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1 CURRICULUM VITAE ALAN SCHROEDER Northeastern University School of Journalism 102 Lake Hall Boston, Massachusetts USA 02115 phone: 617-373-7227 fax: 617-373-8773 e-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION • Master of Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, June 1989. • Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude), Wichita State University, May 1977. (Journalism major, Spanish minor). EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ACADEMIC • Professor (Full/Associate/Assistant), School of Journalism, Northeastern University. September 1995 to present. • Acting Director, School of Journalism, Northeastern University. July 2001 to August 2002. • Assistant/Associate Professor, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College. August 1989 to May 1995. PRE-ACADEMIC • Ten years as a television producer at local network affiliates in Boston, Denver, and Wichita. • Five years as a newspaper reporter and columnist in Wichita.• Producer, People Are Talking, WBZ-TV, Boston. February 1984 to August 1988. • Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C., Quito and Guayaquil, ecuador. • Writer/Producer, various free-lance projects. SCHOLARSHIP/RESEARCH BOOKS Schroeder, Alan. Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016, third edition. A behind-the-scenes history of televised presidential debates from 1960 to 2012, emphasizing how these programs function as television productions and media events. Previous editions: Presidential Debates: 50 Years of High-Risk TV (Columbia University Press, 2008) and Presidential Debates: 50 Years of High-Risk TV (Columbia University Press, 2000). Schroeder, Alan. Writing and Producing TV News: From Newsroom to Air. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. A textbook for students about television newswriting and producing. Schroeder, Alan. Celebrity-in-Chief: How Show Business Took Over the White House. Boulder: Westview Press, 2004. A critical history of the relationship between U.S. presidents and entertainers. BOOK CHAPTERS Schroeder, Alan. ”Lecciones para ganar debates políticos televisados” (“Lessons for winning televised political debates”), Chapter 19.4 in Consultoría política (Madrid: Editorial Amarante, Universidad José Camilo Cela, 2016). Brief chapter, in Spanish, in book about political consulting. 2 Schroeder, Alan. “Prólogo: La Cara Oculta de Debates Electorales” (“Prologue: The Hidden Face of the Face-to-Face Debates”). (Madrid: Nautebook, Instituto de Comunicación Impresarial, 2013). Introductory chapter, in Spanish, to book by Manuel Campo Vidal, president of the Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes de Televisión in Madrid, Spain, and moderator of the Spanish presidential debates. Schroeder, Alan. “Church, State, and Media: Presidential Politics at the Saddleback Forum,” in Burgard, Stephen (Ed.). Faith, Politics, and Press In Our Perilous Times. (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt, 2010). This chapter analyzes the sole joint campaign appearance by Barack Obama and John McCain outside the 2008 presidential debates. Schroeder, Alan. “Debates Presidenciales en España y Estados Unidos: Diferencias y Similitudes” (“Presidential Debates in Spain and the United States: Differences and Similarities”), in Campo Vidal, Manuel (ed.). El Debate de los Debates 2008: España y EEUU (Barcelona: Ambit, 2009). This chapter compares formats and sponsorship of the 2008 presidential debates in Spain and the USA. ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES Schroeder, Alan. “John F. Kennedy Press Conferences,” a brief history of live news conferences conducted by President John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963; and “Irving R. Levine,” a profile of the veteran newsman. In Murray, Michael D. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Television News. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1999. ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS Schroeder, Alan. “Media Sponsorship of the 2000 Primary Debates.” The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 5(4, Fall 2000):104-111. Schroeder, Alan. “A Question of Access: Campaign Documentaries in the 1990s.” The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 3(4, Fall 1998):84-102. Schroeder, Alan. “Great Dialogue Scenes: Sexual Tension in Double Indemnity.” Creative Screenwriting 5(1, January/February 1998):6-7. Schroeder, Alan. “Thieves Like Us: Altman and Tewkesbury’s Faulkner.” Creative Screenwriting 4(3, Fall 1997):24-32. Schroeder, Alan. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: A Modern Paradigm.” Creative Screenwriting 3(3, Winter 1996):68-75. Schroeder, Alan. “Watching Between the Lines: Presidential Debates As Television.” The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 1(4, Fall 1996):57-75. Schroeder, Alan. “An Interview with Ken Burns.” Creative Screenwriting 2(2, Summer 1995):30-35. NON-REFEREED ARTICLES (selected) 2016 5 February 2016: Schroeder, Alan. “One on one in New Hampshire: Clinton vs. Sanders,” Huffington Post column regarding the pre-New Hampshire primary Democratic primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/one-on-one-in-new-hampshi_b_9164986.html 7 February 2016: Schroeder, Alan. “Rubio’s Stepford malfunction: the GOP New Hampshire: debate,” Huffington Post column regarding the pre-New Hampshire primary Republican primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/rubios-stepford-malfuncti_b_9179672.html 15 April 2016: Schroeder, Alan. “Hillary and Bernie in Brooklyn: The Farewell Tour,” Huffington Post column regarding the pre-New York primary Democratic primary debate. 3 URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/hillary-and-bernie-in-bro_b_9701330.html 27 May 2016: Schroeder, Alan. “A Trump-Sanders Debate: Who Wins What?” Huffington Post column regarding the possibility of a debate between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/a-trump-sanders-debate-wh_b_10167460.html 2015 4 April 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Stars Versus Supporting Cast: Reviewing the ITV Leaders’ Debate.” Column in the Huffington Post regarding the seven-way debate among political party leaders in the United Kingdom. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../alan-schroeder/stars-versus-supporting-c_b_7003550.html 1 May 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “What American Voters Can Learn from the Brits.” Column in the Huffington Post regarding the town hall event held among the leading candidates for prime minister of the United Kingdom. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/what-american-voters-can_b_7188392.html 27 May 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “5 Questions about the Republican Presidential Debates.” Column in the Huffington Post regarding the upcoming Republican presidential primary debates. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/5-questions-about-the-rep_b_7454842.html 27 July 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “4 Tactics for Debating Donald Trump.” Column in the Huffington Post regarding tactical options for the first Republican presidential primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/4-tactics-for-debating-do_b_7877824.html 6 August 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “The Undercard: First Impressions from the Second-Tier Republican Debate,” review of the Fox News Channel afternoon Republican debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/the-undercard-first-impre_b_7952534.html 7 August 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Rumble on the Cuyahoga: the First 2016 GOP Debate,” review of the Fox News Channel prime-time Republican debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/rumble-on-the-cuyahoga-th_b_7953660.html 15 September 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Previewing the Second 2016 Republican Debate,” regarding the upcoming CNN debate among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/previewing-the-second- 201_b_8141060.html?utm_hp_ref=politics 17 September 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Reagan Wannabes: the 2nd 2016 GOP Debate,” regarding the CNN Reagan Library debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/reagan-wannabes-the-2nd-2_b_8150228.html 10 October 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Democratic Primary Debates versus Republican Primary Debates,” Huffington Post column regarding the upcoming first Democratic presidential debate of the 2016 cycle. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/democratic-primary-debate_b_8274828.html 29 October 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Rocky Mountain Snooze: the Third GOP Presidential Debate,” regarding the third Republican primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/rocky-mountain-snooze-the_b_8414580.html 11 November 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “Bad Debaters, Good Debaters,” Huffington Post column regarding the fourth Republican primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/bad-debaters-good-debater_b_8529944.html 4 15 November 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “How the Democratic Debates Help Hillary Clinton,” Huffington Post column regarding the second Democratic primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/how-the-democratic-debate_b_8568406.html 16 December 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “La agresividad le salió cara a Pedro Sánchez,” column in el Huffington Post (Madrid, Spain), regarding the final presidential debate in Spain before national elections. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.es/alan-schroeder/cara-a-cara- sanchez_b_8812382.html?utm_hp_ref=spain 20 December 2015: Schroeder, Alan. “What Hillary Clinton Gets: the Third Democratic Presidential Debate,” Huffington Post column regarding the third Democratic primary debate. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-schroeder/what-hillary-clinton-gets_b_8848424.html 2014 3 August