Journalism, Law, and Teaching: Max Bell School of Public Policy Professor Mark Lloyd’s Insight
Mark Lloyd, a professor of professional practice in the Max Bell School of Public Policy, is addressing how students think about issues. In his Coms 362 Communication Rights and Wrongs course, he wants us to understand the policies at play that directly impact our lives. Working in journalism, he witnessed firsthand how communication policy changes altered the news. What people wanted to see wasn’t suddenly different, the structures providing them were. Besides a long career in journalism, Professor Lloyd worked as a lawyer, at a private firm as well as the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC. He was part of the Clinton transition team at the White House, involved with thinktanks, and a visiting professor at MIT, USC – Annenburg, and Georgetown University. His career is marked by pursuing his interests and searching for why things are how they are.
The semester is starting to get serious–October is almost here. Midterms are lurking around the corner. The inevitable summer or post-grad job hunt is looming. It’s important to remember ways to decompress, tackle your studies, and work on that job hunt.