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Articles

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Domingo, D. (2010). "Innovation process in online newsrooms as actor-networks and communities of practice.New Media & Society  Publish Date Pending.

Arceneaux, N. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2010)."Seems stupid until you try it: Press coverage of Twitter, 2006-2009." New Media & Society  Publish Date Pending.

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Higgins Joyce, V. (2009). "Compressed dimensions in the digital media occupation: journalists in transformation." Journalism 10(5): 587-603.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). "The opening of the newsroom: instant messenger, universal chat rooms break the silence among journalists," published in the 7th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings. Austin, Texas. May 2009.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). "Innovations in journalism training in the Americas: a community of practice and the Moodle platform." Translated in Spanish by Paul Alonso. La Revista Mexicana de Comunicacion, No. 114, December 2008-February 2009.

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Schwingel, C. (2008). "The delicate relationship in journalism: where content and production meet in the content management system: a comparative study of US and Brazil newsroom operations." Brazilian Journalism Research Journal 4(2): 88-107. 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2007). ”Online journalism: three new research paradigms for exploration,” published in 5th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings. Bloomington, Indiana. May 2007. 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2006). “The online focus group: fundamental learning technology and collaborative tool for the journalism field,” published in 4th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings. Eskisehir, Turkey. June 2006.  

Alves, R. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2004, July 27). “Many newspaper sites still cling to once-a-day publish cycle,” Online Journalism Review. Retrieved from, http://ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1090395903.php.    

Books 

Poindexter, P., Meraz, S., & Schmitz Weiss, A. (Eds.) (2008). Women, Men, and News: Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 

Book Chapters 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2010). A new lens for learning in the communications field: the effectiveness of video lectures with asynchronous, synchronous discussions in online/distance education in C. M. Stewart, C. C. Shifter, & M.E. Markaridian Selverian (Eds.) (2010). Teaching and learning with technology, Beyond constructivism. Routledge. 

Willard Hinsley, A. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). The new newsroom: Changing job roles and news organizations in M. MCombs, A. Willard Hinsley, K. Kaufhold & S. Lewis (Eds.) (2009). The Future of News: An Agenda of Perspectives. CA: University Readers. 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2008). Collaborative newsgathering in B.J. Evensen (Ed.). The Responsible Reporter, third edition. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2008). Online news: factors influencing the divide between women and men in Poindexter, P., Meraz, S., & Schmitz Weiss, A. (Eds.) (2008). Women, Men, and News: Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Poindexter, P., Meraz, S., & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2008). Strengthening the news connection with women and cultivating the next generation in Poindexter, P., Meraz, S., & Schmitz Weiss, A. (Eds.) (2008). Women, Men, and News: Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Translation of subchapter on Spain by Raquel Rodriguez Diaz in Poindexter, P., Meraz, S., & Schmitz Weiss, A. (Eds.) (2008). Women, Men, and News: Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Higgins, V. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (forthcoming). The changing role of online journalism: an online focus group with new media professionals of Brazil and United States, in Straubhaar, J.D. (Ed.) Title, publisher and publish date pending.  

Conference Papers

Sha, B-L. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2010). Pre-Professional Attitudes and Identities: The Socialization of Journalism and Public Relations Majors. AEJMC COnference, Denver Colorado. August. 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2010). Collaboration in media production: How can network theory explain today's digital media environment? IAMCR Conference, Porto, Portugal. July.

Malik, M. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2010). Defining and analyzing journalism under the terms of hybridity. IAMCR Conference, Porto, Portugal. July.

Sha, B. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). Learning to work together: integrating public relations and journalism classroom assigments. PRSSA Conference, San Diego, California. November.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). Collaborative management practices in digital workplaces: The 21st century newsroom. Presented at Media Interactivity: Economic and Managerial Issues Workshop, Neuchatel, Switzerland. October.

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Domingo, D. (2009). Innovation processes in journalism as actor-networks and communities of practice. Presented at 2009 AEJMC Conference, Communication Technology and Policy Division, Boston, MA. August.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). The opening of the newsroom: instant messenger, universal chat rooms break the silence among journalists. Keynote Presentation at 7th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceeedings. Austin, Texas. May.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2009). Virtual worlds: where the journalist and avatar combine, new research paradigm for journalism scholarship, professional journalism training. Presentation to the Journalism Studies division of the International Communication Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois. May.

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2008). Innovations in journalism training in the Americas: A community of practice and the moodle platform. Presentation at the Congress of the Americas II Conference, October, Mexico City, Mexico.

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Schwingel, C. (2008). The delicate relationship in journalism: where content and production meet in the content management system: A comparative study of US and Brazil newsroom operations. Presentation at 3rd Brazil-US Colloquium on Communication Studies on Global Spaces and Borders. March, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Tremayne, M., Alves, R. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2007). From product to service: dynamic content in online newspapers. Presented at 2007 AEJMC Conference, Communication Technology & Policy Division, Washington D.C. August. 

 

Higgins, V. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2007). Online focus group as a method for comparative communication research across borders. Presented at International Communication Association (ICA) pre-conference on “Methodologies of Comparative Research in a Global Sphere," San Francisco, California. May. 

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2007). Online journalism: three new research paradigms for exploration. Keynote Presentation at 5th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium, Bloomington, Indiana. May. 

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2006). Through the lens of hybridity and complexity theory: investigation of the online journalist of the 21st century from North America and Latin America. Presented in absentia at Global Fusion Conference, Graduate Student Division, Chicago, Illinois. September-October. 

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2006). The online focus group: fundamental learning technology and collaborative tool for the journalism field. Presented at 4th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings, Eskisehir, Turkey. June.  

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Higgins, V. (2006).Compressed dimensions: globalization impact on online journalism. Presented at ICA Conference, Intercultural and Development Communication Division, Dresden, Germany. June. 

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Higgins, V. (2005).The changing role of online journalists: an online focus group with online journalists from Europe, North America and Latin America. Presented at Global Fusion Conference, Graduate Student Division, Athens, Ohio. October. 

 

Higgins, V. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2005). The changing role of online journalism: an online focus group with new media professionals of Brazil and United States. Presented at Second Brazil-United States Colloquium, Comparative Studies-Brazil and US Division, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. September. 

 

Tremayne, M. & Schmitz Weiss, A. (2005). Contingent interactivity and news story navigation: an experiment. Paper presented at AEJMC Conference, Communication, Technology and Policy Division, San Antonio, Texas. August. 

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. & Tremayne, M. (2005). Issue salience and web page design: An agenda setting experiment. Presented at ICA Conference, New York, New York. May. 

 

Schmitz Weiss, A. (2004). The now what factor: the level of innovativeness amog online newspapers. Presented at AEJMC Conference, Newspaper Division, Toronto, Canada. August.

 

Schmitz Weiss, A., Meraz, S., Figur, N. & Poindexter, P.M. (2003). Experience and Internet news:  the real reason for the online news reading gender gap. Paper presented at AEJMC Conference, Kansas City, Missouri. August.

 

Speaking Engagements

Keynote Speaker: The new newsroom: The collaborative news process at 8th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings. Eskisehir, Turkey. May 2010.

Keynote Speaker: The opening of the newsroom: instant messenger, universal chat rooms break the silence among journalists at 7th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings. Austin, Texas. May 2009.

Speaker: Six Years of Symposium Research - A Review of Trends 2004-2009 at 10th International Symposium on Online Journalism. Austin, Texas. April 2009.

Speaker: Trends in Online Newsrooms: The Digital Landscape Internationally at the National College Newspaper Convention. San Diego, California. February 2009.

Moderator and Discussant: Online and Offline Social Networking: Contexts and Applications in the Academy. AEJMC Conference, International Communication and Mass Communication and Society Divisions, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008.

Moderator: Internationalizing your Curriculum: Tips for Teaching Students to Become Successful Global Communicators. AEJMC Conference, CCJA Interest Group, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008. 

Speaker: Online journalism in the United States: Current Trends and Challenges. Communications Colloquium. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon-Mexico. Monterrey, Mexico. October 2007.

Moderator and Discussant: Women, news and scholarship: a global perspective. AEJMC Conference, International Communication Division and Commission on the Status of Women, Washington D.C. August 2007.       

Keynote Speaker & Moderator: Internet and New Media Session at 5th International Symposium on Communication in the Millennium Proceedings. Bloomington, Indiana. May 2007.