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, early contact between Europeans and native tribes in the 16th century in the Caribbean and Americas.

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

• A historical novel contracted for publication in 2010.
• A chapter for a forthcoming book on the Coronado Expedition to be published in 2010.
• A second edition of my 2003 textbook for university and college-level media management courses.

Sample Publications:

• Herrick, Dennis (forthcoming in 2010). Winter of the Metal People: The Tiguex War. Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith Publisher.

• Herrick, Dennis (forthcoming in 2010). "The Tiguex War in Facts, Folklore and Fiction." In Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint, eds., The Latest from 1540. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

• Herrick, Dennis (March 2008). "The State of U.S. Newspapers," FriendsoftheTribune.com

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

• Herrick, Dennis (December 2005). "Spirit Journey," fictional short story, Wapsipinicon Almanac literary magazine

• Herrick, Dennis (March 2005). "Hunting Season," fictional short story, Tony Hillerman Mystery Contest winner, Cowboys & Indians Magazine

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

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

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

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

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

• Herrick, Dennis (December 2000). "What you should know to sell your newspaper," Publishers' Auxiliary, National Newspaper Association

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 I/Intermediate Reporting; CJ 376-Media Management; CJ 465-Mass Communication Ethics; CJ 475-Multimedia Journalism II/Advanced Reporting (all at the University of New Mexico); as well as Specialized Reporting and Writing, and Media Management (University of Iowa).

I am also committed to serving students outside the classroom. Most semesters I work with students in independent studies and sponsor internships.

Service:

• Chair of the Undergraduate Journalism and Mass Communication Committee and adviser to journalism and mass comm students, 2009-2010
• Chair of the Undergraduate Journalism Committee and adviser to journalism students, 2004-2007
• Editor of the departmental newsletter, 2003-present
• Web supervisor for C&J Web site and faculty Web sites since 2001
• Service on three department committees each semester.
• Faculty adviser to the C&J chapter of Society of Professional Journalists, August 2002-May 2009

Outreach:

• Sponsor of the Herrick Pueblo Scholarship open to any UNM student from one of New Mexico's pueblos
• 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
• Panelist, Native American Journalists Association national conference, 2009

Photo Credit: Susan M. Boe