Brian E. Richardson

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Department of Journalism and Mass Communications

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA 24450

Office Phone:  540-458-8430

Education

 

Ph.D., Journalism and  Communications, University of Florida, 1990

M.A., Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Florida, 1975

B.A., Journalism, Washington and Lee University, 1973, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum

Laude

 

Teaching Experience

 

Professor of Journalism, 2002-present

Associate Professor of Journalism, Washington & Lee University, 1994-2002;     Introduction to Reporting; Reporting for Print Media, In-Depth Reporting, Journalism Ethics; Mass Media and Society, State and Local Government

 

Visiting Lecturer, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, 1996-97; Media and Culture, The Politics of Representation, Media and Citizenship

 

Assistant Professor of Journalism, Washington and Lee University, 1990-1994

 

Instructor, University of Florida 1986-90; Reporting; Journalism Practicum

 

Seminar Leader, The Miami Herald, 1983-86; Newsroom seminars in precision journalism, public records searching and taxation and property assessment

 

Seminar Leader, The Tallahassee Democrat, 1978-80; Newsroom seminars in grammar, style and usage

 

City Editor, Washington and Lee University, 1972; Peer teaching

 

Administrative Experience

Head, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Washington and Lee University, January 2004 --

 

Director, Global Media: The Search for Universal Ethical Standards, an international conference at Washington and Lee University, November 2001

 

Co-leader, Community Journalism Colloquium, Washington and Lee University, March 1999

 

Acting Head, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Washington and Lee University, 1998-99 

 

Organized or helped organize and co-led 11 Journalism Ethics Institutes at Washington and Lee University, each including approximately 10 visiting journalists, 1991-present

 

Organized six week-long visits by professionals in residence from the Florida Times-Union, 1999-present

 

Employment Experience

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer, summers 1993-2001; copy editor

 

The Brechner Report, 1988; editor; Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida

 

The Miami Herald, 1980-86; reporter (courts, urban affairs, local government); bureau chief; assistant city editor; day slot

 

The Tallahassee Democrat, 1976-80; reporter (courts, local government, education, business, features); legislative slot; TV book and TV page editor; features copy desk

 

The Florida Easter Seal Society, Tallahassee, FL, 1975-76; public relations and fund raising

 

WDBO-TV (now WCPX-TV), Channel 6, Orlando, FL, 1973; on-air reporter

 

WLUR-FM, Lexington, VA, 1969-73; reporter, news anchor, disc jockey, senior editor, city editor

 

Language Skills

 

French – reading and speaking, rusty; German – speaking, very rusty; Italian --  understanding of simple spoken phrases

 

Honors

 

Omicron Delta Kappa James G. Leyburn Service Award, 2000

 

Ring-tum Phi Service Award, 1998, 1999, 2000

 

Research Exchange Fellow, University College, Oxford, September 1996 - June 1997

 

Top Faculty Paper, Newspaper Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Southeast Regional Colloquium, Orlando, Florida, 1991

 

Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, 1988, 1990

 

Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, 1987

 

Second Place, Moeller Student Paper Competition, AEJMC Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 1987

 

Grants and Awards

 

Class of ’62 Fellowship for Study at Oxford; 1996-97

 

Academic Fellowship, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Writing for the Reader Seminar, Tampa, Florida, November 1992

 

Glenn Grant for Summer Research, Washington and Lee University, 1991, 1992

John Ben Snow Grant for Journalism Educators Seminar, American Press Institute, Reston, Virginia, October 1991

 

Tuition Waiver, Poynter Institute for Media Studies Ethics Conference, St. Petersburg,

Florida, September 1990

Academic Fellowship, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Basic Layout, Graphics and Design Seminar, Roanoke, Virginia, August 1990

 

Research Committee Grant, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, 1987

 

Publications

 

Thesis and Dissertation:

 

Critiquing Mass News Media: An Audience-Centered Model; Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, 1990

 

 

A Study of the Appropriateness of the Journalism Curricula in Community Colleges in Florida as a Basis for Upper Division Journalism Education in the State University System; Master's Thesis, University of Florida, 1975

 

Articles:

 

"The People's Right to Know: A Dangerous Notion" Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Spring 2004.

 

“Building Credibility: Reaching Out to Readers 2000.” Co-author. Survey for the Associated Press Managing Editors. October 2000.

 

"Four Standards for Teaching Ethics in Journalism," Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 109-117, Summer 1994

 

Book Reviews:

 

"Voice of America: Propaganda and Democracy, 1941-1945"; Journal of Military History, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 715-716, 1992

 

"War and the Media: Propaganda and Persuasion in the Gulf War"; "Hotel Warriors: Covering the Gulf War"; Journal of Military History, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 362‑364, Spring 1993

 

Textbooks

 

From Information to Story: The Process of Writing News; publication Aug. 1, 2006; Pearson-Allyn&Bacon

 

Unpublished Manuscripts

A Stranger Came to Reap (novel)

 

Refereed Papers

 

“Moral Autonomy and the Communitarian Ethic: Implications for Journalists in a Global Society”; accepted, Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Cambridge, England, Summer 2005.

 

“The Durban Principles: Jurisdictional Issues and International Libel in the Digital Age: A Marriage of Convenience?” Co-authored with Dayo Abah, Law Division, AEJMC, Toronto, Summer 2004.

 

“Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age”; co-author with Lou Hodges; Digital Media Conference, Loughborough, England, November 2003.

 

“Journalism: A Provincial Press in a Global Setting”; co-author with Lou Hodges; Global Conference on Communications for Sustainable Development, Veranasi, India, January 2003.

 

"Newsroom Decision-Making in Local Election Coverage: A Case Study" (sole author);

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Southeast Regional Colloquium, 1991

 

"Linkages Between Journalists' Community Associations, Attitudes and Exchanges of Viewpoints on Selected Issues" (co-author), AEJMC Annual Conference, 1988

 

"Confidential Source Privilege and the Separation of Powers: Where Do Courts Draw the Line?" (sole author); International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, 1988

"Newspaper Readership and Individual Estimation of Public Opinion Polls: Do People Pay Attention to Poll Stories?" (sole author), AEJMC Annual Conference, 1987

 

"A Cognitive Model of the Effects of Linking Political Referenda to Salient Social Issues: A Lottery Will Fund Education, But Will Casinos Cause Crime?" (co-author) ICA Annual Conference, 1987

 

 Other Papers

 

“Using the Web in Teaching” (online distribution); university seminar, fall 1999

 

“Britain 2000: The Millennium is the Message”; Class of  ’62 Lecture, Washington and Lee University, February 1998

 

“Writing as a Craft”; Writing in the Disciplines newsletter, 1997

 

"British and American Cultural Studies: A Comparison"; Graduate Program in American Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, December 1996

 

“The Process of Journalism Ethics”; 23^rd Annual Journalism Ethics Institute, Roanoke, Virginia, March 1996

 

"Analyzing the 'Coach' Case"; Panel on Teaching Ethics, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, Montreal, August 1992

 

"Journalism Ethics: The Old Woman and the Green Light"; Journalism Ethics Institute, Washington and Lee University, March 1991

 

"Mass Communication Research and Criticism: A Moral Groundwork"; Research Brown-Bag Forum, University of Florida, 1989

 

"Newspapers and Local Election Coverage: An Examination of Existing Models"; AEJMC Theory and Methodology Regional Mini-Conference, Athens, Georgia, 1989

 

"The Spiral of Silence and Expression of Beliefs in Newsrooms: Does the Model Fit?" AEJMC Theory and Methodology Regional Mini-Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1988

 

Newspaper Articles

Wrote or co-wrote approximately 5,000 stories in a 10-year career in daily newspapers.

Work in Progress

“The Public’s Right to Know and the Press’ Responsibility” (working title); under revision for submission to Journal of Mass Media Ethics

Academic and Professional Conferences 

 

Associated Press Managing Editors Convention, October 2001, Milwaukee, Wis., Community Roundtables Project leader

 

Associated Press Managing Editors Convention, October 2000, San Antonio, Texas, Ethics and Credibility Committee

 

Software Tools for Data Analysis in the Social Sciences; Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, Staunton, Va., May 2000

Associated Press Managing Editors Convention, October 1999, Memphis, Tenn.; Ethics Committee

 

American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 1999, San Francisco; Ethics Committee

 

Journalism Ethics Institutes, Washington and Lee University, November 1997- present, co-leader

 

Associated Press Managing Editors Annual Convention, Atlanta, October 1997; Ethics Committee

 

Journalism Ethics Institute, Roanoke, Virginia, March 1996, leader

 

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Computer Assisted Reporting Seminar, Athens, Ga., April 1995

 

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications Regional Colloquium, session moderator, Gainesville, Fla., March 1995

 

Associated Press Managing Editors Convention, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 1994

 

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC),

Newspaper Division session moderator, August 1994

 

American Society of Newspaper Editors Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., April 1994

 

Virginia Press Association Annual Meeting 1991-present

 

Computer Assisted Reporting Conference, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Raleigh,

North Carolina, October 1993

 

Writing for the Reader; Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Workshop; Tampa, Florida, November 1992

 

Virginia Press Association Career and Internship Seminar, co-organizer, Mary Baldwin College, November 1992

Associated Press Feature Writing Seminar, site coordinator, Washington and Lee University, September 1992

 

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, panel participant, Montreal, August 1992

 

AEJMC Southeast Regional Colloquium, panel moderator, Stone Mountain, Georgia, March 1992

 

American Press Institute Journalism Educators Seminar, Reston, Virginia, October 1991

 

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Copy Editing Workshop, seminar leader, Washington and Lee University, April 1991

 

AEJMC Southeast Regional Colloquium, paper presenter, Orlando, Florida, February 1991

 

The Poynter Institute, Ethics Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, October 1990

 

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Basic Layout, Graphics and Design Seminar, August 1990

 

Committees and Academic and Professional Service

 

Referee, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, November 2001

 

Judge, Hoosier State Press Association Awards competition; September 2001

 

Referee, Ethics Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, April 2001

Referee, Newspaper and Qualitative Studies divisions, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1994-2000

 

Executive Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Virginia Chapter, 2001

 

Search Committee, Inaugural Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism, 2000

 

Search Committee, faculty position in mass media law, 2000-present

 

Student-Faculty Hearing Board, 1999 -present; alternate, 1998-99

 

Public Functions Committee, 1998-present

 

Fishback Fund for Visiting Lecturers Committee Co-Chair, 1994-present

 

Summer Scholars, teacher, Summer 1994-1997

 

Washington and Lee University Scholarship Weekend, interviewer, 1992-present

 

Faculty Alumni Committee, 1992-96, Chair, 1993-1996

 

Freshman Admissions Committee, 1993-present

 

Student Health Committee, 1994-96

 

Rhodes Scholarship, campus mock interviews, November 1993

 

AEJMC MacDougall Student Paper Competition, referee, Winter 1993

 

Virginia Press Association Minority Journalism Scholarship Competition, judge, Spring

1993

 

Virginia Press Association Education Committee, acting member, 1992-93, 1998-99

 

Society of Professional Journalists Region II Executive Director Search Committee, 1992

 

Professional Consultation

 

Consultant, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 2004

 

Consultant, The Anniston (Ala.) Star, The Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Inquirer, 2001-02

 

Member, Blue Ridge Press Editorial Advisory Board, 2001

 

Paid consultant, reporting, editing and ethics, The Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, Summer 2000

 

Unpaid consultant for two books, Office E-mails That Really Click and Breaking Out: VMI and the Coming of Women, and one book proposal, 2000

 

Unpaid consultant to establish the Charles Rowe Family Foundation Ethics Award, 2000

 

Paid consultant, content, design and layout, The Winchester Star, summer 1999

 

Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics rewrite project, 1994-95

 

Reader for ethics textbook chapters by Prof. Lou Hodges, 1991-1994

 

Academic and Student Advising

 

Habitat for Humanity, W&L Chapter, faculty adviser, 1995-99

 

Journalism Major Adviser, 1991-present

 

Freshman Adviser, 1991-present

 

Tau Mu Phi Fund for Student Journalism, trustee, 1993-present

 

Society of Professional Journalists Campus Chapter Adviser, 1991-99

 

Publications Board Adviser, 1991-99

 

Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Faculty Adviser, 1998-99

 

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Faculty Adviser, 1994-99

 

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Adviser, 1991-1993

 

Community Service