Munir Khalil Nasser

Updated December 1997
MUNIR K. NASSER
Permanent Address; 5910 Cove Landing Rd. # 302 Burke, Virginia, 22015 U.S.A.
. Phone: 703-250-1326
E-mail: Rinz@Patriot.net
Current Address: Birzeit University / Media Center ,Program of Journalism & Mass Communication
P.O.Box 14, Birzeit, Palestine
Mobile: 050-253-612
(Office): 998-2177 - 998-2970
Fax: 995-7656
E-Mail: MKnasser@media.birzeit.edu
Current Position: 1997-1998 Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Media Center -Program of Journalism & Mass Communication,
Birzeit University.
Lecturer: Teaching courses in journalism & mass communication and helping develop curriculum and teaching material. 1996-1997 Visiting Fellow, The Knight International Press Fellowship Program.
Program of Journalism & Mass Communication, Birzeit University.
Lecturer:Taught courses in journalism & mass communication and helped develop the newly-founded journalism program at the university.
Coordinator: Journalism Training Program, Media Center, Birzeit University.
Helped develop and run a mid-career training program for Palestinian journalists which leads to a professional diploma in journalism.

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Missouri, 1977.
M.A. Journalism, University of South Carolina, 1974.
B.A., Political Science, The American University in Cairo, 1963.

EXPERIENCE
United Palestinian Appeal, Washington, D.C. Executive Director 1988-1996
American And Arab Universities 1997-1990
Associate Professor Journalism Training 1982-1995.
Coordinator, Journalism Program, University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA) 1978-82
Executive Secretary, California Intercollegiate Press Association: 1980-81.
Registrar, Birzeit College, (Birzeit West Bank) 1963-73.
News Writing, Reporting and Editing. Managing Editor, Asharq Al-Awsat, Washington Bureau, 1984-1985.
Washington Correspondent 1985-1995.

PUBLICATIONS
"Egyptian Mass Under Nasser and Sadat: Two Models of Press Management and Control". Journalism Monographs, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Number 124, December 1990. Press,
Politics and Power: Egypt's Heikal and Al-Ahram. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, 1979. "The Middle East Press: Tool of Politics" in Press Control Around the World.
Editors: Jane Curry and Joann Dassin. Praegar, New York, 1982.
"News Values Vs. Ideology: Third World Perspective", in Comparative Mass Media System. Editors: L. John Martin and Anju Chaudhary, Longman, New York, 1983.
"Freedom's Double Edge: Arab Press Under Israeli Occupation", Journalism Quarterly (Summer 1975).

AWARDS
Faculty Research Award, University of the Pacific, 1979-81.
Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Missouri, 1975.
First Place, James Markham Student Paper Competition, International Communication, Association For Education in Journalism, 1974.
Al-Ahram Award for Achievement in Journalism, The American University in Cairo, 1962.
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 1986-1990
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1982-1984
University of thnStockton, California 1978-1982
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1977-1978
Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank, Palestine 1963-1973
Contributed articles and news analysis to several newspapers and magazines including: Al-Majal (USIA-Washington),
Al-Raya (Qatar), Al-Shaab (East Jerusalem), Al-Dustour (Amman), Al-Majalla (London), Saudi Business (Jeddah), Al-Riyadh (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Sada Al-Watan (Detroit), Al-Minbar (Paris). Press Controlss