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.

Sample Publications:

• Winter of the Metal People: The Tiguex War, contract with Gibbs Smith Publisher, to be published in 2009

• 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

• "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

Authors: Geneva Overholser, John C. Merrill, Tony Hillerman, Ben Bagdikian, Robert W. McChesney, Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel.

Teaching Style: Student involvement and discussion.

Favorite Classes: Media management, copy editing, reporting, persuasive writing, mass media ethics, multimedia journalism.

Why UNM?: Both of our sons and all of our grandchildren live in the Southwest, and we wanted to live closer to them.

Spare Time: Hiking, creative writing.