RITCHARD, Prof. M’Bayo

M.A, Ph.D; journalist, media consuItanL lecturer, administrator, ed: Howard University, USA; cr: United Nations Mass Media Consultant forSierra Leone, 1996;Graduate ProgrammeCoordinator, Dept. of Communications, Bowie State University, USA; Head, Dept. of Communications, Bowie. State University, USA; Head,of Dept., Mass Communication, UniversityofUgos; Ucturer,Howard University, USA; Ucturer, George Mason University, USA; Fulbright Professor, University of Ugos; Professor of Communications and Media Studies, Bowie State University, USA; Executive Advisor tothe President and Professor of Communication andMultimedia Studies,AUN,currently, mm: Association forEducation inJournalism andMassCommunication, USA;BlackCollege Communication Association, USA; National Communication Association, NCA, USA; African Council for Communication Education, AC.C.E.Africa; Member, Three National Judges for theA Phillip. Randolph Awards for Excellence inJournalism; Founding Editor, Journal ofAfrican Communication; Journal ofAfricaSocial Sciences &Humanities Studies; ah:Distinguished Faculty Award, Bowie State University, Distinguished Faculty Award, George Mason University, USA; Distinguished Faculty Award, UniversityofUgos, Nigeria; Award Winner, Poynter Institute of Media Studies; American Society of Newspaper Editors; America Press Institute; Nominee, Wilson H. Elkins Professorship ofthe University System of Maryland, USA;…