Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

LMU news and events are found at: www.lmu.edu/news.

Loyola Marymount University

The Rise of Cable News: From CNN to YouTube

Nature of Theory

My research and teaching are in the area of media studies. My research has examined how people seek, process, and interpret news messages. My teaching is in communication theory, media history, and political communication. I recently moved to the Los Angeles area after serving for 27 years at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

David Tewksbury

Loyola Marymount University

Biography

Education

University of Michigan

University of Southern California

Occidental College

Courses

The Rise of Cable News: From CNN to YouTube

Nature of Theory