Diana Stover Professor Office: DBH 206 Phone: (408) 924-3271 E-mail: stover@casa.sjsu.edu Office Hours:

Courses I've Taught:

MCOM101: Laws and Ethics of the Media (3 sections). Principles and case studies of mass communications law and ethics. Constitutional guarantees, libel, privacy, contempt, privilege, copyright, and regulations of broadcasting.
MCOM220: Theory of Mass Communications. Basic theories of communications systems. Functional comparisons of various communications systems in relation to political structure. Communications theories in related disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics and political science.

Education:

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976, Mass Media

M.S., Columbia University, 1968, Journalism
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1966, Journalism

Professional Experience:

Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong and Beijing from 1989-1992

Served as editor/co-editor of Mass Comm Review from 1987-1997

Served as political reporter and legislative correspondent for the Omaha World-Herald and The Associated Press.

Awards include SJSU Teacher-Scholar and the Society of Professional Journalists' Distinguished Service Award.

Research interests include cognitive effects of the mass media, mass media law, Chinese mass media, and media use, cultural values and acculturation.