Lisa J. Barr, BBA, MA, Ph.D., J.D., followed an award-winning 25 year + career in public and commercial radio and television news (in medium and large U.S. markets) with Ph.D. work in mass media law. Barr also regularly fed stories to such radio ne
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Lisa J. Barr, BBA, MA, Ph.D., J.D., followed an award-winning 25 year + career in public and commercial radio and television news (in medium and large U.S. markets) with Ph.D. work in mass media law. Barr also regularly fed stories to such radio news networks as ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, RKO, UPI, and AP, and the ABC television network. The courses she teaches range from research methods, mass media law and related topics to various courses designed to prepare mass media practitioners to challenge the pronouncements of authorities flouting their corporate or government power. Her research interests include media analysis of marginalized societies or societal segments. She is Editor in Chief of Communications and the Law and serves on the editorial board for Journal of Communication Inquiry.
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