Faculty & Staff
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William
Chamberlin Director, Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project Eminent Scholar of Mass Communications Affiliate Law Professor Box 118400 / Gainesville, FL 32611-8400 e-mail: bchamber@jou.ufl.edu 352.273-1095 / Fax: 352.273-1094 |
Education
Ph.D., University of Washington
M.A., University of Wisconsin
B.A., University of Washington
Teaching and Scholarship
Advanced Media Law Research.
Professional Activities
- University of Florida: Joined Law Faculty in 1996 as affiliate professor. Joseph L. Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communications, UF College of Journalism; Founding Director of Brechner Center for Freedom of Information since 1987; Director of Brechner Citizen Access Project (1999-present).
- Previous Educational Experience: Central Washington State College (1968-71); Lecturer, Instructor, Director and Assistant Professor of Journalism; University of Washington School of Communications (1973-87), Teaching Assistant, Pre-Doctoral Teaching Associate, Associate Professor, Professor.
- Professional Media Experience: Columbia's Basin Daily Herald, Moses Lake, WA (city reporter, sports-editor, county reporter); Yakima Herald Republic, Yakima, WA (copy desk); The Tribune, Ilwaco, WA (editor, publisher); Congressional Quarterly, Washington, DC (editorial assistant).
- Professional Affiliations: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Communication Law & Policy Editorial Board, American Civil Liberties Union, Broadcast Education Association, International Communications Association, National FOI Coalition.
