Mass Communication and Society Journal Editor

Stephen Perry is the Mass Communication Area Coordinator and a Full Professor at Illinois State University’s School of Communication. He was selected as the new editor of Mass Communication and Society for volumes 11 to 13 to be published in 2008 to 2010. Dr. Perry served as a Fulbright Scholar during the 2004-2005 academic year at the University of Mauritius in the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. His proximity to the December 2004 tsunami spurred research on warning and information dissemination related to disaster.
Dr. Perry’s other scholarly interests include media effects on public opinion and society, religious broadcasting, and radio history. He is the author of A Consolidated History of Media and co-editor of Communication Theories for Everyday Life. He also has published numerous articles and book chapters using a wide array of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. He is a former television and radio broadcaster, newspaper journalist, and freelance writer.

 

Associate Editors

Cory Armstrong
Jack Glascock
Ran Wei