Ostman, Ronald E.

Professor Emeritus

research

research and scholarship focus

  • mass media of communication effects
  • historical photography, photojournalism
  • public opinion and persuasion
  • news-editorial analysis
  • program evaluation

research areas

affiliations

emeritus faculty in

publications

selected publications (listing in progress)

Books

R. E. Ostman & H. Littell (2005). Margaret Bourke-White: The early work, 1922-1930. Boston: David R. Godine Publisher.

R. E. Ostman & H. Littell (2003). Cornell then & now: Historic and contemporary views of Cornell University. Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press.

Selected Publications

R. E. Ostman & H. Littell. (2006) Forgotten forest, Smithsonian Magazine, February: 50-51, 54-59. 

D. A. Scheufele, M. C. Nisbet, & R. E. Ostman. (2005). September 11 news coverage, public opinion, and support for civil liberties.  Mass Communication & Society, 8:197-218. 

D. A. Scheufele and R. E. Ostman. (2003). Integrating theory and research: Approaches to successful college teaching. In S. Ralph, H. Manchester, & C. Lees (Eds.), Diversity or anarchy? Luton, UK: Luton University Press.

F. Yang & R. E. Ostman (2003). After September 11: Public concerns over threat, foreign policy attitudes, and decisions on going to war. In N. Chitty, R. R. Rush, & M. Semati (Eds.), Studies in terrorism: Media scholarship and the enigma of terror. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound Sdn. Bhd. in association with Journal of International Communication.

D. A. Scheufele & R. E. Ostman (2003). Communication and civic participation: A proposed research agenda. In J. Harper & T. Yantek, (Eds.), Media, profit, and politics: Competing priorities in an open society. Kent, OH: The Kent State University Press.

Keywords: communication industry research, historical photography, mass media of communication effects, methods of communication research, news editorial analysis, photojournalism and documentary photography, political communication., program evaluation, public opinion and persuasion