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"Jim has devoted his career to fostering high standards of work through his extensive writing about journalistic practice, his long engagement with students in the classroom, and his continuing professional activity in journalism ... He has kept his skills sharp by doing freelancing as a multimedia journalist for The Oklahoman."
-- David Craig, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Gaylord College of Journalism, The University of Oklahoma.e. I’m a great place for you to tell a story and let your users know a little more about you.
" (The Human Journalist is) one of the most comprehensive and well-written accounts about journalistic orientations ever published....Essential. All journalism and media studies collections, academic and public."
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I'". . . (100 Media Moments that Changed America is a) 260-page compendium of detailed, documented, and superbly presented information is an especially recommended and seminal addition to both academic and community library Journalism and Media reference collections and supplemental reading lists."
-- Midwest Book Review
"Dear Dr. Willis,
It is a pleasure to inform you that the peer review process, organized by IIE's Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), has been completed, and that you are among those recommended for a Fulbright Award in the Cech Republic."
--Maria de los Angeles Crummett,
Executive Director, CIES
"As a skilled professional with experience in both public and private institutions of higher education, Jim has an enviable list of skills as a journalist, author, educator and administrator. He initiated planning for the $5 million Unified Media Lab, which opened last year. He encouraged and promoted scholarship among tenure-line faculty. He emphasized a culture of collegiality among more than 30 tenure-line and contract faculty. He supported efforts to serve approximately 1000 undergraduates and some 75 graduate students in our M.A., Journalism and Public Relations programs. I consider Jim among my trusted mentors, colleagues and friends in the academy."
-- Mark Masse', Professor and Director of Graduate Journalism Studies, Ball State University.
"In addition to his record of successful teaching and research, it is also worth noting that Dr. Willis has lectured extensively at universities throughout Europe, including the University of Tubingen, University of Nuremberg, University of Leipzig, University of Dresden, University of Magdeburg, University of Mainz, Humboldt University, Potsdam University, University of Giessen, University of Pamplona, University of Riga, and the University of Navarra."
-- David Weeks, Ph.D., Dean of the Honors College, Azusa Pacific University.
"Perhaps what strikes me most about Dr. Jim Willis and his career is how he has not only managed to stay current in such rapidly evolving fields as journalism and communication studies, but how he has thrived as a visionary within them."
-- Cheryl Buchanan, Emerson College
"Jim Willis is a born teacher. His interaction with students is open, instructive and constructive. His lessons and lectures are clearly structured and adapted to the students’ needs and academic level. Jim clearly enjoys teaching, and the students notice it right away. Jim also personifies two professions, that of the academic, and that of the journalist. His research is fueled by his journalistic curiosity and makes his academic work relevant to a larger audience. Especially his interest in ethics in Journalism reflects the high standards he sets for himself and his work.
During his numerous travels and research trips in Europe, Jim developed a deeper understanding of European history, culture and the changing societies after the fall of the wall."
-- Martina Kohl, Ph.D., Cultural Affairs Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Berlin, Germany.
"(From Twitter to Tahrir Square) is a wonderful anthology, full of detail and discussion about some of the most troublesome aspects of new media. Whether we are willing to accept it or not, the arrival of social media via Web 2.0 has upset the apple carts of journalism, accuracy, truth, and representation of the human condition."
-- Robert S. Fortner, Research Scholar, Institute of Communication, The University of Illinois.