Shea L. Smock
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- School: Florida State University
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- Department: Communication
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600 W College Ave.
Tallahassee, FL - 32306 - Dates at Florida State University: April 2013 - May 2014
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Biography
Florida State University - Communication
Experience
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Intellectual Property Document Specialist
➢ Document Management
➢ Hard File Storage Technologies
➢ Matter Management
➢ E-Billing
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Practice Innovations Analyst
Shea worked at Chapman and Cutler LLP as a Practice Innovations Analyst
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Practice Innovations Intern
➢ Legal Tech R&D
➢ Artificial Intelligence Training
➢ Legal Process Improvement
➢ Provision Database Production
➢ Knowledge Management
➢ Legal Project Management
Tech Lawyer Accelerator
Program Participant
➢ Legal Tech Boot Camp
➢ Lean/Six Sigma Training
➢ Contract Management Systems
➢ Legal Process Management
➢ Change Management Strategies
➢ Outsourcing Opportunities
Indianapolis Indians
Emcee
On-Camera talent
Education
Florida State University
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Communication and Media Studies
Florida State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Publications
Adding Insult to Injury: Broadcast Media Coverage of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
The Political Economy of Communication
In 2000, Betty Dukes of California filed a sex discrimination case that would later become the largest class action suit in US history. Rather than denying systemic sex discrimination, Wal-Mart successfully argued that the class action suit was too broad. The U.S. District Court in California and the Court of Appeals sided with the women, but the Supreme Court did not. Our analysis focuses on how the US broadcast news media covered the cases. Using a political–economic interpretive lens, we analyze ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS news transcripts and find that the coverage and context differed greatly depending on the gender of the reporter and sources. Mainstream media stories tended to focus on the emotionalism of the plaintiffs, the amount of money at stake, the effects on business and consumers, and the plaintiffs who continued to work for Wal-Mart after experiencing discrimination. PBS coverage was sparse, but what was presented was more in-depth and provided the context that the commercial media ignored.
Adding Insult to Injury: Broadcast Media Coverage of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
The Political Economy of Communication
In 2000, Betty Dukes of California filed a sex discrimination case that would later become the largest class action suit in US history. Rather than denying systemic sex discrimination, Wal-Mart successfully argued that the class action suit was too broad. The U.S. District Court in California and the Court of Appeals sided with the women, but the Supreme Court did not. Our analysis focuses on how the US broadcast news media covered the cases. Using a political–economic interpretive lens, we analyze ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS news transcripts and find that the coverage and context differed greatly depending on the gender of the reporter and sources. Mainstream media stories tended to focus on the emotionalism of the plaintiffs, the amount of money at stake, the effects on business and consumers, and the plaintiffs who continued to work for Wal-Mart after experiencing discrimination. PBS coverage was sparse, but what was presented was more in-depth and provided the context that the commercial media ignored.
Corporate Free Speech v. Free Elections: A Political Economic Analysis of Network News Transcripts Surrounding Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Communication Law Review
On January 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court sided with nonprofit organization, Citizens United, in its case against the Federal Election Commission. The nonprofit argued that it should be able to broadcast political speech anytime during an election citing freedom of speech. The Citizens United case paved the way for SpeechNow.Org v. FEC and a few advisory opinions by the Court that legitimized unlimited corporate, union, and wealthy individual political spending in the form of Super PACs. Using a political economic interpretive lens, this analysis focuses on ABC, CBS, and NBC news coverage of Citizens United v. FEC. The ruling and media coverage is evaluated by how it is problematic in terms of freedom of speech, the normative role of the news media in a democracy, and the ever-changing public sphere. This study finds that although the broadcast networks had much to gain from the ruling, the reporters and anchors failed to disclose that conflict of interest and instead, focused on the controversy of the decision by framing it as a partisan issue and a bitter argument between President Obama and the Supreme Court without providing insight into how it might change elections or lead to political corruption.
