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AMIT M. SCHEJTER January, 2015

• 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

2014-present

Associate Professor and Department Head (tenured)

Communication Studies

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2014-present

Visiting Professor and co-director, Institute for Information Policy

Telecommunications Penn State University

2012-2014

Associate Professor (tenured)



2010-2011 Visiting Professor



2009-2014 Associate Professor (tenured) and co-director, Institute for Information Policy


2004-2009 Assistant Professor (tenure track)


2003-2004 Attorney -- Cohen Lahat & Co.

2000-2003 Vice President for Regulatory Affairs

-- Cellcom Israel

1997-2000 Lecturer (tenure track)

Communications Tel Aviv University

1993-1997 Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations

-- Israel Broadcasting Authority

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1992-93 Senior Advisor to the Minister

-- Ministry of Education and Culture

1989 Minister’s Bureau Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor

-- Ministry of Education and Culture

• Professional Activities

(a) Positions in academic administration 2014 - Present Head, Department of Communication

Studies Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2012 - 2014 Faculty advisor for undergraduate communication studies minor


2009 – present Co-director, Institute for Information Policy

Penn State University

2005 – 2009 Faculty adviser for the student chapter of the National Association of Minorities in Communications

Penn State University

(b) Professional functions outside university Conferences/workshops organized Date Topic Location

September 2014 “Whose Information is it Anyway?”

New America Foundation, Washington, DC

May 2014 “New Media, News Reporting and the Middle East”


May 2014 “The Future of Broadband Regulation”

Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC

September-October 2013 “Media policy and advocacy”


May 2013 “Theory of Broadband” Columbia University, New York, NY

September 2012 “Is it working?”: Information Policy Evaluation


May 2012 “End of the Phone System”

University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School,

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Philadelphia, PA September 2011 “New ICTs + New Media

= New Democracy?” New America Foundation, 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 Based Policy for a New Administration”


June, 2008 “Academic Research for Media Reform: A Symposium for Scholars”

Minneapolis, MN

(c) Significant professional consulting The advisory committee on monetary sanctions set according to article 37A1 of the communications (telecommunications and broadcasting) law, 1982, member (2014-2017) The committee for regulation of commercial audiovisual services (appointed by minister of communications), chairman (2014) The committee for the restructuring of regulation of the telecommunications sector (appointed by minister of communications), industry representative (2002) The committee for the restructuring of regulation of commercial broadcasting (appointed by minister of communications), member (2001) 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 (1993) (d) Editor or member of editorial board of scientific or professional journal 2008 – present

Member, Editorial Board

Journal of Communication Inquiry

2008 – present


Global Media Journal (US edition)

2009 – 2012


“Media Frames” The Journal of the Israel Communication Association

2009 Guest editor Journal of Communication Inquiry, Volume 33 (4): Media Reform and Public Policy (with Laura Stein).

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2010 – present

Founding editor Journal of Information Policy (www.jip-online.org)

2012 Guest editor Media Frames: Journal of the Israel Communications Association, Issue 8: Regulation.

2013 – present

Member, Editorial Secretariat

Communications and Strategies

(e) Ad-hoc referee and reviewer Peer-reviewed journals

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journal of 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 editions), International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, International Journal of Communication

Conferences

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

Educational programs

Chair of two committees appointed by the Israeli Council of Higher Education in order to examine new degree granting programs in communication studies Judge in the undergraduate student poster competition, Penn State (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

(f) Membership in professional/scientific societies 1998-present International Communication Association

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2012-present International Association of Media and Communication Research 1996-present Israel Communication Association

• Educational Activities (a) Courses taught Course Level Instituion Introduction to communication studies

undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of 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 Communities in an Online Society

graduate seminar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Communications For All – activism seminar

graduate and undergraduate


Media and Democracy undergraduate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Telecommunication Regulation

undergraduate Penn State

Media and Information Industries

undergraduate Penn State

Comparative Media Systems

graduate Penn State

World Media Systems undergraduate Penn State Media Activism undergraduate Penn State Introduction to Mass Communication

undergraduate Tel Aviv University

Broadcasting Law and Policy in Israel and the World


The Public Interest Standard in Communication Policy

undergraduate seminar Tel Aviv University

Media Institutions undergraduate Tel Aviv University Communication and Cultural Policy


Policy Issues in the Information Society


Public Broadcasting undergraduate seminar Tel Aviv University Regulating Communication Infrastructure


Regulating undergraduate Tel Aviv University

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Communication Content Communications and Social Justice

graduate (executive program)

Tel Aviv University

Communications and the Law

graduate (executive program)

University of Haifa

Media Law graduate University of Haifa Communication Law graduate (executive

program) Tel Aviv University

(b) Research students Ph.D. Students Graduation Date

Student’s Name Degree Institution

2009 Ming Kuok Lim Ph.D. Penn State

2009 Worapron Tina Worawongs

Ph.D. Penn State (with Colleen Connolly-Ahern)

2010 Jonathan Obar Ph.D. Penn State 2013 Nivedita Chaterjee Ph.D. Penn State (with Krishna Jayakar)

2014 Daniela Korbas-Magal

Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (with Zvi Reich)

2015 (expected)

Michael Todd Ph.D. Penn State (with Bob Richards)

2015 (expected)

Sangyong Han Ph.D. Penn State (with Richard Taylor)

2017 (expected)

Noam Tirosh

Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2018 (expected)

Jonathan Mendels Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2018 (expected)

Shula Mola Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2018 (expected)

Ghalia Abu-Kaf Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2019 (expected)

Malka Shacham Ph.D. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

M.A. Students Graduation Date

Student’s Name Degree Institution

2014 Shirley Drucker M.A. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (with Nelly Elias)

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2015 (expected)

Baruch Shomron M.A. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2015 (expected)

Inbar Bar Yehuda M.A. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2016 (expected)

Anas Abuda’abes

M.A. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2017 (expected)

Amneh Sharha M.A. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Dissertation/thesis committee member:

Ph.D. Students 2006 Sangho Seo Ph.D. Penn State

2008 Aziz Douai Ph.D. Penn State 2008 Sung Wook Kim Ph.D. Penn State

2009 Juraj Kittler Ph.D. Penn State 2012 Michael Horning Ph.D. Penn State

2013 Nadia-Ivette Martinez-Carrillo

Ph.D. Penn State

2013 Brandie Martin Ph.D. Penn State 2015 Katharine Reed Allen Ph.D. Penn State

M.A. Students 2008 Patrick Baxter M.A. Penn State

2010 Jon Gobeil M.A. Penn State 2010 India Brown M.A. Penn State

Supervisor of independent studies: Kevin Wentzel (2006, Spring); Ryan Coyle (2006, Fall); Alyse Fiori (2006-7, Honors Thesis); Ming Kuok Lim (2006, Summer); Sung Wook Kim (2007, Spring); Brandon Tarbert (2007, Spring); Worapron Tina Worawongs (2007, Summer), Nivedita Chaterjee (2008, Spring), Jonathan Obar (2008, Spring), Michael Horning (2009, Summer); Sangyong Han (2010, Summer), Alan DeLevie (2011, Spring).

• Honors, Citations, Awards 2011-2012 Penn State University Distinguished Honors Faculty

2009-2011 University of Hamburg/University of Amsterdam

Mundus Scholar

2009 International Communication Association, Law and Policy Division

Top Three Paper

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2008 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC), Radio Television Division Annual Conference

Best Faculty Paper

2008 Penn State, College of Communications

Faculty Marshal, Fall commencement

2006-7 Penn State, College of Communications

Deans’ Excellence Award for Integrated Scholarship

1995 Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel)

Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship (declined).

1989 Boston University (Boston, USA) Outstanding Academic and Leadership Achievement Student Award

• Scientific Publications (a) Books

1.Schejter, A. (2009). Muting Israeli Democracy: How Media and Cultural Policy Undermine Free Expression. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press (6 citations)

2.Cohen, A. Lemish, D. & Schejter, A. (2008) The Wonder Phone in the Land of

Miracles: Mobile Telephony in Israel. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press (21 citations)

(b) Edited Books

1.Elias, N., Nimrod, G., Reich, Z. & Schejter, A. (accepted, 2015). Transitions in Media. Mevasseret Zion: Tzivonim Press [in Hebrew]

2.Taylor, R. & Schejter A. (eds.) (2013). Beyond Broadband Access: Developing

Data-Based Information Policy Strategies. New York: Fordham University Press

3.Schejter, A. (ed.) (2009). … and communications for all: A Policy Agenda for a

New Administration. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (5 citations) (c) Edited Collections

1.Schejter A. & Han, S. (eds.) (2010). Telecommunications, Broadcasting, and Information: Law, Policy, and Regulation. San Diego, CA: Cognella (a collection of readings designed to accompany an upper-level undergraduate course in telecommunications regulation)

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(d) Book Chapters

1. Schejter, A PI. & Yemini, M. PI (accepted, 2015). Media concentration in Israel. In: Noam, E. (ed.) Who Owns the World's Media? Media Concentration and Ownership around the World. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press

2. Schejter, A. PI & Tirosh, N. PI (accepted, 2015). “…please grant success to the

journey on which I have come”: successful and unsuccessful media reform strategies in Israel. In: Obar, J., Freedman, D., Aslama Horowitz, M. (eds.) Strategies for Media Reform. New York: Fordham University Press

3. Schejter, A. PI & Tirosh, N. PI (2014). New Media Policy: The Redistribution of Voice. In: Liu, Y. & Picard, R. (eds.) Policy and Marketing Strategies for Digital Media. (pp. 73-86). London: Routledge

4. Schejter, A. (2013). ‘I live as an alien in the land; do not hide your commandments from me.’ The regulation of media for and by the Palestinian-Israeli minority. In: D. Caspi & N. Elias (eds.) Media and Ethnic Minorities in the Holy Land. (pp. 117-135). London: Vallentine-Mitchell

5. Schejter, A. (2013) “Rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: Does democracy count?” In: R. Taylor & A. Schejter (eds.) Beyond Broadband: Developing data-based information policy strategies. (pp. 113-128) New York: Fordham University Press

6. Schejter, A. PI & Katz-Kimchi, M. PI (2012) “... [and] they formed themselves into a single unit: The Development of the Israel Broadcasting Authority Website” In: N. Brugger & M. Burns (eds.) Public Service Broadcasters on the Web: A Comprehensive History (pp. 105-117) New York: Peter Lang

7. Schejter, A. PI & Han, S. S (2011) Regulating the media: Four perspectives. In: D. Levi-Faur (ed.) Politics of Regulation Handbook. (pp. 243-253) London: Edward Elgar

8. Schejter, A. (2009) International Benchmarks: The Crisis in U.S. Communications Policy Through a Comparative Lens. In: A. Schejter (ed.) “…and communications for all”: A Policy Agenda for a New Administration. (pp. 57-77) Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

9. Schejter, A. (2009) Medien in Israel. In C. Matzen, (Ed.) Intenationales Handbuch Medien. (pp. 939-948) Hamburg: Hans Bredow Institut [in German].

10. Schejter, A. (2008) European Union: Communication Law. Entry in Donsbach, W. (ed.) The International Encyclopedia of Communication (pp. 1609-1615) Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

11. Schejter, A. (2007) Online transformation: The Israel Broadcasting Authority on the Internet – What Goes, What Gets By and What Should Give. In T. Schwartz-Altschuller (ed.) Online Journalism in Israel (pp. 51-83) Jerusalem:

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Israel Democracy Institute and Burda Center for Innovative Communications at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (in Hebrew). Book can be accessed online: http://www.idi.org.il/hebrew/download.asp?id=942 (English language abstracts available as of page 376)

12. Schejter, A. (2006). Media Law and the rights of the Palestinian-Arab minority in Israeli public service broadcasting. In The Obligations of Public Broadcasting toward the Arab Society: On the Reform in the Israel Broadcasting Authority. (pp. 63-90) Nazareth: Ilam Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel (in Hebrew)

13. Schejter, A. (2004). Medien in Israel. In C. Matzen, (Ed.) Intenationales Handbuch fur Medien 2004-2005. (pp. 905-911) Hamburg: Hans Bredow Institut.

14. Schejter, A. (2003). Public broadcasting, the information society and the Internet: a paradigm shift? In M. McCauley, E. Peterson, L. Artz & D. Halleck (Eds.) Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest. (pp. 158-174) Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe (5 citations)

15. Schejter, A. (2002). Medien in Israel. In C. Matzen, (Ed.) Intenationales Handbuch fur Medien 2002-2003. (pp. 817-824) Hamburg: Hans Bredow Institut.

16. Schejter, A. PI & Cohen, A. PI (2002). Israel: Chutzpah and Chatter in the Holyland. In J. Katz & M. Aakhus (Eds.) Perpetual Contact. (pp. 30-42) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (33 citations)

17. Schejter ,A. (2000). Rundfunk in Israel. In C. Matzen, (Ed.) Internationales Handbuch fur Hornfunk und Fernsehen. (pp. 761-766) Hamburg: Hans Bredow Institut.

18. Schejter, A. (1998). The Internet: A Mirage of Public Sphere. In Sivan, Y. From the MTV Generation to the LLL Generation: The Story of a National Educational Infrastructure. (pp. 263-271) [in Hebrew]. Even Yehuda, Israel: Reches Publishing House

19. Schejter, A. (1998). Rundfunk in Israel. In C. Matzen, (Ed.) Internationales Handbuch fur Hornfunk und Fernsehen. (pp. 668-672). Hamburg: Hans Bredow Institut.

20. Schejter, A. (1996). Rundfunk in Israel. In C. Matzen, (Ed.) Internationales Handbuch fur Hornfunk und Fernsehen. (pp. 55-59). Hamburg: Hans Bredow Institut.

21. Lehman-Wilzig, S. PI & Schejter, A. PI (1994). Mass Media in Israel. in Y. Kamalipour, H. Mowlana (Eds.) Mass Media in the Middle East. (pp. 109-125). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

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(d) Refereed Articles in Scientific Journals [H Index – 9] [In parentheses: Citations (Google Scholar), ISI Impact Factor, SCIMago ranking,]

1. Schejter, A.PI & Yemini, M. PI (accepted, 2015). "a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them" : media and telecommunications ownership trends in Israel 1984-2013. Telecommunications Policy. (ISI Impact Factor 1.128; Q2 in Information systems)

2. Tirosh, N. PI & Schejter, A. PI (accepted, 2015). 'I will perpetuate your memory

through all generations': Institutionalization of Collective Memory by Law in Israel. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics (Q2 in Cultural Studies)

3. Schejter, A. PI & Tirosh, N. PI (2015). “What is wrong cannot be made right”? – Why has media reform been sidelined in the debate over “social justice” in Israel. Critical Studies in Media Communication. (ISI Impact Factor 0.306; Q1 in Communication)

4. Schejter, A. PI & Cohen, A. PI (2013). Mobile Phone Usage as an Indicator of

Solidarity: Israelis at War in 2006 and 2009. Mobile Media & Communication, 1(2), 174-195

5. Schejter, A. PI & Tirosh, N. PI (2012). Social media new and old in the Al-‘Arakeeb conflict – a case study. The Information Society, 28, 304-315 (4 citations, ISI Impact Factor 0.972; Q1 in Cultural Studies)

6. Connolly-Ahern, C. PI, Schejter, A. PI & Obar, J. S (2012). The poor man’s lamb revisited? Assessing the state of LPFM at its 10th anniversary. The Communication Review, 15(1), 21-44 (1 citation, Q1 in Communication)

7. Davidson, R. PI & Schejter, A. PI (2011). “Their deeds are the deeds of Zimri; but they expect a reward like Phineas”: Neoliberal and multicultural discourses in the development of Israeli DTT policy. Communication, Culture and Critique, 4, 1-22 (6 citations)

8. Obar, J. S & Schejter, A. PI (2010) Inclusion or Illusion: An analysis of the FCC’s public hearings on media ownership 2006-2007. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 54(2), 212-227 (6 citations, ISI Impact Factor 0.836, Q1 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

9. Schejter, A. PI, Serenko, A. PI, Turel, O. PI, and Zahaf, M. PI (2010) Policy implications of market segmentation as a determinant of fixed-mobile service substitution: What it means for carriers and policymakers. Telematics and Informatics 27, 90-102 (13 citations, ISI Impact Factor 0.705, Q2 in Communication)

10. Schejter, A. PI & Yemini, M. PI (2009) “Eyes have they, but they see not”: Israeli election laws, freedom of expression, and the need for transparent speech. Communication Law and Policy 14, 411-452 (1 citation, Q3 in Communication)

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11. Schejter, A. PI & Elavsky, C.M. C, (2009) “…and the children of Israel sang

this song”: The Role of Israeli law and policy in the advancement of Israeli music. Min-Ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online 7(II), 131-153 http://www.biu.ac.il/hu/mu/min-ad/ (1 citation)

12. Schejter, A. PI & Obar, J. S (2009) “Tell it not in Harrisburg, Publish it not in the Streets of Tampa”: Framing, Media Ownership, and the Public Interest. Journalism Studies, 10(5), 577-593 (2 citations, ISI Impact Factor 0.709, Q1 in Communication)

13. Schejter, A. (2009) “From all my teachers I have grown wise, and from my students more than anyone else”: What lessons can the US learn from broadband policies in Europe? International Communication Gazette, 71(5), 429-445. (4 citations, Q2 in Communication)

14. Schejter, A. (2008) ‘The Stranger that Dwelleth With You Shall Be Unto You as One Born Among You’ - Israeli Media Law and The Cultural Rights of the Palestinian Israeli Minority. Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, 1, 156-179. (Q2 in Cultural Studies)

15. Schejter, A. PI & Davidson, R. PI (2008) “. . . and money is the answer for all things”: The News Corp.—Dow Jones Merger and the Separation of Editorial and Business Practices. International Journal of Communication, 2, 515-542. (online at http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/article/view/251/174) (4 citations, ISI Impact Factor 0.786, Q2 in Communication)

16. Schejter, A. PI & Yemini, M. PI (2007) "'Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue:' Network neutrality, the First Amendment and John Rawls’ Theory of Justice". Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, 14(1), 137-174. (32 citations, IF 1.13 ranked 2/14 journals on communication law, media and journalism inn Washington and Lee University Ranking of Law Journals)

17. Schejter, A. (2007) “The Pillar of Fire by Night, to Shew Them Light:” Israeli Broadcasting, the Supreme Court, and the Zionist Narrative. Media, Culture & Society, 29(6), 916-933 (5 citations, ISI Impact Factor 1.139, Q1 in Communication)

18. Schejter, A. (2007) “Jacob’s Voice, Esau’s Hands:” Transparency as a First Amendment Right in an Age of Deceit and Impersonation. Hofstra Law Review 35(2), 1489-1518 (13 citations, IF 0.87, ranked 56/250 general law journals in Washington and Lee University Ranking of Law Journals,)

19. Schejter, A. PI & Lee, S. PI (2007) The Evolution of Cable Regulatory Policies and their Consequences: Comparing South Korea and Israel. Journal of Media Economics, 20(1), 1-28. (7 citations, ISI Impact Factor 0.231, Q3 in Communication)

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20. Schejter, A. PI, Kittler, J. S, Lim, M. S, Balaji, M. S & Douai, A. S (2007) “Let's go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech:” Developing a Model for Comparative Analysis and Normative Assessment of Minority Media Rights. Global Media Journal, 6(10) (http://lass.purduecal.edu/cca/gmj/sp07/gmj-sp07-schejter-kittler-lim-douai-balaji.htm) (4 citations, Q3 in Communication)

21. Schejter, A. (2006). “Art Thou For Us, or For Our Adversaries?” Communicative Action and the Regulation of Product Placement: A Comparative Study and a Tool for Analysis. Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 15(1), 89-119. 11 citations, IF=0.36, ranked 10/18 journals on comparative law and 60/118 journals on international law in Washington and Lee University Ranking of Law Journals)

22. Schejter, A. (2006) Israeli cellular telecommunications policy. Telecommunications Policy, 30(1), 14-28 (3 citations, ISI Impact Factor 1.128, Q2 in Information Systems)

23. Schejter, A. (2005) “The people shall dwell alone”: The effect of transfontier broadcasting on freedom of speech and information in Israel. “ North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 31(2), 337-376 (IF 0.58, ranked 28/118 journals on international law in Washington and Lee University Ranking of Law Journals)

24. Schejter, A. (2005) Service public, societe de l’information et Internet. Mediamorphoses (January, 2005) 161-169 (in French)

25. Schejter, A. PI & Borenstein, K. PI (2003). 3G Where Art Thou? On What Can and Can't be Learned from the UMTS Spectrum Auctions in Europe. Communications & Strategies 50(2), 215-235 (3 citations)

26. Schejter, A. (1999). The Fairness Doctrine is Dead and Living in Israel. Federal Communications Law Journal 51(3), 281-300 (13 citations, IF=0.43, ranked 6/14 journals on communication law, media and journalism in Washington and Lee University Ranking of Law Journals)

27. Schejter, A. (1999). From a Tool for National Cohesion, to a Manifestation of National Conflict: The Evolution of Cable Television Policy in Israel, 1986-1998. Communication Law and Policy, 4(2), 177-200 (1 citation, Q3 in Communication)

28. Schejter, A. (1996). The Cultural Obligations of Broadcast Television in Israel. Gazette, 56(3), 183-200 (4 citations, Q2 in Communication)

(e) Other Published Work

1. Schejter, A. (2014). Book Review of “Disability and Information Technology: A Comparative Study in Media Regulation” Communication & Strategies

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2. Schejter, A. (2013). Book Review of “Inside the Box: Embedded Branding in Israeli Commercial Television” Media Frames: The Journal of the Israel Communication Association [In Hebrew]

3. Schejter, A. (2012) Has Israel completed its transition from a broadcasting

state to a regulatory state? Special Editor’s introduction. Media Frames: The Journal of the Israel Communications Association 8, 11-27 [in Hebrew]

4. Schejter, A. (2011) “For the earth shall be full of knowledge”: Freedom of

expression in an age of myriad opinions and channels of expression. Kesher: Journal of Media and Communications History in Israel and the Jewish World 42 (Autumn, 2011), 14-22 [in Hebrew]

5. Schejter, A. (2009) Telecommunications policy at the dawn of the Obama

Administration. Intermedia 37(4), 38-42 available at http://www.iicom.org/intermedia/Obama%20Administration%20policy.pdf

6. Schejter, A. (2009) Book Review of “Broadcasting, Voice and

Accountability.” In Global Media and Communication 5(1), 113-115

7. Schejter, A. (2009) Book Review of “Pirate Radio in Israel.” Media Frames: The Journal of the Israel Communication Association 3, 141-146 [In Hebrew]

8. Stein, L. & Schejter, A. (2009). Interview with Robert McChesney. Journal of

Communication Inquiry 33(4), 310-317

9. Schejter, A. (2001-02). Freedom of Speech. In the Technological Education Division of the Ministry of Education curriculum on “Communication and Society.”

10. Himelboim, I. and Schejter, A. (2001). Changes in the Television Market in

Israel. In Television 2001, International Key Facts. Germany: RTL-IP

11. Schejter, A. (2000) Storming the target: Recommendations to general Raphael Vardi, appointed by the prime minister to study the crisis in public broadcasting. 24 The Seventh Eye

12. Schejter, A. (2000) Israel. In Television 2000: European key facts (Paris: IP)

13. Schejter, A. (2000) Media and minorities in Israel. In Diffusion EBU (pp. 38-

39) (English and French editions) (2000)

14. Rogel N., & Schejter, A. (1995). Guidelines for Broadcasting News and Current Affairs. Jerusalem: Israel Broadcasting Authority.

• Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars

(a) Invited plenary lectures at conferences/meeting

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1. Schejter, A. (April, 2015). Invited speaker at conference on “European Media Policy 2015: New Contexts, New Approaches.” University of Helsinki, Finland

2. Schejter, A. (October, 2014). Plenary panel speaker. 7th annual conference of the International Media Management Academic Association (IMMAA), “Managing Online Media: Into the Next Stage of Digital.” University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

3. Schejter, A. (October, 2013). Keynote panel speaker. 2013 Workshop of the

ECREA’s Communication Law and Policy Section: “Communication & Media Policy in Europe: Assessing the Past, Setting Agendas for the Future.” University of Salford, Manchester, UK

4. Schejter, A. (July, 2013). “Jacob’s voice – Esau’s hands: Transparency and

justice in communications. Presented at “Transparent? The obligations of media in Israel. A plenary session at the Open University, Ra’anana, Israel

5. Schejter, A. (April, 2013) “Building Digital Bridges” Presented at “Digital

Inclusion in Texas: A conference for providers, decision makers and persons interested in best practices and public policy around digital inclusion.” The University of Texas at Austin

6. Schejter, A. (July, 2012). “The State of the Law: Media Law in Israel, 2012”

Presented at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Durban, South Africa

7. Schejter, A. (April, 2012). “Balancing academic and professional careers.” An

invited panel at the 16th annual conference of the Israel Communication Association, Tel Aviv, Israel.

8. Schejter, A. (March, 2012) “New media policy: The redistribution of voice.”

Presented at “The Digital Media and New Media Platforms: Policy and Marketing Strategies” conference hosted by the International Master’s Program in International Communication Studies (IMICS), National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

9. Schejter, A. (November, 2011) “Social media and social justice.” Presented at

“Governance of Social Media” – A Quello Center workshop. Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

10. Schejter, A. (January, 2011) Mobile Phones and Security Events in Israel:

Facts and Policy Implications. A public presentation at the Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University, Budapest

11. Schejter, A. (December, 2010) Limited democracy: Israeli media as a closed

system. A roundtable presentation at the invitation of Agenda – the Israeli Center for Strategic Communications, Keshev, the Center for the Protection of Democracy in Israel, The Walter Lebach Center for Jewish-Arab Co-Existence

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in Education and I’lam, the Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel. Held at Tel Aviv University

12. Schejter, A. (December, 2010) Like all Minorities? The Foundations of the

Definition of “Minoritiness” as a Basis for Media Policymaking. A roundtable presentation at the Invitation of the Herzog Center for Media, Society and Politics at Tel Aviv University and the Burda Center for Innovative Communications at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Held at Tel Aviv University

13. Schejter, A. (May, 2010) Enabling democratic participation while shaping

national identity: The case of Israeli media regulation. A Mundus Scholar lecture at the University of Amsterdam, Holland, and at the University of Hamburg, Germany

14. Schejter, A. (May, 2010) The metaphor is the message: How technological,

economic, cultural and democratic considerations shape the media. A guest lecture at the University of Amsterdam, Holland

15. Schejter, A. (May, 2010) The National Broadband Plan: Has the U.S. Learned

from European Broadband Policies? A presentation made at OPTA, the national telecommunications regulator of the Netherlands, The Hague

16. Schejter, A. (May, 2009) Policy Issues panel discussion at the Statistical

Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research conference at Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh, PA

17. Schejter, A. (November, 2008) “…and communications for all” -- A

Communications Policy Agenda for the New Administration: Principles for a Socially Inclusive Communication Policy.” Sponsored by the Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide and to be presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

18. Schejter, A. (March, 2008) “Social content placement and commercial product

placement: Moral and ethical implications” presented at “From Hollywood to Tel Aviv” a conference organized by the Social Marketing Program at Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel.

19. Schejter, A. (February, 2007) “The Persistence of the Digital Divide: Causes

and Remedies – A Comparative International Perspective” presented at the Annual Consumer Assembly of the Consumer Federation of America, Washington, DC

20. Schejter, A. (December, 2006) “Comparative Models for Minority

Representation in Public Broadcasting Systems” presented at a conference on “Media Rights as Human Rights” organized by “I’lam – the Media Center for Arab-Palestinians in Israel.” Tel Aviv, Israel.

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21. Schejter, A. (December, 2005) “Public Broadcasting in the Information Society” a presentation at the Israel Democracy Institute in honor of Professor Dan Caspi’s 60th birthday. Jerusalem, Israel

22. Schejter, A. (December, 2005) “"Israeli media law and minority rights - a

critical view" presented at a conference on "Communication rights as collective, political and cultural rights" organized by “I’lam – the Media Center for Arab-Palestinians in Israel.” Nazareth, Israel

23. Schejter, A. (June, 2004) The 4th Israeli Citizen Consensus Conference: The

Media in Israel – Whose is the Sky. Held at the Knesset Expert witness. Jerusalem, Israel

24. Schejter, A. (March, 2004) The Internet and self regulation: A match made in

heaven? Presented at the 8th annual conference of the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL), Tel Aviv, Israel

25. Schejter, A. (January, 2004) The new telecommunications authority and the

State: What it should be and what it actually is. Presented at “The new telecommunications authority: the law, the market and the public discourse.” A conference under the auspices of the Center for Law & Technology, the Faculty of Law, Haifa University, Israel

26. Schejter, A. (February, 2003) Requesting authority – the establishment of a

new telecommunications authority. A seminar on the establishment of a non-governmental regulator (organized by “Globes Initiatives”), Tel Aviv, Israel

27. Schejter, A. (November, 2002). Entering the fixed inland market: opportunity

or sheer madness? Presented at the “Telecom Israel 2002,” the bi-annual conference and exhibition organized the Israeli Ministry of Communication, Tel Aviv, Israel (http://www.kenes.com/telecom2002/index_thurs.asp)

28. Schejter, A. (July, 2002) Regulatory aspects of M-commerce. Presented at the

“Mobile Corporate Applications Convention,” organized by LOGTEL, Tel Aviv, Israel

29. Schejter, A. (October, 2000) “Digital Economy” German Israeli young

leadership exchange held at the Bundestag (panel including chairwoman of the Bundestag), narrator, Berlin, Germany

30. Schejter, A. (June, 2000) Who needs the press? Presented at the conference on

“Ethics, Communications and the Criminal Process” of the Institute of Legal Training for Attorneys and Legal Advisers of the Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, Israel.

31. Schejter, A. (February, 1999) Television on cable and satellite – after the

courts before competition. A panel discussion hosted by the Israel Management Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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32. Panel participant, Israel Sociological Society annual meeting, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel (1999)

33. Schejter, A. (December, 1998) Where has the public interest gone? The

regulation of new technologies. Presented at Haifa University, Haifa Israel

34. Schejter, A. (October, 1997) Fragmenting audiences and the case for public funding. An invited panel with Professor Marc Raboy and Mr. Jean Bernard Munch at the Public Broadcasters International (PBI) annual meeting, Washington DC

35. Panel participant, Israel Sociological Society annual meeting, Haifa, Israel

(1993) (b) Peer-reviewed papers presented at conferences/meeting

1. Schejter, A., Ben-Haroush, O., Tirosh, N., Mola, S., Mendels, J., & Shacham, M. (January, 2015). Introducing a Needs-Based Approach to Digital Policy. Presented at the annual conference of the Media, Communications, and Cultural Studies Association of the United Kingdom. Newcastle, UK.

2. Schejter, A. & Tirosh, N. (November, 2014). Much discourse about democracy: Contemporary media policy in the age of abundance, mobility, interactivity and convergence. Presented at “Changing Media – Changing Democracy? Exploring the Democratic Potential of Social Media,” the 20th Anniversary Conference of the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences Along with the 4th Research Conference of the Austrian Research Association - Working Group on the Future of Democracy & the 2014 Workshop of the Network “Media Structures.” Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences

3. Tirosh, N. & Schejter, A. (September, 2014), New media and the right to memory in multicultural societies. Presented (by N. Tirosh) at the “Digital Memories” Working Group Meeting of the COST network “In Search of Transcultural Memory in Europe.” Budapest, Central European University.

4. Schejter, A. & Tirosh N. (September, 2014). Social justice as an organizing principle for contemporary media policy. Presented at TPRC 42, The Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy. Arlington, VA, USA

5. Schejter, A. & Nonnecke, B. (September, 2014). BTOP and Bottom-Up Insights for Closing the Digital Divide. A panel presentation at TPRC 42, The Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy. Arlington, VA, USA

6. Tirosh, N. & Schejter, A. (April, 2014). Collective memory, new media, and the refugee experience. Presented (jointly) at “In the Frame? Public and Political Discourses of Migration” a conference organized by the Power, Discourse and Society Research Cluster, University of Limerick, Ireland

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7. Tirosh, N. & Schejter, A. (November, 2013). “The reason I can [still] find

hope is that I keep this one thing in mind:” The role of collective memory building in ICT supported democratization. Presented (jointly) at “New Media and Participation” A conference supported by the COST Action IS0906, ‘Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies’ and organised by the Faculty of Communications, Bahcesehir University, Galata / Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey

8. Schejter, A. (July, 2013). New Media; old politics: On the inability to form a single regulator in the Israeli media and telecommunications environment. Presented at the conference on ‘Media Policy and Regulation: Activating Voices, Illuminating Silences,’ University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

9. Schejter, A. & Tirosh, N. (June, 2013) “What is wrong cannot be made right”? Why has media reform been sidelined in the debate over social justice in Israel. Presented at “Strategies for Media Reform – An international workshop.” A preconference of the 63rd annual conference of the International Communication Association, held at Goldsmiths University of London, London, UK

10. Schejter, A. & Nonnecke, B. (September, 2012) "If you build it – will they come?” Understanding the information needs of users of BTOP funded broadband Internet public computer centers. Presented at the 40th TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Va. USA

11. Schejter, A. (July, 2012) The role of media and telecommunications in the life of teachers in Bedouin schools in Israel. Presented at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Durban, South Africa

12. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (July, 2012) “a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them”: media and telecommunications ownership trends in Israel 1984-2008. Presented at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Durban, South Africa

13. Schejter, A. (July, 2012) “Woodcutters and water carriers”: The role of media and telecommunications in the life of migrant workers and political asylum seekers in Israel. Presented at the 6th annual Global Communication Association conference, Lusaka, Zambia

14. Schejter, A. (June, 2012) “Woodcutters and water carriers”: The role of media and telecommunications in the life of migrant workers and political asylum seekers in Israel. Presented at the annual Association for Israel Studies conference, Haifa, Israel

15. Schejter, A. & Losey, J. (May, 2012). “Understanding the democratic capacity of networked communications.” Presented (by J. Losey) at Critique, Democracy and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society. Towards

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Critical Theories of Social Media. The 4th ICTs and Society Conference. Uppsala University, Sweden

16. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (April, 2012). “Media concentration in Israel 1984-2008.” Presented at the 16th annual conference of the Israel Communication Association, Tel Aviv, Israel

17. Schejter, A. & Tirosh, N. (November, 2011). “Social media new and old in the Al ‘Arakeeb conflict: A case study.” Presented at the Royal Irish Academy Conference for International Affairs 2011, Dublin, Ireland

18. Schejter, A. (November, 2011). “National identity formation as a cultural policy: Can ethnic particularity and democracy co-exist?” Presented at the annual conference organized by “Cultural Trends,” London, UK.

19. Schejter, A. (November, 2011). “Woodcutters and water carriers*”: The role of media and telecommunications in the life of migrant workers and political asylum seekers in Israel. Presented at “Integration and Immigrants' Participation – an International conference.” Reykjavik, Iceland.

20. Schejter, A. & Tirosh, N. (October, 2011). “Social media new and old in the

Al ‘Arakeeb conflict: A case study. Presented at the 10th annual Global Fusion conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA

21. Davidson, R, & Schejter, A. (May, 2011). "Neoliberal and Multicultural Discourses in the Development of Israeli DTT Policy." Presented (by R. Davidson) at the 61st annual conference of the International Communication Association, Boston, MA.

22. Schejter, A. & Obar, J. (May, 2011). "Comparing Media Ownership Regimes: The Fine Contours That Differentiate Among the American, British and Canadian Media Systems." Presented (by J. Obar) at the 61st annual conference of the International Communication Association, Boston, MA.

23. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (January, 2011) “Media concentration in Israel – Part II.” Presented at the international conference on media concentration, Universite Paris Dauphine, Paris, France

24. Schejter, A. & Obar, J. (October, 2010) ““Media Ownership in a Comparative Perspective: When Normative Theory Matters.” Accepted for presentation at “ECREA 2010,” the 3rd European Communication Conference, Hamburg, Germany

25. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (October, 2010) “Media concentration in Israel.” Presented at a panel on “International Media Concentration” at the 38th TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Va. USA

26. Taylor, R., Jayakar, K. & Schejter, A. (October, 2010) “Access Stimulation”: Subsidizing Rural Customers with Porn, or Saving Rural

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Service? Presented (by R. Taylor) at the 38th TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Va. USA

27. Jayakar, K., Taylor, R., & Schejter, A. (August, 2010) “Modeling access charge reform: Achieving parity between interstate and intrastate long-distance telephony.” Presented (By K. Jayakar) at the 94th Annual AEJMC Conference, Denver, CO.

28. Cohen, A., & Schejter, A. (June, 2010) “Mobile phone use on the Israeli home front during 2006 Lebanon war and 2009 Gaza conflict” Presented (by A. Cohen) at the 60th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Singapore

29. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (March, 2010) “Media concentration in Israel.” Presented at the international conference on media concentration, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

30. Schejter, A. (October, 2009) "Communication training and civic engagement: Theoretical challenges and practical solutions." Presented at V NCA-FELAFACS Communication Conference of the Americas (FELAFACS XIII Latin American Social Communication Schools Conferences), Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, Cuba

31. Cohen, A., Schejter, A. & Drang, F. (October, 2009) “"The people have fled from the battle”(or have they?): Mobile phone use on the Israeli home front during the Second Lebanon war (2006) and operation “Cast Lead” (2009).” Presented at “Mobile communication and social policy,” an international conference, Center for Mobile Communication Studies, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, USA

32. Connolly-Ahern, C., Schejter, A., Obar, J., & Martinez-Carrillo, N.

(September, 2009) ”A Slice of the Pie: Examining the State of the Low Power FM Radio Service in 2009.” Presented at the 37th TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Va. USA

33. Schejter, A. (2009) “Rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,

and rulers of tens”*: Does Democracy Count? Presented at “Beyond Broadband Access: Data-Based Information Policy For a New Administration.” An experts workshop held at the New America Foundation, Washington, DC, USA

34. Schejter, A. & Elavsky, C.M. (May, 2009) “…and the children of Israel sang

this song ”: The Role of Israeli law and policy in the advancement of Israeli music. Presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Il. USA (Top three paper, Law and Policy Division)

35. Schejter, A. (May, 2009) “International Benchmarks: The Crisis in U.S.

Communications Policy Through a Comparative Lens” Presented in "...and communications for all:" A Policy Agenda for the New Administration. A

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panel with the participation of W. McChesney, K. Montgomery, P. Napoli, S. Strover and E. Wilson. Presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Il. USA

36. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (May, 2009) “Eyes have they, but they see not”:

Israeli election laws, freedom of expression, and the need for speech transparency. Presented in a scholar-to-scholar poster presentation at the 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, Il. USA

37. Schejter, A., Todd. M., Worawongs, T., Worley, S., Obar, J., Baxter, P., Clark,

J., Heresco, A., (October, 2008) “The foundations of the world laid bare:” Comparative media systems scholarship– the state of the discipline.” Presented (by T. Worawongs) at the 8th annual “Global Fusion” conference, Athens, Oh. USA

38. Schejter, A. (September, 2008) Moderator and organizer of “The Future of

Communication Policy in the New Presidential Administration” a panel reviewing the mid- and long-term recommendations for a comprehensive U.S. communication policy agenda to be presented to the new administration by a working group of 16 U.S. scholars under the auspices of the IIP at Penn State. Presented at the 36th TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Va. USA

39. Schejter, A. & Obar, J. (August, 2008). “Tell it not in Harrisburg, publish it

not in the streets of Tampa: Framing, media ownership, and the public interest.” presented (by J.Obar) at the 91st Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Chicago, Il. USA (Top Faculty Paper, Radio Television Journalism Division)

40. Schejter, A. (August, 2008). “"Learn to imitate the ways of the nations:"

International benchmarks for universal broadband policy.” A contribution to a competitively selected panel presentation on “Universal Broadband and Competitiveness in the Information Economy,” organized by professor Krishna Jayakar. Presented at the 91st Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Chicago, Il. USA

41. Obar, J. & Schejter, A. (August, 2008). “Inclusion or illusion? An analysis of

the FCC’s public hearings on media ownership 2006-2007.” Presented in a scholar-to-scholar poster session at the 91st Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Chicago, Il. USA

42. Schejter, A. (June, 2008). “Public Scholarship and the Land Grant University:

a Case Study and an Ongoing Quest for Answers.” Accepted to “Beyond the Academy: Engaging Public Life,” George Mason University, Arlington, Va. USA (not presented)

43. Schejter, A. & Obar, J. (June, 2008). “Tell it not in Harrisburg, publish it not

in the streets of Tampa: Framing, media ownership, and the public interest.”

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presented (by J.Obar) at “Academic Research for Media Reform: A Symposium for Scholars,” Minneapolis, Mn. USA

44. Bird, B., Baukus, M., Elavsky, C.M., Hagopian, K., Haigh, M., Parsons, P. &

Schejter, A. (May, 2008). “Public scholarship at Penn State: A multidimensional program of education, scholarship and civic engagement.” Presented at “Bridging Scholar/Activist Divides in the Field of Communications,” an ICA Half-Day Pre-Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

45. Cohen, A. & Schejter, A. (May, 2008). Big Talkers: Six Decades of Israelis on

the Phone. Presented (by A. Cohen) at the annual conference of the Association for Israel Studies, New York, NY. USA

46. Schejter, A. & Elavsky, C.M. (April, 2008) “A song for David”: The Role of

Israeli law in the advancement of Israeli music. Presented at “Hearing Israel: Music, Culture and History at 60,” a conference held at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. USA

47. Maltz, J. & Schejter, A. (April, 2008). “To them I will give in My house and

within My walls a memorial”: Israeli public memory and the legacy of non-Jewish saviors. Presented at “Memorialization, Community, and Justice,” a conference held at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. USA

48. Schejter, A. (November, 2007) ‘The Stranger that Dwelleth With You Shall

Be Unto You as One Born Among You’ - Israeli Media Law and The Cultural Rights of the Palestinian Israeli Minority. Accepted to the International and Intercultural Division of the 2007 National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Il. USA (not presented).

49. Schejter, A. (October, 2007) “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue:”

freedom of expression in the age of abundance and the practical application of John Rawls’ theory of justice. Presented at “Enclosure, Emancipatory Communication and the Global City,” an international conference of the Union for Democratic Communications, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

50. Schejter, A. & Obar, J. (2007, October) Conflict of Public Interest: An

analysis of the recent FCC hearings on media consolidation and the local media's coverage. Presented (by J. Obar) at “Convergence and Society: Media Ownership, Control, and Consolidation” a conference held at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. USA

51. Schejter, A. (2007, September) “From all my teachers I have grown wise, and

from my students more than anyone else:” What Lessons can the U.S. learn from Broadband Policies in Europe? Presented at the 35th TPRC Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Va. USA

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52. Schejter, A. (2007, September) “They have mouths, but they speak not” – The regulation of broadcasting during election times: a comparative study and a democracy-enabling theoretical framework. Presented at the 7th annual “Global Fusion” conference, St. Louis, Mo. USA

53. Schejter, A., & Yemini, M. (2007, August) “Justice, and only justice, you shall

pursue:” Network neutrality, the First Amendment and John Rawls’ Theory of Justice. Presented at the Law and Policy Division at the 90th Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Washington, D.C. USA

54. Schejter, A. & Yemini, M. (2007, June) To see or not to see: Israeli election

laws, freedom of expression, and the need for speech transparency. Presented at the WAPOR Regional Seminar, Jerusalem-Haifa, Israel

55. Schejter, A. (2007, June) ‘The Stranger that Dwelleth With You Shall Be Unto

You as One Born Among You ‘ - Israeli Media Law and The Cultural Rights of the Palestinian Israeli Minority. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Israel Studies at the Open University, Ra’anana, Israel

56. Schejter A., A. Douai, M. Lim & J. Kittler (2007, April) The Multi-Step Flow

Model Of Propaganda And Its Effect On The Portrayal Of Hostilities Between Nation-States And Non-State Organizations Over Traditional Print Media: A Comparative Analysis. Presented (by M. Lim) at the Media, War and Conflict Launch Conference at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wi. USA

57. Schejter, A. (2007, January) Broadband Penetration, Competition in

Telecommunication Markets and the European Union: Lessons to be Learned for Universal Service Reform in the U.S? Presented at the Social Science Research Council Media Policy Research Pre-conference to the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tn. USA

58. Schejter, A. (2006, November) “The Pillar of Fire by Night, to Shew Them

Light:” Israeli Broadcasting, the Supreme Court, and the Zionist Narrative. Presented at the 92nd Annual Convention of the National Communication Association in San Antonio, Tx. USA

59. Schejter, A. J. Kittler, M. Lim & A. Douai (2006, September) Integration,

Segregation or Self-Segregation: A Conceptual Model for Comparative Analysis and Normative Assessment of Minority Media Rights. Presented at the 6th annual “Global Fusion” conference in Chicago, Il. USA

60. Schejter, A. (2006, February) The match and the pillar of fire: The Israeli

Supreme Court, broadcasting law and the Zionist narrative. Presented at "ImaginNATION: The Cultural Praxis of Zionism", a conference held at Arizona State University in Tempe, Az. USA

61. Schejter, A. (2005, May) The Internet and the telephone: Can two walk

together, except they be agreed. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, as part of a panel on The

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Regulatory Challenges of Converging Communications Technologies and Markets: Perspectives from Asia, Europe and America with the participation of professors Yu-Li Liu, Carlene Maitland, Peter Humphreys and Seamus Simpson) New York, NY. USA

62. Schejter, A. (2004, October) On regulatory measures and national character:

What has affected the proliferation of cellular phone in Israel. Paper presented at “Mobile Communication and Social Change” Seoul, South Korea

63. Schejter, A. (2004, September) Product placement as an international practice:

Moral, legal, regulatory and trade implications. Paper presented at the annual Telecommunication Policy research Conference, Arlington, Va. USA

64. Schejter, A. (2004, April) Musing about commercial success, national

character and regulation of the cellular phone market in Israel. Presentation in a jointly submitted panel with Professor Akiba Cohen and Professor Dafna Lemish at the annual conference of the Israel Communication Association, Netanya Israel.

65. Schejter, A. & K. Bornshten (2003, March) 3G Where Art Thou? On what can

and can't be learnt yet from the 3G spectrum allotment process, 1999-2002. Presented (by K. Bornshten) at the annual conference of the Euro Communication Policy Research, Barcelona, Spain.

66. Cohen, A., D. Lemish & A. Schejter (2001, May) The Mobile Phone and the

End of Privacy, Guilt, and Shame. Presented (by D. Lemish & A. Cohen) at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C. USA

67. Schejter, A. (2000, September) Public Service Internet? Public Service

Broadcasting and the Internet: An Int'l Comparative Study. Presented at the annual Telecommunication Policy research Conference, Alexandria, Va. USA

68. Schejter, A. (2000, July) "Like All the Nations?": Encountering the emergence

of translated international channels on Israeli digital multi-channel platforms. Presented at the annual conference of the International Telecommunication Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

69. Schejter, A. (2000, July) Public Broadcasting, the Information Society and

the Internet: A Paradigm Shift? Paper presented at a conference on “Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest,” University of Maine, Orono, Me. USA

70. Schejter, A. (2000, June) Public Broadcasting, the Information Society

and the Internet. Paper accepted to the Banff Television Festival, Banff, Canada. (did not participate)

71. Schejter, A. & A. Cohen (1999, December) The Wonder-Phone in the Holy

Land: Contact, Chatter and Chutzpah. Paper presented at "Perceptual contact:

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Mobile communication, private talk and public performance," Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. USA.

72. Schejter, A. (1999, September) Less News is Good News: Fifty Years of

Communication Policy in a Volatile Democracy. Paper presented at the annual Telecommunication Policy research Conference, Alexandria, Va. USA

73. Schejter, A. (1999, May) Embracing Differences in Israeli Political Speech:

Fairness or Impartiality? Presentation in a jointly submitted theme session with Professor Theodore Glasser, Professor Harvey Jassem, Professor Susan Drucker and Gary Gumpert at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, Ca. USA

(c) Seminar Presentations at Universities and Institutions

1. Schejter, A. (April, 2014) “Social media and social justice.” A seminar at the department of sociology, political science and communications at the Open University, Ra’anana, Israel

2. Schejter A. (November, 2013). “Social media and social justice”. A seminar for the outstanding student forum at Sapir Academic College, Sderot, Israel

3. Schejter, A. (March, 2011) “The Jewish People rose in the Land of Israel;

Have the Israeli People risen in the State of Israel? Mythic elements in Israeli cultural legislation. A seminar at Tel Aviv University, Department of Communications, Tel Aviv, Israel

4. Schejter, A. (April, 2008). ) ‘The Stranger that Dwelleth With You Shall Be

Unto You as One Born Among You ‘ - Israeli Media Law and The Cultural Rights of the Palestinian Israeli Minority. A seminar at the University of Virginia, Department of Media Studies, Charlottesville, VA.

5. Schejter, A. (December, 2005) “The people shall dwell alone: The effect of

transborder broadcasting on freedom of information in Israel” A seminar at Tel Aviv University, Department of Communications, Tel Aviv Israel

6. Schejter, A. (December, 2005) “A culture of transparency or a culture of deceit: a comparison of international product placement regulation policies and what it reveals about the underlying assumptions of media regulators.” A seminar at the Jezreel Valley Academic College, Department of Communications, Jezreel Valley, Israel

7. Schejter, A. (December, 2005) “A culture of transparency or a culture of deceit: a comparison of international product placement regulation policies and what it reveals about the underlying assumptions of media regulators.” A seminar at Ben Gurion University, Burda Center for Innovative Communications, Beer Sheva, Israel

• Grants

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2014-15

Council for Higher Education (Israel) (“MALAG”)

“Communications for all: an activism promoting graduate course”

₪ 30,000

2014 Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Communications

“Media use and memory building among African Refugees in Israel”

$8,000

2013-14



₪ 30,000

2013 Israeli Centers of Research Excellence (ICORE)

Learning in a NetworKed Society (LINKS)

₪ 2.3M (Total grant ₪ 35 M)

2013 Penn State Center – Engaging Pittsburgh

“Building Digital Bridges”

$5,000

2013 European Union

Marie Curie Career Integration Grant

€100,000

2012-13



₪ 38,000

2012 Ford Foundation + Media Democracy Fund

Continued support for “Making Policy Research Accessible”

$100,000

2010 Ford Foundation “Making Policy Research Accessible”

$300,000

2010 Media Democracy Fund Small Businesses and Broadband

$20,000

2009 AT&T Reforming Intrastate Access Charges

$57,500

2008-9 Social Science Research Council Low Power FM and Localism

$7,500

2007-8 Media Democracy Fund Future of American Communication Working Group

$110,000

2006-7 Penn State University President Grant for Research

$500

2006-7 Second Authority for Radio and Television (Jerusalem, Israel)

Zevulun Hammer Memorial Scholarship

₪ 15,000

2005-6 Arthur W. Page Center for Arthur W. Page $10,000

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Integrity in Communications Scholar • Present Academic Activities Research in progress “The information needs of marginalized communities” A research project conducted as part of the Learning in a Networked Society (LINKS) Israeli Center of Research Excellence (ICORE). Research team includes 5 Ph.D. candidates (N. Tirosh, S. Mola, J. Mendels, G. Abu-Kaf and M. Shacham) and 4 M.A. candidates (A. Sharheh, A. Abudaabes, I. Ben-Yehuda and B. Shomron). The project combines a series of studies conducted within a number of communities in Israel, as well as theoretical work on technological exclusion, its causes and the policy framework with which to tackle it. Articles to be published In preparation: “…be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land”: A Need-Based Approach to Digital Divide Policy “I-Nakba and the right to memory: Remembering the un-Remembered Through New Media” Identity construction across the lifespan: Realizing the right to memory in communication law and policy On the regulation of OTT audiovisual services in Israel: A view from within Submitted for publication: Schejter, A. & Tirosh, N. “Social media and social justice” to “Telecommunication Policy.”

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