Paul Martin Lester
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| Born | March 21, 1953 |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Communications, Author, Photojournalist |
Paul Martin Lester (born March 21, 1953 in Flushing, Queens), is a tenured, full professor of Communications at California State University, Fullerton.
After an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and employment as a photojournalist for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Lester received a Master's from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. from Indiana University in mass communications. He co-wrote a monthly column, “Ethics Matters” for News Photographer magazine for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). In 2006 Lester was named editor of the Visual Communication Quarterly. His research interests include mass media ethics, new communications technologies, and visual communications.[1]
Books
- Visual Communication Images with Messages 5th Edition (2011). [In Progress].
- Images that Injure Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media 3rd Edition (2010) with Susan Ross (eds.) [In Progress].
- On Floods and Photo Ops: How Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush Exploited Catastrophes (2009) [In Progress].
- The Zen of Photography (2007). [Persian Edition].
- Visual Journalism A Guide for New Media Professionals with Christopher R. Harris (2002).
- The Spiral Web On the Nature of Coincidence (2000).
- The Zen of Photography (2000).
- Desktop Computing Workbook A Guide for Using 15 Programs in Macintosh and Windows Formats (1996).
- Photojournalism An Ethical Approach (1991).
- Ethics of Photojournalism (1990), (ed.).