How does the news media represent the world and its people, especially the lives of cultural outsiders and minorities? More specifically, how does the news cover Native Americans and other indigenous groups? What ideas and images are assigned to these groups and what do these representations mean in society?

Courses related to news and journalism, including News and Society, News Gathering, Media History, History and Philosophy of Free Expression, Documentary Workshop, and Native Americans and the Popular Imagination. Other interest areas include minorities and media, communication history, U.S. Western history, and literary journalism.

Books

• Coward, John. Indians Illustrated: The Image of Native Americans in the Pictorial Press. University of Illinois Press , 2016. Print.

• Independent Study
• News and Society
• Senior Project
• History and Philosophy of Free Expression
• Independent Research
• Internship
• News Gathering
• Native Americans and the Popular Imagination

• American Journalism Historians Association
• International Association for Literary Journalism Studies
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

• William J. Snorgrass Award for best research paper on minority journalism
• John Pittman Prize for Excellence in Journalism
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Multicultural Leadership Award
• Best Research Paper
• Outstanding Research Paper Award
• William J. Snorgrass Award for best resarch paper on minority journalism
• Top Four Faculty Research Paper
• Alumni Hall of Fame Award
• Best American Journalism Article Award