Contact and Overview
Email Address
Office Hours
Wednesday 10:00am-2:00pm (by appointment only)
Education
Ph.D. in Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism
M.A. in Communication, Culture & Technology, Georgetown University
B.A. in Communication, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Teaching
Currently Teaching (Fall 2022)
COM 1300 Journalism: Intro
COM 3340 Journalism Ethics Free Society
COM 3520 Instructional Asst.
COM 4610 Specialized Reporting
Teaching and Research Specialties
Journalism and New Technology
Journalism and Hostility
Selected Publications
Perreault, G., Kananovich, V. & Hackett, E. (2022) "Why the heck do news organizations endorse candidates?" How political journalists distance themselves from the editorial endorsement process. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990221084609
Perreault, G., Perreault, M. & Maares, P. (2022) Metajournalistic discourse as a stabilizer within the journalistic field: Journalistic practice in the COVID-19 pandemic. Journalism Practice. 16 (2-3): 365-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.1949630
Perreault, G. & Meltzer, K. (2022) Metajournalistic discourse and reporting policies on white nationalism. Journal of Communication Inquiry. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599211072452
Perreault, G. & Montalbano, K. (2022) Covering Religion: Field Insurgency in U.S. religion reporting. Journalism. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849211073220
Perreault, G., Peters, J., Johnson, B. & Klein, L. (2021) How Journalists Think About the First Amendment Vis-à-Vis Their Coverage of Hate Groups. International Journal of Communication. 15,(2021). https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17930
Ferrucci, P. & Perreault, G. (2021) The liability of newness: Journalism, innovation and the issue of core competencies. Journalism Studies. 22,(11): 1436-1449. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2021.1916777
Recent Awards
Fulbright-Botstiber U.S. Scholar Award in Austrian American Studies. "Digital Journalist Role Conception in Austria and America." Fulbright Commission. U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 2020-2021
Second-Place Faculty Paper (w/Kathryn Montalbano) "From Lifestyle Journalism to General News: Field Theory in the Hard News turn of Religion Reporting." Religion and Media Interest Group (AEJMC). 2021.
Top Faculty Paper (w/Patrick Ferrucci & Anna Dollar) “What is Digital Journalism? Defining the Practice and Role of the Digital Journalism.” Electronic News Division (AEJMC). 2020
Title: Associate Professor, Journalism
Department: Department of Communication
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-2024