Stephen V. Bird, Ph.D., is academic director for the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., where he works with interns from around the nation training them in journalistic reporting and writing as well as placing them with national media outlets. After pursuing a newspaper career for seven years, Dr. Bird returned to the academy, earning his master's degree from University of Central Missouri and doctorate from Regent University, both in communication. Over the past 16 years Dr. Bird worked in academia as a journalism fellow, instructor, assistant professor, tenured associate professor, and adviser to student publications. Dr. Bird pursued an active freelance writing career for the past five years, publishing articles with ESPN, Fox, CBS, NBC, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Times, and other national media through The Associated Press. He freelanced for publications in Washington D.C., Boston, Richmond, Roanoke, and a number of small-town newspapers in his home state of Virginia. He is also a freelance writer for Virginia Living Magazine. As an academic, Dr. Bird publishes research about Civil War journalism, 19th Century journalism, and sports journalism and presents research annually at conferences. Dr. Bird lives in Virginia with his wife, Wanda, and their three daughters. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephenBird http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephenBird TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:15:49 GMT Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:15:49 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ March marked the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's speech that launched the Strategic Defense Initiative program, one that hoped to create a defensive space shield from incoming nuclear missiles. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephenBird/2008/04/14/back_to_the_future 46158339-6bd7-41f2-80b6-80e2e8a00f86 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:15:49 GMT "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was hot at the box office that summer. It redefined the action/adventure genre of American film. An archeology professor turned adventurer traveling the globe in search of artifacts,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephenBird/2007/08/14/the_summer_of_81 839d8023-7e00-4231-bac1-c5931c3cb058 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:50:34 GMT On this 20th anniversary of the day Ronald Reagan dared Mikhail Gorbachev to "Tear Down this Wall" while standing at the Brandenburg Gate, one needs only to read a few headlines from the week that followed to capture... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/StephenBird/2007/06/12/what_the_press_saw_at_the_brandenburg_gate 8aeeb251-426a-441a-ae1f-bb7f3c36d87b Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:05:58 GMT