Academic Vita JOSEPH M. WEBB Now Professor of Communication Studies Gardner-Webb University Telephone 704-466-1543 (cell) or 704-406-3201 (office) P.O. Box 115, Earl, North Carolina 28038 E-mail jwebb1@gardner-webb.edu; or JWebb009@carolina.rr.com EDUCATION Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, in Communication, 1973 M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, in Journalism, 1968 B.A., Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln, IL, 1964 D.Min., The Claremont School of Theology, in New Testament, 1994 M.T.S., Candler School of Theology, in ethics and theology, 1988 TEACHING/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, N.C., Spring semester, 2007 Professor of Communication Studies Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, 2002-2006 Founding Dean, School of Communication and Media; returned to faculty Fall 2006 Professor of Global Media and Communication California State University, Fullerton, 2000-2002 Adjunct Professor of Communication The Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA, 1995-2000 Associate Professor of Homiletics California State University, San Bernardino, CA, 1991-1993 Professor of Journalism Advisor, The Coyote, the weekly campus newspaper Milligan College, Johnson City, TN, l988-1991 Founding Head, Department of Communication Professor of Journalism and Communications Advisor, The Stampede, weekly student newspaper Clark College, Atlanta, GA, l986-l988 Professor of Journalism Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 1980-1986 Head of Journalism Studies, 1980-1986 Professor of Journalism and Communications Spent only two years as an Associate Professor (at Evansville); was appointed in 1980 at Pepperdine at the rank of Professor University of Evansville, Evansville, IN, 1978-1980 Head, Department of Communication Associate Professor of Communication Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1976-1978 Acting Head, School of Journalism, 1977-1978 Assistant Professor of Journalism, 1976-1977 California State University, Northridge, CA, 1973-1976; 1970-1971 Assistant Professor of Journalism and Communication Head, Graduate Program in Communication University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1968-1970 Instructor of Journalism (faculty rank while a Ph.D. student) PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM/MEDIA EXPERIENCE NEWSPAPERS Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers. 1967-1970; 1971-1973 Editorial Writer/State Capitol Correspondent (in Springfield) for the Illinois group's six dailies--Decatur Herald, Decatur Review, Champaign-Urbana Courier, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Intelligencer, Edwardsville, and Metro-East Journal, East St. Louis. Covered three sessions, Illinois General Assembly, including historic income tax session; reported on statewide issues in higher education; researched, reported, and wrote group's position on state income tax. Decatur Herald, Decatur, IL, City Hall Reporter, 1965-1967 (promoted to Editorial Writing staff) Lincoln Daily Courier, Lincoln, IL, General Assignment Reporter, 1964-1965 VIDEO PRODUCTION 12 video training programs for Insurance Marketing Services (IMS) of Santa Monica, CA, the largest marketing firm in the nation for the independent insurance industry, 1982-1986 12 video training programs for Holgate & Associates of Wickford, RI, for independent insurance industry, 1986-1989 10 half-hour training programs for the Atlanta (GA) Chaplaincy Training School, still in national distribution with state and federal prisons Produced three seasons of weekly religious programs for the Sammons Cable Communications System of Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol (Tri-Cities) TN, 1988-1990 Produced and directed two video programs for the Salvation Army of Canada, 1989 Produced an hour-long pilot cooking program for one of the leading chefs of Atlanta, GA, 1987 Produced and directed three video programs for national distribution by the Veterans Administration Educational Division, 1989-1990 FILM PRODUCTION "Network Newspeak: The Three Faces of Spiro Agnew," an hour-long 16mm film on the ethics of network coverage of Vice President Agnew's resignation (with Sam Feldman), 1974 "Anatomy of New Journalism," a 16mm film analyzing the reporting processes and ethics of Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Gay Talese" (with Sam Feldman), 1976 TELEVISION Investigative reporter (and conducted training in investigative work for staff reporters), WBIR-TV, a CBS affiliate, Knoxville, TN, Summers, 1982-1983 Consulting Study, "Report on Special Audience Surveys for WBIR-TV News, with Recommendations for Restructuring," July 1973 Consulting Study for FCC Licensing Renewal, "Survey of Community Problems for Knoxville, TN, and Environs," Fall 1972. Six-month study done for the consortium of three television and six radio stations in Knoxville as part of their license renewal applications. Moderator, panel discussion, "Journalism Ethics: Who Makes the Decisions?" KVST-TV, Los Angeles, April 14, 1974 Moderator, panel discussion, "How the Press Covered the Symbionese Liberation Army," KVST-TV, Los Angeles, June 11, 1974 RADIO Weekly four-hour Saturday radio broadcast of music, interviews, and discussion, WETV-FM, Johnson City, TN, 1988-1991 Twice-weekly program of news analysis and commentary, called "Newspeak," KPFK-FM, North Hollywood, CA, 1974-1976. As result of this program, was summoned as an expert witness on media ethics in the pre-trial hearings of SLA members Bill and Emily Harris in Los Angeles Staff member, WPRC-AM, Lincoln, IL, 1956-1963 SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES, PAPERS, AND LECTURES "Rebirth of Facsimile," Journalism Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 3, Autumn 1971. "Qualitative Research: The State of the Art," paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism, Ottawa, Canada, August 1975. "A Call for Change: A Critique of the Publication Policies of Journalism Quarterly," a paper circulated to AEJ members. Led to a resolution mandating a study of journal policies, passed on July 21, 1974, at the AEJ convention in San Diego. "Technology: Nightmare--Is There a Crisis Ahead?" Journalism Educator, Vol. 31, No. 1, April 1976. "Historical Perspective on the New Journalism," Journalism History, Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer, l974. "The Mass Media in a Class Society," a paper presented at a University of California, Berkeley, School of Journalism Forum, July 10, 1975. "The Task of 'New Journalism,'" a paper presented to Sigma Delta Chi, Los Angeles chapter, Los Angeles, December 1974. "In Defense of 'New Journalism,'" a paper presented to the Society of Professional Journalists, Region 11 conference, Pasadena, CA, April 1975. "The Mass Media in a Class Society," paper presented at an Associated Students Forum, California State University, Los Angeles, April 1974. "Networks Differ in Agnew Portrayals," Report of Research, Journalism Educator, Vol. 29, No. 2, July 1974. "The SLA, NBC and the FCC," The Review of Southern California Journalism, No. 12, September l974. "An 'Unprinted' Letter to the Times," The Review of Southern California Journalism, No. 12, September 1974. "KPFK: Freedom and Responsibility," KPFK Folio, August 1974. "How TV Networks Covered Agnew's 'Day of Infamy,'" The Review of Southern California Journalism, No. 10, Winter l974. "Television and Religion," Staley Lectures, Milligan College, TN, February 1987. BUSINESS/CONSULTING HISTORY Insurance Marketing Services, Santa Monica, CA 1980-1986. Evaluated company structure, developed and evaluating marketing products, designed training modules, consulted in personnel, seminar formation, and client retention Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, 1986-1988. Developed graduate curriculum and staffing report for the launching of a new program in communications and media Holgate & Associates, a management firm, 1984-1988. Designed products and programs in advertising, sales, marketing, and media development Standard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH, 1984-1988. Consulted in publication design and program for this magazine publishing firm El Segundo, CA, Regional Transportation System, 1983-1984. Directed planning and traffic surveys, prepared legislative profiles and strategies Camarillo Neuropsychiatric Research Institute (A UCLA institute), 1971-1974. Prepared personnel training and development programs; designed and edited professional books BOOKS PUBLISHED Writing the New Journalism. New York: Richards Rosen Press, 1977 Preaching and the Challenge of Pluralism. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1998. Comedy and Preaching. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1998. Preaching to Postmoderns: New Perspectives for Proclaiming the Message. (with Robert Kysar). Boston: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006. Preaching for the Contemporary Service. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006 Preaching Without Notes. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001. Greek for Preachers. (with Robert Kysar). St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2002. Old Texts, New Sermons: The Quiet Revolution in Biblical Preaching. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2000. COURSES AND SEMINARS TAUGHT Introduction to Mass Communication Beginning News Writing Advanced News Writing Fundamentals of News Editing Digital Design and Editing Reporting Cultural Affairs Investigative Reporting The Ethics of 60 Minutes Editorial Writing Ethics and the Media Writing for Broadcasting Visual Communication Newspaper Layout and Design The Ethics of Watergate Reporting Speech and Public Speaking History of Journalism and Mass Media Law of Mass Communication Mass Communication and Popular Culture Culture and Communication Interpersonal Communication Theories of Mass Communication Communications Research Methods Ethics of Advertising Public Relations: Theory and Practice Advertising Campaigns Documentary Film Broadcast and Video Production