Dr. Michael R. Smith is a professor of communication studies at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.

Dr. Smith earned a Ph.D. from Regent University and taught at state and private universities, at graduate and undergraduate schools and now is a professor of communication studies at Campbell University.

An award-winning writer and photographer, he has been quoted in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, the Arizona Republic, Editor & Publisher, Christianity Today and many other periodicals. He has written five books, 12 journal articles and hundreds of articles for the popular press.

His chapter on “Labels in Media Bias” is part of the 2007 book, Media Bias, Finding It, Fixing It. His book FeatureWriting.Net explores popular writing and The Jesus Newspaper explores the idea of the Christian journalist. In 2010, his Free press, Free hand: The handwritten newspapers of John McLean Harrington: A cultural approach is scheduled for release. Michael spent a decade working in the newsroom and more than two decades working in the classroom.

In 2008 Shippensburg University, his graduate school, honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, the highest award presented by the university. He has presented workshops on writing in the United States and overseas. He works with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication on issues of equity and disability. Michael and Barbara Smith have two daughters, both involved in media and entertainment. His theme: “We’re saved to be spent.”