Dr. Earnest L. Perry
Dr. Perry is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the Missouri School of Journalism. He currently serves as chair of the Publications Committee for the Association on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He is a former president of American Journalism Historians Association, a former chair of the Standing Committee on Research and a member of the Standing Committee on Teaching for AEJMC. Dr. Perry is the lead instructor for the Missouri School of Journalism’s Cross Cultural Journalism course. He also teaches journalism history at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Dr. Perry has also done research, specifically on the media’s role in serving underrepresented groups and the lack of ethnic minority journalists in the mainstream media. He worked for nearly ten years as a journalist for newspapers in Illinois, Connecticut and Texas. Dr. Perry has also served as a consultant to universities and news outlets on issues related to diversity and inclusion. His research interests center on African-American press history, specifically the Black Press during the first half of the 20th Century. He has published articles on history and media management in several journals including American Journalism, Journalism History and Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
“Cross-Cultural Journalism and Strategic Communication: Storytelling and Diversity,” with Maria Len-Rios, 2nd edition, Routledge.
“The Negro/National Newspaper Publishers Association and its Dual Roles as a Trade and Advocacy Organization, 1940–2020,” with Kimberley Mangun. Journalism Monographs, Fall 2020.
“Image Repair Campaign Strategies Addressing Race: Paula Deen, Social Media, and Defiance,” with María E. Len-Ríos, Teri Finneman, Kyung Jung Han, Manu Bhandari, International Journal of Strategic Communication, April 2015.
“Double Dribble: The stereotypical narrative of Magic and Bird,” with Patrick Ferrucci. Journalism History, July 2015.
‘To the detriment of the institution’: The Missouri Student’s Fight to Desegregate the University of Missouri,” with Aimee Edmondson. American Journalism, Fall 2010.