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Department of Broadcast and
Electronic Communication

Dr. Erik F. Ugland
Assistant Professor

Johnston Hall 402
(414) 288-3494 Phone
(414) 288-3923 Fax
erik.ugland@mu.edu

Courses Taught

BREC 189: Public Policy in Telecommunications
BREC 260: Telecommunications and Public Policy
COMM 161: Ethical Problems of Mass Communication
COMM 165: Media Law
COMM 209: Media Law

Education

Ph.D., 2002, University of Minnesota
M.A., 1999, University of Minnesota
J.D., 1995, University of Minnesota
B.A., 1991, University of Minnesota

Why Marquette?

The University’s emphasis on cura personalis, community service, student-faculty interaction and the exploration of new ideas.

Research Interests

Media law and policy
First Amendment theory
Regulatory models and rationales
Media ethics and accountability

Professional Affiliations

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Society of Professional Journalists
Committee of Concerned Journalists
American Bar Association
Kappa Tau Alpha

Professional Experience

Fellow, Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics & Law (University of Minnesota)
Research Associate, Freedom Forum World Center (Arlington, VA)
Research Associate, Media Studies Center (Columbia University)

Recent Publications

[In Press] “The Legitimacy and Moral Authority of the National News Council (USA),” Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, Vol. __, No. __ (2007)

[In Press] “Who is a Journalist and Why Does it Matter? Disentangling the Legal and Ethical Arguments,” Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Vol. __, No. __ (2007) (with Jennifer Henderson)

“The Fairness Doctrine Redux: Media Bias and the Rights of Broadcasters,” 7 Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology 101 (2005)

“Legal Research in Mass Communication,” in Guido H. Stempel, III, ed., Mass Communication Research and Theory, (Allyn & Bacon, 2003) (with Donald M. Gillmor and Everette E. Dennis)

“The Minnesota News Council: Principles, Precedent and Moral Authority,” Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Vol. 15, No. 4 (2000) (with Jack Breslin)