DR. LAWRENCE C. SOLEY
Colnik Professor of Communication, Professor, Department of Journalism
Johnston Hall 520
(414) 288-1537 Phone
(414) 288-3099 Fax
lawrence.soley@marquette.edu
Courses Taught
FILM 2240: Film as Communication
CMST 4330: Free Speech
COMM 6000: Communication Theory
COMM 6050: Research Methods
Education
Ph.D. Michigan State University
Why Marquette?
Marquette University offers great opportunities to faculty and students. There is a remarkable flexibility in the courses that students can take, what faculty can teach, and in the areas that research is conducted.
Research Interests
Private Restrictions on Free Speech, Unlicensed Radio, Projective Techniques
Awards
Recipient, Society of Professional Journalists' "Sigma Delta Chi" Award for article in Mother Jones, 1991.
Recipient, Project Censored (alternative journalism) Award for article in Dollars & Sense, 1996.
Recipient, American Academy of Advertising-Journal of Advertising "Best Article" Award, 1992.
Listed as one of the most frequently published researchers in advertising through 1990 (Journal of Advertising).
Listed as one of the most frequently published mass communication researchers during the Eighties (Journalism Quarterly).
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Advertising
National Communication Association
Association for Education in Journalism
Professional Experience
Alternative journalist. Most recently served as a contributing writer for City Pages (Minneapolis).
Dr. Soley has also written for In These Times, Dollars & Sense, Mother Jones, CAQ, Utne Reader, and other periodicals.
Recent Publications
“The Corporatization of Communication,” Seattle University Law Review, Summer 2007, 30 (4), pp. 959-990 (with A. Candeub and J. Chester), based on presentation at conference on Corporations and the First Amendment.
“Shock Jocks: An Analysis of the Howard Stern and Bob & Tom Shows” Journal of Promotion Management, 2007 (13 (1/2), pp. 75-93 (sole authored).
“Conflicts of Interest in Marketing Research: Research Journals’ Disclosure Requirement,” Marketing and Public Policy Proceedings, 2007, Vol. 17, pp. 150-157 (with Aaron Lee Smith) – received “Best Research Award.”
Censorship, Inc. (Monthly Review Press)
Free Radio: Electronic Disobedience (Westview)
Radio Warfare (Praeger)
The News Shapers (Praeger)
Leasing the Ivory Tower (South End), selected as one of the most important books of 1995 by Project Censored.
Clandestine Radio Broadcasting (Praeger, with J. Nichols), selected as an "outstanding book" by Choice Magazine.
Dr. Soley's research articles have appeared in Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Communication, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research, Newspaper Research Journal, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Communication, Media Studies Journal and other publications.
Biographical Profiles
The Writer's Directory (13th-20th editions)
Contemporary Authors
Who's Who in Media and Communications
Directory of American Scholars (9th-10th editions)