William Schulte, Ph.D. is an associate professor of mass communication at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He has over 11 years of community newspaper experience where his duties included layout and design, infographics, special projects, and copy editing. Schulte’s teaching duties include classes in basic and advanced reporting, multimedia and ethnics. His research includes several peer-reviewed works in social constructionist theory, media history, news worker dynamics and ritual, and pop culture.

Nathaniel Frederick II Ph.D. is an associate professor of mass communication and the director of the African American Studies program at Winthrop University.  He teaches courses in media law, media literacy and media entrepreneurship. His research interests include African American mediated cultural production in the twentieth century, civil rights movement activism and oral history. Frederick earned a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University.