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Department of journalism

Dr. Stephen Byers
Student Publications Adviser;
Assistant professor

Johnston Hall 308
(414) 288-5772 Phone
(414) 288-3923 Fax
stephen.byers@marquette.edu

COURSES TAUGHT

JOUR 4200: Editing for Publication
COMM 6850: Specialized Reporting

JOUR 1964: Practicum in Student Publications

EDUCATION

Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.J.S, Northwestern University
B.A, Indiana State University

WHY MARQUETTE?

Because of the serious approach this college takes toward journalism and communication; one offering fertile ground for fusing knowledge from various disciplines into creating solid professionals and scholars.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Minority and advocacy journalism; History of journalism; Use of news media to create communities; Use of popular culture to create community and interpret American life.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Society for Professional Journalism, College Media Advisers, Milwaukee Historical Society's Organization of American Historians, Popular Culture Association, Social Science History Association, Wisconsin Historical Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Reporting and Editing: The Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

City News Bureau of Chicago

Terre Haute (IN) Star
Nationally syndicated column: Beer City

Articles published in New York Times Sunday Magazine, New York Daily News Sunday Magazine

Contributor: Insight, Money, Mid-America Outlook, Beverage Media, Beer, Hospitality, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Washington (D.C.) Star, Dallas Times-Herald, Minneapolis Star, Seattle Times, Lakeland (Florida) Star, Cleveland Press, and Long Beach (California) Press.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Book Review: "Blogging, Citizenship and the Future of the Media," by Mark Tremyane, ed.

Byers, Stephen (2005), "Beyond Demographics: Understanding Your Readers and How They Communicate", Grassroots Editor, Spring edition.

Byers, Stephen, Magazines Entry in Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Sharpe, 2005.

Byers, Stephen, Saloons and Taverns (U.S.), "Homes (as Drinking Site)," "Home Brewing," Entries in Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio, 2003.

Byers, Stephen (2002), "Newspapers," Entry in Dictionary of American History, 3rd Edition, Scribner's.