Bob Stepno, ph.d.
I've been teaching courses in journalism, media studies, digital
culture and Web production for more than 10 years, at RU fall 2007 to
spring 2013.
See my home page biography if you're curious about my professional experience before I became a teacher.
email: rstepno @ radford.edu
office: 704 Fairfax St., Apt. F, room 104
office phone: 540 831-6220 (but e-mail is better; no voice mail)
office hours:
3:30-4:30 M-T-Th & 11-12 Wednesday;
and mornings by
appointment
Spring 2012 classes
Basic News Writing COMS 104
(104-01 T-Th 11 a.m. to 12:15; 104-02 T-Th 2 p.m.-3:15)
Web Production COMS 326
(326-01 M-W 5 p.m.-6:15; 326-02 T-Th 5 p.m.-6:15)
Course information on those pages will still be for the fall versions of the courses until an update in January. Fall courses met three days a week for 50 minutes; spring courses will meet twice for 75 minutes. Weekly tasks will be similar.
Coming Back in Fall 2012
COMS 460 Special
Topics "JPOP"
Portrayal of the Journalist in Film, Fiction & Popular Culture
Related: Newspaper Heroes on the Air -- JHeroes.com -- listen to old-time radio portrayals of journalists, fictional and historical.
"The power and the freedom of the press is a flaming sword. That it may be a faithful servant to all the people, use it justly... hold it high... guard it well." -- the romantic creed of "fighting editor Steve Wilson of The Illustrated Press," back when journalists were stars and superheroes on radio and TV shows like Big Town.
