Dr. Kenneth L. Smith is a professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism. He has been a member of the faculty since 1991.

Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Utah, and his Master's degree from Iowa State University in 1973. His specialization is visual communication and media management and economics. His research interests are newspaper competition, media in smaller markets, and visual structure.

His teaching areas are photography, graphics, newspapers, newsmaking processes, and advertising.

Dr. Smith's professional experience includes eight years as editor and publisher of the Green River Star (WY), during which time the newspaper won 42 national awards for excellence. The paper also won the Editorial Leadership Cup in Wyoming six times.

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Ken Smith and canoe in Grand Teton National Park.

Sample Publications

Smith, Ken (1999), "Preprints versus display advertising: Which is more profitable for nondaily newspapers?," The Journal of Media Economics, Vol. 12, No. 4.

Smith, Ken (1998), "The responses of community newspapers to new competition for advertising created by changes in postal policy." Marriner S. Eccles Biennial Policy Yearbook.

Smith, Ken (1998), "Advertisers’ media selection in small newspaper markets," Newspaper Research Journal Vol. 19, No. 1.

Smith, Ken (1996), "The front pages of nondaily newspapers," Visual Communication Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 4.

Smith, Ken (1996), "Laughing at the way we see: The use of visual organizing principles in cartoon humor," Humor: The International Journal of Humor Research, Vol. 9, No. 1.

Smith, Ken (1995), "Intermedia competition for advertising in small daily markets," The Journal of Media Economics, Vol. 8, No. 4.

Smith, Ken (1992), "The impact of shared mail on editorial quality in nondaily newspapers." Newspaper Research Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3.