Academic Background:

Distinguished Professor.
Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, (1954).

M.A., Journalism, Indiana University, (1951).

B.A., Journalism, Indiana University, (1949).

Professsional Experience:

On the Scripps faculty,Ohio University, since 1965. Serves as director of the Bush Research Endowment.
Has served as director and graduate chairman of the School of Journalism.
Coordinated Honors Tutorial College's journalism program.
Associate professor and professor, journalism, Central Michigan University, (1956- 65).
Instructor, assistant professor of journalism, Pennsylvania State University, (1955-57).
Information specialist, U.S. Army, (1954-55).
Copy editor, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison,(1952-53).
Reporter, sports editor, Frankfort (Ind.) Morning Times, (1949-50).
Chairman, Research Committee, National Council of College Publications Advisers, (1962-69,and 1980-85).
Associate editor, Journalism Quarterly, (1970-72).
Editor, Journalism Quarterly, (1972-1989).
Associate editor, Newspaper Research Journal, (1991-present).
Judge, National Farm Editors Association contest, (1975-82).
Chairman, Judging Committee, SPJ, SDX Distinguished Service Award for Research, (1982-87).
Chairman, Judging Committee, Evangelical Press Association Contest, (1984).

Research Interests:

Mass communication research, literature in journalism, law, newspaper readership and reader preference, media coverage of political campaigns.

Publications:

Coauthor and co-editor, Research Methods in Mass Communication (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1989, 1981).
Co-author and co-editor, The Media in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Campaigns (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1991).

Co-author and co-editor, The Practice of Political Communication (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1994).
Author of numerous articles in mass communication journals. Doing semi-annual national surveys for Scripps Howard News Service. Contributing writer, Presstime. Editor, Ohio Journalism Monographs. Listed in Who's Who in America.

Service and Honors:

Editorial board member Journalism Educator, Journalism Quarterly, Communication Research, and Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Associate editor, Newspaper Research Journal. Member: Committee on Research, AEJ, 1967-73 (chair, 1968-71); Executive Committee, AEJ, 1968-71; Board of Editors, Journalism Monographs, 1966-72.

Recipient of Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession of Journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1977; Distinguished Professor Award, Ohio University, 1982; Eleanor Blum Award for Contributions to the Field of Communication Research, 1989.