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BOB STEELE
Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values and Senior Ethics Faculty
Ethics, Journalism & Business Values, Newsroom Management, Strategic Thinking
FACULTY SINCE:
January 1989
RECENT WORK:
Numerous articles, columns, case studies, guidelines and book chapters on journalism ethics and on values and leadership; co-authored discussion guides and ethics workbooks for the American Society of Newspaper Editors and Radio-Television News Directors Foundation; co-creator of ASNE/Poynter ethics tool
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Bob Steele is The Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values and the Senior Faculty in Ethics at The Poynter Institute. A Poynter faculty member since 1989, he’s taught hundreds of workshops and thousands of journalists and media leaders. He’s also led ethics and values sessions for nearly 100 news organizations across the country including newspapers, television stations, and broadcast and newspaper groups.
He is frequently on the phone or online guiding and coaching journalists and media leaders on real-time ethical dilemmas and leadership challenges. He also has advised many news organizations on their codes of ethics and standards and practices guidelines. And, he's been on the receiving end of thousands of interviews by reporters who are covering journalism ethics issues.
He was the co-author of Doing Ethics in Journalism, published by The Society of Professional Journalists, and he has authored articles, case studies and handbooks for The American Society of Newspaper Editors, The Radio-Television News Directors Association, and other professional organizations and academic journals.
He began his professional career in Bangor, Maine in 1973 as a news reporter for WLBZ-TV. He spent a decade as a reporter, executive producer and news director in Maine, Wisconsin and Iowa. He taught ethics, reporting and media law for five years in the Dept. of Journalism at the University of Maine.
He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa writing his dissertation on journalism ethics. He also received a M.S. in Television-Radio from Syracuse University and a B.A. in economics from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
He is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Journalism from DePauw University in 2007 and an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Emerson College in Boston in 2006. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1972, including ten months as a Signal Corps officer in Vietnam. |
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| Bob Steele asks and answers lots of questions on a wide range of ethics, values, reporting and leadership issues. In his role as the Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values he has taught hundreds of workshops and thousands of journalists and media leaders at Poynter seminars since 1989. He’s also led sessions for over 100 news organizations across the country including television stations, newspapers and broadcast and newspaper groups. He’s frequently on the phone or online advising journalists and media leaders on real-time ethical dilemmas and challenges. He’s also been on the receiving end of thousands of interviews by reporters for stories about journalism ethics issues. Steele continues in the Poynter Values Scholar role as he joins his alma mater, DePauw University, as the Eugene S. Pulliam Visiting Distinguished Professor of Journalism. He teaches journalism ethics classes to DePauw students and also serves as a scholar-in-residence at DePauw’s Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics. Over the years, Steele has written online columns and essays, journal articles, book chapters, and case studies and handbooks for professional organizations. He co-authored Doing Ethics in Journalism, originally published by The Society for Professional Journalists. He spent ten years as a broadcast journalist (reporter, executive producer and news director) then earned a Ph.D. at the Univ. of Iowa writing his dissertation on journalism ethics. He received a B.A. in economics from DePauw University and an M.S. from Syracuse University. Steele and his wife, Carol, now live in Greencastle, Indiana, where Carol also works at DePauw as an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Their three daughters and sons-in-law live in Denver, Phoenix and Portland, Maine. Their grandson, Henry Ellis Nelson, is growing up in Denver but will surely become a Chicago Cubs fan and play tennis with his grandfather. |
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CONTACT
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658-4473 x34228
BOB STEELE
steele@poynter.org
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