Thomas Price

Thomas Price, Assistant Professor of Journalism
Department of Journalism

Educational Background
M.A. Communications/Photography, S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications, 1997
B.A. English, University of South Carolina, 1972

Professional Experience
Professional experience includes being an adjunct photography instructor at Syracuse University. He was instructor of photography at the Canada Yearbook Company and the Empire State School Press Association. Price was a teaching assistant at Syracuse University, and he is currently a freelancer in both video and photography

Research/Creative/Publication Interests
Price is interested in all aspect of photojournalism such as picture editing, picture management, and overall communications photography. He is also interested in online e-newspapers and the convergence of communications technologies.

Research/Creative/Publication Career Highlights
Price has won multiple awards from the Atlanta Press Photographers Association, Florida Press Club, National Press Photographers Association, Nikon/Nutshell Magazine Award, Rodeo Writers Association, Sigma Delta Chi, South Carolina Press Association, and the University of Florida. He won the Best Spot News Photography Award from the Associated Press Managing Editors (1990) and a first place spot news award from The Florida Society of Newspaper Editors (1990). In 1989 Price won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, grand prize and first prize, print division, for 12-months for an in-depth series on the African-American community in southwest Florida. He won the National Headliners Award for best sports picture of the year (1977). From 1976 to 1994 he was the Best of Gannett five-time award winner and he was a finalist 15 times. He was also recognized as one of International Who’s Who of Information Technology in 2005.

Thesis/Creative Project Experience and Philosophy
Price is primarily interested in the visual and the story-telling aspects of journalism with an emphasis on photojournalism. He will serve on committees for any news related thesis and is willing to chair any projects that are related to photojournalism, freelancers' rights and activities, or effects of pictures, graphics, and placement on readers' reactions.