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Roger Wotkyns
Professor of Journalism and Media Productions
Journalism and Media Production
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Kip Wotkyns is a Professor of Journalism at MSU Denver. On May 4, 2018, he was promoted to the rank of full Professor, the highest academic level attainable in the profession. Prior to his encore career, he was a working journalist for 24 years. Previously, he worked for Time Inc. for 14 years. He was a reporterfor FORTUNE magazine and a copy editorfor TIME magazine. He was also the Presidentof Leman Publications Inc., a magazine publishing company formerly owned by Rodale Press Inc. His undergraduate degree is from Stanford University, and his graduate degrees are from Columbia University.Degree
MBA
Columbia University
MS in Journalism
Columbia University
BA in English
Stanford University
Published Works
- Wotkyns, R. (2018). Drone Journalism: A Flight Plan for Curriculum Development. JMComm 2018 Conference Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.5176/2301-3710_JMComm18.135
- Wotkyns, R. (2016). New, Bold and Tenuous: Ethiopian Journalism Education. Aksum University launches its Department of Journalism and Communication. Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, V. 32(No. 1), 8. http://swecjmc.wp.txstate.edu/fall-2016/.
- Wotkyns, R., Bisio, D. K. (2016). 40 Years of Photojournalism in 20 Images. MSU Denver, https://msudenver.edu/magazine/storyarchive/fall2016/last-word-fall-2016.shtml
- Wotkyns, R. (2015). The Miracle Question: The Islamic ideal through the prism of Senegalese Sufi Brotherhoods. Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, Fall 2015 (V. 31, No. 1)(No. 1). http://swecjmc.wp.txstate.edu/fall-2015/.
- Wotkyns, R. (2014). Curriculum Development in the Digital Age of Journalism. Journal on Media and Communications (JMC), JMC Vol. 2 (No.1). http://dl6.globalstf.org/index.php/JMC/article/view/1665.
- Wotkyns, R. (2013, November). Radical connectivity: The disruption of journalism continues. Arab-US Association of Communication Educators AUSACE.
- Wotkyns, R. (2011). Why stop at the first impression?. Advertising and Marketing Review, http://www.ad-mkt-review.com/public_html/docs/fs202.html
- Wotkyns, R. (2011). Why Trust Matters. The Review, Advertising, Marketing, Media,
Research Interests
Artifical Intelligence (A.I.) Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Social Media, Drone Journalism
Teaching Interests
Simply put, what journalists do matters. The need has never been greater for a vibrant and vigilant press. Together, my students and I learn to illuminate the human condition. We do original work. We practice the art of recording critical moments in both words and images. We discover that sources are important. We learn humility, to stay small so our subjects can be big. We come to understand that journalism will not change the world, but might possibly give the world a reason to change. It’s a noble calling. Classes taught:
Beginning Reporting, Feature Article Writing/Magazines, Internship: Public Relations, Introduction to Journalism and Mass Media, Social Documentary, Making a Documentary Film and Beginning Editing, Ethical and Legal Issue (Senior Experience, Capstone class) and most recently, Drone Journalism.
Office Hours
Monday - [08:00 to 10:30]
Wednesday - [08:00 to 10:30]]