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Dr. Joseph Blaney

Professor of Communication
School of Communication
Office
Fell Hall - FEL 402
Office Hours
By appointment
  • About
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  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Biography

Dr. Blaney is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago (B.A.), Saint Louis University (M.A.), and the University of Missouri (Ph.D.). He has several books in print as well as dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters. He is also a former media announcer, programmer, production director, and reporter.

Current Courses

304Freedom Of Speech And Press

Teaching Interests & Areas

Media Effects,
Campaigns,
Crisis Communication

Research Interests & Areas

Repair of Public Image, Reputation Management

Ph D Communication

University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

MA

Saint Louis University

BA

Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Award of Excellence: Faculty Audio

Broadcast Education Association
2020

1st Place Experimental Audio

National Broadcast Society
2009

Award of Excellence

Broadcast Education Association
2009

Best of Competition

Broadcast Education Association
2009

1st Place Experimental Audio

National Broadcasting Society
2008

2nd Place, Medium Market Morning Show

Illinois Broadcasters Association
2007

Book Review

Blaney, J. Review "Journalism Manifesto". Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (2022)
Blaney, J. Regulating the future: Broadcasting technology and governmental control (by W. A. K. Huff). Feedback 43.2 (2002): p 57.
Blaney, J. Big voices of the air: The battle over clear channel radio (by J. C. Foust). Feedback 41.4 (2000): p 54.
Blaney, J. Selling radio: The commercialization of American broadcasting 1920-1934 (by S. Smulyan). Nournal of Radio Studies 4 (1997): 296-298.

Book, Authored

Blaney, J., & Zompetti, J. The Rhetoric of Pope John Paul II. Lexington Press (2009)
Kristiansen, L., Blaney, J., Chidester, P., & Simonds, B. Screaming for change: Articulating a unifying philosophy of punk rock. Lexington Books (2009)
Donnelly, G., & Blaney, J. Technological issues in broadcast education: Critical challenges. Donnelly, G., & Blaney, J. R. (EDs). Praeger (2003)
Blaney, J., & Benoit, W. The Clinton scandals and the politics of image restoration. Praeger (2001)
Benoit, W., Blaney, J., & Pier, P. Campaign '96: A functional analysis of acclaiming, attacking, and defending. Praeger (1999)
Blaney, J. All the President’s scandals: the image restoration of President Bill Clinton (1998)

Book, Chapter

Blaney, J.R. (2021). Pope Francis: An open book for increasingly closed minds. In J. R. Blaney (Ed.), Understanding Pope Francis: Message, media, and audience. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J.R. (2021). What he said and what they heard: The audience has a mind of its own. In J.R. Blaney (Ed.), Understanding Pope Francis: Message, media, and audience. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J. R. (2020). Social media analytics, radio advertising, and strategic partnerships. In J. A. Hendricks (Ed.), Radio's Second Century: A Reader. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Blaney, J. R. (2020). The contradictory relationship between tuition increases, image repair, and NCAA sports: Take it to the bank (pp. 153-166). In M. Milford and Smith, L. R. (Eds.). Communication and contradiction in the NCAA: An unlevel playing field. Peter Lang: New York.
Blaney, J.R. (2018). The role of team success and failure in mitigating fan dissatisfaction with ticket price increases. In A. C. Billings, W.T. Coombs, and K.A. Brown (Eds.). Reputational Challenges in Sport. London: Routledge.
Blaney, J. Differences Between Republicans and Democrats: In Their Own Words. Today’s Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. ABC-CLIO (2016): 1–10.
Blaney, J. R. (2016). Democrats and Republicans: In their own words. In N. S. Lind and E. Rankin (Eds.). Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Blaney, J. R. (2016). Image restoration theory: Time for the quantitative turn. In J. R. Blaney (Ed.). Putting Image Repair to the Test: Quantitative Applications in Image Restoration. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J. R. (2016). Radio, politics, and elections. In W.L. Benoit (Ed.). Praeger Handbook of Political Campaigning in the United States. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Twork, J. D. , and Blaney, J. R. (2013). Reputation differences between mortification only and mortification/corrective action strategies following a transgression by a professional athlete. In Blaney, J. R., Lippert, L. R., and Smith, J. S. (Eds.). Repairing the Athlete's Image: Studies in Sports Image Restoration. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J. The Vatican's response to the sexual abuse crisis in America: An image restoration study. J. R. Blaney & J. P. Zompetti (EDs), The rhetoric of Pope John Paul II. Lexington Press (2009): 199-210.
Blaney, J., Donnelly, G., & Rouch, M. Outcome differences in modular versus traditional instruction in audio production assignments. G. Donnelly & J. R. Blaney (EDs), Technological issues in broadcast education: Critical challenges. Praeger (2003)
Blaney, J.R. and Hunt, S.K. (in press). Differentiation versus denial: Impact of messaging about player transactions on team reputation, ticket sales, and sports channel subscriptions. In T. Coombs (Ed.). Media and crisis communication. London: Routledge.

Book, Edited

Blaney, J.R. (Ed). (2021). Understanding Pope Francis: Message, Media, and Audience. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J. R. (Ed.). (2016). Putting Image Repair to the Test: Quantitative Applications of Image Restoration Theory. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J. R. (Ed.).(2016). Putting image repair to the test: Quantitative applications of image restoration theory.Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Blaney, J. R., Lippert, L. R., and Smith, J. S. (Eds.). (2013). Repairing the Athlete's Image: Studies in Sports Image Restoration. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Creative Works/Broadcast Media

Blaney, J. R. (2020). "Home Brew Challenge." Radio Commercial Exhibited in the Faculty Audio Competition of BEA On-Location.

Journal Article

Blaney, J. R., and Blaney, M. J. (2023). Persuasive attack and defense of campus free speech: Implications for the First Amendment. Communication Law Review, 23 (1), 71-100.

Blaney, J. R., & Hunt, S. K. (2021). Internet responses from the state broadcast associations: Community, industry, and extent of spread. Journal of Radio & Audio Media. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2020.1870466 



Blaney, J.R. (2021). A world grappling with Pope Francis: Laudato Si and the contested frames of a secular-minded church. Journal of Communication and Religion, 44 (2), 6-15.
Blaney, J. R. (2017). American media framing of the cardinalate appointments of Pope Francis. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, 13, 319-326.
Blaney, J. The VaticanÕs Response to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. The Rhetoric of Pope John Paul II (2009): 199.
Blaney, J., Benoit, W., & Brazeal, L. Blowout!: Firestone's image restoration campaign. Public Relations Review 28 (2002): 379-392.
Blaney, J., Benoit, W., & Brazeal, L. Blowout!: FirestoneÕs image restoration campaign. Public Relations Review 28.4 (2002): 379–392.
Blaney, J. Restoring the Juridical Image: Apologia for Ex Corde Ecclesiae.. Journal of Communication & Religion 24.1 (2001)
Blaney, J. Restoring the juridicial image: Apologia for Ex Corde Ecclesiae. Journal of Communication and Religion 23 (2001): 94-109.
Benoit, W., Blaney, J., & Pier, P. Acclaiming, attacking, and defending: A functional analysis of US nominating convention keynote speeches. Political Communication 17.1 (2000): 61–84.
Blaney, J., & Donnelly, G. Relationships between academic broadcast facilities and pedagogical outcomes. Feedback 41.1 (2000): 1-8.
Benoit, W., Wells, W., Pier, P., & Blaney, J. Acclaiming, attacking, and defending in presidential nominating acceptance addresses. Quarterly Journal of Speech 85 (1999): 247-267.
Blaney, J., & Pier, P. Acclaiming, attacking, and defending on political talk radio. Iowa Journal of Communication 30 (1998): 2-19.
Benoit, W., Pier, P., & Blaney, JR. A functional analysis of presidential television spots: Acclaiming, attacking, and defending. Communication Quarterly 45.1 (1997): 1–20.
Benoit, W., Pier, P., & Blaney, J. A functional approach to televised political spots: Acclaiming, attacking, and defending. Communication Quarterly 45 (1997): 1-20.
Benoit, W., Pier, P., & Blaney, J. ÒSustainable developmentÓ in visual imagery: A functional approach to televised political spots: Acclaiming, attacking, defending. Communication Quarterly 45.1 (1997): 1–20.
Blaney, J., & Benoit, W. The persuasive defense of Jesus in the Gospel According to John. Journal of Communication and Religion 20 (1997): 25-30.
Benoit, W., Pier, P., & Blaney, JR. A functional approach to televised political spots: Attaching, acclaiming, and defending. Communication Quarterly 45 (1987): 1–20.

Magazine/Trade Publication

Blaney, J., & Zompetti, J. The great persuader: In teaching and practice, Pope John Paul II. Columbia Magazine (2008): 20-21.

Presentations

Blaney, J. R., and Blaney, M.J. (2023). Persuasive Attack and Defense of Campus Free Speech: Implications for the First Amendment. A paper presented to the annual meeting of the Broadcast Education Association.

Blaney, J. R., & Hunt, S. K. (2022, April). Differentiation versus denial: Impact of messaging about player transactions on team reputation, ticket sales, and sports channel subscriptions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, NV.



"Testing the Compensation Strategy: Relationships Between Tuition Increases, Image Repair, and College Sports". Central States Communication Association. (2020)

Blaney, J.R. and Hunt, S. K. (2020, October). COVID-19 Internet responses from the state broadcast associations: Community, industry, and extent of spread. Paper presented to the Broadcast Education Association On-Location conference. Atlanta, GA (Re-scheduled to virtual). https://www.beaweb.org/OL/2020-schedulePaste your citation here.



Blaney, J. R. (2019). The future of image restoration research. Keynote address to the Department of Communication Graduate Program at Purdue University Northwest.Hammond, IN.
Blaney, J. R., Hunt, S. K., and Oleson, L. A. (2019). Football (soccer) and trans-Atlantic considerations in mitigating fan dissatisfaction with ticket price increases. Paper presented to the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Baltimore, MD.
Reputation differences between mortification-only and mortification/correctiv action strategies following a transgression by a professional athlete. Fifth Summit on Communication and Sport. (2012)
Response: Top Three Scholarly Papers. National Broadcasting Society Convention. National Broadcasting Society. (2012)
Advancing the discipline: Expanding the role of communication in civic and political engagement. Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (2009)
Response: Communicating in a politically diverse society. Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (2007)
Apologizing for sexual abuse: Pope John Paul II's address to the Cardinals of the United States. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (2006)
Outcome differences in traditional versus modular instruction in audio production assignments. Annual Meeting of the Broadcast Education Association. (2004)
Roundtable Discussion of the book, "Technological Issues in Broadcast Education: Critical Challenges". Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (2004)
Popular culture and Christian faith: Moral interpretations. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (2002)
Blowout!: Firestone's image restoration campaign. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (2001)
FOX, CNN, and the functional theory of political communication. Annual Meeting of the National Communiation Association. (2001)
Histories of international religious broadcasting. Annual Meeting of the Broadcast Education Association. (2001)
Radio and the functional theory of political communication. Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (2001)
The origins of talk radio. Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association. (2000)
President Clinton's apologia at the White House prayer breakfast. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1999)
Public service announcements and student activism. Annual Meeting of the Broadcast Education Association. (1999)
Slow train coming: A metaphorical analysis. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1999)
That woman: President Clinton's image restoration in the Lewinsky matter. Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (1999)
Homer in the house: The social uses of television revisited. Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (1998)
The metaphors of Jesus in the Gospel According to John. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1998)
The persuasive defense of G. Gordon Liddy. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1998)
A functional approach to televised political spots: Acclaiming, attacking, and defending. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1997)
Acclaiming, attacking, and defending on political talk radio. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1997)
Talk radio and two-step flow: Lazarsfeld's model in a populist medium. Annual Meeting of the Central States Communication Association. (1997)
The persuasive defense of Jesus in the Gospel According to John. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1997)
Acclaiming, attacking, and defending in nominating convention acceptance addresses. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1996)
Acclaiming, attacking, and defending in nominating convention keynote addresses. Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association. (1996)

Grants & Contracts

Spanish language social media analytics for Univision-Chicago.. Univision Media. Private. (2017)
Broadcast Extension Services. Connoisseur Media. Private. (2006)