Hans K. Meyer
(573) 864-4949
hanskmeyer@gmail.com
Biographical Information
Hans K. Meyer is a Ph.D.
candidate at the
Education
- Doctorate of Philosophy in Journalism ·
(Expected
graduation, May 2009)
- Dissertation to explore what motivates users and
how media organizations motivate users to post their content on news Web
sites
- Dr. Wayne Wanta chaired my committee. Committee
members were Drs. Esther Thorson, Clyde Bentley, Kevin Wise in journalism
and Dr. David Bergin on educational psychology
- Research assistant for Drs. Esther Thorson (Fall
2006, 2007, 2008 and Winter 2007, 2008) and Wayne Wanta (Fall 2007)
- Master of Arts in Journalism ·
(Graduated Aug. 2006)
- Thesis explored link between print newspaper
readership and citizen journalism contribution on the web
- Dr. Clyde Bentley chaired my thesis committee. Committee
members were Dr. Shelly Rodgers and David Herzog, journalism, and Dr.
Suraj Commuri, marketing
- Worked as an instructor and instructor
coordinator for J2100: News Writing for four semesters
- Helped start MyMissourian.com, a citizen
journalism site for the
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism ·
(Graduated
August 1995)
- Also earned a minor in English
- Tutored students on grammar, writing and study
skills
Publications
- Bentley, C.,
Littau, J., Hamman, B., Meyer, H., Welsh, B., & Watson, B. (2007). “Citizen
Journalism: A Case Study” in Blogging,
Citizenship and the Future of Media. Edited by Mark Tremayne. Routledge:
Under Review
- Meyer, Hans
K., Doreen Marchionni, & Esther Thorson. (2008). “The Journalist Behind the News: Credibility of Straight, Collaborative, Opinionated
and Blogged ‘News.’” Submitted to American Behavioral
Scientist, Aug. 10, 2008.
- Meyer, Hans
K., Esther Thorson & Jeremy Littau. (2008). “Perceptions of News
Media Performance and Indicators of the Health of Communities: Views of
Leaders of Community Foundations.” Submitted to Mass Communications and Society,
Aug. 21, 2008
Conference Papers
- Bentley, C.,
Jeremy Littau, Brian Hamman, Hans K. Meyer, Beth Welsh, & Brendan
Watson. (2005). “The Citizen Journalism Movement: MyMissourian as a Case
Study,” Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
- Bentley, C.,
Brian Hamman, Jeremy Littau, Hans Ibold & Hans K. Meyer. (2006). “Sense
of Community as a Driver for Citizen Journalism.” Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
- Meyer, H.
(2006). “Web to print, not print to
Web: Four reasons and a warning on why community newspapers must forge
stronger relationships between their print and online offerings.” The 12th annual Newspapers and
Community-Building Symposium, co-sponsored by the Huck Boyd National
Center for Community Media and the National Newspaper Association
Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK. Oct. 12-13, 2006 (PowerPoint
presentation)
- Meyer, H.
(2006). “’Net
Gains: Potential Citizen Journalists Use Traditional Media Often and Have
a Strong Need for News.” Expanding the Definition of Convergence and
Integration, a research colloquium.
- Bentley, C.,
Hans K. Meyer, & Jeremy Littau. (2007). “Citizen Journalism and
the TMC: User content as a driver for a free-circulation print newspaper.” Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication.
- Meyer, Hans
K., Doreen Marchionni, & Esther Thorson. (2007). “The Journalist Behind the News: Credibility of Straight, Collaborative, Opinionated
and Blogged ‘News.’” Association
for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
- Wanta, Wayne,
Hans K. Meyer, & Antonie Stamm (2007). “Factors
Affecting Polling Accuracy in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election.”
World Association of Public Opinion
- Pookulangara, Sanjukta A., Bellyn Kaplan, &
Hans K. Meyer. (2007). “Thin is out, curvy is in: Media Effects on the
Evolving Body Image.” International Textile and Apparel Association.
- Thorson, E., Hans K. Meyer, Jim Smith & Frank
Denton. (2008). “Prediction
of Print and Online Newspaper Readership from Indices of News Quality.”
International Communications Association.
- Marchionni, D., Hans K. Meyer & Esther
Thorson. (2008). “When
Newspaper Reporters Blog: The Credibility of News and Blogs That Match or
Mismatch People’s Socio/Political Leanings.” Association for Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Consulting / Grant Work
- Helped design a content analysis of citizen
journalism Web sites and select the sample under a Knight Foundation grant
(June 2008)
- Helped develop a healthy community checklist for
the
- Analyzed survey results for Morris Communications,
including a study on Skirt
magazine, reader responses to Bluffton
Today, and a newspaper wide
survey about readership (September 2007)
- Conducted an online survey about Web integration,
ethics and First Amendment issues and analyzed the data for the American
Society of Newspaper Editors (March 2007)
- Worked with the Knight Foundation on a survey of
those who received community actions grants for journalism education (June
2006)
Courses Taught
- J4700/7700: Online Journalism (Fall 2008) – I
designed the course for 30 seniors and master’s students to examine the
theoretical underpinnings of online journalism, including uses and
gratifications and interactivity, while including practical components,
such as blogging, convergence, and soliciting contributions for the
university’s citizen journalism site (MyMissourian.com)
- J1100: Principles of American Journalism (Winter
2007) – Working from a template created by Drs. Stephanie Craft and
Charles Davis, I taught 200 sophomores about the democratic mission of
journalism using Kovach and Rosentstiel’s book The Elements of Journalism. I added
a component to examine more closely how these elements applied online.
- J8601: News Writing for High School Journalism Instructors
(Summer 2006, 2007, 2008) – I designed this summer course to help
instructors learn better journalism skills and to be able to pass them on
to their classes. I added convergence components to encourage them and
their students to use the Web.
- J2100: News (Winter 2005, 2006; Fall 2005; Summer
2005) – I largely designed my own course for sophomore students on the
basics of newswriting, including grammar, AP
style and the inverted pyramid. We also explored more advanced
journalistic writing forms and finished the semester with a convergence
project.
Academic Honors
- Received Top Paper Honors at Expanding
the Definition of Convergence and Integration, a research colloquium.
- Member of Kappa Tau Alpha, National Honor Society
in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Recipient of the $1,000 eResearch
Fellowship, from the University of Missouri Center for eResearch
Professional Experience / Employment History
- General Manager · The
Desert Dispatch,
(May 2002-Aug. 2004)
- Oversaw 13 employees and entire operation of
6,000-circulation daily newspaper
- Reorganized leadership team to refocus coverage
on local news
- Created and implemented a 12-page plan on ways
to implement all four principles of
- Retrained reporting staff to follow RI
principles
- Redesigned front page to include important RI
elements
- Built community relations through newsroom
introduction seminars and participation in civic activities to
rehabilitate newspaper’s image
- Started a weekly training and newspaper critique
brown bag luncheon to encourage improvement and provide additional
on-the-job training
- Filled in for many photography and writing
assignments and designed at least 3 pages each day
- Served as editorial page editor and wrote a
signed opinion column twice a week where I argued local, state and
national issues
- Worked with circulation director to create
newspaper sampling campaign
- During my tenure, the newspaper won two CNPA
first place awards for Public Service. For two consecutive years,
reporters under me won the SPJ Inland region sweepstakes award for
writing
- Won the SPJ Inland region award for best
editorial column
- Editor · The Hesperia Star,
(March 2000-May 2002)
- Created a 15,000-circulation weekly newspaper
from the ground up
- Designed the newspaper’s look by selecting
fonts, choosing graphics and templates
- Set the overall tone by devoting space to local
features about average people and by exploring issues that affected the
community in-depth
- Led a staff of one reporter and one editorial
assistant
- Also managed day-to-day operations including
budgets, circulation, advertising sales and subscriptions
- Named “Hesperia Employee of the Year” for my
work at the newspaper and in the community
- Newspaper was recognized by the San Bernardino
County Association of
- City Editor · The Spectrum,
(Sept. 1997-Feb. 2000)
- Supervised a staff of five reporters and two
photographers
- Coordinated daily news coverage for the
25,000-circulation newspaper, including assigning stories, beats and
photographs
- Worked closely with city and county leaders to
forge strong relationships of trust
- Tackled difficult issue-oriented stories myself
for Sunday features
- Editorial Assistant ·
(Summer 1995)
- Wrote magazine-length (2,000 word) articles on
hardware industry issues
- One assignment included interviewing foreign
diplomats to determine business environment in their countries
- Campus Editor · The Daily Universe,
(December – August 1995)
- Directed staff of 15 reporters by evaluating
their work and suggesting story ideas
- Created feature length (1,000 word) articles on
complex student issues such as strict school rules, academic difficulties
and gender and sex discrimination
- Received Best Campus Desk Reporter award for
1994
- Received $500
References
- Dr. Esther Thorson, dean of graduate studies/research and professor of strategic communication, Missouri School of Journalism
120
Neff Annex
- Phone: 573-882-9590
- Fax: 573-884-5400
- E-mail: thorsone@missouri.edu
- Dr. Wayne Wanta, professor of journalism
studies, Missouri School of Journalism, and executive director, Center for the Digital
Globe
181-B Gannett Hall
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211-1200 - Phone: 573-884-9689
- E-mail: wantaw@missouri.edu
- Dr. Clyde Bentley, associate professor,
convergence journalism, Missouri School of Journalism
3
Neff Hall
- Phone: 573-884-9688
- E-mail: bentleycl@missouri.edu
- Web Site: www.missouri.edu/~bentleyc
- Dr. John Miles Foley, Curators' Professor and William H. Byler Distinguished
Professor in the Humanities,
Director: The Center for eResearch and The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition
242
Walter Williams Hall
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Phone: (573) 882-9720
- E-mail: foleyj@missouri.edu
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