Oral History of Robert Stewart former Director of the E.W Scripps School of Journalism Conducted on March 18 2025 By Hannah Persson
Transcript of Interview with Robert Stewart by Hannah Persson.
Interviewee
Stewart, Robert
Interviewer
Persson, Hannah
Interview Date
3-18-2025
Description
Robert Stewart is a distinguished journalist and educator who served as Director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University from 2010 to 2020. He joined the faculty in 1987, bringing with him a doctorate and master’s degree in communication from the University of Washington, along with a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College.
Stewart’s research and teaching centered on media reform, broadcast journalism, international communication, and media history. He published widely in leading journals such as Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly and co-authored the book CNN: Making News in the Global Market with Don Flournoy.
A strong advocate for international education, Stewart taught journalism at Leipzig University in Germany in 1993 and coordinated a lasting partnership between Ohio University and Leipzig. He also led programs that provided students with global experiences, including study trips to Cambodia.
During his decade as director, Stewart navigated challenges such as declining enrollment and increased competition from other journalism programs. He responded by actively engaging in recruitment efforts, often visiting high schools to promote both the journalism school and Ohio University as a whole.
This interview was recorded as part of a class project for Recording Memory: Methods and uses of Oral History, Spring 2025, Alexander G. Lovelace (Ph.D.) Instructor
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Keywords
Robert Stewart, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, Oral History, 2025
Disciplines
Oral History
Publication Date
Summer 8-27-2025
Interview Location
Athens, Ohio
Digital Publisher
Ohio University Libraries
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
01:29:29
File Format
audio/aac
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Robert and Persson, Hannah, "Oral History of Robert Stewart former Director of the E.W Scripps School of Journalism Conducted on March 18 2025 By Hannah Persson" (2025). HIST 4798/5798: Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History. 16.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/hist4798/16
Comments
Transcript provided by Hannah Persson.