Margaret Patterson

• Media Writing (graduate)
• Investigative Reporting (grad/undergrad)
• Feature Writing (grad/undergrad)
• Sex, Myth and Media (grad/undergrad)
• Literary Journalism (grad/undergrad)
• Media Ethics
• Ethical Issues in Media (graduate)

Books

Murder in our Midst: Comparing Crime Coverage Ethics in an Age of Globalized News, with Romayne Smith Fullerton, Oxford University Press, 2021

Rooney: A Sporting Life, with Rob Ruck and Michael P. Weber, University of Nebraska Press, 2010.

Birth or Abortion? Private Struggles in a Political World, with Kate Maloy, Plenum Press, 1992 and Perseus Press, 2001.

Behind the Lines: Case Studies in Investigative Reporting, with Robert H. Russell, Columbia University Press, 1986.

 

Refereed Articles and Book Chapters

"At a Crossroads or Caught in the Crossfire? Crime Coverage Concerns for Democracy in Portugal, Spain, and Italy," Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton and Jorge Navarra Tuñon. Journalism Practice, 14 October 2016. pp. 1-22.

"Telling Tales in the Shadow of Giants: Canada, Ireland, and the Ethics of Crime Coverage." Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton. Journal of Media Ethics, 31, July-September 2016. pp. 174-187.

"Not Naming Names?: Crime Coverage Rituals in Canada, Sweden, the Netherlands." Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton in Covering Canadian Crimes: What Journalists Should Know and the Public Should Question. R. Smith Fullerton and R. Richardson, Eds. University of Toronto Press. 452-497. 2016.

"Covering White ‘Justus': What Did Journalists Really Say About Ipperwash?" Co-authored with Virginia Whitehouse and Romayne Smith Fullerton in Covering Canadian Crimes: What Journalists Should Know and the Public Should Question. R. Smith Fullerton and R. Richardson, Eds. University of Toronto Press. 55-84. 2016.

"The Traditional ‘Pickup' or ‘Death Knock' Story: Its Role, Its Value(s) and What's at Stake for Communities." Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton in Covering Canadian Crimes: What Journalists Should Know and the Public Should Question. R. Smith Fullerton and R. Richardson. University of Toronto Press. 2016.

"Credibility: The Best Currency in Journalism." Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton in The Sage Guide to Key Issues in Mass Media Ethics and Law. William A. Babcock and William H. Freivogel, Eds. Sage: 2015.

"'Out' versus ‘About': News Media, Politicians' Privacy, and Public Discussion." Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton in The Sage Guide to Key Issues in Mass Media Ethics and Law. William A. Babcock and William H. Freivogel, Eds. Sage: 2015.

"Crime News: Defining Boundaries." Co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton in The Ethics of Intercultural Communication. Bo Shan and Clifford Christians, Eds. Peter Lang Publishing. 183-198. 2015

"Crime News and Privacy: Comparing Crime Reporting in Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom." Co authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton, in Media and Public Shaming: Drawing the Boundaries of Disclosure. Julian Petley, Ed. London: I.B.Tauris & Reuters Institute, Oxford University. 2013. 115-143.

"Procrustean Motherhood: The Good Mother during Depression (1930s), War (1940s), and Prosperity (1950s)" with Romayne Smith Fullerton at the Canadian Journal of Media Studies, 8, December 2010. http://cjms.fims.uwo.ca/issues/08-01/index.html

 

Articles in Non-refereed Journals

"How Much Do We Need to Know about Domestic Terrorists," Columbia Journalism Review, 21 Jan. 2021.

"Challenging Our Conventions around Naming Mass Shooters" with Romayne Smith Fullerton. J-Source: The Canadian Journalism Project.6 May 2020.

"Telling Takes in the Shadow of Giants: Canada, Ireland, and the Ethics of Crime Coverage." Synopsis of Journal of Media Ethics article with Romayne Smith Fullerton. Media Ethics Division Newsletter, Fall 2016.

"In some European countries, not naming those accused of a crime is the norm" with Romayne Smith Fullerton, online journalism review, published by the Canadian Journalism Project, posted in English and French, Dec. 7, 2015.

 

Journalism

"Box Seats: When Labor Peace Meant Prosperity for All," with Rob Ruck, New York Times, September 12, 2010

"Journalism students cover the G-20," Duquesne Magazine, February 2010.

"Seeing Old Europe Anew," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 26, 2009.

"Where the Road Rises up to Meet You: Mishaps Turn into Lucky Charms," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 22, 2001.

"Ancestral search results in deeper connection," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 22, 2001.

"Test Tube: Turn on, Tune in and Check Out when TV News Puts its Best Foot Forward During Sweeps" with Dru Ann Neil, Amy Seigfried and Tim Sirhall in Pittsburgh Magazine, September 2000.

Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada for "Democracy Defined or Detonated" with Romayne Smith Fullerton, 2% acceptance rate ($93,000 Canadian over three years, 2017-2020).

AEJMC Research Prize for Professional Relevance for "Naming Names or No? How Germany Fits in an International Comparison of Crime Coverage" with Romayne Smith Fullerton, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, August 2019.

First Place, International Communication Division/Robert L. Stevenson Open Paper Competition. "Naming Names or No? How Germany Fits in an International Comparison of Crime Coverage" with Romayne Smith Fullerton, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, August 2019.

Top Faculty Paper, Media Ethics Division, "Rights, Rites and Rituals: An International Comparison of Crime Coverage Practices" with Romayne Smith Fullerton, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, August 2019.

Top Faculty Paper, Media Ethics Division, "The Devil is in the Details: Comparing Crime Coverage Credos in the United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden." with Romayne Smith Fullerton and Katherine Hoad Reddick, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, August 2017.

Robert L. Stevenson Open Paper Competition, second place, of the International Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016, for "At a Crossroads or Caught in the Crossfire? Crime Coverage Concerns for Democracy in Portugal, Spain, and Italy," with Romayne Smith Fullerton and Jorge Navarra Tuñon, 2016

Professional Freedom & Responsibility award. "In the Shadow of Giants: The Ethics of crime Reporting Rtuals in Ireland & Canada", as the most relevant paper to those practicing the profession of journalism. The paper also came in second for the division's best faculty research paper. Media Ethics Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. 2013.

Finalist for the best online only article or series of articles. "Opinion: The press owes the public more than repeating gossip on the alleged Ford video," article co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton, appeared in J-Source, Canadian Journalism Review. Canadian Online Publishing Awards. 2013.

Carol Burnett Fund for Responsible Journalism award for "'Killing' the true story of First Nations: The Ethics of Constructing a Culture Apart," co-authored with Romayne Smith Fullerton, 2008.

The William H. Taft Outstanding Adviser Award, Kappa Tau Alpha, National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2008.

Invited fellow (one of six papers invited) at the Colloquium 2007: Intercultural Intersections in Media Ethics at the University of Hawaii in order to develop a paper with Romayne Smith Fullerton, "Probing the Silence of One Dead Indian."

Best Paper in Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector (national competition), 2006. Johnson Institute at the University of Pittsburgh for "What Jayson Blair and Janet Cook Say about the Erosion of Public Trust."

Best Faculty Paper, Media Ethics Division, for "Murder in Our Midst: Expanding Coverage to Include Care and Responsibility" with Romayne Smith Fullerton at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention in San Antonio, August 2005.

Best Faculty Paper, Media Ethics Division, for "What Jayson Blair and Janet Cooke say about the Press and the Erosion of Public Trust" with Steve Urbanski (graduate student) at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention in Toronto, August 2004.

Creative Teaching Award, with Michael Dillon, Duquesne University, 2002.