Fred Vultee
Fred Vultee
Biography
Fred Vultee (PhD, University of Missouri) is a professor in the journalism area of the Department of Communication. He teaches news editing, political communication, media ethics and law, and content analysis, among other courses. His research looks at the evolution of media routines and and media content and effects, particularly how perceptions of national and societal security are created and maintained. His research appears in such journals as Journalism Studies; Media, War & Conflict; the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters; and the Journal of Media Ethics.
Before attending graduate school at the University of Missouri, Dr. Vultee was an editor at newspapers for 25 years.
Area of Expertise
I specialize in media framing, content analysis and news practice.
Degrees and Certifications
PhD, 2007, University of Missouri (journalism)
MA, 2004, University of Missouri (journalism)
BA, 1977, University of North Carolina (radio-TV-film/journalism)
Primary Research Interest
My main area of interest is media framing: both the way frames occur as organizing or storytelling devices in media accounts and the way frames affect media audiences. I study media content, the routines and rules that shape that content, and the audience attitudes that different kinds of content produce.
Recent Publications
Vultee, F. (2023). A Media Framing Approach to Securitization: Storytelling in Conflict, Crisis and Threat. Routledge Studies in Media, Communication and Politics. ISBN: 9781138603066
Sweet-Cushman, J., Vultee, F., Prough, E. and Herring, M. (2022). Prone to Agreement: Does Context Matter for Men and Women in Political Discussions? Journal of Women, Politics and Policy.
Vultee, F. (2021). Ruin Porn and Virtue Porn: Licensing how we talk about perceptions of urban decay. The Routledge Companion to Media and Poverty. (Ed.: Sandra L. Borden.) ISBN: 9780367260729
Vultee, F., Burgess, G.S., Frazier, D., and Mesmer, K. (2020). Here’s what to know about clickbait: Effects of image, headline and processing choices on audience attitudes. Journalism Practice.
Vultee, F. (2020). Potato chips, botulism and carbon monoxide: The lying-bullshitting distinction in “fake news.” In Fake News! Misinformation in the media, LSU Press. (Ed: Josh Grimm.) ISBN: 9780807172001
Vultee, F. and Wilkins, L. (2020). What journalists are owed: How structures, systems and audiences enable news work today. London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367437909
Vultee, F. (2015). Audience perceptions of editing quality: Assessing traditional news routines in the digital age. Digital Journalism, 3(6), 832-849.
Homepage description
HeadsUp: The Blog is my copy editing blog. It looks at matters of interest to copy editors as well as issues like securitization, news routines, statistical competence and/or incompetence, ethics, and the creation of meaning.
Courses taught by Fred Vultee
Winter Term 2025 (future)
Winter Term 2024
Fall Term 2023
- COM5710 - Law and Ethics in Journalism and Mass Media
- COM7260 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication