Joseph Russomanno joined the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1994. A native of Colorado, he earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. His decade-long career in broadcast news included two stops in St. Louis and two in Denver. He has worked as a news reporter in radio and television, and as a television news writer, newscast producer, and executive producer. His on-site assignments included the coverage of the 1987 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Washington, D.C., Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, and Super Bowl XXII in San Diego. He received several awards for his work as a broadcast journalist. After his career in journalism, Russomanno earned a doctorate from the University of Colorado-Boulder. His work there emphasized First Amendment theory and mass media law.

How do you define mass communication?

Textbook definition: A message from a source intended for multiple receivers – an audience of many. [Read more...]