Faculty Profile
James Mueller
Title
Academic Associate Dean
Department
Mayborn School of Journalism
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Sycamore Hall206C
- jmueller@unt.edu
- (940) 565-2278
- (940) 565-2205
- (940) 565-2370
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Current Scheduled Teaching*
INFO 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching*
JOUR 5910.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2023
INFO 6950.043, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023
JOUR 5040.001, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2023 SPOT
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 8W2 2023
JOUR 5910.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 8W2 2023
INFO 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023
INFO 6950.043, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022
JOUR 5040.601, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2022 SPOT
INFO 6950.720, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022
JOUR 5910.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2021
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021
JOUR 5040.801, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2021 SPOT
INFO 6660.708, Readings in Information Science, Fall 2021
JOUR 5040.601, Media Studies and Theories, Spring 2021 SPOT
JOUR 5910.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 8W2 2020
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2020
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Summer 5W2 2020
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2020
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019 Syllabus
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 8W2 2019
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019
JOUR 5040.801, Media Studies and Theories, Spring 2019 SPOT
JOUR 5040.601, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2018 SPOT
JOUR 5040.801, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2018 SPOT
JOUR 4910.709, Special Problems, Spring 2018
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017
JOUR 5040.801, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2017 SPOT
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017
JOUR 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2017
JOUR 5040.002, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2016 SPOT
JOUR 4900.709, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2016
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2015 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2015 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
JOUR 5040.002, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2014
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2013
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.817, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 5040.002, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2013
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.810, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 5040.002, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2012
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Summer 5W1 2012
JOUR 5040.001, Media Studies and Theories, Summer 5W2 2012
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.803, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 5040.002, Media Studies and Theories, Fall 2010
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2010
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2009 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.701, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009
JOUR 5050.001, Readings in Mass Communication, Fall 2009
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2009
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2009
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2009
JOUR 4800.709, Professional Internship, Spring 2009
JOUR 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2009
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2008
JOUR 4800.709, Professional Internship, Fall 2008
JOUR 5050.001, Readings in Mass Communication, Fall 2008
JOUR 4800.709, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2008
JOUR 4820.002, History of American Media, Spring 2008
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2008
JOUR 4800.709, Professional Internship, Spring 2008
JOUR 4900.709, Special Problems, Spring 2008
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2007
JOUR 4510.001, Newspaper Management, Problems and Ethics, Fall 2007
JOUR 4800.709, Professional Internship, Fall 2007
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Spring 2007
JOUR 1210.001, Mass Communication and Society., Fall 2006
JOUR 4321.001, Opinion Writing, Fall 2006
JOUR 4800.709, Professional Internship, Fall 2006
JOUR 4900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2006
JOUR 4910.709, Special Problems, Fall 2006
JOUR 4800.706, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2006
JOUR 4820.001, History of American Media, Spring 2006
JOUR 4510.001, Newspaper Management, Problems and Ethics, Spring 2006
JOUR 4800.702, Professional Internship, Spring 2006
JOUR 5900.709, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2005
JOUR 2310.001, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2005
JOUR 2310.002, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2005
JOUR 2310.301, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2005
JOUR 2310.304, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2005
JOUR 4321.001, Opinion Writing, Fall 2005
JOUR 5950.709, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2005
JOUR 4800.710, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2005
JOUR 4820.001, History of American Media, Spring 2005
JOUR 4510.001, Newspaper Management, Problems and Ethics, Spring 2005
JOUR 4800.702, Professional Internship, Spring 2005
JOUR 2310.001, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2004
JOUR 2310.002, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2004
JOUR 2310.301, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2004
JOUR 2310.304, Newspaper Reporting and Writing, Fall 2004
JOUR 4321.001, Opinion Writing, Fall 2004
JOUR 4800.702, Professional Internship, Fall 2004
JOUR 5800.709, Professional Internship, Fall 2004
JOUR 4900.709, Special Problems, Fall 2004
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Publications
Published Intellectual Contributions
Abstracts and Proceedings
Mueller, J. E. (1999). The Evolving Image of American Newspaper Publishers Since World War II: From Passionate Public Champion to Market-Driven Corporate Executive.
Fuse, K., Mueller, J. E. (1998). "The Politics of World War II History: The Dehistoricizing Obliteration of Non-Japanese Asians in Japanese and American Newspapers". The Image of Class in Literature, Media, and Society: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery [SISSI]. 168–77. Pueblo, CO: Colorado State University–Pueblo.
Mueller, J. E. (1998). The Politics of World War II History: The Dehistoricizing Obliteration of Non-Japanese Asians in Japanese and American Newspapers.
Book
Mueller, J. E. (2020). Ambitious Honor: George Armstrong Custer’s Life of Service and Lust for Fame.. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press.
Mueller, J. E. (2013). Shooting Arrows and Slinging Mud: Custer, the Press and the Little Bighorn. Norman, Oklahoma:. oupress.com
Mueller, J. E. (2008).
Mueller, J. E. (2008). Tag Teaming the Press: How Bill and Hillary Clinton Work Together to Handle the Press.
Mueller, J. E. (2006). Towel Snapping the Press: How George W. Bush Learned to Play with Journalists.
Book Chapter
Mueller, J. E. (2017). The Forgotten Issue: The Little Bighorn and the Election of 1876. After the War: The Press in a Changing America.
Mueller, J. E. (2014). "Custar" in the News: George Armstrong Custer in the Gettysburg Campaign. A Press Divided: Newspaper Coverage of the Civil War.
Mueller, J. E. (2013).
Fuse, K., Mueller, J. E. (2009). "Created Heroes, Humanized Soldiers, and Superior Western Values: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima". War and the Media: Essays on News Reporting, Propaganda and Popular Culture. 41–56. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Mueller, J. E. (2009). "Created Heroes, Humanized Soldiers, and Superior Western Values: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima." In War, Media and Communication, edited by Paul M. Haridakis, Barbara S. Hugenberg, and Stanley T. Wearden.
Mueller, J. E. (2009). "Little Bighorn Coverage in the Kansas Press," in Seeking a Voice: Images of Race and Gender in the 19th Century Press. Revised version of previously published article..
Mueller, J. E. (2008). "Little Bighorn Coverage in the Illinois Press," in Custer and His Times, Vol. 5.
Mueller, J. E. (2003). "Candidates as Comedy: Political Presidential Humor on Late-Night Television Shows." In Lynda Lee Kaid, John C. Tedesco, Dianne Bystrom, and Mitchell S. McKinney (Eds.), The Millennium Election: Communication in the 2000 Campaign.
Mueller, J. E. (2002). "Little Bighorn Coverage in Kansas Newspapers: Last Stand for a Partisan Press." In John P. Hart, editor, Custer and His Times, Vol. 4 (pp. 251-274).
Mueller, J. E. (2002). "Norman Vincent Peale and Guideposts Magazine," in Wm. David Sloan and James D. Starrt (Eds.) The Media and America.
Mueller, J. E. (1997). "Delivery System Disaster: Circulation Problems of the St. Louis Sun." In Charles Warner (Ed.), Media Management Review (pp. 115-125).
Book Review
Mueller, J. E. (2022). Journalism and the Russo-Japanese War: The End of the Golden Age of Combat Journalism. 5(2), 50-52. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta University.
Mueller, J. E. (2022). "Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend". Great Plains Quarterly. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska.
Mueller, j. E. (2016). Success and Failure in Using the Bully Pulpit: Lincoln, Roosevelt and Taft and the Importance of Press Relations. Presidential Studies Quarterly.
Mueller, J. E. (2015). El Paso's Muckraker: The Life of Owen Payne White.
Mueller, J. E. (2014). Custer.
Mueller, J. E. (2014). The Fights on the Little Horn: Unveiling the Mysteries of Custer's Last Stand.
Mueller, J. E. (2010). "First Ladies and the Fourth Estate: Press Framing of Presidential Wives.".
Mueller, J. E. (2006). A review/essay on "The Elements of Newswriting," "Storycrafting: A Process Approach to Writing News," and "Newswriting on Deadline.".
Mueller, J. E. (2000). The Globalization of News.
Mueller, J. E. (1999). Joint Operating Agreements.
Conference Proceeding
Mueller, J. E. (2016). Who Was Custer? Teacher, Writer, Performer, Political Activist ... and Soldier. Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Annual 2016.
Mueller, J. E. (2014). Swinging Around the Circle with Custer: George Armstrong Custer's Role in the 1866 Election. Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association Symposium Annual 2014. Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association Symposium Association.
Instructor's Manual
Mueller, J. E., Martin, C. R., Fabos, B., Campbell, R. (2016). Instructor's Resource Manual, Media Essentials: A Brief Introduction..
Mueller, J. E., Martin, C. R., Fabos, B., Campbell, R. (2016). Test Bank, Media Essentials: A Brief Introduction.
Journal Article
Mueller, J. E. (2016). Stanley Before Livingstone: Henry Morton Stanley's Coverage of Hancock's War Against the Plains Tribes in 1867. American Journalism.
Mueller, J. E. (2010). "Taking a Humorous Stand: 19th Century Newspaper Jokes About Custer and the Little Bighorn..
Mueller, J. E. (2009). "A Dozen Best: Top Books on Presidents and the News Media.".
Mueller, J. E. (2009). "More Engaged But Still Uninformed? 2004 Presidential Election Coverage in Consumer Magazines Popular with Young Adults.".
Mueller, J. E. (2008). Clintons Put the Squeeze on Press.
Mueller, J. E. (2007). Journalistic Objectivity: Time to Abandon It?.
Mueller, J. E. (2006). Victims, Villains and Heroes: Comparing Newspaper Coverage of World War II and the Iraq War.
Mueller, J. E. (2005). Kentucky Press Coverage of the Little Bighorn: Detached Partisanship.
Mueller, J. E. (2004). Teaching Tricks for Media Management Case Studies.
Mueller, J. E. (2003). Building Community by Building a High School Newspaper: A Case Study of One Daily's Cooperative Project.
Mueller, J. E. (2003). Disengaged and Uninformed: 2000 Presidential Election Coverage in Consumer Magazines Popular with Young Adults.
Mueller, J. E. (2003). Not His Father's Sun: A Brief Biography of St. Louis Sun Founder Ralph M. Ingersoll II.
Mueller, J. E. (2003). The Last Stand is Not the Last Word: Effective Leadership Principles of George Armstrong Custer.
Mueller, J. E. (2001). Your Teaching is a Blessing.
Mueller, J. E. (1999). Community Building Concepts Applied to Online Newspapers: A Case Study of a Four-State Region.
Mueller, J. E. (1995). The Shreveport Solution: Preserving Editorial Diversity When a JOA Fails.
Textbook
Mueller, J. E. (2010). Instructor's Manual for Media Essentials..
Awarded Grants
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Grant - Research
Fuse, K. (Principal), Mueller, J. E. (Other), Kayanja, I. M. (Other), Williams, K. (Other), "Colgrove Research Grant," Sponsored by Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas, $2200 Funded. (June 15, 2022 – Present).
Fuse, K. (Principal), Kayanja, I. M. (Co-Principal), Mueller, J. E. (Co-Principal), Williams, K. M. (Co-Principal), "Barbara B. Colegrove Research Fund for Diversity, Equity and Mass Communication Projects," Sponsored by Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas, $2200 Funded. (October 2022 – June 2023).
| Overall Summative Rating |
Challenge and Engagement Index |
Response Rate |
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out of 5 |
out of 7 |
% of students responded |
- Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
- Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was