E-mail: mcginnisw@winthrop.edu

Office:
Phone: 803.389.1180
Room: Coliseum 3020C

Hours:
Mon. & Wed., 3-4 p.m. or by appointment.

Spring 2008 Syllabus:
Jour 304: Mass Communications Research

William J. McGinnis
Adjunct Faculty

Bill McGinnis is a doctoral student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. His research interests include visual framing theory, academic integrity, political cartoons and Italian Renaissance art history.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1987 and a Master of Liberal Arts degree from Winthrop University in 2002.

McGinnis started his public relations career with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission in 1986. He later joined the staff of the Charlotte city manager’s office, where he focused on electronic communication projects such as interactive voice-response systems, fax-on-demand systems and Internet-based service delivery systems.

In 1997, he joined the City of Rock Hill’s city manager’s staff, where he served as public relations director, supervising all internal and external communications, including print, event management, media relations, Web-based information systems and radio and cable TV broadcasts.

McGinnis currently serves as a lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences at Winthrop University and is program coordinator of the Master of Liberal Arts program at Winthrop.

He presently is chairman of the Rock Hill Downtown Economic Development Board. McGinnis has also served on the board of the York County American Red Cross where he developed award-winning annual reports and newsletters. He has also conducted successful fund-raising campaigns while serving on the board Greater Rock Hill United Way.

At USC, McGinnis teaches Journalism 304.