About the Author

T. Harrell Allen is Professor emeritus in the School of Communication at East Carolina University. Before beginning his academic career, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. He was a reporter for daily newspapers in Texas and Louisiana, and was a fellow at the Washington Journalism Center in Washington, D.C. In addition, he worked at the Library of Congress in the Legislative Reference Section and also wrote speeches for members of Congress. After completing his Ph.D. in communication from The Ohio State University, he worked as a researcher in the Computer Science Department at Battelle Memorial Institute, a think-tank in Columbus, Ohio. He has been a faculty member at the University of Florida, the University of Southern California, California State University, Fullerton, and department chair at California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona and East Carolina University. He has previously authored four books.