Author: James McPherson

Twitter: @JimBMcPherson I have a Ph.D. in journalism, history and political science and am a past president of the American Journalism Historians Association. A former newspaper reporter, editor and public relations professional, I've taught media history, media criticism, and journalism skills courses. Publications include The Conservatism Resurgence and the Press: The Media’s Role in the Rise of the Right (Northwestern University Press, 2008); Journalism at the End of the American Century, 1965-Present (Praeger/Greenwood, 2006); chapters in four other books; articles in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, American Journalism, Journalism History, and the Journal of Mass Media Ethics; and numerous other articles, conference papers and book reviews.