Kathleen Wickham
Associate Professor of Journalism
Phone Number: (662)915-5501
Email: kwickham@olemiss.edu

Key Words: civil rights, media ethics, diversity

Research Description: Dr. Kathleen Wickham teaches Advanced Reporting, Media Ethics and a course on press coverage of civil rights. She previously worked as a reporter the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger and Atlantic City (N.J.) Press. Her research complements her professional background and teaching areas. She was instrumental in having The University of Mississippi named a national historic site in journalism in honor of the reporters who covered the 1962 integration crisis as well as the establishment of a memorial in honor of the French reporter murdered on campus during the 1962 riots. She has published three books, numerous academic articles on isues of media ethics, diversity and press coverage of civil rights. She has judged the National Headliner Journalism Awards since 2010. SPJ presented her with its David L. Eshelman National Outstanding Campus Adviser Award in 2008.

Honors Theses chaired

Joffee, Mora (2014), “News coverage of Columbine and Sandy Hook.”

Cronk, Mary Liz (2014), “Harnessing the power of social media: How four Fortune 500 companies utilize social media,

Baird, Macey, (2011), Covering the Social Scene: Washington Luxury Magazine versus My Scoop and the use of social networking sites within the magazine industry.

Dickson, Natalie (2010). Delta Chinese, (thesis project, magazine format).

Jackson, Courtney Anne, (2010). Media ethics and its effect on public opinion: Media coverage of Sonia Sotomayor.

Vowell, Elizabeth, (2010). A hidden WWII history: How new media reporting by CNN.com changed a legacy.

Ragsdale, Alicia (2009). Youthful eyes, complex imaginations: A study of children's perception of violence.

Nero, Willow (2009). Toward a cross-cultural content analysis of the 2008 American election.

Breaux, Kimberly (2007, ). The Thou Shalts of Journalism: A Study of the Significance of Ethics Codes, as They Correlate to the Journalistic Values of Objectivity and Detachment and the Practice of Public Journalism by Mississippi Newspapers.

Honors Theses:

Thornton, Lasherica (2018) All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Media Coverage of the Golden State Killer (full text)

Anderson, Rachel E. (2017) Beauty in the Eye of the Producer: The Role of Appearance in the Careers of Hispanic Female Broadcasters. (full text)

Heil, Madison Elizabeth (2017) Confederate Symbols and Media Coverage: A Look at Mississippi Newspapers Over Time. (full text)

Lindstrom, Emily Alexandra (2017) Multi-Generaltional Marketing: Variations and Implications of Nonprofit Approaches. (full text)

McCollum, Anna (2016) Freedom Fighters: Stories from Freedom Summer 1964. (full text)

Sinclair, Rishel (2016) Memory in the Fingers: An exploration of knitting through the lens of modern knitters' lives. (full text)

Cronk, Mary Elizabeth (2014) Harnessing the Power of Social Media: How Four Fortune 500 Companies Utilize Social Media. (full text)

Joffe, Mara (2014) An Analysis of the Media's Coverage of the Columbine High School and Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings. (full text)

Baird, Macey Simmons (2011) "Covering the Social Scene: Two Publications and the Use of Social Networking Sites within the Magazine Industry" (full text)

Dickson, Natalie Rose (2011) "The Mississippi Delta Chinese: A preservation of the lives of Chinese Grocers in the Delta and a perspective on what is left"

Jackson, Courtney Ann (2010) "Media Ethics and Its Effect on Public Opinion: An Analysis of Media Coverage: Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination and Confirmation to the United States Supreme Court" (full text)

Vowell, Elizabeth Claire (2010) "A Hidden WWII History: How New Media Reporting by CNN.COM Changed a Legacy" (full text)

Nero, Willow Beverly (2009) "A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of the 2008 American Presidential Election" (full text)

Breaux, Kimberly Anne (2007) "The Thou Shalts of Journalism: A Study of the Significance of Ethics Codes as They Correlate to the Journalistic Values of Objectivity and Detachment and the Practice of Public Journalism by Mississippi Newspapers" (full text)