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Paul Martin Lester | |
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Born |
Flushing, Queens,
New York, U.S. | March 21, 1953
Died | November 12, 2023
Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Professor of communications, author, photojournalist |
Paul Martin Lester (March 21, 1953 – November 12, 2023) was an American professor of communications, author, and photojournalist. He was Clinical Professor at the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) and a Professor Emeritus from California State University, Fullerton.
Paul Martin Lester was born in Flushing, Queens on March 21, 1953. After an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and employment as a photojournalist for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, he received a Master's from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. from Indiana University in mass communications.
Lester co-wrote a monthly column, "Ethics Matters" for News Photographer magazine for the National Press Photographers Association. From 2006, Lester was the editor of the Visual Communication Quarterly until 2011 when he was named editor of Journalism & Communication Monographs sponsored by the AEJMC and published by jcmo Sage. His research interests include mass media ethics, new communications technologies, and visual communications. [1] [2]
Lester gave speeches, presentations, and workshops throughout the United States and in Australia, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. [3]
Lester was married to Xtine Burrough. He had a daughter, Allison Lester, and two sons, Parker and Martin Lester. [3]
Paul Martin Lester died on November 12, 2023, at the age of 70. [4]