -- Ministry of Education Minister and Culture 1989 Minister’s Bureau Chief -- Ministry of Education of Staff and Senior and Culture Policy Advisor • Professional Activities (a) Positions in academic administration 2014 - Present Head, Department of Communication Ben-Gurion University of Studies the Negev 2012 - 2014 Faculty advisor for undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of communication studies minor the Negev 2009 – present Co-director, Institute for Information Penn State University Policy 2005 – 2009 Faculty adviser for the student chapter Penn State University of the National Association of Minorities in Communications (b) Professional functions outside university Conferences/workshops organized Date Topic Location May 2016 “Freedom of Information City University London in Crisis Zones” September 2015 “New Media, Old Money: Embassy of Switzerland, Digital Technology, Social Washington, DC -2 - Amit Schejter Media and the New Challenges to Campaign Financing” May 2015 “Administrative v. Critical A pre-conference of the Research: Implications for 65th annual conference of Contemporary Information the International Policy Studies” Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico September 2014 “Whose Information is it New America Foundation, Anyway?” Washington, DC May 2014 “New Media, News Ben-Gurion University of Reporting and the Middle the Negev East” May 2014 “The Future of Broadband Federal Communications Regulation” Commission, Washington, DC September-October 2013 “Media policy and New America Foundation, advocacy” Washington, DC May 2013 “Theory of Broadband” Columbia University, New York, NY September 2012 “Is it working?”: New America Foundation, Information Policy Washington, DC Evaluation May 2012 “End of the Phone University of Pennsylvania System” Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, PA September 2011 “New ICTs + New Media New America Foundation, = New Democracy?” Washington, DC May 2011 “Digital Diversity” Fordham University, New York, NY September, 2010 “Broadband Act of 2011” New America Foundation, Washington, DC September, 2009 “Beyond Broadband: Data New America Foundation, Based Policy for a New Washington, DC Administration” June, 2008 “Academic Research for Minneapolis, MN Media Reform: A Symposium for Scholars” (c) Significant professional consulting 2015 The committee for the study of the regulation of the Knesset Channel (appointed by chairman of the Knesset), member -3 - Amit Schejter 2014-2017 The advisory committee on monetary sanctions set according to article 37A1 of the communications (telecommunications and broadcasting) law, 1982, member 2014 The committee for regulation of commercial audiovisual services (appointed by minister of communications), chairman 2002 The committee for the restructuring of regulation of the telecommunications sector (appointed by minister of communications), industry representative 2001 The committee for the restructuring of regulation of commercial broadcasting (appointed by minister of communications), member 1993 The committee for the restructuring of public broadcasting (appointed by minister of education and culture and minister of justice), member 1993 The committee for studying the issue of advertising on cable television (appointed by minister of communications), chairman (d) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal 2013 – Member, DigiWorld Economic Journal (until 2015 known as present Editorial Communications and Strategies) Secretariat 2012 Guest editor Media Frames: Journal of the Israel Communications Association, Issue 8: Regulation. 2010 – Founding editor Journal of Information Policy (www.jip-online.org) present 2009 Guest editor Journal of Communication Inquiry, Volume 33 (4): Media Reform and Public Policy (with Laura Stein). 2009 – Member, “Media Frames” The Journal of the Israel 2012 Editorial Board Communication Association 2008 – Member, Journal of Communication Inquiry present Editorial Board 2008 – Member, Global Media Journal (US edition) present Editorial Board (e) Ad-hoc referee and reviewer Peer-reviewed Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journal of journals Children and Media, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Media Frames (Hebrew), Megamot (Hebrew), Regulation & Governance, The Communication Review, Social Issues in Israel (Hebrew), Global Media Journal (American and Canadian -4 - Amit Schejter editions), International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, International Journal of Communication, Critical Studies in Media Communications Conferences Member, Student paper competition bi- annual ECREA conference ECREA Member, Program Committee, TPRC 2010-2014 Member, Program Committee, Association for Israel Studies annual conference, 2012 International Communication Association Media Management Division of the AEJMC Graduate Education Interest Group of AEJMC annual conference Telecommunication Policy Research Conference student competition “Metaksherim” a graduate student conference Mid-winter conference of the Graduate Education Interest Group of AEJMC Annual conference of the Israel Communication Association Grants British Academy, Israel Science Foundation, Arthur W. Page Center of Integrity in Public Communication annual Page Legacy Scholars competition, Social Science Research Council (US), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada Book proposals Lawrence Erlbaum, Open University Press (Israel), Oxford University Press, Routledge, Sage, MIT Press Educational Chair of two committees appointed by the Israeli Council of programs Higher Education in order to examine new degree granting programs in communication studies Judge in the undergraduate student poster competition, Penn State (2005 – 2009) (f) Membership in professional/scientific societies 2012-present International Association of Media and Communication Research 1998-present International Communication Association 1996-present Israel Communication Association • Educational Activities (a) Courses taught Course Level Instituion Communication law Undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Media activism Undergraduate/graduate Ben-Gurion University of seminar the Negev -5 - Amit Schejter Introduction to undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of communication studies the Negev Communication theory graduate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Media Industry Regulation undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Comparative World Media undergraduate seminar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Disconnected graduate seminar Ben-Gurion University of Communities in an Online the Negev Society Communications For All – graduate and Ben-Gurion University of activism seminar undergraduate the Negev Media and Democracy undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Telecommunication undergraduate Penn State Regulation Media and Information undergraduate Penn State Industries Comparative Media graduate Penn State Systems World Media Systems undergraduate Penn State Media Activism undergraduate Penn State Introduction to Mass undergraduate Tel Aviv University Communication Broadcasting Law and undergraduate Tel Aviv University Policy in Israel and the World The Public Interest undergraduate seminar Tel Aviv University Standard in Communication Policy Media Institutions undergraduate Tel Aviv University Communication and undergraduate seminar Tel Aviv University Cultural Policy Policy Issues in the undergraduate seminar Tel Aviv University Information Society Public Broadcasting undergraduate seminar Tel Aviv University Regulating undergraduate Tel Aviv University Communication Infrastructure Regulating undergraduate Tel Aviv University Communication Content Communications
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