Publications

 

Book

 

Broadcast News Writing and Stylebook, third edition.  Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 2006. (sole author).  The first edition was published in 1995 and the second edition in 2002.  Allyn and Bacon reports that this is the most widely-used book of its kind in the U.S.  The fourth edition is scheduled for release in 2010.

 

Chapters

 

“Middletown Media Studies.”  For a book being edited by Augie Grant, University of South Carolina, and Jeff Wilkinson, Regent University.  Primary author … with Michael Holmes and Mark Popovich.  To be published by Oxford University Press in February 2008.

 

“Minority Broadcasters: No Progress in TV; Falling Behind in Radio.”  Chapter in News in a New America.  By Sally Lehrman.  John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, 2005.

 

“Broadcast Writing and Speaking.”  Chapter in Convergent Journalism:  An Introduction.  Ed. By Stephen Quinn and Vincent Filak.  Focal Press, Boston, 2005.   

 

Interviewed by Stephen Quinn for a chapter in a book on convergence teaching.  Also interviewed by Max Utsler (University of Kansas) for forthcoming book on teaching convergence news.

 

Journal

 

Electronic News, the official publication of the Radio Television Journalism Division (RTVJ) of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia.  Founder and co-editor with Charlie Tuggle, UNC.  First published at Ball State University in 2001, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates took over publication in 2006 when it became the official journal for RTVJ.  Taylor & Francis recently bought Erlbaum.  Vol. 1, No. 1 came out in February 2007, and Vol. 1, No. 2 came out in May 2007.

 

Reports

 

  • “The Future of News.”  Research and report conducted and written for the Radio Television News Directors Foundation.  Sponsored by the Ford Foundation.  October 2006.
  • “2005 Survey of Editors and News Directors.”  Lee B. Becker, Tudor Vlad, Renee Pelton and Robert A. Papper.  Released at AEJMC Annual Convention, August 2006.
  • “The News Media.”  Middletown Media Studies II … Observing Consumers and Their Interactions with Media.  Lead author … co-authored with Michael Holmes, Mark Popovich, Michael Bloxham, Melinda Messineo and Paul Biner.  Center for Media Design.  Ball State University.  Fall 2006.
  • “The Computer: A Medium for All Reasons.”  Middletown Media Studies II … Observing Consumers and Their Interactions with Media.  Lead author … co-authored with Michael Holmes, Mark Popovich and Michael Bloxham.  Center for Media Design.  Ball State University.  Spring 2006.
  • “Middletown Media Studies … Observing Consumers and Their Interactions with Media – The Media Day.”  Lead author … co-authored with Michael Holmes, Mark Popovich and Michael Bloxham.  Center for Media Design.  Ball State University.  Fall 2005.
  • “Middletown Media Studies … Observing Consumers and Their Interactions with Media – Concurrent Media Exposure.”  Secondary author … co-authored with Michael Holmes, Mark Popovich and Michael Bloxham.  Center for Media Design.  Ball State University.  Fall 2005.

 

Articles

 

·         “Little to Cheer About.”  (Women and minorities in radio and television news)  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2007).

·         “A Mixed Year for Salaries.”  RTNDA Communicator (June 2007).

·         “Station Web Sites Grow Bigger and More Complex.”  RTNDA Communicator (May 2007).

·         “By the Numbers: News, Staffing and Profitability Survey.”  RTNDA Communicator (October 2006).

·         “Covering the Muslim Community.”  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2006).

·         “A Year of Extremes.”  (women and minority survey) RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2006).

·         “Where the Jobs Are.”  RTNDA Communicator (June 2006).

·         “Keeping Up.”  (annual salary survey) RTNDA Communicator (June 2006).

·         “More Web Sites Making Money.”  RTNDA Communicator (May 2006).

·         “News, Staffing and Profitability Survey.”  RTNDA Communicator (October 2005).

·         “Running in Place.”  (Women and minorities in radio and television news)  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2005).

·         “Where Are They Now?”  (Minority award winners in radio and television news)  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2005).

·         “On the Up and Up.”  (Broadcast news salary research) RTNDA Communicator (June 2005).

·         “Moving Forward Again.”  RTNDA Communicator (May 2005).

·         “The New TV News Consumer.”  Invited Guest Essay in “The State of the News Media 2005,” Project for Excellence in Journalism.  (March 2005).

·          “Radio and Television News Staffing and Profitability.”  RTNDA Communicator (September 2004).

·         “Seeking Diversity in Small Markets.”  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2004).

·         “Recovering Lost Ground.”  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2004).

·         “Salaries Soar.”  RTNDA Communicator (June 2004).

·         “Redefining Media Use.”  Ideas Magazine, International Newspaper Marketing Association (April 2004).

·         “Middletown Media Studies,” co-authored with Michael Holmes and Mark Popovich.  The International Digital Media & Arts Association Journal (Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2004).

·         “Women & Minorities: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back.”  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2003).

·         “Where Are they Now.”  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2003).

·         “Syndications & Newsfeeds.”  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2003).

·         “Salaries Slide Backward.”  RTNDA Communicator (June 2003).

·          “A Tangled Web.”  RTNDA Communicator (April 2003).

·         “Winning with Weather. “ RTNDA Communicator (November 2002).

·         “Recession Shrinks TV News Staffs,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (October 2002).

·         “Making Diversity Work.” RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2002).

·         “Mixed Results for Women and Minorities,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2002).

·         “News Staffs Pitch In, Do Double Duty on Web Site,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (June 2002).

·         “Hanging On.” RTNDA Communicator (June 2002).

·         “By the Numbers – Salaries, “ co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (June 2002).

·         “High Wire Act.”  RTNDA Communicator (November 2001).

·         “TV News Staffs Grow, Radio Newsrooms Shrink,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (September 2001).

·         “Up From the Ranks: How to Groom Women and Minorities for Management” and “Women and Minorities in Radio and Television News,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (July/August 2001).

·         “Playing Your Cards Right: How to Negotiate a Raise, Even in Tough Times” and “Radio and Television Salary Survey,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (June 2001).

·         “Making the Web Work” and “Radio and Television Web Survey,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (May 2001).

·         “The Business of News,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (November 2000).

·         “Staffing the Web,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (October 2000).

·         “Women & Minorities: Nine Who Changed the Face of News,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (July 2000).

·         “Beyond Salaries,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (May 2000).

·         “Minority Hiring May Be Facing Retrenchment.” USA Today Magazine (March 2000).

·         “The Business of News,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (November 1999).

·         “The Lighter Side of News.”  RTNDA Communicator (October 1999).

·         “Staffing Solutions,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (September 1999).

·         “Making a Difference,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (July 1999).

·         “Starting Salaries: A Crying Shame,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (May 1999).

·         “Fixing Television News.” USA Today Magazine (January 1999).

·         “Talk Dirty to Me.” RTNDA Communicator (December 1998).

·         “News Profitability,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (November 1998).

·         “About Face? Women and Minorities in the Newsroom After EEO,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (August 1998).

·         “Growing Pains,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (June 1998).

·         “Pay Scales.  Are You Making What You’re Worth?” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (May 1998).

·         “Moving Forward, Falling Back,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (October 1997).

·         “Another Growth Year for News and Staff,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard and Joe Misiewicz.  RTNDA Communicator (June 1997).

·         “Newsrooms Still Earn Profits,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (April 1997).

·         “A Steady Year for Salaries,” co-authored with Michael Gerhard and Joe Misiewicz.  RTNDA Communicator (March 1997).

·         “Making Internships Work,” co-authored with Karen Mangia (student fellow).  RTNDA Communicator (February 1997).

·         “More Women and Minorities in Broadcast News,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma and Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (August 1996).

·         “More News, More Staff,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma and Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (June 1996).

·         “Hiring Explosion at Television Stations” and “Television Salaries Vary Widely.”  Nieman Reports, The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University (Spring 1996).

·         “News Departments: Producing Profits,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma and Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator (April 1996).

·         “Salaries,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma and Michael Gerhard.  RTNDA Communicator  (February 1996).

·         “Newsroom Diversity Remains an Elusive Goal,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma.  RTNDA Communicator  (October 1995).

·         “Adding News Staff,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma.  RTNDA Communicator  (June 1995).

·         “Salaries Going Up,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma.  RTNDA Communicator  (May 1995).

·         “Money-Making News,” co-authored with Andrew Sharma.  RTNDA Communicator  (April 1995).

·         “Transcend the Ordinary.”  RTNDA Communicator  (December 1993).

  • “The Art of the Voiceover.”  RTNDA Communicator  (February 1989).
  • “Sync,” on relationship between broadcast journalism and broadcast journalism education.  RTNDA Communicator  (February 1989).
  • “Broadcast Journalism Education."  RTNDA Communicator  (November 1988).
  • “Management Changes,” on research conducted with Michael Murrie on the changing organizational structure, function and operation of network-affiliated television newsrooms.  Television Broadcast  (May 1988).
  • “A Response to Ted Koppel,” on journalism as a liberal arts study.  RTNDA Communicator  (December 1987).
  • “Television News Budgeting.”  RTNDA Communicator  (October 1987).

 

Note: I have also written a number of articles for publications such as Static, The Newsletter of the Radio-Television Journalism Division of AEJMC