School of Communication Faculty

After nearly two decades of professional experience in journalism, my research and teaching interests focus on the visual and textual construction of news and the social/cultural impact of journalism and mass media.

2004 Ph.D. Communication. Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dissertation: “It’s The End of the World as We Know It: Journalism and the Prediction of Catastrophe.”

1998 MA. Communication. Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Thesis: “Beyond the Referential: Photographic Symbolism in the Press.”

1996 BA. English and American Literature (1st Class: Hons). University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK & University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill..

Huxford, John
2012 “Reporting on Recession: Journalism, Prediction, and The Economy.” International Business & Economics Research Journal. 11(3), 343-356

Moore, Maria & John Huxford
2012 “Assessing the Impact of Public Dissent: An application of the Johnson & Kraft Model to the Case of the “American Taliban.” International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9(1), 17–37

Huxford, John
2012 “Strategies of Silence: The John Terry Affair and the British Press.” In Repairing the Athlete’s Image, edited by Joseph R. Blaney, Lance R. Lippert and J. Scott Smith. Lexington Books, pp. 123-148.

Moore, Maria & John Huxford
2011 “Teaching Journalism Students about Confidential Whistleblower Sources: An Analysis of Introductory News Writing Textbooks.” Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 8(10), 2–16.

Huxford, John
2011 "Body of Opinion: NPR, Journalistic Authority, and the Juan Williams Affair.” Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 18 (1): 92-112.