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news & viewsUniversity’s main campus in Shanghai,People’s Republic of China. His paper,“Ideology Makes for Bad Social Science: TheCase of U.S. Research on Youth and MassMedia Violence,” started the conferencewhich included more than 25 participants,eight from outside China. Claussen was oneof only three participants from the UnitedStates. Claussen also attended the SecondEuropean Communication Conferenceheld Nov. 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain. Theconference’s theme was “CommunicationPolicies and Culture in Europe.” Claussenwas one of only four U.S. scholars whoattended the conference. He representedthe Association for Education in Journalism& Mass Communication, for which he editsJournalism & Mass Communication Educator,the world’s oldest and largest scholarlyjournal devoted to journalism and masscommunication. He was reappointed inDecember 2008 for a second three-yearterm as international editor of the journal.ProfessionalAdvancementAnthony Moretti, Ph.D., assistant professorin the School of Communication, hasbeen elected to the national board of theBroadcast Education Association. Moretti,whose two-year term begins in April, willrepresent the organization’s District 8,which includes 17 divisions. In addition toattending two national board meetings eachyear, he will coordinate the selection of theannual convention program chair.Jan Getz, broadcaster in residence in theSchool of Communication, was selectedfor two national conferences. In August2008 she attended the International Radioand Television Society’s Digital Summit atDisney/ABC studios in Los Angeles whereshe was one of 60 faculty from around thecountry who had the opportunity to learnabout the wide variety of digital content,developments and distribution formatsbeing used in the company. In November2008 she joined 19 other faculty for theprestigious Academy of Television Arts andSciences’ week-long faculty seminar, alsoin LA. The seminar explored prime timetelevision, cable and Web programmingwith leading producers, writers, editors andexecutives.Wendy L. Hardy has been named directorof the Point Park University Children’sSchool. She was previously director of theEarly Learning Center in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.A specialist in the arts, Hardy has taughtpreschool through high school. She holdsbachelor’s and master’s degrees fromCentral Michigan University and is finishingWalden University’s doctoral program ineducation leadership.