Department of
Mass Communication
And Journalism
McKee Fisk, 238
2225 E. San Ramon Ave.
M/S MF10
Fresno, CA 93740-8029
CALIFORNIA
STATE
UNIVERSITY,
FRESNO
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559.278.2087
Fax 559.278.4995
Prof. Jim Flanery
Professor Emeritus Jim Flanery, of the Mass Communication and Journalism department,
taught at Fresno State from 1973 to 1977 and from 1997 to 2002.
He first came to Fresno State as a student, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree. He
then received his master of science from the University of California, Los Angeles and his
doctorate from Northwestern University.
Flanery was an editor and journalist for the Omaha World-Herald for more than 20 years.
He served as the department’s first Roger Tatarian Endowed Chair of Professional
Journalism.
In 2003, the Jim Flanery Print Journalism Scholarship was created in honor of his
retirement.