John Calhoun Merrill

Background

Merrill, John Calhoun was born on January 9, 1924 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Calhoun and Jennie Irene (Hooter) Merrill.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Mississippi Delta State College, 1949; Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1962; Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1976.

Career

Instructor English and journalism, Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, 1950-1951; wire editor, Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, 1951; assistant professor, Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1951-1962; associate professor, Texas A. and M. U., 1962-1964; professor, School Journalism, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1964-1979; professor, College Journalism, U. Maryland., 1979-1980; director, School Journalism, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1980-1983; professor, School Journalism, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1983-1992; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, since 1992. Distinguished visiting professor California State University, Long Beach, 1977-1978. Reporter, columnist, feature and editorial writer Greenville (Mississippi) Delta Democrat Times, Natchitoches (Louisiana) Times, Shreveport (Louisiana) Times, Bryan (Texas) Eagle.

Correspondent Corriere della Sera, Milan, Italy, Neue Zuercher Zeitung, Zurich, ABC, Madrid. Visiting professor, Taipei, Taiwan, University of Virginia, American U., Cairo.

Achievements

• John Calhoun Merrill has been listed as a noteworthy communications educator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems (4th Edition)

    (Almost entirely rewritten from its previous edition, Glob...)

  • Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems (5th Edition)

    ( Thoroughly reviewed, with new chapters and several new ...)

  • Global Journalism: Survey of International Communication (3rd Edition)

    (Providing an overview of global journalism, this collecti...)

  • Media Debates: Issues in Mass Communications

    (These renowned scholars present 19 issues specific to the...)

  • Media Debates: Issues in Mass Communication

    (This text uses a debate format to examine some of the mos...)

  • Legacy of Wisdom: Great Thinkers and Journalism

    (This is an introduction to 30 world philosophers and thei...)

  • Modern Mass Media (2nd Edition)

    (This text offers an all-inclusive assessment of the rapid...)

  • Existential Journalism

    (This text is designed to stimulate thinking in the areas ...)

  • Media, Messages and Men

    (This offer is for the book MEDIA MESSAGES AND MEN New Per...)

  • The Elite Press: Great Newspapers of the World

    (The Elite Press: Great Newspapers of the World xiv, 336 p...)

  • Media Debates: Great Issues for the Digital Age (with InfoTrac®)

    (There's lots of debate about the role of the media. Now y...)

  • The elite press; great newspapers of the world
  • Journalism Ethics: Philosophical Foundations for News Media

    (Paperback: 248 pages Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Fir...)

  • Philosophy and Journalism (Longman Series in Public Communication)

    (Book by Merrill, John Calhoun)

  • The Dialectic in Journalism: Toward a Responsible Use of Press Freedom

    (Book by Merrill, John C.)

  • Basic Issues in Mass Communication: A Debate

    (Used Book)

  • A handbook of the foreign press.
  • Legacy of Wisdom: Great Thinkers and Journalism by John C. Merrill (1994-06-30)
  • Legacy of Wisdom: Great Thinkers and Journalism by John C. Merrill (2000-03-31)
  • Dimensions of Christian Writing
  • Media Debates: Issues in Mass Communication by Everette E. Dennis (1990-08-03)
  • Media Debates: Great Issues for the Digital Age (with InfoTrac) by Everette E. Dennis (2005-04-20)
  • Global Journalism: Survey of International Communication (Longman series in public communication) by John C. Merrill (1991-06-30)
  • Media Debates: Great Issues for the Digital Age by Everette E. Dennis (2005-05-20)

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Inter. American Press Association, Association Education Journalism, Sigma Delta Chi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Phi Alpha.

Connections

Married Dorothy Jefferson, September 5, 1948. Children– Charles, Judith, Jon, Linda, Deborah.

Father:

John Calhoun Merrill

Mother:

Jennie Irene (Hooter) Merrill

Spouse:

Dorothy Jefferson

child:

Judith Merrill

child:

Charles Merrill

child:

Deborah Merrill

child:

Linda Merrill

child:

Jon Merrill