Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Western Illinois University (2023)
M.A., Public Affairs Reporting, University of Illinois at Springfield (1998)
B.A., Journalism, Western Illinois University (1997)
Dr. William Buss has taught print and broadcast news writing and reporting; multimedia journalism; digital video, audio editing, and production; broadcast performance; sports writing; feature and magazine writing; photojournalism; speech; strategic communication for social media; advertising and public relations; and English composition at community colleges, colleges, and universities in southwestern and western Illinois.
He also brings his real-world experience in journalism, broadcast, and magazine writing to his work at Wartburg, where he advises KV News, the weekly live morning student news production. As a journalist in St. Louis, he was recognized with awards from the Illinois Press Association and Illinois Associated Press.
Research Interests
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices at public state universities: My research analyzed documentation of DEI practices within multicultural centers at peer institutions in the Midwest and how these institutions’ practices and procedures correspond, compare, and vary.
Contemporary journalism and media practices and its effects on media consumers
Courses Taught
Introduction to Mass Communication
Oral Communication
News Practicum
Broadcast Journalism
Multimedia Journalism
Media Law and Ethics
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