Curriculum Vitae Seth C. Lewis 2/21/08

Seth C. Lewis • bio

Seth Lewis has a B.A. in communications from Brigham Young University (2002), an M.B.A. from Barry University (2005), and he is a second-year Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin (anticipated graduation: 2010). In 2005 he was a Fulbright Scholar in Spain.

His research focuses on the social impact of cultural and technological convergence in the media—and what it means for the future of journalism in a digital age. In particular, Lewis is exploring the changing nature of news production and professional identity as media work evolves to meet new economic, cultural and technological demands. As the routines and roles of professional journalists change, so do the contexts for collective action and critique by amateur journalists online; it’s at this nexus that Lewis hopes to study the future of journalism in better engaging and collaborating with the public sphere.

Since coming to the University of Texas, he has conducted a major survey of young adults to explore their approach toward news in the future. He also has researched the framing of the War on Terrorism, the readability of news stories, and the management styles of newspaper editors. Previously, as a Fulbright Scholar in Spain, Lewis studied the cultural convergence of bilingual journalism in Spain; his peer-reviewed article on the subject will appear in Journalism Studies in 2008. Additionally, he studied the Spanish economy during his stay in Madrid, and has published a business case study on cross- cultural management.

As a professional journalist, Lewis was assistant sports editor at The Miami Herald, where he began as a copy editor and page designer in 2002. He has worked in the media since he was a 16-year-old reporter for his hometown newspaper, The Outlook in Gresham, Oregon. As a reporter and freelancer, he has written for more than 20 publications, from magazines such as Foreign Policy and Nieman Reports to newspapers such as The Miami Herald, The (Portland) Oregonian, and The Salt Lake Tribune.

Lewis is a research assistant and a teaching assistant for the copy editing course at the University of Texas. CURRICULUM VITAE SETH C. LEWIS 6/1/18

SETH C. LEWIS Doctoral student, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

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512-280-3888 (home) 512-905-7845 (cell) [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of Texas, School of Journalism, Austin, TX Pursuing a Ph.D. in journalism, with research interest in new media, citizen journalism, and the changing contexts of news production in a digital age. Anticipated graduation May 2010.

Barry University, School of Business, Miami, FL Master’s degree in business administration, with a 4.0 GPA. Graduated August 2005.

Brigham Young University, College of Fine Arts and Communications, Provo, UT Bachelor of Arts in communications, with an emphasis in print journalism. Graduated magna cum laude April 2002.

ACADEMIC PAPERS (*Peer-reviewed)

Accepted for publication:

*Lewis, S. C. (in press). News, nationalism, and the imagined community: The case of bilingual journalism in Spain. Journalism Studies, 9(2), June 2008 issue.

Submitted for publication:

*Lewis, S. C. Next-generation news consumers: An exploratory study of young adults and their future with news and newspapers. Submitted to Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, June 21, 2007.

*Lasorsa, D. L., Dalecki, L., & Lewis, S. C. The news readability problem. Submitted to Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, April 4, 2007. Submitted to Newspaper Research Journal, October 16, 2007. Submitted to Journalism Practice, Jan. 18, 2008. CURRICULUM VITAE SETH C. LEWIS 6/1/18

*Reese, S. D., & Lewis, S.C. Framing the War on Terror: The naturalization of policy in the U.S. press. Submitted to Political Communication, December 2007.

Conference presentations:

*Lewis, S. C. (2007). Next-generation news consumers: An exploratory study of young adults and their future with news and newspapers. Presented to the Newspaper Division of AEJMC, Washington, DC, August 2007.

*Lasorsa, D. L., Dalecki, L., & Lewis, S. C. (2007). The news readability problem. Presented to the Newspaper Division of AEJMC, Washington, DC, August 2007.

*Lewis, S. C. (2007). A case of convergence in Spain: Bilingual journalism, nationalism, and the imagined community. Presented at the Definition of Convergence & Integration Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, April 2007.

Conference submissions:

*Reese, S. D., & Lewis, S. C. (2007). Framing the War on Terror: The naturalization of policy in the U.S. press. Submitted to the Political Communication Division of ICA, May 2008 conference.

Seminar papers:

Lewis, S. C. (2007). What is the War on Terror? USA Today journalists and the framing process. For the course “Qualitative Research Methods,” taught by Dr. Gene Burd, Fall 2007.

Lewis, S. C. (2007). Framing the War on Terror in the Associated Press. For the course “Framing Public Issues,” taught by Dr. Stephen D. Reese, Spring 2007.

Lewis, S. C. (2007). Propaganda in an Internet age: Revisiting Herman and Chomsky’s model twenty years later. For the course “Mass Communication Theory,” taught by Dr. Dustin Harp, Spring 2007.

Lewis, S. C. (2006). Gratifications, avoidance, and habit: Theoretical approaches to explaining young adults’ lack of interest in news. For the course “Mass Communication Theory,” taught by Dr. Mark Tremayne, Fall 2006.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS (*Book chapter)

Lewis, S. (2006). Delivering the news in two languages. Nieman Reports, 60(1), 88-90.

Lewis, S. (2006). Bubbling over. Foreign Policy, 153(March-April), 19. CURRICULUM VITAE SETH C. LEWIS 6/1/18

Lewis, S. (2005). There’s no aye in team: A case in cross-cultural team management. In an instructor’s casebook accompanying Deresky, H., International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures (5th ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.

*Lewis, S. (2002). The Sentinel. In The Restored Gospel and Applied Christianity: Student Essays in Honor of President David O. McKay. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The American-Statesman, Austin, TX Copy Editor Performed content and line editing part-time for the news and business desks. January to April 2007.

The Miami Herald, Miami, FL Assistant Sports Editor Supervised a staff of five full-time employees, as well as a dozen freelance writers, in coordinating coverage of high school sports in Miami-Dade County, the fourth-largest school district in the country. Also served as the department’s night duty officer. January 2005 to July 2006.

Copy Editor and Page Designer Performed content and line editing for daily and special sections, in addition to designing the Sports front page on occasion. Spearheaded the baseball spring training special section in 2004. June 2002 to December 2005.

Freelance Writer Contributed articles on business, education, culture, and religion to The Miami Herald’s Business Monday and Tropical Life sections, as well as special sections. May 2004 to July 2006.

The Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, UT Covered the 2002 Winter Olympics as a reporting intern. January to March 2002.

The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT Contributed to coverage of Utah County as a freelance writer for the State desk. September 2000 to April 2001.

The Daily Herald, Provo, UT Wrote features and designed pages as a freelance writer/editor in Sports. January to August 2000. CURRICULUM VITAE SETH C. LEWIS 6/1/18

Cybercast News Service, Alexandria, VA Covered Washington politics, among other things, as an intern for the online site. May to August 2001.

The Outlook, Gresham, OR Wrote news and sports stories as a part-time reporter for the semi-weekly paper. October 1994 to July 1996 and June to July 1999.

The Post, Sandy, OR Wrote news and sports stories as a part-time reporter for the weekly newspaper. May 1995 to August 1995.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism. Summer 2007 to present. Media ethics experiment, with Dr. Renita Coleman. Summer 2007. Survey of newspaper editors, with Dr. George Sylvie. Fall 2007. Re-envisioning statehouse news, with Dr. Nick Lasorsa. Spring 2008.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism. September 2006 to present. News Editing (taught by Dr. Rusty Todd)

• Academic mentor, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Fall 2006.

• Writing tutor, Brigham Young University, Writing Fellows Program. 2000-01.

• Instructor, Spanish Division, Missionary Training Center, Provo, UT. 1999-2000.

FELLOWSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

• Nettie Doscher More Graduate Fellowship. Texas Exes Foundation, University of Texas at Austin. 2007-08.

• Texas/Finland Summer Program in International Communication. Participated in a three-week study abroad on global media systems, led by Dr. Joseph D. Straubhaar, UT- Austin, and Dr. Kaarle Nordenstreng, University of Tampere, in Finland and Russia. August 2007. CURRICULUM VITAE SETH C. LEWIS 6/1/18

• J. William Fulbright Scholar. Studied bilingual journalism in several autonomous regions of Spain, as well as the impact of eurozone monetary policy on the Spanish economy. Fall 2005.

• Invited to take part in “Germany Today for Junior Journalists,” a two-week exchange program in Berlin and Frankfurt sponsored by the Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen (German Culture Office) in Stuttgart. May 2000.

• Invited to participate in a two-week seminar for copy editors, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, University of Nebraska at Lincoln. May 2002.

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

First place, David O. McKay Essay Contest, Brigham Young University’s most prestigious student essay contest. 2002.

$3,000 scholarship award, NCAA Foundation/Freedom Forum Scholarship contest; eight college juniors are honored annually for excellence in sports journalism. 2001.

University Scholarship (full-tuition award), Brigham Young University. 2000-2002.

First place, spot news reporting; and third place, sports writing; Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards, college division, Rocky Mountain Region. 2000.

Sports Writer of the Year, The Daily Universe, Brigham Young University. 2000.

Second place, sports writing, Better Newspapers of Oregon. 1997.

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America. 1994.

MISCELANNEOUS

Fluent Spanish speaker and writer.

Invited to participate on the panel “Recruiting Young Copy Editors,” Associated Press Sports Editors annual convention, Dallas, TX, June 22, 2003.

Volunteer service missionary, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. June 1997 to May 1999.