Education
Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN
School of Journalism -- June 2015
· PhD Mass Communication
Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN
School of Journalism -- February 2010
· MA Journalism
Ohio University -- Athens, OH
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism -- June 2001
· BSJ Broadcast News
Research Interests
Media and society, Muslims and the media, uses of new media, media and identity, and globalization and communication.
Books
Krona, M. and Pennington. R. (eds.) (2019). The Media World of ISIS. Indiana University Press.
Pennington, R. and Kahn, H. (eds.)(2018). On Islam: Muslims and the Media. Indiana University Press.
Journal Articles
Pennington, R. (2020). "Monstrously Feminine: Orientalism Embodied in 2017’s The Mummy." Journal of Communication Inquiry.
Pennington, R. (2020). "Witnessing the 2014 Gaza War in Tumblr." International Communication Gazette, online first.
German, K. and Pennington, R. (2019). “Sisters of the Caliphate: Media and the Women of ISIS.” Journal of Vincentian Social Action. (Included in special issue on “Wars, Conflict, and the Marginalization of Dissent.”)
Pennington, R. (2018). "Social Media as Third Spaces? Exploring Muslim Identity and Community in Tumblr." International Communication Gazette, 80(7), 620-626.
Pennington, R. (2018). "Making Space in Social Media: #MuslimWomensDay in Twitter." Journal of Communication Inquiry, 42(3), 199-217.
Pennington, R. and Birthisel, J. (2016). "When New Media Makes News: Framing Technology and Sexual Assault in the Steubenville Rape Case." New Media & Society, 18(11), 2435-2451.
Pennington, R. (2016). "Dissolving the Other: Orientalism, Consumption, and Katy Perry’s Insatiable 'Dark Horse.'" Journal of Communication Inquiry, 40(2), 111-127.
Ogan, C., Willnat, L., Pennington, R. and Bashir, M. (2014). “The Rise of Anti-Muslim Prejudice: Media and Islamophobia in Europe and the United States.” International Communication Gazette, 76(1), 27-46.
Ogan, C. L., Bashir, M., Camaj, L., Lou, Y., Gaddie, B., Pennington, R., Rana, S., Salih, M. (2009). “Development Communication: The State of Research in an Era of ICTs and Globalization.” International Communication Gazette, 71(8), 655-670.
Conference Presentations
Pennington, R. (2018). “Where is the ‘Global’ in Global Communication?” Presented at the Framing the Global conference, Bloomington, IN, September.
Pennington, R. (2018). “John Oliver: Committing Acts of Journalism through Dick Jokes and Snark.” Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Washington, DC, August.
Pennington, R. (2018). "Visualizing the #MuslimBan: An analysis of Social Media and News Images of Trump's Travel Ban." Presented in the Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Prague, May.
Jankowski, S.M. and Pennington, R. (2017). “Preaching the News: Using Journalism and Social Media to Contextualize Politics and Religion.” Presented at The Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE) inaugural “Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media?” conference, New York, September.
Pennington, R. (2017). "Making Space in Social Media: Activism and Argumentation around #MuslimWomensDay." Presented in the Commission on the Status of Women of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Chicago, August.
Mehrnaz, R. and Pennington, R. (2017). "Diasporic vs. national media in covering an international deal: An investigation
of how American and Iranian diasporic media covered Iran Nuclear Deal." Presented in the International Communication Division of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Chicago, August.
Pennington, R. (2017). “Mourning the ‘The Greatest’: ‘Unforgivably black’ and peacefully Muslim Muhammad Ali.” To be presented at the Ali in Un/Expected Spaces Symposium of the John Morton Center of Turku University, Finland, May.
Pennington, R. (2017). "A glossy Islam: Muslim lives in fashion magazines." Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Boston, March.
Jankowski, S.M. and Pennington, R. (2016). “Tweeting to the flock: The pope, celebrity, and the rebranding of modern-day Catholicism." Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association, Chicago, October.
Pennington, R. and Jankowski, S.M. (2016). "'Nail them while they’re vulnerable’ – Addiction, depression, stigma and the story of Robin Williams’s suicide." Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Atlanta, March.
Pennington, R. (2016). "TMI Tumblr: Muslim Explorations of Gender, Love, and Sex in Social Media." Presented at the Media, Gender & Religion Conference, Boulder, January.
Pennington, R. (2015). "‘Blurring the Lines’ and Breaking Down Boundaries in Social Media – Muslims Creating Connections and Community in Tumblr." Presented at the Media.Bridges.Culture Conference, Istanbul, December.
Pennington, R. and Jankowski, S.M. (2015). "Manic pixie dream mom: Sick kids and the framing of motherhood on film." Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Pop Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association, Cincinnati, October.
Pennington, R. (2014). "Dissolving the Other: Orientalism, consumption, and Katy Perry’s insatiable 'Dark Horse.'" Presented in the Entertainment Studies Interest Group of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Montreal, Canada, August.
Pennington, R. and Birthisel, J. (2014). "When new media makes news: Framing technology and sexual assault in the Steubenville rape case." Presented in the Newspaper and Online News Division of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Montreal, Canada, August.
Pennington, R. (2013). "America’s Doctor is a (Not-so-Secret) Muslim? Discussing Doctor Oz’s Religion." Presented in the Commission on the Status of Women and Religious Studies Interest Group of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Washington, D.C., August.
Pennington, R. (2012) “Male in the masjid: Framing men on Little Mosque on the Prairie.” Presented in the Religious Studies Interest Group of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Chicago, August.
Pennington, R. (2012) “Veiling the news, anchors in hijab: Deconstructing the framing of Western journalists who wear the headscarf in the field.” Presented in the Commission on the Status of Women and Religious Studies Interest Group of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Chicago, August.
Pennington, R. (2012) “Stepping into modernity: Narratives of Egypt’s January 25th uprising in New York Times editorials.” Presented in the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Phoenix, May.
Pennington, R., Kothari, A., Jankowski, S.M. and Lee, J.K. (2011) “Cultivating, or alleviating, fear? How religion and media influence feelings about terrorism.” Presented in the Religion and Media Interest group of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, St. Louis, August.
Ogan, C., Willnat, L, Pennington, R. and Bashir, M. (2011) "The Rise of Anti-Muslim Prejudice: Media and Islamophobia in Europe and the United States." Presented in the Islam and Media Working Group of International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) annual conference, Istanbul, July.
Professional Experience
Framing the Global
Bloomington, IN
May ’13-June '15
Web Editor
Create content for, and edit, project website in WordPress. Manage project’s social media accounts. Aid in the planning of academic conference.
Voices and Visions
Bloomington, IN
May '08-December '17
Project Coordinator/Managing Editor
Plan and help produce audio podcasts and videos for Voices and Visions, a project aimed at breaking down stereotypes around Islam and increasing dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims. Manage project website in WordPress. Plan four events for the Bloomington, business and media communities. Serve as media liaison for project and manage project’s various social media accounts.
WBHM FM
Birmingham, AL
Nov. ’03-Aug. ‘07
Announcer/Producer
Host afternoon public radio news programming including Fresh Air, All Things Considered and Marketplace. Produce news features, interviews and webpages covering wide array of topics including social issues, medicine and science. File for such entities as Day to Day, The Health Show, Prime Time Postscript, Voice of America, Marketplace and online magazine Dragonfire.
(You can find my full CV below.)
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