Dr. Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell is the director of the School of Journalism at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of 60 Minutes and the News: A Mythology for Middle America (1991) and the coauthor of Cracked Coverage: Television News, the Anti-Cocaine Crusade and the Reagan Legacy (1994). In addition, he has written articles and essays on mass media for publications including Columbia Journalism Review, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Media Studies Journal, and Television Quarterly....See more

Richard Campbell is the director of the School of Journalism at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of 60 Minutes and the News: A Mythology for Middle America (1991) and the coauthor of Cracked Coverage: Television News, the Anti-Cocaine Crusade and the Reagan Legacy (1994). In addition, he has written articles and essays on mass media for publications including Columbia Journalism Review, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Media Studies Journal, and Television Quarterly. As a writer and media critic, he is also a frequent public speaker, including guest appearances on NPR, Wisconsin Public Radio, WJR radio, and public television. See less