.
Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor and Former Department Head
Department of Journalism and Communication Utah State University
Logan, Utah 84322-4605
ted.pease@usu.edu; 435-797-3293; 3973 FAX
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mass Communication, E.W.
Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University. June 1991.
Dissertation:
“Still the Invisible People: Job Satisfaction of Minority Journalists at U.S.
Daily Newspapers.” Major Professor: Ralph Izard.
MA, Mass Communication, School of
Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Minnesota. 1981.
BA, English/journalism, University of
New Hampshire. 1978.
EMPLOYMENT
Lecturer, Department of Journalism and
Communication, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 2014.
President and CEO, Pease Media and PeezPix Photography (formerly Ampers&nd), 2014.
Professor, Department of Journalism and
Communication, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 1994-present; Department Head, 1994-2005; 2008-2013.
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Journalism &
Mass Communication, Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif. 2013.
Editor, Hard News Café, Department of Journalism and Communication, Utah
State University, Logan, Utah. 2009-present.
Book Review Editor, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication). 2008-2013.
Associate Vice
President for Media Relations and Marketing, Utah State University. 1998-99.
Columnist, The Logan (Utah) Herald-Journal, 1995-1999; freelance, 1986-present.
President, Ampers&nd Communication,
PeezPix Photography. 1987-2013.
President and CEO, Pease
Media, 2014-present.
Associate Director
for Publications,
The Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, Columbia University, New York City.
1992-1994.
Editor, Media Studies Journal, The Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, New
York. 1992-1994.
Associate Professor
and Chair,
Department of Journalism, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont.
1991-1992.
Director, Midwest Newspaper Workshop for
Minorities, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
1987-1991.
Teaching Associate, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism,
Ohio University, Athens. 1987-1991.
Editor, The Ohio Journalist, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio
University. 1989-1991.
Assistant
Professor/Journalism,
Department of Communication, University of Dayton, Ohio. 1983-1987.
Copy Editor, The Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock. 1982-1983.
Reporter, The Associated Press, Little Rock
and Minneapolis. 1981-1982.
Contributing
Editor, Home Energy Digest, Minneapolis.
1980-1981.
Reporter, Holyoke (Mass.) Transcript
Telegram, 1978-79; Gloucester (Mass.)
Daily Times, 1976-77.
§ § §
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds. The News in Black and White. (New
Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1997).
Everette E. Dennis, Edward C. Pease and Craig
LaMay, Eds. Publishing Books. (New
Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1997).
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds. Children and the Media. (New Brunswick,
N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1996).
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds. Radio—The Forgotten Medium. (New
Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1995).
Ted Pease, Ed.
How to Teach Diversity Handbook.
(Columbia, S.C.: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication, 1992)
Ted Pease and Brenda Cooper. Media Smarts: Making Sense of the Information Age. (In progress)
Ted Pease.
Today’s Word on Journalism — The Book. (In progress)
Book Chapters
Ted Pease.
“Free Expression in Hollywood: First Amendment and Censorship,” in F.
Miguel Valenti, Les Brown, and Laurie Trotta, Eds., More Than a Movie: Ethics in Entertainment. (Los Angeles:
Mediascope/Westview Press, 2000). pp. 45-59.
Edward C. Pease. “Why Should We Care? The
Philosophical and Economic Arguments for Media Diversity.” In Carolyn
Martindale, Ed., Pluralizing Journalism
Education: A Multicultural Handbook. (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press,
1993). pp. 7-16.
_____. “Race, Gender and Job Satisfaction in
Newspaper Newsrooms.” In Stephen Lacy, Ardyth B. Sohn and Robert H. Giles, Eds.
Readings in Media Management.
(Columbia, S.C.: Media Management and Economics Division of the Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1992), pp. 97-122.
_____.
“E.W. Scripps’ Thoughts on Journalism in His Final Years.” In A Celebration of the Legacies of E.W.
Scripps: His Life, Works and Heritage. (Athens, Ohio: E.W. Scripps School
of Journalism and the Scripps Howard Foundation, 1993.) pp. 27-31.
Photography
Ted Pease is the principal officer of Pease Media
and Ampers&nd Communications, a full-service media and editorial services
business, which includes PeezPix Photography. 2005-present.
Ted Pease, featured artist, “PeezPix: Images That
Speak to Me,” 30-piece exhibition, Caffé Ibis, Logan, Utah. 2013.
_____. Featured Artist. Trinidad Trading Co.,
Trinidad, Calif., 2011
_____. Works exhibited and for sale in Utah,
Northern California, and online.
Blogs/Websites
others available on request.
Refereed
Publications
Cooper, B. & Pease, E. C. (2009). “The Mormons versus the ‘Armies of Satan’: Competing Frames
of Morality in the Brokeback Mountain
Controversy in Utah Newspapers. Western
Journal of Communication. Vol. 73,
No. 2 (April-June 2009) pp. 134-156.
Cooper, B. & Pease, E. C.
(2008). “Framing Brokeback Mountain:
How the Popular Press Corralled the ‘Gay Cowboy Movie.’” Critical Studies in Media Communication Vol. 25, No. 3 (August
2008) pp. 249-273.
Cooper,
B. & Pease, E. C. (2002). “‘Don’t Want No Short People ’Round Here’:
Confronting Heterosexism’s Intolerance Through Comic and Disruptive Narratives
in Ally McBeal.” Western Journal of Communication, 66, 300-318.
Edward C. Pease. “Defining Communication’s Role
and Identity in the 1990s.” Insights:
Journal of the Association of Schools of Journalism & Mass Communication.
(1994). 13-17.
_____. “Professional Orientation Equals
Second-Class Status in Academe.”
Journalism Educator, 48 (3): 38-45 (Fall 1993).
_____. “News 2000: Not My Kid! Journalists Leery
of Newspapers’ Future.” Newspaper
Research Journal 13 (1-2): 34-53 (Winter/Spring 1992).
_____. “Blaming the Boss: Newsroom Professionals
See Managers as Public Enemy No. 1.” Newspaper
Research Journal 12 (2): 2-21. (Spring 1991).
Edward C. Pease and Frazier Smith. “The Newsroom Barometer: Job Satisfaction and
the Impact of Racial Diversity on U.S. Daily Newspapers.” Ohio Journalism Monographs Vol. 1, No. 1. (July 1991). 40 pp.
Edward C. Pease.
“Still on the beat (or would be): J Educators Value Professional
Experience, Want More.” Newspaper
Research Journal, 11 (4): 52-64 (Fall 1990).
Edward C. Pease and Guido H. Stempel III.
“Surviving to the Top: Views of Minority Newspaper Executives.” Newspaper Research Journal, 11 (3):
64-79 (Summer 1990).
Edward C. Pease.
“Ducking the Diversity Issue: Newspapers’ Real Failure Is Performance.” Newspaper Research Journal, 11 (3):
24-37 (Summer 1990).
_____. Editor. NRJ Index, 1984-1989. Newspaper Research Journal, Vols. 6-10. April
1990.
_____. “Cornerstone for Growth: How Minorities
Are Vital to the Future of Newspapers.” Newspaper
Research Journal, 10 (4): 1-22. (Summer/Fall 1989).
_____. “Kerner Plus 20: Minority News Coverage in
the Columbus Dispatch – A Comparative
Content Study,” Newspaper Research
Journal, 10 (3): 31-45. (Spring 1989).
_____. “Back to the Newsroom: Journalism
Educators’ Professional Activities,” Newspaper
Research Journal, 7 (2): 39-46. (Winter 1986).
Selected Other
Publications
Edward C. Pease & the Faculty and Students of the Department of
Journalism & Communication. “JCOM—Department Teaching Excellence Award
Portfolio,” in support of candidacy as top teaching department at Utah State
University 2013.
Edward C. Pease. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 90, No. 1 (Spring 2013).
Edward C. Pease. Book Review: Philip Meyer (2012). Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism. Journalism & Mass
Communication Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 4 (Winter 2012).
_____. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 4 (Winter 2012).
Edward C. Pease. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly,
Vol. 89, No. 3 (Autumn 2012).
_____. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 2 (Summer 2012).
Ted Pease, “Little lessons from
Trinidad summers,” The Eureka (CA) Times-Standard,
July 12, 2012, p. A4
_____. “On finding your way back
to shore,” The Eureka (CA) Times-Standard,
July 26, 2012, p. A4
Edward C. Pease. Book Review: Roy Peter Clark (2010). The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical
English. Journalism & Mass
Communication Quarterly, Vol.
89, No. 1 (Spring 2012).
_____. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Spring 2012).
Edward C. Pease & the Faculty and Students of the Department of
Journalism & Communication. “JCOM—Department Teaching Excellence Award
Portfolio,” in support of candidacy as top teaching department at Utah State
University 2012.
_____. “JMCQ Book Review Subject & Author
Index, 2011.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 88, Nos. 1-4 (Winter 2011).
_____. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 88, No. 4 (Winter 2011).
Edward C. Pease. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 88, No. 3 (Autumn 2011).
Mary Wilbur & Ted Pease.
“Trinidad’s Sea Stack Gardens,” Pacific
Horticulture, Oct/Nov/ Dec 2011, pp. 31-34.
Edward C. Pease. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 88, No. 2 (Summer 2011).
Edward C. Pease. “Booknotes.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 88, No. 1 (Spring 2011).
Edward C. Pease. “JMCQ
Book Review Subject & Author Index, 2010.” Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 87, Nos. 1-4 (Winter
2010).
Edward C. Pease. “Booknotes,” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vols. 85-89,
(2008-present).
_____. Book Review: Jeff
Deck and Benjamin D. Herson (2010). The
Great Typo Hunt: Changing the World One Correction at a Time. Journalism &
Mass Communication Quarterly,
Vol. 88, No. 2 (Spring 2011).
_____. Book Review: Nik Gowing (2009). ‘Skyful of Lies’ and Black Swans: The New Tyranny
of Shifting Information Power in Crises. Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, Vol. 87, No. 3 (Autumn
2010).
_____. “JMCQ Book Review Subject & Author
Index, 2009.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 86, Nos. 1-4 (Winter 2009).
_____. Book Review: Gill Klein, ed. (2009). Reliable
Sources: 100 Years at the National Press Club. Journalism & Mass
Communication Quarterly, Vol. 86, No. 2 (Spring 2009), 201-203.
_____. “JMCQ Book Review Subject & Author
Index, 2008.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 85, Nos. 1-4 (Winter 2008).
Edward C. Pease, Erna Smith & Federico
Subervi. The News & Race Models of
Excellence Project. (St. Petersburg, FL: The Poynter Institute for Media
Studies.) October 2001.
Edward C. Pease. “A Purple Yearbook and Free
Speech on Campuses.” “Point of View,” The
Chronicle of Higher Education, November 19, 1999.
Ted Pease, “Minority J-School Grad Employment
Waning,” The American Editor,
American Society of Newspaper Editors, November 1999.
Columns, The
Logan (Utah) Herald-Journal, on
media and society issues. 1995-1999.
Edward C. Pease, Ed., WSSA News (Newsletter of the Western Social Sciences Assn.).
1997-1998.
Les Brown and Ted Pease, Eds. WATCHwords. (World Alliance on Television for Children, Munich.
Quarterly). 1994-1999.
_____. Monte-Carlo Télévisions. (Monte-Carlo
Festival & Market, Monaco. Quarterly). 1994-1999.
Edward C. Pease, Executive Producer, “Values &
Liberty—An American Crisis,” KUED-TV, Salt Lake City, June 9, 1996 (60
minutes).
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds.
“Children and the Media.” Media Studies
Journal. Vol. 8, No. 4. (Fall 1994). 231 pp.
_____. “Race—America’s Rawest Nerve.” Media Studies Journal. Vol. 8, No. 3.
(Summer 1994). 180 pp.
Jannette L. Dates and Ted Pease. “Warping the World—America’s
Mangled Images of Race.” In “Race—America’s Rawest Nerve.” Media Studies Journal. Vol. 8, No. 3. (Summer 1994). 89-95.
Edward C. Pease. “The Ethics of Image and
Intervention: Diplomacy and Media in the Post-Cold War World.” Insights on Global Ethics, July-August
1994. 1, 4-5.
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds. “The
Presidency in the New Media Age.” Media
Studies Journal. Vol. 8, No. 2. (Spring 1994). 201 pp.
Edward C. Pease. “The Father of ‘Talk Show
Democracy’—On the Line with Larry King.” In “The Presidency in the New Media
Age.” Media Studies Journal. Vol. 8,
No. 2. (Spring 1994). 123-37.
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds. “The
Race for Content..” Media Studies Journal
Vol. 8, No. 1. (Winter 1994) 204 pp.
_____. “Global News After the Cold War.” Media Studies Journal Vol. 7, No. 4.
(Fall 1993) 210 pp.
Edward C. Pease. “The Diplomat’s View of the Press
and Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Jack F. Matlock Jr.” In “Global News After the Cold War.” Media Studies Journal. Vol. 7. No. 4
(Fall 1993), pp. 49-57.
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds.
“Radio—The Forgotten Medium,” Media
Studies Journal. Vol. 7, No. 3. (Summer 1993) 224 pp.
Eric Newton, Richard Thein, Brian J. Buchanan, G.
Donald Ferree Jr. and Edward C. Pease. “No Train, No Gain: Continuing Education
in Newspaper Newsrooms.” Report of the Freedom Forum Newsroom Development
Survey. (May 1993) 37 pp.
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, eds. “The
Media and Women Without Apology,” Media
Studies Journal. Vol. 7, Nos. 1-2. (Winter/Spring 1993) 288 pp.
Edward C. Pease. “Symposium—In the Media, A
Woman’s Place.” In “The Media and
Women Without Apology,” Media Studies
Journal. Vol. 7, Nos. 1-2. (Winter/Spring 1993). pp. 49-57.
_____. “Who’s Covering What in the Year of the
Women?” In “The Media and Women Without
Apology,” Media Studies Journal. Vol.
7, Nos. 1-2. (Winter/Spring 1993). pp. 134-139.
_____. “Assessing Coverage: A Survey of Campaign
Correspondents.” In The Research Group of the Freedom Forum Media Studies
Center. The Finish Line—Covering the
Campaign’s Final Days. “The Media and Campaign ’92” series. (New York: The
Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, 1992) pp. 127-135.
_____. “The Media Scoreboard: Lessons of Campaign
’92.” In The Research Group of the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center. The Finish Line—Covering the Campaign’s
Final Days. “The Media and Campaign ’92” series. (New York: The Freedom
Forum Media Studies Center, 1992).
_____. “The Media Scoreboard, Final Round:
Lessons of Campaign ’92.” In The Research Group of the Freedom Forum Media
Studies Center. The Homestretch: New
Politics. New Media. New Voters?
“The Media and Campaign ’92” series. (New York: The Freedom Forum Media
Studies Center, 1992) pp. 137-153.
_____. “‘New’ Media Voices Challenge the ‘Old’
Media Status Quo.” In The Research Group of the Freedom Forum Media Studies
Center. The Homestretch: New Politics.
New Media. New Voters? “The Media and Campaign ’92” series. (New York: The
Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, 1992) pp. 99-101.
Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, Eds. “The
Fairness Factor.” Media Studies Journal.
Vol. 6, No. 4. (Fall 1992) 202 pp.
_____. “Publishing Books.” Media Studies Journal. Vol. 6, No. 3. (Summer 1992) 197 pp.
Ted Pease. “Looking for the Color of Your Money.” The Quill. May 1991, p. 5.
_____. “One daily shows virtually no change in
coverage of minorities since 1965,” ASNE
Bulletin, July/August 1989, pp. 14-15.
_____. “So what was wrong with ‘journalism boot
camp’?” ASNE Bulletin, April 1989, p.
32.
Ted Pease. Executive Producer. “The Hamster Death
Car Case.” (Instructional videotapes adapted from “Mock Libel Trial: The
Hamster Death Car Case.”) Columbia, S.C.: Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication. 1988.
Selected Juried Conference Papers
Cooper, B. & Pease, E. C. “‘Short People Got
No Reason to Live’: Disrupting Heterosexual Ideology in Ally McBeal.” Presented to the Critical & Cultural Studies
Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
Washington, D.C., August 2001.
Edward C. Pease.
“Race and the Politics of Promotion in Newspaper Newsrooms.” Minorities
and Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication, Montreal. 1992.
_____. “Who’s Making the News? Changing
Demographics of Newspaper Newsrooms.” Newspaper Division, Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Montreal. 1992.
_____. “Race, Gender and White Male Backlash in
Newspaper Newsrooms.” Media Management
and Economics Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication, Montreal. 1992.
_____. “Blaming the Boss: Newsroom Managers as
Public Enemy No. 1.” Invited research session, “Evaluating the Newsroom,”
sponsored by Newspaper Research Journal
and the Newspaper and Media Management and Economics divisions, Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston. 1991.
_____. “A Newspaper Legacy: E.W. Scripps’
Thoughts on Journalism in his Final Years.” Top-Three Student Paper, History
Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
Minneapolis. 1990.
_____. “Who’s Doing What With Whom? Professional
Activities of Journalism Educators.” Invited paper session, “Educating the
Newsroom,” sponsored by Newspaper
Research Journal and the Newspaper and Magazine divisions, Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Minneapolis. 1990.
Edward C. Pease and Guido H. Stempel III.
“Surviving to the Top: A Study of Minority News Executives.” Presented to the
Newspaper Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication, Washington, 1989.
Edward C. Pease. “Kerner Plus 20: Minority News
Coverage in the Columbus Dispatch—A
Comparative Content Study.” Presented to the Mass Communication Division of the
International Communication Association, San Francisco. 1989.
_____. “The Minority Recruitment Project.”
College of Communication, Ohio University. 1988.
Selected Other Research
“The
Newsroom Training and Development Project,” The Freedom Forum, 1992; “Is Anyone
Listening? A Study of Minority Nonreaders of the Columbus Dispatch,” 1990; “William Loeb & New Hampshire Politics,” 1980;
“The Battle Royal Over World News Flow: Freedom v. Balance?” 1981; “Death in
the Afternoon, Death in the Morning?” 1980
Selected Other Publications
Columnist,
The Logan (Utah) Herald-Journal,
1995-1999. Articles appearing in The Salt
Lake Tribune, The Ogden (Utah) Standard Examiner, USU Magazine, 9 on10
(Toronto), NABJ Journal, the Burlington (VT) Free Press, the Athens
(Ohio) Messenger, the Athens (Ohio) News, The Ohio Journalist,
Home Energy Digest, The Dayton
(Ohio) Daily News, Ohio magazine, Expecting magazine, Texas
magazine, Ultralight Pilot, AEJMC News. Design projects include EXTRA! (USU Department of Communication),
Newspaper Research Journal, The Ohio Journalist and various
brochures, newsletters & promotional materials.
Invited Lecture
Edward C. Pease. “Banning
Books: Boneheaded, Wrong-headed and Thoroughly Un-American.” Banned Books Week,
Logan Library, Oct. 3, 2012.
TEACHING
2009-2014 MASS MEDIA ETHICS (online).
(USU) BEGINNING NEWSWRITING (f2f
& online).
MEDIA SMARTS: Making Sense of the
Information Age (f2f & online)
INTRODUCTION TO MASS
COMMUNICATION (online).
ADVANCED
REPORTING (Hard News Café) (f2f & online).
MULTIMEDIA
BOOT CAMP (Co-teach) (f2f).
2013 COPY EDITING.
(HSU) PHOTOJOURNALISM.
2004-2009 HONORS SOCIAL SYSTEMS: MEDIA
SMARTS.
(USU) BEGINNING NEWS WRITING
(f2f & online).
MEDIA
SMARTS: Making Sense of the Information Age (online).
SENIOR SEMINAR.
BEYOND
THE INVERTED PYRAMID (advanced news writing)
1994-2003 MEDIA SMARTS: Making Sense of the
Information Age.
(USU) WRITING FOR THE MASS MEDIA.
INTRO
TO GRADUATE STUDIES IN MASS COMMUNICATION.
OPINION
WRITING.
COMMUNICATION
RESEARCH METHODS.
MASS
COMMUNICATION THEORY.
MEDIA
& POLITICS.
MASS
MEDIA ETHICS.
COPY
EDITING.
MASS
MEDIA & SOCIETY.
REPORTING PRACTICUM.
1991-1992 SENIOR SEMINAR.
(St. Michael’s) JOURNALISM PRACTICUM.
INTRODUCTION
TO MASS COMMUNICATIONS.
CONTEMPORARY
ISSUES IN MASS COMMUNICATION.
NEWS
WRITING.
1987-1991 REPORTING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES.
(OhioU) REPORTING.
NEWS
EDITING.
NEWSPAPER
SYMPOSIUM. Midwest Newspaper Workshop for Minorities: journalism ethics, media
law, newspaper history, newsroom sociology, press-society.
1983-1987 COPYEDITING.
(Dayton) PUBLICATION LAYOUT and
DESIGN.
NEWS
WRITING.
PUBLIC
AFFAIRS REPORTING.
FREE-LANCE
WRITING.
PRACTICAL
METHODS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS.
FEATURE
WRITING.
TOPICS
IN JOURNALISM. “The International News Media – Communication Issues in the
Global Village.” Senior seminar.
§ § §
SERVICE
American Society of Newspaper
Editors
Sponsored research, “Study of Minority Newspaper
Executives,” with Guido H. Stempel III, 1988.
Committees: Minorities, 1988-92, 1999-2002;
The American Editor, 1999-2003;
Journalism Education, 1990-92, 1999-2003; Partnerships and Diversification,
1999-2000.
Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and
Association of Schools of
Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC)
Book Review Editor, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2008-date.
Judge, James Tankard Book Awards,
2010-date.
Elected, ASJMC Executive Committee,
2003-2006.
Appointed Member, AEJMC/ASJMC Committee on Organizational
Visibility, 2002-2005.
Chair, ASJMC Publications Committee,
2001-03.
Elected Member, AEJMC Standing Committee on
Professional Freedom & Responsibility. 1996-1998, 1999-2002.
Chair, AEJMC Resolutions Committee,
2001-02.
Appointed Member, Joint AEJMC/ASJMC Diversity
Oversight Committee, 2000-present.
News Bureau
Director, AEJMC
New Orleans convention. 1999.
Panelist, “Better Budgets,” ASJMC
Administrators’ Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, 1998
Organizer, AEJMC Convention Plenary,
“Communication in the ‘Public Interest’ — Which Publics and Whose Interests?”
moderated by Bernard Kalb, Baltimore, 1998.
Chair, Joint AEJMC/ASJMC Committee on
Organizational Visibility, 1998-2000
Candidate for Vice
President,
AEJMC, 1998 (lost to Will Norton).
Elected Member, ASJMC Executive Committee.
1996-1998.
Chair, AEJMC Task Force on Public
Outreach. 1996-1998.
Member, AEJMC Publications Committee,
1994-1997.
Chair, AEJMC Subcommittee on
Electronic Publishing, 1996-1998.
Member, ASJMC Human Resources
Committee. 1994-1998.
Chair, President’s Task Force on Media
Criticism, 1994-1995.
Member, President’s Committee on the
Mission and Purpose of Journalism and Mass Communication, 1994-1996.
Associate Editor, Newspaper Research Journal. Published by the Newspaper Division,
1988-1992; Editorial Board, 1985-present.
Head, Newspaper Division, 1987-1988;
vice head and program chair, 1986-1987; officer, 1984-93
Research Paper
Judge, Newspaper
Division, 1985-1993; Mass Communication and Society Division, 1991-1992;
Minorities in Communication Division, 1989-1991, 1993-present.
AEJMC Committees. Executive Committee, Newspaper Division, 1991-1993; Professional
Freedom and Responsibility Committee, Media Management and Economics Division,
1991-1992; Membership Committee chair, AEJMC. 1986-1989; Teaching Standards
Committee, Mass Communication & Society Division. 1988-1989; Membership
Committee chair, Newspaper Division, 1984-1989; AEJMC Advisory Committee,
1986-1988; Teaching Standards Committee chair, Newspaper Division, 1985-1986.
Convention Program
Chair, Newspaper
Division. 16 sessions of juried research, professional freedom &
responsibility and teaching, 1987 national convention, Trinity University, San
Antonio, Texas.
Selected AEJMC
Convention Programs:
“Evaluating Research on Multiculturalism and Diversity,” Minorities in
Communication Division;, “Human Resource Issues Confronting Media Managers,”
Media Management and Economics Division, Montreal, 1992; “How to Teach
Diversity: Mainstreaming Multiculturalism in Journalism/Mass Communication
Classes,” Teaching Standards Committee, Montreal, 1992; “Evaluating the
Newsroom,” Newspaper Research Journal
and the Newspaper and Media Management and Economics divisions, Boston, 1991; “Educating the Newsroom,” Newspaper Research Journal and Newspaper
and Magazine divisions, Minneapolis, 1990; “Why Johnny Can’t Think: Teaching
Critical Thinking Skills,” Mass Communication & Society Division,
Washington, D.C., 1989; Miniplenary: “We Have the Data, Now What? Making Sense
of Research in the Classroom and the Industry,” Portland, Ore., 1988;
Miniplenary: “Covering the Candidates: Private Lives of Public People,” and
“Myths & Misconceptions: Why Can’t Journalism Educators and News
Professionals Work Together?” Newspaper Division, Trinity University, San
Antonio, Texas, 1987; “Get It Write! Innovative Ways to Teach Writing,” and
“Getting On-Line: Using Databases in the Classroom,” Newspaper Division,
Norman, Okla., 1986.
Colloquium
coordinator,
first Midwest Regional Colloquium of the Newspaper Division, University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Moderator, “The Native American Press: Different Needs in
News Coverage.” Discussant, refereed research paper session. April 1987.
National
Communication Association
Member, 1989-1991; 1992-1993;
2004-2006.
National Press Club
Speaker, Centennial Forum, “The First Amendment, Freedom
of the Press and the Future of Journalism,” Salt Lake City, 2008
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
Academic Member, 1994-2005.
Public Relations Society of America (Salt Lake chapter), 2012-present.
Pulitzer Prizes
Juror, 1999-2000 (Reserve Juror,
1994-1998)
Utah Press
Association
Workshop Presenter, “On Writing Good,”
UPA Annual Convention, Mesquite, NV, 2003.
Speaker, “A Niche for the Small-Town
Press,” UPA Annual Convention, St. George, Utah, 1999.
Member, 1994-present.
Western Speech
Communication Association
Member, 1996-1998.
Panelist, “Teaching Tolerance in an
Intolerant Age.” WSCA Annual Convention, Monterey, Calif., 1997
New England Press
Association
Member, 1991-1996
Convention Speaker, “Ethics in the Balance—A Crisis
of Confidence” and “People Who Aren’t Like Me—New Approaches to Covering
Multicultural Diversity,” Boston, 1993; “Whose News? Serving Multicultural
Readers,” Boston, 1992.
Workshops, “What Is ‘Diversity’ and What
Does It Mean for News Coverage?” TAB Newspapers,
Newton, MA, 1993; “Multicultural Awareness Training Workshop for Newspaper
Professionals.” The Quincy (Mass.) Patriot Ledger, 1992.
Society of Professional
Journalists
Appointed Member, special inquiry task force on
Southern Utah University censorship case, 2002.
Member, Headliners Club, SPJ-Utah
Professional Chapter, 1998-present.
Convention
Co-Director, SPJ
Region IX Annual Convention, Utah State University, 2000.
Chair, National Professional Development
Committee, Los Angeles convention, 1997-1998.
Convention Director, SPJ Region IX Annual
Convention, Wellsville Canyon, Utah, 1996.
Moderator, “Newsroom Politics: Who Gets
Ahead? Who Plays the Game?” Louisville, KY, 1990; “People Who Aren’t Like Me:
Raising Newsroom Consciousness,” Houston, 1989; “Kerner Plus 20: How Much Pap,
How Much Progress?” and “Presidential Post-Mortem: Press Performance in the
1988 Presidential Election,” Cincinnati, 1988.
Committees: Diversity in Journalism
Committee; Professional Development Committee, 1987-91.
Southwest Education Council on
Journalism and Mass Communication
Conference
Committee Chair,
2003 Annual Southwest Symposium, Salt Lake City, November 2003.
Board member, 1998-2000.
Westhaven Center for the Arts, Westhaven, California
Board member,
Communications Director, 2006-2008.
Editorial Boards/Reviewer
Encyclopedia of International Media & Communication, (Harcourt Press), 1999.
Journalism & Communication Monographs, 2001-2004.
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 1990, 1992, 1998.
Journalism Studies (Sheffield, UK), 1998-present
Mayfield Publishing, 1998.
Newspaper Research Journal, 1987-present.
Notre Dame
University Press,
1997.
Society & Natural Resources, 2003-present.
Strata Publishing, 1998-99.
Web Journal of Mass Communication Research, 1997-present.
Other Professional Memberships
Newspaper Association of America Diversity
Committee, Newspaper Content subcommittee, 1992-1995; International
Radio-Television Society, 1992-present; International Communication
Association, 1988-present; Radio-Television News Directors Association,
1992-present; Newspaper Research Council, 1990-1991; Task Force on Minorities
in the Newspaper Business, 1988-1992; American Civil Liberties Union.
Selected Other Panels, Speeches,
Workshops
Organizer/Chair, John W. Morris Media & Society Lecture Series, Department of
Journalism and Communication, Utah State University, 1995-present. Speakers
have included: Matthew LaPlamnte & Rick Egan, Salt Lake Tribune, on Ethiopia infanticide; NPR foreign
correspondent Anne Garrels; Mark Trahant, former editorial page editor, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Terry
Anderson, Committee to Protect Journalists; Reed Cowan, filmmaker, 8: The Mormon Proposition; Alicia
Shepard, ombudsman, National Public Radio; Nadine Strossen, president, American
Civil Liberties Union, New York; Merrill Brown, editor-in-chief, MSNBC,
Seattle; Jack Anderson, syndicated columnist; Bernard Kalb, “Reliable Sources,”
CNN; Lawrence K. Grossman, former president, NBC News; Claude-Jean Bertrand,
l’Université de Paris 2; Hope Green, president, Vermont Educational TV/National
CPB Board; Yoshua Eyal, photojournalist, New York City; Tony Sutton, magazine
editor, Johannesburg, South Africa, & Toronto; James E. Shelledy, editor, The Salt Lake Tribune; the Rev. Carolyn
Tanner Irish, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Salt Lake City; Ed Marston,
publisher, High Country News, Paonia,
CO; Paula Houston, Utah’s “porn czarina.”
Participant,
NewsTrain, Associated Press Managing Editors, Salt Lake City, 2011.
Moderator,
“Same-Sex Marriage, Prop 8 and the LDS Church: Reed Cowan and 8: The Mormon Proposition,” John W.
Morris Media & Society Lecture Series, USU, 2010.
Interviewee,
“The American Newspaper.” Utah Now, KUED-TV
Utah Public Television, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009.
Speaker/Presenter, “Peace Works Film Series,” lecture/moderator with screening of
“Meeting Resistance,” Cache Valley Peace Works, Logan, Utah, 2008.
Interviewee,
“The Future of Journalism.” KUSU-FM Utah Public Radio, Logan, Utah, 2008.
Panelist,
National Press Club Centennial Program, “Free Expression, the First Amendment
and the Future of Journalism,” Salt Lake City, 2008
Speaker/Presenter, “Conscience, Civic Engagement and Public Courage,” lecture with
screening of “A Soldier’s Peace,” Westhaven Center for the Arts, Westhaven,
Calif. 2008.
Speaker,
“On Courts and the Press.” Courts-Media Forum, Utah First District Court, 2005.
Speaker,
“The Media & Politics, 2004.” College of Humanities, Arts & Social
Sciences, USU, 2004.
Interviewee,
“The Media & Politics.” KVNU-TV12, Logan, Utah, 2004.
Interviewee,
“The Media in Campaign 2004.” KUSU-FM Utah Public Radio, Logan, 2004.
Speaker,
“Inside the Pulitzer Prizes.” The HASS Hour, College of Humanities, Arts &
Social Sciences, USU, 2004.
Panelist,
“Media Ethics.” KUED-TV, Salt Lake City, 2003.
Workshop Leader, “Writing and Connecting to Your Communities.” Utah Press
Association annual convention, Mesquite, Nev., 2003.
Moderator,
“Biotechnology & the Media: Whose Job Is It Ayway?” The 2nd Annual
Biotechnology Summit: Creating Community Partnerships, Salt Lake Community
College, Sandy, Utah. 2003.
Keynote Speaker, “Students Stand Up: Give Peace a Chance.” Campus Peace Rally
sponsored by the USU College Democrats and Amnesty International, Logan, Utah.
2003.
Invited Participant, “Frontier, Liberty and Responsibility in Western and
Science Fiction Novels and Film.” The Liberty Fund. Key West, FL. 2003.
Invited Participant, “Biotechnology and Bioprospecting in Greater
Yellowstone.” Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment,
Bozeman, MT, 2002.
Invited Speaker, Peace Rally, Logan, Utah, 2002.
Panelist,
“Too Close to Home: Covering Your Own Company,” (how newspapers avoid conflict
when covering stories that involve their own companies, including the lawsuit
between The Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune, and the
gubernatorial bid of Idaho Falls Post-Register’spublisher),
Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association, Salt Lake City, 2002.
Panel Moderator, “Press Censorship in Times of War.” Annual Conference of the
Organization of Newspaper Ombudsmen, Salt Lake City, 2002.
Panel Moderator, “Doing Journalism in Utah’s Religious Environment.” Annual
Conference of the Organization of Newspaper Ombudsmen, Salt Lake City, 2002.
Speaker,
“The First Amendment—The 45 Most Powerful (and Embattled) Words Ever Written.”
National Library Week, Utah State University Libraries, 2002.
Workshop Leader, “The News & Race Models of Excellence Project.” The Poynter
Institute for Media Studies, St. Petersburg, FL. 2001.
Invited Speaker/Moderator, “Art as an Agent of Social Change” panel, Ethics and
the Arts conference, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ. 2001.
Panelist, “What Is Fair in Coverage of Religion?”
Associated Press Managing Editors National Credibility Roundtable, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, 2001.
Speaker,
“What’s News? The Future of the News Media.” Santa Barbara City College, 2000.
Panelist,
“What Makes Diversity Work?” UNITY ’99, Seattle, 1999.
Panelist,
“Hate Crimes: Overcoming Prejudice,” President’s Annual Diversity Forum, Utah
State University, 1999.
Moderator,
“Point/Counterpoint: What’s Wrong/What’s Right with the Press?” Media &
Society Lecture Series, Utah State University, 1997.
Invited Participant, Training Editors Conference, The Freedom Forum Pacific
Coast Center, San Francisco, 1999, 1997.
Speaker,
“The Golden Eyeshade Awards,” Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner,
1997.
Speaker, Moderator, “Values & the Media” panel. National Conference of
the Community of Caring, Park City, Utah. August 1996.
Speaker,
“Managing Media: What Every Financier, Farmer and Four-Year-Old Needs to Know
in a Brave New Electronic World.” Keynote Address, Media Day, The American
Agribusiness Summit, St. Louis, Mo. October 1994.
Speaker,
“Whose News? Press Performance in a Diverse Society.” Kean College of New
Jersey, October 1993.“Technology, the Information Highway and a Threatened
Democracy.” Kean College of New Jersey, March 1993.
Workshops:
International Radio-Television Society Faculty-Industry Seminar, New York,
1992; “Redefining the News: Reaching New Audiences Through Diversity
Conference,” The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St. Petersburg, 1991;
Seminar on New Technology for Journalism Educators, The Gannett Center for
Media Studies, New York, October 1989; “Election ’88: Issues, Candidates,
Character & Controversies,” Ohio University, October 1988.
Selected Other Service
Professional/External: Board of Directors and Communications Director,
Westhaven Center for the Arts, Westhaven, Calif., 2006-2008; Center for
Productivity and Quality Work Life, Board of Advisors, Logan, Utah, 2003-2005;
Cache Humane Society Board of Directors, 2003-2006; Judge, Media General
Newspapers annual writing contest, 2003-present; External Reviewer for
promotion & tenure for faculty from the Universities of Oregon, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana State, Wichita State, San Diego State,
1995-present; Speaker, Utah Press Association annual meeting, 1999, 2003;
Judge, PRSA/IABC Golden Spike Awards; Judge, Utah Press Women, 1997-98; Judge,
Emmy Awards, news and documentary division, National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences, 1993-4; Valley Press Association Annual Writing Competition,
Springfield, Mass., 1992; National Association of Black Journalists Sportswriting
Contest, 1991; National Federation
of Press Women writing contest, 1990; Future Farmers of America newswriting
contest, 1990.
University Service:
USU: Chair,
Globalization Committee, HSS Curriculum Committee, 2010-2012; Chair, College
Branding Committee, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2010-present; Honors
Advisory Board, 2008-present; Honors Curriculum Committee, 2008-present; Women
& Gender Studies Steering Committee, 2008-present; Campus Ally,
Gay-Straight Pride Alliance, 2004-present; Elected Member, USU Academic Freedom
& Tenure Committee, 2002-2003; 2003-2006; College of Humanities, Arts and
Social Sciences Commencement Marshal, 1995-2002; USU Marketing Committee,
1998-2000; President’s Diversity Board, 1997-present; Chair, USU Media
Resources Committee, 1998-2000; Chair, University Studies/Social Sciences
Committee, 1997-1999; Faculty Senate and Faculty Senate Executive Committee,
1995-2000; USU Intellectual Property Committee, 1996-1997; College of
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (HASS) University Scholars Committee,
1994-2000; College of HASS Advancement Council, 1999-2000; HASS Tanner
Symposium Committee, 1995-1997; 26 master’s and 1 PhD committees;
USU Student Publications Board, 1998-2001; 2003-2006.
St. Michael’s College: Media Board; Gender Studies Committee; Media Services
Committee, 1991-1992.
Ohio University: Director, Midwest Newspaper Workshop for Minorities, 1988-1991;
Graduate Committee, College of Communication, 1988-1991.
University of Dayton: Publications Committee; Writers Workshop Committee;
Graduate Committee, Department of Communication; Internship Coordinator,
Department of Communication; Faculty Adviser, Flyer News, 1983-1987.
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GRANTS, HONORS & AWARDS
Olympic Torchbearer, 2002 Winter Olympics Games Torch Run, Boise, Idaho.
January 25, 2002
Invited Speaker/Consultant, Beijing Broadcasting Institute, China Central TV, and
American Studies Center of Beijing, October 12-16, 1999.
Funded Research: The Poynter Institute for Media Studies/The Ford
Foundation,
Principal Investigator on multi-year “Race & News Models of Excellence
Project,” part of the Poynter Institute’s “Media Diversity—2000 and Beyond”
initiative ($223,500), 1999-2002.
Nominee,
President’s Diversity Award, Utah State University, 1999, 2000, 2004.
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund grant, $22,500, Department of Journalism, St. Michael’s
College, for National Intensive Journalistic Writing Workshop for high school
English teachers, 1992.
National Top Three Dissertation, Nafiger-White Dissertation Award Competition,
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1991.
Outstanding Graduate Student, Ohio University, 1991.
Outstanding Graduate Student, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University,
1991.
Top Three Paper, Student Division, History Division, Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication, for “A Newspaper Legacy: E.W. Scripps’
Thoughts on Journalism in His Final Years,” AEJMC, Minneapolis, 1990.
Research Paper Award, Second Prize
for “The Journalistic Legacy of E.W. Scripps,” 1990 Ohio University
Communication Conference..
Midwest Newspaper Workshop for Minorities. Director, 1988-1991.
Outstanding Doctoral Student, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University,
1989.
Gannett Foundation. Grant for pilot project to develop model program to
recruit high school minorities as college journalism majors, 1987-88.
National Teaching Award for the Teaching of Writing. Poynter Institute for Media
Studies, St. Petersburg, FL, 1987.
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