COMMENTARY: San Diego Comic Con is a huge event focused on comics, movies, TV shows, and more, attracting about 150,000 people. Many of these events celebrate works with "cult followings," like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Reefer Madness," and "Plan 9 From Outer Space." These movies may not have been high-quality initially, but they have passionate fan bases. With today’s media commentary, and a focus on cult followings, here’s Dr. Larry Burriss from MTSU…
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About Dr. Burriss - Larry Burriss, professor of journalism, teaches introductory and media law courses. At the graduate level he teaches quantitative research methods and media law. He holds degrees from The Ohio State University (B.A. in broadcast journalism, M.A. in journalism), the University of Oklahoma (M.A. in human relations), Ohio University (Ph.D. in journalism) and Concord Law School (J.D.). He has worked in print and broadcast news and public relations, and has published extensively in both academic and popular publications. He has won first place in the Tennessee Associated Press Radio Contest nine times. Dr. Burriss' publications and presentations include studies of presidential press conferences, NASA photography, radio news, legal issues related to adolescent use of social networking sites, legal research, and Middle Earth.
