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Dominic L. Lasorsa is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from St. Bonaventure University, a master of arts degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a doctor of philosophy degree in communication from Stanford University.In college, Lasorsa served as editor-in-chief of his school newspaper, The Bonaventure, and he worked at the Suffolk (N.Y.) Sun as a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Intern. Upon graduation, he entered the U.S. Air Force where he served as a radio communications specialist and a curriculum development specialist. He then worked as a reporter and editor at the Wichita (Kansas) Eagle and the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman. Before beginning his academic career, Lasorsa served as editor-in-chief of the Marble Falls (Texas) Highlander.Lasorsa studies and teaches communication theory and methods, focusing on political communication and media effects.He has published articles in numerous books, journals and other publications. His works have appeared in the Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, the Historical Dictionary of Political Communication in the United States, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, the Journal of Communication, the Journal of Media Economics, the Journal of Reading, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism Studies, and the Newspaper Research Journal.Lasorsa was a co-author of the three-volume National Television Violence Study.With his partner, Richard Scroggins, and their dog, Boundary, Lasorsa lives in Spicewood, Texas, halfway between Austin and Marble Falls.Lasorsa was a co-author of the three-volume National Television Violence Study. With his partner, Richard Scroggins, and their dog, Boundary, Lasorsa lives in Spicewood, Texas, halfway between Austin and Marble Falls.