Education

Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Athens, Ohio, Ph.D., mass

communication-journalism, 2008.

Kent State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent, Ohio,

M.A., news journalism, 1990.

University of Michigan, School of Literature Science and the Arts, Ann Arbor, Mich.,

B.A., history, 1985.

Academic experience

University of Memphis, Department of Journalism, Memphis, Tenn., assistant professor,

2008 to present.

Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Athens, Ohio, teaching associate,

2005 to 2008.

Washington State Community College, Marietta, Ohio, lecturer, 1996 to 2005.

Marietta College, Mass Media Department, Marietta, Ohio, adjunct faculty member,

1998, 2000.

Professional experience

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., citizen member on editorial board and

columnist, 2009.

The Marietta Times, Marietta, Ohio, news editor, 2001 to 2006; reporter and assistant city

editor, 1987 to 2001.

The Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, summer intern and part-time reporter, 1986 to

1987.

Pearson Education Inc., Iowa City, Iowa, SAT professional scorer, 2005 to 20013.

Courses

Journalism 2121, Media Writing, University of Memphis, fall 2008.

Journalism 2123, Editing, University of Memphis, spring 2009, fall 2009, spring 2010,

fall 2010, spring 2011.

Journalism 3120, Reporting, University of Memphis, spring 2009, spring 2010, spring

2011, fall 2011, spring 2012.

Journalism 3130, Featuring Writing, online course, spring 2010, spring 2011, spring

2012.

Journalism 4120, Advanced Reporting, University of Memphis, spring 2012.

Journalism 4124, Computer Assisted Reporting, University of Memphis, fall 2009, fall

2010.

Journalism 4716, History of Mass Communication, University of Memphis, fall 2011.

Journalism 7000, Media Writing/Editing, University of Memphis, fall 2008, fall 2009,

fall 2010, fall 2011.

Journalism 105, Introduction to Mass Communication, Ohio University, winter 2007.

Journalism 233, Information Gathering, in-class version, Ohio University, fall 2006;

spring 2007.

Journalism 233, Information Gathering online version, Ohio University, summer

2006; summer 2007.

Journalism 231, News Writing, Ohio University, fall 2005; winter 2006; spring 2006.

Journalism 314, Online Journalism Fundamentals, winter 2008.

Journalism 333, News Editing, Ohio University, fall 2007.

Journalism 419, Legal Issues for Online Journalists, spring 2008.

English 111, Introduction to Composition, Washington State Community College,

summer 2005; fall 2004; summer 2004.

English 119, News Writing, Washington State Community College, winter 2005;

winter 2004; winter 2003.

Mass Media 120, Broadcast Journalism, Washington State Community College, Spring

2004.

English 151, Composition I, Washington State Community College, spring 2003.

English 152, Composition II Research Paper Writing, Washington State Community

College; spring 2002.

Political Science 102, American National Government, Washington State Community

College; fall 1999; fall 2001.

Political Science 103, State and Local Government, Washington State Community

College; winter 1996; winter 1998; winter 2001.

Mass Media 360, News Editing, Marietta College, fall 1998; fall 2000.

Journal Publications

“Insults for Sale: The 1957 Memphis Newspaper Boycott,” accepted for publication in

The Tennessee Historical Quarterly, spring 2013.

“An Incitement to Riot: Television’s Role in the Civil Disorders in the Summer of 1967,”

Journalism History, fall 2011, p. 163-171.

“Attitudes Differ for Online Reporting vs. Editorials,” Newspaper Research Journal, fall

2008, 18-35; co-authored with Stephen Siff and Stan Alost.

“Study Explores Audience’s Views on Environmental News,” Newspaper Research

Journal, summer 2009, 8-25; co-authored with Daniel Riffe.

Book Publications

The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 18 Media, contributor to book

released in July 2011; edited articles on Ted Turner, Ralph McGill and Bill Moyers; wrote article on Charlie Rose.

African Americans in the History of Mass Communication: A Reader, book chapter being

reviewed, expected publication Fall 2012.

Book Reviews

"The Hyperlinked Society: Questioning Connections in the Digital Age," Joseph Turow

and Lokman Tsui, eds., Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly,

autumn/winter 2010, p. 665-666.

"YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts," The Bridge: The Newsletter of

the Memphis PC User's Group, November/December 2009, p. 6-7.

"No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and the 24-Hour News Cycle,"

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, autumn 2009, p. 715-717.

“All a Twitter: A personal and professional guide to social networking,” The Bridge: The

Newsletter of the Memphis PC User’s Group, July/August 2010, p. 3, 5.

“Build Web Site for Free,” The Bridge: The Newsletter of the Memphis PC User’s

Group, July/August 2009, p. 4.

“What Good is Journalism? How Reporters and Editors are Saving America’s Way of

Life,” Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, spring 2009, p. 245-246.

“Pulitzer’s Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism,” Newspaper Research

Journal, winter 2009, p. 84-86.

“Statistics in a Nutshell,” The Bridge: The Newsletter of the Memphis PC User’s Group,

January/February 2009, p. 3.

Academic paper presentations

“Alien or Immigrant? Illegal or Undocumented? News Organizations and Immigrant

Terms, 2000-2010,” Newspaper and Online News Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, Blacksburg, Va., March 10 2012.

“Insults for Sale: The 1957 Memphis Newspaper Boycott,” History Division, Association

for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 10, 2011.

“Insults for Sale: The 1957 Memphis Newspaper Boycott,” Media and Civil Rights

History symposium, Columbia, S.C., March 19, 2011.

“An Incitement to Riot: Television’s role in the civil disorders in the summer of ’67,”

History Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass

Communication Conference, Denver, Colo., Aug. 6, 2010.

“Can Newspapers Online Save the Democracy? A Look at Traditional News

Organizations Competing Online,” Mass Communication and Society Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, March 1, 2008.

“How Attention to Local Newspaper and Television Environmental News Relates

to Risk and Knowledge,” Science Communication Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Washington, D.C., Aug 10, 2007, co-authored with Daniel Riffe.

“Media in the Riot City: How the November 1967 Kerner Commission media

conference blamed the messenger,” History Division, Association for Education

in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9,

2007.

“Thirty Years of Sarcasm and Biting Humor: Newspaper use and content of editorial

cartoons,” Visual Communications Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, San Francisco, Aug. 5, 2006, co-authored with three others.

“Anonymous Sources and Readership Credibility: A Qualitative Investigation of the

Barriers to Newspaper Credibility,” Media Ethics Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, San Francisco, Aug. 2, 2006, co-authored with Stephen Siff.

“The Shenandoah Crash as Seen Through the National Magazines of the 1920s,” Media

History Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2006.

Other presentations

“Ruben Salazar – Trailblazing Latino Journalist,” Journalism Day, E.W. Scripps School

of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, April 30, 2008.

Grants received

University of Memphis New Faculty Research Grant, $3,000, awarded May 2009; for

research into the news media criticism of the 1968 Kerner Commission.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Foundation, Moody Research Grant,

$1,250, awarded in October 2006; for research at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

Ohio University Summer Research Grant, $500, awarded in July 2007; for research at the

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Ill.

Service

Advisor, Society of Professional Journalists University of Memphis Chapter, 2009-11.

Moderator, AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, history division, University of Mississippi,

March 20, 2009.

Advisor, Marietta College campus newspaper The Marcolian, 1993-94 and 2000-01.

Advisor, Washington State Community College campus newspaper, The Voice, 2002-03

to 2003-04.

Volunteer, Marietta City Schools, Marietta, Ohio, 1999 to 2008.

Awards

Editorial Writing, 2^nd place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 2003, for a collection of

editorials.

News Writer of the Year, 1^st place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 2001, for a

collection of news articles.

Enterprise Reporting, honorable mention, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 2001, for a

series of articles on the 2000 Census results.

Investigative Reporting, 1^st place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 2001, for a series of

articles on rental property in Marietta.

Business reporting, 1^st place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 2000, for coverage of the

end of a 1999 Marietta plant strike.

Breaking News, honorable mention, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 1999, for

coverage of a guilty verdict in a Parkersburg murder trial.

Enterprise Reporting, 1^st place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 1998, for coverage of

the Vietnam War Memorial traveling wall in Marietta.

Business Reporting, 1^st place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 1998, for coverage of

issues surrounding a new Marietta bridge project.

Editorial award, Gannett Well Done, 4^th quarter, 1997, for a collection of editorials.

Feature Writing award, Gannett Well Done, 3^rd quarter, 1997, for a series of articles on t the Vietnam War Memorial traveling wall in Marietta.

Best Series, 2nd place, Associated Press Society of Ohio, 1992, for a series of articles on

the one-year anniversary of flash flooding in Shadyside, Ohio.

Employee of the Year, The Marietta Times, 1989.

Certifications

Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University, 2008.

Computer Assisted Reporting, Investigative Reporters and Editors, University of

Missouri, March 2009.

Memberships

Tennessee Press Association, education committee, 2011.

Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society, Ohio University Chapter, since May 2007.

Investigative Reporters and Editors, since March 2007.

Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, since July 2006.

Kappa Tau Alpha, national journalism honor society, since May 2006.

Committees

University of Memphis, Faculty Senator representing Journalism, 2010-12.

University of Memphis, Faculty Legislative Liaison Committee, 2009-2010.

University of Memphis, Department of Journalism, Convergence Committee, spring

2009.

University of Memphis, Department of Journalism, College Media Advisors special

events/marketing coordinator search, spring 2009

University of Memphis, Department of Journalism, online public relations coordinator

search, fall 2008.

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