Publications

​Artman, N., Stiegler, Z., Szuminsky, B. & Albright, M. (2020). Mass Media in the Mobile Village. Explorations in Media Ecology. 

​Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C. (2016). Variation in the Media Agenda: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling. Newspaper Research Journal, 38(1).
 
Stiegler, Z. & Szuminsky, B. (2013). "Mediating Misinformation: Hoaxes and the Digital Turn." In
Hayes, J. and Hilton-Morrow, W. (Eds.), War of the Worlds to Social Media: Mediated Communication In Times of Crisis. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2012). Review of the book The Decline of the Daily Newspaper: How an American
Institution Lost the Online Revolution, by K. L. Herndon. The Newspaper Research Journal, 33(3), 117-118.
 
Featured in Reimold, D. (2013). Journalism of ideas: Brainstorming, developing, and selling stories in
the digital age. Routledge.

Conference Presentations & Activity

Szuminsky, B. (2018). Global to Mobile: Restoring Trust in Journalism For Citizens of the Mobile Village. Presented at the Ohio Communication Association annual conference, Akron, Ohio.
 
Artman, N., Steigler, Z., Szuminsky, B., Albright, M. (2018). Avoiding the Bridge to Nowhere: Charting New Territories in the Mobile Village. Presented at Eastern Communication Association annual conference, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2017). Journalism Teaching Marathon. Presented at Excellence in Journalism, SPJ/RTDNA National Conference. Anaheim, Calif.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2016). Journalism Teaching Marathon. Presented at Excellence in Journalism, SPJ/RTDNA National Conference. New Orleans, La.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2016). Student Union. Presented at Excellence in Journalism, SPJ/RTDNA National Conference. New Orleans, La.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2016). A Picture Is Way Worse Than 10,000 Words: A Visual and Verbal Exercise. Teaching Marathon. Presented at Association for Journalism and Mass Communication National Conference. Minneapolis, Minn.

Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C. (2016). Framing The Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: How Audience Ideology Influences Newspaper Coverage. Presented at Association for Journalism and Mass Communication National Conference. Minneapolis, Minn.
 
Szuminsky, B., Sherman, C., & Krall, M. (2016). Marriage in the Media: Newspapers' Framing of Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling. Presented at Laurel Highlands Communication Conference, Indiana, PA.
 
Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C. (2015). Variation in the Media Agenda: How Newspapers in Different States Covered the ‘Obamacare’ Ruling. Presented at Association for Journalism and Mass Communication National Conference. San Francisco, CA.
 
Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. (2015, April). Comparing the International and U.S. Home Pages of
Major American News Sites. Presented at the Laurel Highlands Communication Conference, Indiana, Pa.
 
Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. (2014, April). Analyzing Photograph Selection in Newspaper Coverage
of Obamacare. Presented at the Laurel Highlands Communication Conference, Indiana, Pa.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2013, September). Glance Medium: The Nature, Culture, and Structure of Twitter and
the Spread of Misinformation Online. Presented at the Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop (SMTECH), Bowie State University
 
Szuminsky, B. & Stiegler, Z. (2013, April). “Mediating Misinformation: Hoaxes After the Digital Turn.” Presented at the Eastern Communication Association, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Szuminsky, B., Sherman, C., Minns, C., & Keppich, K. (2013, March). Red and Blue and Read All   Over: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling. Presented at the National Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Washington D.C.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2012, September). Social News: Online Personal Influence and the Future Of Journalism. Poster session presented at the Social Media Technology Conference & Workshop (SMTECH), Howard University, Washington, D.C.
 
Szuminsky, B. (2012, November). Red-Blue Divide: Newspaper Coverage of the Supreme Court's 'Obamacare' Ruling. Presented at Laurel Highlands Communication Conference, Indiana, Pa.
 
Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. (2012, November). Using the Social Network Reddit for Research. Presented at the Laurel Highlands Communication Conference, Indiana, Pa.
 
Stiegler, Z. & Szuminsky, B. (2012, November). Bat-Men, Martians, and Balloon Boys:  Hoaxes of the Mass Media Era. Presented at the Laurel Highlands Communication Conference, Indiana, Pa.
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"There has never been a teacher that believed in me as much as Dr. Brandon Szuminsky. Most teachers take a passing interest in their student, knowing them only by their first name, or the work they turn in. Dr. Szuminsky fostered relationships with his pupils, ensuring that whatever concern, idea or question you had was addressed. He asked us about our dreams, and worked with us to make them happen. After years of being told ‘no’ and hearing that I couldn’t become a journalist, Dr. Szuminsky told me that yes, I could. He believed in me more than I believed in myself and refused to allow me to give up, even when I faltered. From my first job interview to my first byline, Dr. Szuminsky provided guidance, belief, knowledge and aid to me. He encouraged me every time I felt unsure about my dreams of writing and taught me not only about journalism, but about the importance of believing in yourself."

- Lauren R.