Walter Atkinson (Ph.D., University of Utah). Asst. Professor. Office: RH 114, (815) 753-7009. E-mail: watkinson@niu.edu.

Yu-li Chang-Zacher (Ph.D., Ohio University). Asst. Professor.Specialty: globaliztaion, media and culture in international communication, and news content in local television stations. Office: RH 109, (815) 753-1711 E-mail:ychang2@niu.edu

Davis, X. (xxxx). Visiting Professor. Specialty: Journalism. Office: Reavis xxx. (815) 753-xxxx. E-mail: xxxxxx.

Recently Retired Faculty

Abraham (Avi) Bass (Ph.D., University of Minnesota). Associate Professor. Specialty: news reporting, mass media, international journalism. Profile: Webmaster of “NewsPlace,” “Grammar Matters,” and “WhiteHouse 2004” at http://NewsPlace.org Office: RH 107, (815) 756-1227. E-mail: abass@niu.edu.

Orayb Najjar(Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington). Assoc. Professor. Specialty: journalism, international media with emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa, photojournalism and graphics. Author of book chapters and articles on globalization, cyber-communities, censorship, and freedom of the press. Office: RH 118, (815) 753-7017. E-mail: onajjar@niu.edu.

Brian Thornton (Ph.D., University of Utah). Assoc. Professor. Specialty: Mass media law, ethics, history, various forms of journalism, including beginning and advanced news writing, feature and editorial writing, film history and media management. Profile: I was a newspaper reporter for 11 years in Kansas and Hawaii before entering academia. I moved to DeKalb from Wichita Falls, Texas. I am studying the history of journalistic ethics. Office: RH 113, (815) 753-7012. E-mail: thornton.b@attbi.com.

Dale Zacher (Ph.D., Ohio University). Asst. Professor.  Speciality: government media relations, law, progressive-era journalism history, and broadcast news. Profile: worked in TV and Radio news, government and political campaign PR.  Won top dissertation award from American Journalism Historians Association in 2000.  Office: WH 305, (815) 753-7023. Email: dzacher@niu.edu