School of Communication

James S. Ettema

Department of Communication Studies

James S. Ettema

Professor
Professor, Media Technology & Society
Professor, MSC Strategy
j-ettema@northwestern.edu
Frances Searle Building
2240 Campus Drive, Room 2-165
Evanston , IL 60208-2952
847-491-7530
Graduate Programs: Media, Technology & Society, Communication Studies

James Ettema’s current research project examines applications of communication technology to the work of community-based organizations in urban settings. He teaches courses focusing on the social and cultural impact of the mass media and new communication technologies.

Education

PhD University of Michigan
MA Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
BA Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota

Recent Publications

Custodians of Conscience: Investigative Journalism and Public Virtue, co-authored with Theodore L. Glasser, Columbia University Press, 1998

Recent Awards and Honors

For Custodians of Conscience:
Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Award, National Journalism and Mass Communication Honor Society, Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism, PennStateUniversity
Sigma Delta Chi Award for research on journalism, Society of Professional Journalists

Courses

CS 270-0 Theories of Mediated Communication
CS 373-0 Mass Media in American Society
CS 397 Honors Seminar

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James S. Ettema

Department of Communication Studies

James S. Ettema

Professor
Professor, Media Technology & Society
Professor, MSC Strategy
j-ettema@northwestern.edu
Frances Searle Building
2240 Campus Drive, Room 2-165
Evanston , IL 60208-2952
847-491-7530
Graduate Programs: Media, Technology & Society, Communication Studies

James Ettema’s current research project examines applications of communication technology to the work of community-based organizations in urban settings. He teaches courses focusing on the social and cultural impact of the mass media and new communication technologies.

Education

PhD University of Michigan
MA Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
BA Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota

Recent Publications

Custodians of Conscience: Investigative Journalism and Public Virtue, co-authored with Theodore L. Glasser, Columbia University Press, 1998

Recent Awards and Honors

For Custodians of Conscience:
Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Award, National Journalism and Mass Communication Honor Society, Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism, PennStateUniversity
Sigma Delta Chi Award for research on journalism, Society of Professional Journalists

Courses

CS 270-0 Theories of Mediated Communication
CS 373-0 Mass Media in American Society
CS 397 Honors Seminar