Dennis F. Herrick, M.A.
M.A., University of Iowa, 1998  Office: Room 223	Lecturer II Journalism

Research:

Media management issues related to consolidation, circulation, ownership, media economics, convergence and entrepreneurship. Also, Native American communities along the Rio Grande in central New Mexico in the 16th century.

I am working on (or just finished) three projects:

•  A historical novel, Winter of the Metal People: The Tiguex War, to be published by Gibbs Smith Publisher.
•  A chapter titled "The Tiguex War in Facts, Folklore and Fiction,” for a forthcoming book on the Coronado Expedition to be published in 2010 by UNM Press.
•  A second edition of my 2003 textbook, Media Management in the Age of Giants: Business Dynamics of Journalism, published by Blackwell Publishing.

Sample Publications:

• Media Management in the Age of Giants: Business Dynamics of Journalism, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2003 (textbook for media management courses), reissued in 2005 in India by Surjeet Publications

• "The State of U.S. Newspapers," FriendsoftheTribune.com, March 2008

• "Handbook of Media Management and Economics," (pdf) review in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Spring 2006

• "Spirit Journey," fictional short story, Wapsipinicon Almanac literary magazine, December 2005

• "Hunting Season," fictional short story, Tony Hillerman Mystery Contest winner, Cowboys & Indians magazine, March 2005

• "The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century," (pdf) review in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Winter 2004

• "Backstory: Inside the Business of News," (pdf) review in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Summer 2004

• "The Business of Media: Corporate Media and the Public Interest," (pdf) review in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Summer 2002

• "Acquiring a neighbor's paper often the fastest, safest way to grow," Publishers' Auxiliary, National Newspaper Association, December 2001

• "What you should know to sell your newspaper," Publishers' Auxiliary, National Newspaper Association, December 2000

Teaching:

I teach or have taught a variety of courses in the journalism sequence, including: CJ 271-Writing for Print Journalism; CJ 371-Persuasive Writing; CJ 372-Copy Editing and Layout; CJ 374-Desktop Publishing; CJ 375-Multimedia Journalism/Intermediate Reporting; CJ 376-Media Management; CJ 465-Mass Communication Ethics; CJ 475-Multimedia Journalism/Advanced Reporting (all at the University of New Mexico), as well as Specialized Reporting and Writing (University of Iowa).

I am also committed to serving students outside the classroom. Most semesters I work with students in independent studies, and I am chair of the Undergraduate Journalism Committee.

Service:

• Editor of the departmental newsletter.
• Web supervisor for C&J Web site and faculty Web sites
• Service on three department committees each semester.

Outreach:

• Freedom of Information chair for the state of New Mexico
• Editor of a bimonthly Vietnam veterans newsletter
• Board of Directors of Friends of Rio Rancho Open Space
• Annual speaker at Tony Hillerman Mystery Writers Conference
• Former writing coach for New Mexico Business Weekly
• Site steward for Archaeology Conservancy on LA 54147
• Judge for Suburban Newspapers of America national contest
• Planning Committee for Associated Press Managing Editors newsroom training seminar, TRAIN

Photo Credit: Susan M. Boe