About the author
David A. Craig is a professor and associate dean for academic affairs in
the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the
University of Oklahoma. He teaches journalism ethics, editing, and
graduate research courses. His research interests include excellence in
journalistic practice in new and old media, the ethics of journalistic language,
coverage of ethics in professions, and values for ethical decision
making. Craig worked for nine years as a news copy editor. He earned
an M.A. in communication from Wheaton College and a Ph.D. in journalism
from the University of Missouri–Columbia. He taught editing
courses at Northwestern University and Missouri. He has been a professor
at Oklahoma since 1996.