School of Media and Communication

Jim Foust, Ph.D.

Profile:

Dr. Foust’s teaching areas include broadcast journalism, journalism law and ethics, online journalism and media historiography. He has worked as a news videographer and editor at WYTV-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, where he also produced special projects. His background also includes video production and multimedia design. His research interests include electronic media history, technology of mass communication and communication law. He has written two books, Big Voices of the Air: The Battle Over Clear Channel Radio and Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web, and is co-author of a video production textbook. His hobbies include computers, working on cars and hacking on guitar.

Education:

Ph.D., Mass Communication, Ohio University
M.S., Journalism, Ohio University
B.A., Speech, Youngstown State University

Classes:

JOUR450: Journalism Law and Ethics
JOUR485: Media and Society
JOUR460: Online Journalism
JOUR 490: Flash Journalism