School of Journalism
The School of Journalism is one of three departments that comprise the Media and Information Studies Ph. D. Program. This is one of the oldest, successful doctoral programs in mass communication and media in the United States. Students study a range of issues including advancing technology, such as digital journalism and multi-media; international journalism; media effects, economic and media industries and institutions, related public policy, historical perspectives and visual communication. Students complete the program with a dissertation offering unique, new knowledge.
The School of Journalism faculty engages the full range of the journalism experience in their teaching, creative work and research. Faculty interests cross all media platforms (print, broadcast and online) and perspectives including editorial content, design, economics and management, historical, visual, international, and the future of journalism, all in an effort to lad the industry and improve society.
The National Communication Association rated CAS doctoral programs as No. 1 in several areas in “effectiveness of the Ph. D. Program in educating researchers.” The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked the MIS doctoral program in the top echelon based on faculty scholarly productivity. Furthermore, studies presented at the Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication ranked MSU as second in the country for producing and encouraging student publications in journalism and mass communication peer-reviewed journals. We encourage collaborations.
Students choose committee members and mentors, based on knowledge about theory, method, topic and medium. The School of Journalism has many faculty members with varied expertise. Faculty who serve on doctoral committees include the following. The CAS Directory has a complete listing of all Journalism faculty and further information about our activities and interests. We welcome working with you.
Howard Bossen
bossen@msu.edu
visual communication, history and criticism of photography, cultural history and media, American studies
Jane Brigss-Bunting
jbb@msu.edu
media law, multi-platform news delivery, computer-assisted reporting
Sue Carter
sucarter@msu.edu
media law, constitutional law, religion reporting, sports reporting, journalism history
Manuel Chavez
chavezm1@msu.edu
international/border journalism, Latin American news media, access to information and transparency regulations, public diplomacy, community perticipation in newsroom practices.
Lucinda D. Davenport
ludavenp@msu.edu
digital journalism, blogging and mulit-media, journalism ethics, journalism history, history, media ethics
Fred Fico
fredfico@msu.edu
news coverage of conflict, election reporting, content analysis, newspapers
Eric Freedman
freedma5@msu.edu
international journalism in Cnetral Asia and other parts of the former
Steve Lacy
slacy@msu.edu
media management, media economics, content analysis, Internet use and content, reporting behavior.
John Malloy
molloy@msu.edu
political economy, government and mass communication, theories of the First Amendment
Michael Stamm
stamm@msu.edu
broadcasting history; American journalism history; new media in historical perspective; media ownership
Folu Ogundimu
ogundimu@msu.edu
international journalism and comparative media systems, governance, public communications
Geri Zeldes
alumitge@msu.edu
women and minorities in media - as subjects and sources, Asain immigrants’ use of media for health care
