STEPHANIE CRAFT is an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Before earning a doctorate in communication from Stanford University, she worked as a newspaper journalist in California, Arkansas and Washington. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a bachelor’s degree in history from Washington University in St. Louis. Her research focuses on press practices and performance, journalism ethics and the role of journalism in a democracy. Her work has appeared in a number of refereed journals, including Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, the Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Mass Communication & Society, Communication Law & Policy, the Howard Journal of Communication, and the International Journal of Public Opinion Research.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

• F. Vultee, M. Velker and S. Craft. (2010). “Faith and Values: Journalism and the Critique of Religion Coverage of the 1990s.” Journal of Media & Religion.

Book Chapters

• S. Craft. (2010). “Press Freedom and Responsibility.” in Meyers, C. (Ed.) “Journalism Ethics: A Philosophical Approach,” Cambridge: Oxford University Press.
• S. Craft. (2009). “Value of Solitude: Henry David Thoreau,” in Christians, C. and Merrill, J. (Eds.) “Ethical Communication: Five Moral Stances in Human Dialogue,” Columbia: University of Missouri Press.
• S. Craft and K. Heim. (2009). “Transparency: Meanings, Merits and Risks,” in Wilkins, L. and Christians, C. (Eds.) “Handbook of Mass Media Ethics,” New York: Routledge.