Name: William L. Benoit
Institution: School of Communication Studies - Lasher Hall - Ohio University - Athens, OH 45701
Mail: benoitw@ohio.edu
Academic Background
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. Wayne State University, 1979.
M.A. Central Michigan University, 1976.
B.S. Ball State University, 1975.
Academic Positions
2009- Professor, Ohio
University.
1997-2009 Professor,
University of Missouri (1991-97 Associate; 1984-91 Assistant).
Winter 2006 University Fellow,
Hong Kong Baptist University.
1980-1984 Assistant Professor,
Bowling Green State University.
1979-1980 Visiting Assistant
Professor, Miami University, Ohio.
Awards and
Honors
2014
Keynote Address, “Image Repair,” ECConference - ECREA - Preconference: Crisis
Management and Communication.
2012 Jemison Lecture,
University of Alabama, Birmingham, April.
2011 Milton Dickens Award for Exemplary Empirical
Research, for Benoit (2007) 2007 article, Own party issue ownership
emphasis in presidential television spots, Communication
Reports.
2011 Wayne N. Thompson Lecturer,
Western Illinois University, March.
2002-2006 Ranked as
the most prolific scholar in Communication and tied for second most
productive scholar in communication (Hickson et al., 2009).
2008 John E. Hunter Meta-Analysis
Award, ICA Information Systems Division, for:
Hansen,
G. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2007). Communication forms as predictors of issue
knowledge in presidential campaigns: A meta-analytic assessment. Mass Communication & Society, 10,
1-22.
Top Paper in Argumentation and Forensics at NCA, for:
Benoit,
W. L., Henson, R. J., & Sudbrock, L.A. (2008). A functional analysis of 2008 presidential primary debates.
National Communication Association.
2006 MU Arts & Sciences Woodhouse
Award for
exceptional achievement.
2005 Tied for second most published scholar in “top” communication journals
(Buntz, 2005).
2005 MU Excellence in Education Award.
2004 University of Missouri Alumni
Faculty Award.
2004 Wayne State University Arts
Achievement Award.
2003 Daniel Rohrer Research in Argumentation
Award (with Glenn Hansen and Rebecca
Verser) for “A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Viewing U.S. Presidential
Debates.” Communication Monographs, 70,
335-350.
2001-2002 CSCA Federation Research Prize.
2001 American Communication Association’s Gerald
M. Phillips Mentoring Award.
2000 American Communication Association’s Excellence
in Graduate Teaching at the Doctoral Level Award.
2000 University of Missouri Gold
Chalk Award for Outstanding Graduate Instruction.
1997-1998 CSCA Federation Research Prize.
1995 Accounts, excuses, apologies: A
theory of image restoration strategies selected as an Outstanding Academic Book by
Choice.
1995 University of Missouri Gold
Chalk Award for Outstanding Graduate Instruction in Humanities.
1990 Daniel Rohrer Research in Argumentation
Award (with Pamela J. Benoit), for “Aggravated and Mitigated Opening
Statements.” Argumentation, 4,
171-183.
1986-1987 CSSA Federation Research Prize, (with Pamela J. Benoit).
1978 SCA Doctoral Honors Seminar Participant,
“Research Methods and Topics for the History of Rhetoric,” University of
Michigan.
Research
Interests
My research clusters into two primary areas of work. One major research program has developed and
applied the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse. We investigated American presidential primary
TV spots, direct mail advertising, debates, webpages, and news coverage of the
primary; American general election TV spots, direct mail advertising, debates,
webpages, and news coverage. We have
analyzed US Senate and House spots, gubernatorial spots and Senate,
gubernatorial, and mayoral debates.
Research has investigated news coverage of Senate, gubernatorial, and
mayoral campaigns. Studies have
investigated presidential TV spots in South Korea and Taiwan and political
leaders’ debates in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany,
Israel, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, the Ukraine, and the United
Kingdom. We have also studied
news coverage of elections in Australia, Canada, Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, and the United Kingdom. I have
also tested Petrocik’s Issue Ownership Theory and Peterson’s Functional
Federalism Theory.
A second major research program investigates rhetorical theory and
criticism. I have written on the
rhetorical theories of Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, George Campbell, and
Kenneth Burke. I have also articulated a
contemporary theory of invention of rhetorical discourse. Most of my work in rhetorical criticism
concerns image repair and crisis communication, resulting in my theory of image
repair discourse. My rhetorical
criticism includes numerous analyses of image repair discourse, including my
book Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies,
and my book with
Joe Blaney, The Clinton Scandals
and the Politics of Image Restoration.
In 1990, I
received the Daniel Rohrer Award for Research in Argumentation (with
Pamela J. Benoit). I received
this award again in 2003 (with Glenn Hansen and Rebecca Verser).
My book Accounts, excuses, and
apologies (1995) was selected as an Outstanding Academic
Book by Choice. I am ranked as the most productive scholar in
communication during 20022006 and ranked as the second most productive scholar
publishing in influential communication journals from 1999-2004. During 2008, two of my articles were among
the nine most cited articles published in Communication
Monographs.
Books
Benoit,
W. L. (2014a). Accounts, excuses,
apologies: Image repair theory and research (2nd ed.). Albany: State University of
New York Press.
Benoit, W. L. (2014b). A
functional analysis of presidential television advertisements (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Benoit, W. L. (2014c). Political
election debates: Informing voters about policy and character. Lanham, MD:
Lexington Books.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (2008). Persuasive
messages: Balancing influence in communication. Oxford: Blackwell. Translated into Korean, Croation.
Benoit, W. L. (2007). Communication
in political campaigns. New York: Peter Lang.
Benoit,
W. L., Stein, K. A., McHale, J. P., Chattopadhyay, S., Verser, R., Price, S.
(2007). Bush versus Kerry: A functional
analysis of campaign 2004. New York: Peter Lang.
Benoit,
P. J., Benoit, W. L., Milyo, J., & Hansen, G. J. (2006). The effects of traditional versus web-assisted
instruction on learning and student satisfaction. Columbia, MO: University
of Missouri.
Benoit,
W. L., McHale, J. P, Hansen, G. J., Pier, P. M., & McGuire, J. P. (2003). Campaign 2000: A functional analysis of
presidential campaign discourse. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Benoit, W. L., Pier, P. M., Brazeal, L. M., McHale, J. P., Klyukovksi,
A., & Airne, D. (2002).
The primary decision: A functional analysis of debates in presidential
primaries.
Westport, CT: Praeger.
Blaney,
J. R., & Benoit, W. L. (2001). The
Clinton scandals and the politics of image restoration. Westport, CT:
Praeger.
Benoit, W. L. (1999). Seeing
spots: A functional analysis of presidential television advertisements from
1952-1996. New York: Praeger.
Benoit, W. L., Blaney, J. R., & Pier, P. M. (1998). Campaign ‘96: A functional analysis of
acclaiming, attacking, and defending. New York: Praeger.
Benoit, W. L., & Wells, W. T. (1996). Candidates in conflict: Persuasive attack and defense in the 1992
presidential debates. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
Benoit, W. L. (1995). Accounts,
excuses, apologies: A theory of image restoration strategies. Albany: State
University of New York Press. Selected
as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice.
Benoit,
W. L., Hample, D., & Benoit, P. J. (Eds.) (1992). Readings in argumentation. Berlin: Foris.
Selected Articles and Book Chapters
Benoit,
W. L. (in press for 2015). Eric Shinseki’s image repair for the Veteran’s
Administration health care scandal. In
C. Liberman, T. Avtgis, & D. Rodrigues (Eds), Casing risk and crisis communication. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Benoit, W. L. (in press). Image repair theory. In D. P. Ferguson, R. Chandler, & J. D.
Wallace
(Eds.), Crisis communication strategies: A primer.
Benoit,
W. L. (in press). Functional Theory. In K. Kenski & K. H. Jamieson (Ed.), Oxford handbook of political communication.
Oxford University Press.
Benoit, W. L. (in press). Functional Theory: Negative campaigning in
political TV spots. In A.
Nai & A. Walter (Eds.). New perspectives
on political campaigning: Measures, causes, and effects. Colchester,
England: European Consortium for Political Research Press.
Benoit, W. L. (in press). Image repair theory in the context of
strategic communication. In D.
Holtzhausen & A. Zerfass (Eds.), The
Routledge handbook of strategic communication (pp. 139-147). Routledge.
Benoit, W. L. (in press). Effects of image repair strategies. In J. R. Blaney, (Ed.). Putting
image restoration to the test: Empirical approaches to image restoration
strategies.
Benoit,
W. L., & Glantz, M. (in press). A functional analysis of 2012 American
presidential and vice presidential debates.
In C. Bieber & K. Kamps (Eds.), The
United States presidential election 2012: Perspectives from election studies,
political and communication sciences.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit-Bryan, J. M. (in press). A Functional Analysis of the 2010
Australian Prime Minister debate. Journal
of Argumentation in Context.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit-Bryan, J. M. (2014). A Functional Analysis of UK debates in
Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Western
Journal of Communication, ##, . DOI:
10.1080/10570314.2013.868032.
Benoit,
W. L., & Compton, J. (2014). A Functional Analysis of 2012 Republican
primary TV spots. American Behavioral
Scientist, 58, 497-509. DOI:
10.1177/0002764213506209.
Benoit,
W. L., Tenzek, K., Allen, M., Burrell, N., Chattopadhyay, S., Cherry, K.,
Comeau, T., Daulton, A., Hansen, G., Jergens, R., Piazza, J., Prentice, C.,
& Stein, K. (2014).
Evaluation of accounts: A meta-analysis. In N. A. Burrell, M. Allen, B.
N. Gayle, & R.
W. Preiss (Eds.). Managing
interpersonal conflict: Advances through meta-analysis (pp. 284-296). New
York: Routledge.
Delbert,
J., & Benoit, W. L. (2014). Persuasive attack in music: A rhetorical
analysis of “Fighting Trousers” and “The Very Model of a Mad Attorney General.”
Relevant Rhetoric.
Benoit, W. L. (2013a). Candidates’ personal qualities in political
leaders’ debates. Human
Communication, 16, 87-94.
Benoit,
W. L. (2013b). Image repair theory. In R. L. Heath (Ed.), Encyclopedia of public relations (2nd ed, Vol. 1, pp. 407-410). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
Benoit,
W. L. (2013c). Image repair theory and corporate reputation. In C. E. Carroll
(Ed.), Handbook of communication and
corporate reputation (pp. 213-222). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Benoit, W. L. (2013d). Mudslinging: The nature of attacks in political
campaigns. In C. Rountree
(Ed.), Venomous speech and other problems in American political discourse
(pp. 129147). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Benoit, B. (2013e). Televised debates. Oxford Bibliographies Online. DOI:
10.1093/OBO/9780199756841-0052.
Benoit, B. (2013f). Televised political advertisements. Oxford Bibliographies Online. DOI:
10.1093/OBO/9780199756841-0124.
Benoit,
W. L. (2013g). Tiger Woods’ image repair: Could he hit one out of the rough? In
J. R. Blaney, L. R. Lippert, & J. S. Smith (Eds). Repairing the athlete's image: Studies in sports image restoration
(pp. 89-96). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books: Rowman &
Littlefield.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit-Bryan, J. M. (2013). Debates come to the UK: A functional
analysis of the 2010 British Prime Minister election debates. Communication Quarterly, 61, 463478.
Benoit,
W. L., Bostdorff, D. M., Carlin, D. B., Coe, K. M., Holbert, R. L., Murphy, J.
M., & Miller, K. (2013). Decision 2012: Presidential election analysis from
the communication café. Communication
Monographs, 80, 243-254. DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2013.783959.
Benoit,
W. L., Compton, J., & Phillips, B. (2013). Newspaper coverage of Prime
Minister elections in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Human Communication, 16, 201-213.
Benoit, W. L., & Rill, L. (2013). A functional analysis of 2008
general election debates.
Argumentation and Advocacy, 50, 34-46.
Benoit,
W. L., Furgerson, J., Seifert, J., & Sargardia, S. (2013). Newspaper
coverage of senate, gubernatorial, and mayoral elections. Human Communication,16, 215-229.
Benoit,
W. L., Goode, J. R., & Glantz, M. (2013). Newspaper coverage of the 2008
general election presidential campaign. Speaker
& Gavel, 50, 1-13.
Benoit,
W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2013). Political TV advertising and debates. In E.
Scharrar (Ed.). International
encyclopedia of media studies: Media effects/Media psychology (vol. 5, pp.
445-462). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Benoit,
W. L., Henson, J., Davis, C., Glantz, M., Phillips, A., & Rill, L. (2013).
Stumping on the Internet: 2008 presidential primary candidate campaign webpages.
Human
Communication, 16, 1-12.
Furgerson,
J., & Benoit, W. L. (2013). Limbaugh’s loose lips: Rush Limbaugh’s image
repair after the Sandra Fluke controversy. Journal
of Radio and Audio Media, 20, 273-291. DOI: 10.1080/19376529.2013.823971.
Choi, Y.
S., & Benoit, W. L. (2013). A Functional Analysis of the 2007 and 2012
French presidential debates. Journal of
Intercultural Communication Research, 42, 215-227. DOI:
10.1080/17475759.2013.827584.
Glantz,
M., Benoit, W. L., & Airne, D. (2013). A functional analysis of 2012 U.S.
presidential primary debates. Argumentation
and Advocacy, 49, 275-285.
Benoit,
W. L., & Glantz, M. (2012). A functional analysis of 2008 general election
presidential TV spots. Speaker &
Gavel, 49, 1-19.
Benoit,
W. L., & Rill, L. A. (2012). A functional analysis of 2008 presidential
primary TV spots. Speaker & Gavel, 49,
55-71.
Wen,
W-C., Yu, T., & Benoit, W. L. (2012). The failure of “scientific” evidence
in Taiwan: a case study of international image repair for American beef. Asian Journal of Communication, 22,
121-139. DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2011.642393.
Benoit, W. L. (2011). Content analysis in political communication. In E.
P. Bucy & R. L. Holbert
(Eds.) Sourcebook for political communication research: Methods, measures, and
analytical techniques (pp. 268-279). New York: Routledge.
Benoit, W. L. (2011). A functional analysis of the English language 2011
Canadian Prime
Minister debate. Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 32,
45-69.
Benoit,
W. L. (2011). NPR’s image repair discourse on firing Juan Williams. Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 18,
84-91. DOI: 10.1080/19376529.2011.562818,
Benoit,
W. L., Airne, D., & Brazeal, L. (2011). Determinants of issue emphasis in
gubernatorial and senate debates. Human
Communication,14,127-136.
Benoit,
W. L., Brazeal, L., & Airne, D. (2011). Functional Federalism and issue
emphasis in political television spots. Human
Communication, 14, 383-392.
Benoit,
W. L., Glantz, M. J., Phillips, A. L.,Rill, L. A., Davis, C. B., Henson, J. R.,
& Sudbrock, L. A. (2011). Staying “on message”: Consistency in content of
presidential primary campaign messages across media. American Behavioral Scientist,
55, 457-468. DOI:
10.1177/0002764211398072.
Benoit,
W. L., Henson, J. R., & Sudbrock, L. A. (2011). A functional analysis of
2008 American presidential primary debates. Argumentation:
Inquiry and Advocacy, 48, 97-110.
Benoit, W. L., & Delbert, J. (2010). “Get a Mac: Mac vs. PC TV
Spots. Relevant Rhetoric, 1.
Accessed 4/14/12: http://relevantrhetoric.com/wp-content/uploads/Get-A-Mac1.pdf.
Benoit, W. L.,
Hemmer, K., & Stein, K. (2010). New York Times’ coverage of American presidential
primary campaigns, 1952-2004. Human
Communication, 13, 259-280.
Benoit,
W. L., & Holbert, R. L. (2010). Political communication. In C. R. Berger,
M. E. Roloff, & D. R. Roskos-Ewoldsen (Eds.), Handbook of communication science (2nd ed., pp. 437452). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Henson,
J. R., & Benoit, W. L. (2010). Because I said so: A functional theory
analysis of evidence in political TV spots. Speaker
& Gavel, 47, 1-15.
Wilson-Kratzer,
J. M., & Benoit, W. L. (2010). A functional analysis of press releases from
Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain during the 2008 primary presidential
election. Public Relations Review, 36,
178-180. DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2010.02.001
Benoit,
W. L. (2009). American political campaigns. Central
European Journal of Communication, 2, 225-231.
Benoit, W. L. (2009). Political campaign communication. Sociological Forum, 24, 193-194.
Benoit, W. L., & Airne, D. (2009). A functional analysis of non-presidential TV
spots in campaign 2004. Human
Communication, 12, 91-117.
Benoit, W. L., & Delbert, J. (2009). A functional analysis of the
Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Argumentation and Advocacy, 46, 110-115.
Benoit,
W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2009a). A functional analysis of the 2008 vice
presidential debate: Biden versus Palin. Argumentation
& Advocacy, 46, 39-50.
Benoit,
W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2009b). President Bush’s image repair discourse on
Hurricane Katrina. Public Relations
Review, 35, 40-46.
Benoit,
W. L., & Stein, K. A. (2009). Kategoria
of cartoons on the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal. In J. R. Blaney &
J. P. Zompetti (Eds.), The rhetoric of
Pope John Paul II (pp.
23-35). Lanham, MD: Lexington, Rowman & Littlefield.
Choi, Y. S., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). A functional analysis of French
and South Korean debates.
Speaker & Gavel,46, 59-78.
Henson, J. R., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). Functional Federalism in
political campaign debates.
Publius: The Journal of Federalism,
39, 696-706. DOI:
10.1093/publius/pjp018.
Herrero, J. C., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). El abuso de
los ataques: un análisis funcional de los debates electorales de 2008 a la presidencia
del Gobierno [The abuse of attacks: A functional analysis of the 2008 Spanish
presidential debates]. Zer, 14, 61-81.
Holbert, R. L., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). The theory of political
campaign media connectedness.
Communication Monographs, 76, 303-332. DOI:
10.1080/03637750903074693.
Wen, J.,
Yu, J., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). Our hero can’t be wrong: A case study of
collectivist image repair in Taiwan. Chinese
Journal of Communication, 2, 174-192.
DOI:
10.1080/17544750902826707.
Zhang,
W., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). Former Minister Zhang’s discourse on SARS:
Government’s image restoration or destruction? Public Relations Review, 35, 240-246. DOI:
10.1016/j.pubrev.2009.04.004.
Benoit, W. L. (2008). Image. International
Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford: Blackwell. Benoit, W. L. (2008).
Image Restoration Theory. International
Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford: Blackwell.
Benoit,
W. L., & Holbert, R. L. (2008). Empirical intersections in communication
research: Replication, multiple quantitative methods, and bridging the
quantitative-qualitative divide. Journal
of Communication, 58, 615-628. DOI:
10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.00404.x.
Brazeal, L.
M., & Benoit, W. L. (2008). Issue ownership in congressional campaign
television spots. Communication
Quarterly, 56, 17–28. DOI: 10.1080/01463370701839172.
Benoit,
W. L. (2007a). Determinants of defense in political debates. Communication Research Reports, 24,
319-325. DOI: 10.1080/08824090701624221.
Benoit, W. L. (2007b). Own party issue ownership emphasis in
presidential television spots.
Communication Reports, 20, 42-50. DOI:
10.1080/08934210601182818.
Benoit,
W. L., Brazeal, L. M., & Airne, D. (2007).
A functional analysis of televised U.S. Senate and gubernatorial
campaign debates. Argumentation and
Advocacy, 44, 75-89.
Benoit, W. L., Henson, J. R., & Maltos, S. (2007). A functional
analysis of mayoral debates.
Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 28, 20-37.
Benoit,
W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Stein K. (2007). News coverage of presidential
primary debates. In J. Muir, L. Gring-Pemble, T. Robertson, & T. Sheckels
(Eds). Readings on political
communication (pp. 250-260).
University Park, PA: Strata. (reprint of Benoit, Hansen, & Stein,
2004).
Benoit, W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2007). A functional analysis of the 2006
Canadian and 2007 Australian election debates. Argumentation & Advocacy, 44, 36-48.
Benoit,
W. L., Leshner, G. M., & Chattopadhyay, S. (2007). A meta-analysis of
political advertising. Human
Communication, 10, 507-522.
Benoit,
W. L., & Pang, A. (2008 [appeared 2/07]). Crisis communication and image
repair discourse. In T. L. Hansen-Horn & B. D. Neff (Eds.), Public relations: From theory to practice
(pp. 244-261). Boston: Pearson.
Benoit,
W. L., Wen, W-C., & Yu, T. (2007). A functional analysis of 2004 Taiwanese
political debates. Asian Journal of
Communication, 17, 24-39. DOI:
10.1080/01292980601114521.
Hansen,
G. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2007). Communication forms as predictors of issue
knowledge in presidential campaigns: A meta-analytic assessment. Mass Communication & Society, 10,
189-210. DOI: 10.1080/15205430701265711.
Benoit,
W. L. (2006a). Image repair in President Bush’s April 2004 news conference. Public Relations Review, 32, 137-143.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2006.02.025.
Benoit, W.
L. (2006b). President Bush’s image repair effort on Meet the Press: The complexities of defeasability. Journal of Applied Communication Research,
34, 285-306. DOI:
10.1080/00909880600771635.
Benoit,
W. L. (2006c). Retrospective versus prospective statements and outcome of
presidential elections. Journal of
Communication, 56, 331-345. DOI:
10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00022.x.
Benoit,
W. L., & Klyukovski, A. A. (2006). A functional analysis of 2004 Ukrainian
presidential debates. Argumentation, 20,
209-225. DOI: 10.1007/s10503-006-9007-x.
Benoit,
W. L., & Sheafer, T. (2006). Functional theory and political discourse:
Televised debates in Israel and the United States. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 83, 281297. DOI:
10.1177/107769900608300204.
Brazeal,
L. M., & Benoit, W. L. (2006). On the spot: A functional analysis of
congressional television spots, 1980-2004. Communication
Studies, 57, 401-420. DOI:
10.1080/10510970600945972.
Cho, S.,
& Benoit, W. L. (2006). 2004 Presidential campaign messages: A functional
analysis of press releases from President Bush and Senator Kerry. Public Relations Review, 32, 4752. DOI:
10.1016/j.pubrev.2005.11.001.
Airne, D., & Benoit, W. L. (2005a). 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate
debates: Keyes versus Obama.
American Behavioral Scientist, 49, 343-352. DOI: 10.1177/0002764205279721.
Airne, D., & Benoit, W. L. (2005b). Political television advertising
in campaign 2000.
Communication Quarterly, 53, 473-492. DOI:
10.1080/01463370500168765.
Benoit,
W. L. (2005). Candidate television advertising in the 2004 American
presidential campaign. Comunicazione
Politica, 6, 27-42.
Benoit,
W. L. (2005). Image restoration theory. In R. L. Heath (Ed.), Encyclopedia of public relations (Vol.
1, pp. 407-410). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Benoit, W. L., & Airne, D. (2005a). A functional analysis of American
vice presidential debates.
Argumentation and Advocacy, 41, 225-236.
Benoit, W. L., & Airne, D. (2005b). Issue ownership for
non-presidential television spots.
Communication Quarterly, 53, 493-503. DOI:
10.1080/01463370500102137.
Benoit, P. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2005). Criteria for evaluating
political campaign webpages.
Southern Communication Journal, 70, 230-247. DOI:
10.1080/10417940509373329.
Benoit,
W. L., & Stein, K. A. (2005). A functional analysis of presidential direct
mail advertising. Communication Studies,
56, 203-225. DOI: 10.1080/10510970500181181.
Benoit,
W. L., Stein, K. A., & Hansen, G. J. (2005). New York Times coverage of presidential campaigns, 1952-2000. Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, 82, 356-376.
Cho, S., & Benoit, W. L. (2005). Primary presidential election
campaign messages in 2004: A
Functional Analysis of candidates’ news releases. Public Relations Review, 31, 175-183.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2005.02.0.
Hansen,
G. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2005). Presidential campaigning on the Web: The
influence of candidate World Wide Web Sites in the 2000 general election. Southern Communication Journal, 70,
219-229.
Lee, C., & Benoit, W. L. (2005). A functional analysis of the 2002
Korean presidential debates.
Asian Journal of Communication, 15, 115-132. DOI:
10.1080/01292980500118193
Benoit,
W. L. (2004a). Election outcome and topic of political campaign attack. Southern Communication Journal, 69,
348-355. DOI: 10.1080/10417940409373305.
Benoit, W. L. (2004b). Political party affiliation and presidential
campaign discourse.
Communication Quarterly, 52, 81-97. DOI:
10.1080/01463370409370183.
Benoit, W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Holbert, R. L. (2004). Presidential
campaigns and democracy.
Mass Communication and Society, 7, 177-190.
Benoit,
W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2004a). Issue ownership in primary and general
presidential debates. Argumentation and
Advocacy, 40, 143-154.
Benoit,
W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2004b). Presidential debate watching, issue
knowledge, character evaluation, and vote choice. Human Communication Research, 30, 121-140.
Benoit,
W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Stein, K. A. (2004). News coverage of presidential
primary debates. Argumentation and
Advocacy, 40, 246–258.
Benoit,
W. L., & McHale, J. P. (2004). Presidential candidates’ personal qualities:
Computer content analysis. In K. L. Hacker (Ed.), Presidential candidate images (pp. 49-63). Lanham, MD: Rowman &
Littlefield.
Benoit,
W. L., Stein, K. A., & Hansen, G. J. (2004a). How newspapers cover
presidential nomination acceptance addresses. Newspaper Research Journal, 25, 83-89.
Benoit,
W. L., Stein, K. A., & Hansen, G. J. (2004b). Newspaper coverage of
presidential debates. Argumentation and
Advocacy, 41, 17-27.
Benoit, W. L., & Stephenson, M. T. (2004). Effects of watching a
presidential primary debate.
Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 25, 1-25.
Benoit,
W. L., & Strathman, A. (2004). Source credibility and the Elaboration
Likelihood Model. In J. S. Seiter &
R. H. Gass (Eds.), Perspectives on
persuasion, social influence, and compliance gaining (pp. 95-111). Boston,
MA: Pearson.
Drumheller, K., & Benoit, W. L. (2004). USS Greeneville collides
with Japan’s Ehime Maru:
Cultural issues in image repair discourse. Public Relations Review, 30, 177-185. DOI:
10.1016/j.pubrev.2004.02.004.
Lee, C.,
& Benoit, W. L. (2004). A functional analysis of presidential television
spots: A comparison of Korean and American ads. Communication Quarterly, 52, 68-79. DOI:
10.1080/01463370409370179.
Len-Rios,
M., & Benoit, W. L. (2004). Gary Condit’s image repair strategies:
Squandering a golden opportunity. Public
Relations Review, 50, 95-106. DOI:
10.1016/j.pubrev.2003.11.009.
Wen,
W-C., Benoit, W. L., & Yu, T-H. (2004). A functional analysis of the 2000
Taiwanese and US presidential spots. Asian
Journal of Communication, 14, 140-155. DOI:
10.1080/0129298042000256785.
Zhang, J., & Benoit, W. L. (2004). Message strategies of Saudi
Arabia’s image restoration campaign after 9/11. Public Relations Review, 30, 161-167. DOI:
10.1016/j.pubrev.2004.02.006.
Petrocik,
J. R., Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2003-2004). Issue ownership and
presidential campaigning, 1952-2000. Political
Science Quarterly, 118, 599-626.
Benoit, W. L. (2003). The emergence of discursive conventions in presidential
advertising, 1952-
2000. Advertising & Society Review, 4(3).
Available:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/advertising_and_society_review/v004/4.3benoit.html.
Benoit, W. L. (2003). Topic of presidential campaign discourse and
election outcome. Western
Journal of Communication, 67, 97-112.
Benoit,
W. L. (2003). State of the economy and presidential television spots. Communication Research Reports, 20,
269-276.
Benoit,
W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Verser, R. M. (2003). A meta-analysis of the
effects of viewing U.S. presidential debates. Communication Monographs, 70, 335-350. DOI:
10.1080/0363775032000179133.
Benoit,
W. L., & McHale, J. P. (2003). Presidential candidates’ television spots
and personal qualities. Southern
Communication Journal, 68, 319-334. DOI:
10.1080/10417940309373270.
Benoit,
W. L., & Smythe, M. J. (2003). Rhetorical theory as message reception: A
cognitive response approach to rhetorical theory and criticism. Communication Studies, 54, 96-114.
Benoit,
W. L., & Brazeal, L. M. (2002). A functional analysis of the 1988
Bush-Dukakis presidential debates. Argumentation
and Advocacy, 38, 219-233.
Benoit,
W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2002). Issue adaptation of presidential television
spots and debates to primary and general audiences. Communication Research Reports, 19, 138145.
Benoit,
W. L., McKinney, M. S., & Stephenson, M. T. (2002). Effects of watching
campaign 2000 presidential primary debates. Journal
of Communication, 52, 316-331. DOI:
10.1093/joc/52.2.316.
Blaney,
J. R., Benoit, W. L., & Brazeal, L. M. (2002). Blowout! Firestone’s image
restoration campaign. Public Relations
Review, 28, 379-392.
Hansen,
G. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2002). Presidential television advertising and the
public policy priorities, 1952-2000. Communication
Studies, 53, 286-296.
Holbert,
R. L., Benoit, W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Wen, W-C. (2002). The role of
communication in the formation of an issue-based citizenry. Communication Monographs, 69, 296-310.
DOI: 10.1080/03637750216549.
Benoit,
W. L. (2001a). Framing through temporal metaphor: The “Bridges” of Bob Dole and
Bill Clinton in their 1996 Acceptance Addresses. Communication Studies, 52, 70-84. DOI:
10.1080/10510970109388541.
Benoit,
W. L. (2001b). The functional approach to presidential television spots:
Acclaiming, attacking, defending 1952-2000. Communication
Studies, 52, 109-126. DOI:
10.1080/10510970109388546.
Benoit, W. L., & Currie, H. (2001). Inaccuracies in media coverage
of presidential debates.
Argumentation and Advocacy, 38, 28-39.
Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2001). Presidential debate questions
and the public agenda.
Communication Quarterly, 49, 130-141. DOI:
10.1080/01463370109385621.
Benoit,
W. L., & Hirson, D. (2001). Doonesbury
versus the Tobacco Institute: The Smoke Starters’ Coupon. Communication Quarterly, 49, 279-294. DOI:
10.1080/01463370109385629.
Benoit,
W. L., Klyukovski, A. A., McHale, J. P., & Airne, D. (2001). A fantasy
theme analysis of political cartoons on the Clinton-Lewinsky-Starr affair. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 18,
377-394. DOI: 10.1080/07393180128097.
Benoit,
W. L., McKinney, M. S., & Holbert, R. L. (2001). Beyond learning and
persona: Extending the scope of presidential debate effects. Communication Monographs, 68, 259273.
DOI: 10.1080/03637750128060.
Brazeal,
L. M., & Benoit, W. L. (2001). A functional analysis of Congressional
television spots, 1986-2000. Communication
Quarterly, 49, 436-454. DOI: 10.1080/01463370109385640.
Hansen,
G. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2001). The role of significant policy issues in the
2000 presidential primaries. American
Behavioral Scientist, 44, 2082-2100. DOI:
10.1177/00027640121958500.
Stephenson,
M. T., Benoit, W. L., & Tschida, D. (2001). Testing the mediating role of
cognitive responses in the Elaboration Likelihood Model. Communication Studies, 52, 324-337. DOI: 10.1080/10510970109388567.
Benoit,
W. L. (2000a). Another visit to the theory of image restoration strategies. Communication Quarterly, 48, 40-43. DOI:
10.1080/01463370009385578.
Benoit,
W. L. (2000b). Beyond genre theory: The genesis of rhetorical action. Communication Monographs, 67, 178-192.
DOI: 10.1080/03637750009376503.
Benoit, W. L. (2000c). A functional analysis of political advertising
across media, 1998.
Communication Studies, 51, 274-295. DOI: 10.1080/10510970009388524.
Benoit,
W. L., Blaney, J. R., & Pier, P. M. (2000). Acclaiming, attacking, and
defending: A functional analysis of nominating convention keynote speeches,
1960-1996. Political Communication, 17,
61-84. DOI: 10.1080/105846000198512.
Benoit, W.
L., & Brinson, S. L. (1999). Queen Elizabeth’s image repair discourse:
Insensitive royal or compassionate Queen? Public
Relations Review, 25, 145-156. DOI:
10.1016/S0363-8111(99)80159-3.
Benoit,
W. L., & Harthcock, A. (1999a). Attacking the tobacco industry: A
rhetorical analysis of advertisements by The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Southern Communication Journal, 65,
66-81. DOI: 10.1080/10417949909373156.
Benoit,
W. L., & Harthcock, A. (1999b). Functions of the Great Debates: Acclaims,
attacks, and defense in the 1960 presidential debates. Communication Monographs, 66, 341-357. DOI:
10.1080/03637759909376484.
Benoit,
W. L., & Kennedy, K. A. (1999). On reluctant testimony. Communication Quarterly, 47, 367-387.
DOI: 10.1080/01463379909385568.
Benoit, W. L., & McHale, J. P. (1999). Kenneth Starr’s image repair
discourse viewed in 20/20.
Communication Quarterly, 47, 265-280. DOI:
10.1080/01463379909385559.
Benoit,
W. L., Wells, W. T., Pier, P. M., & Blaney, J. R. (1999). Acclaiming,
attacking, and defending in presidential nomination convention acceptance
addresses, 1960-1996.
Quarterly Journal of Speech, 85, 247-267. DOI:
10.1080/00335639909384260.
Benoit,
W. L., & Nill, D. M. (1998a). A critical analysis of Judge Clarence
Thomas’s statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Communication Studies, 49, 179-195.
Benoit,
W. L., & Nill, D. M. (1998b). Oliver Stone’s defense of JFK. Communication
Quarterly, 46, 127-143. DOI: 10.1080/01463379809370091.
Benoit,
W. L., Webber, D., & Berman, J. (1998). Effects of presidential debate
watching and ideology on attitudes and knowledge. Argumentation and Advocacy, 34, 163-172.
Kennedy,
K. A., & Benoit, W. L. (1997). Newt Gingrich’s book deal: A case study in self-defense
rhetoric. Southern Communication Journal,
63, 197-216.
Benoit,
W. L. (1997a). Forewarning and persuasion. In M. Allen and R. Preiss (Eds.), Persuasion: Advances through meta-analysis
(pp. 159-184). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press (reprint of 1984a).
Benoit, W. L. (1997b). Hugh Grant’s image restoration discourse: An
actor apologizes.
Communication Quarterly, 45, 251-267. DOI:
10.1080/01463379709370064.
Benoit,
W. L. (1997c). Image restoration discourse and crisis communication. Public Relations Review, 23, 177-186.
Benoit,
W. L., Pier, P. M., & Blaney, J. R. (1997). A functional approach to
televised political spots: Attacking, acclaiming, and defending. Communication Quarterly, 45, 1-20. DOI:
10.1080/01463379709370041.
Benoit,
W. L., & Anderson, K. K. (1996). Blending politics and entertainment: Dan
Quayle versus Murphy Brown. Southern
Communication Journal, 62, 73-85. DOI:
10.1080/10417949609373040.
Benoit,
W. L., Benoit, P. J., & Wilkie, J. (1996). Participants’ and observers’
memory for conversational behavior. Southern
Communication Journal, 61, 139-154. DOI:
10.1080/10417949609373007.
Brinson,
S. L., & Benoit, W. L. (1996). Dow Corning’s image repair strategies in the
breast implant crisis. Communication
Quarterly, 44, 29-41. DOI: 10.1080/01463379609369998.
Benoit, W. L., & Dorries, B. (1996). Dateline NBC’s persuasive attack on Wal-Mart.
Communication Quarterly, 44, 464-477. DOI:
10.1080/01463379609370032.
Benoit,
W. L. (1995). Sears’ repair of its auto service image: Image restoration
discourse in the corporate sector. Communication
Studies, 46, 89-105. DOI:
10.1080/10510979509368441.
Benoit,
W. L. (1994a). Forewarning and persuasion. In M. Allen and R. Preiss (Eds.), Persuasion: Advances through meta-analysis
(pp. 159-184). Dubuque, IA: Brown and Benchmark.
Benoit,
W. L. (1994b). The genesis of rhetorical action. Southern Communication Journal, 59, 342-55. DOI:
10.1080/10417949409372953.
Benoit,
W. L., & Brinson, S. (1994). AT&T: Apologies are not enough. Communication Quarterly, 42, 75-88. DOI:
10.1080/01463379409369915.
Benoit,
W. L., & D’Agostine, J. M. (1994). “The case of the midnight judges” and
multiple audience discourse: Chief Justice Marshall and Marbury v. Madison. Southern
Communication Journal, 59, 89-94. DOI: 10.1080/10417949409372928.
Benoit,
W. L., & Hanczor, R. S. (1994). The Tonya Harding controversy: An analysis
of image repair strategies. Communication
Quarterly, 42, 416-433. DOI:
10.1080/01463379409369947.
Benoit,
W. L. (1992). Eloquence. In J. W. Yolton, R. Porter, P. Rogers, & B. M.
Stafford (Eds.), The Blackwell companion
to the enlightenment (pp. 142-143). Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Benoit,
W. L. (1991). Two tests of the mechanism of inoculation theory. Southern Communication Journal, 56,
219-229. DOI: 10.1080/10417949109372832.
Benoit,
W. L., Gullifor, P., & Panici, D. A. (1991). President Reagan’s defensive
discourse on the Iran-Contra affair. Communication
Studies, 42, 272-294. DOI:
10.1080/10510979109368342.
Benoit,
W. L. (1990). Campbell’s The Philosophy
of Rhetoric and the advancement of rhetorical theory: The integration of
philosophical antecedents. Communication
Studies, 41, 89-100. DOI: 10.1080/10510979009368290.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (1990). Memory for conversational behavior. Southern Communication Journal, 55,
17-23. DOI: 10.1080/10417949009372813.
Benoit,
W. L. (1989). Attorney argumentation and Supreme Court opinions. Argumentation and Advocacy, 26, 22-38.
Benoit, W. L. (1988). Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick
tragedy. In H. R.
Ryan (Ed.), Oratorical encounters
(pp. 187-199). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Benoit, P. J., & Benoit, W. L. (1988a). Conversational memory
employing cued and free recall.
Central States Speech Journal, 39, 18-27. DOI:
10.1080/10510978809363231.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (1988b). Factors influencing the accuracy of verbal
reports of conversational behavior. Central
States Speech Journal, 39, 218-232. DOI:
10.1080/10510978809363251.
Benoit, W.
L. (1987a). Argument and credibility appeals in persuasion. Southern Speech Communication Journal, 52,
181-197. DOI: 10.1080/10417948709372687.
Benoit, W. L. (1987b). On Aristotle’s example. Philosophy and Rhetoric, 20, 261-267.
Benoit,
W. L., & Lindsey, J. J. (1987). Argument strategies: Antidote to Tylenol’s
poisoned image. Journal of the American
Forensic Association, 23, 136-146.
Benoit,
P. J., & Benoit, W. L. (1986). Consciousness: The mindlessness and verbal
report controversies. Western Journal of
Speech Communication, 50, 41-63.
Benoit, W. L. (1984). Isocrates on rhetorical education. Communication Education, 33, 109-119.
Benoit,
W. L. (1983). Systems of explanation: Aristotle and Burke on “cause.” Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 13, 41-57.
DOI: 10.1080/02773948309390673.
Benoit, W. L. (1982). Richard M. Nixon’s rhetorical strategies in his
public statements on
Watergate. Southern Speech Communication Journal, 47, 192-211.
Benoit,
W. L. (1981). An empirical investigation of argumentative strategies employed
in Supreme Court opinions. In G. Ziegelmueller & J. Rhodes (Eds.), Dimensions of argument (pp. 179-195).
Annandale: Speech Communication Association.
Benoit,
W. L. (1980). Aristotle’s example: The rhetorical induction. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 66,
182-192. DOI: 10.1080/00335638009383514.
Selected Papers Presented at
Professional Meetings
Benoit,
W. L. (2014). Keynote: Image repair and
corporate reputation. Lisbon: International
Conference on Corporate Reputation, Brand, Identity and Competitiveness.
Benoit, W. L., & Benoit-Bryan, J. M. (2014). A Functional Analysis of the 2013 Griffith MP debate in Australia.
Chicago: NCA.
Eyo, K.
A. N., & Benoit, W. L. (2014). A
Functional Analysis of the 2011 Nigerian presidential debate. Seattle, WA: ICA Preconference on Strategic
Communication Campaigns in a Contemporary, Digital and Networked Society.
Benoit,
W. L., Glantz, M., & Airne, D. (2013). A
functional analysis of 2012 presidential primary debates. Chicago, IL:
Midwest Political Science Association.
Compton,
J., Phillips, B., & Benoit, W. L. (2013). News coverage of Australian, Canadian, and UK elections. Chicago,
IL: Midwest Political Science Association.
Furgerson,
J., Sargardia, S., & Seifert, J., & Benoit, W. L. (2013). News coverage of non-presidential campaigns.
Chicago, IL: Midwest Political Science Association.
Benoit, W. L. (2012). Third party
image repair: Prime Minister David Cameron on “Bloody Sunday.” Orlando,
FL: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Benoit-Bryan, J. M. (2012). A functional analysis of 2010 Australian Prime Minister debate.
Istanbul: Communication in the Millennium.
Benoit, W. L., & Compton, J. (2012). A functional analysis of 2012 presidential primary TV spots. Orlando, FL: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Delbert, J. (2012). Persuasive attack in music: A rhetorical analysis of “Fighting
Trousers” and “The Very Model of a Mad Attorney General.” Orlando, FL:
NCA.
Benoit, W. L. (2012). Jemison
Lecture. University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Benoit,
W. L., Davis, C., Glantz, M., Henson, J. R., Rill, L., & Phillips, A.
(2012). 2008 presidential primary news
coverage. Chicago, IL: MPSA.
Benoit, W. L. (2011). Senator
David Vitter’s image repair on the ”DC Madam.” New Orleans:
NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Benoit-Bryan, J. M. (2011, March). Debates come to the UK: A functional
analysis of the 2010 UK Prime Minister debates. Chicago: MPSA.
Benoit,
W. L. (2011, February 4). Functional
theory and the 2010 UK Prime Minister debates. Columbus, Ohio State
University.
Henson, J. R., & Benoit, W. L. (2011). A hierarchical regression analysis of political advertisements,
competitiveness, and incumbency on margin of victory (Top Paper).
Milwaukee, WI: Central States Communication Association.
Benoit, W. L. (2010). The
functional theory of political campaign discourse. Philadelphia, PA:
Political Communication: The State of the Field in the 21st Century.
Benoit,
W. L., Benoit-Bryan, J. M., & Cooper, V. (2010). Quantifying the issue ownership advantage. Chicago, IL: Midwest
Political Science Association.
Benoit,
W. L., Delbert, J., Sudbrock, L-A., & Vogt, C. (2010). Functional analysis of 2008 senate and gubernatorial TV spots.
Chicago, IL: Midwest Political Science Association.
Benoit, W. L. (2009a). Functional analyses of political leaders’
debates around the world.
Chicago, IL: International Communication Association.
Benoit, W. L. (2009b). Gateway to
publishing: Understanding the role of editorship and journal submission in
academic life. St. Louis, MO: Central States Communication Association.
Benoit, W. L. (2009c). Two Bushes
and some Rice: Image repair of W’s legacy. Chicago, IL:
National Communication Association.
Benoit,
W. L., & Glantz, M. (2009). A
functional analysis of 2008 general election presidential TV spots.
Chicago, IL: National Communication Association.
Benoit,
W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2009). A
functional analysis of the 2008 vice presidential debate: Biden versus Palin.
Chicago, IL: National Communication Association.
Benoit,
W. L., Wen, W-C., & Yu, T. H. (2009). Our
hero Wang can’t be wrong! A case study of collectivistic image repair in Taiwan.
Chicago, IL: National Communication Association.
Delbert,
J., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). Get a
Mac: Mac versus PC TV spots. Chicago, IL: National Communication
Association.
Herrero,
J. C., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). The
abuse of attacks: A functional analysis of the 2008 Spanish presidential
debates. Chicago, IL: International Communication Association.
Rill, L., & Benoit, W. L. (2009). A functional analysis of 2008 general election debates.
Chicago, IL: National Communication Association.
Benoit,
W. L. (2008) Presidential election
campaigns: The strange case of 2008. Keynote for the 2008 Sooner
Communication Conference, Norman, OK.
Benoit,
W. L., & Airne, D. (2008). Non-presidential
political advertising in campaign 2004. Chicago: Midwest Political Science
Association.
Benoit, W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2008a). Because I said so: The use of evidence in political television spots.
Montreal: ICA.
Benoit,
W. L., & Henson, J. R. (2008b). Functional
federalism in political campaign debates. Chicago: Midwest Political
Science Association.
Benoit,
W. L., Henson, R. J., & Sudbrock, L.A. (2008). A functional analysis of 2008 presidential primary debates.
National Communication Association.
Holbert,
R. L., & Benoit, W. L. (2008). A
theory of political campaign media connectedness. Montreal: ICA.
Benoit,
W. L. (2007). Incumbency in political
campaign discourse. Chicago: Midwest Political Science Association.
Benoit, W. L., & Hemmer, K. (2007). A functional analysis of German chancellor debates, 2002 and 2005.
San Francisco: ICA.
Brazeal, L. M., & Benoit, W. L. (2007). Issue ownership in congressional spots. Chicago: NCA.
Henson, J. R., & Benoit, W. L. (2007). A functional analysis of 2006 Canadian prime minister debates.
Chicago: NCA.
Benoit, W. L.(2006). Audience
adaptation of messages on risk. Dresden: ICA.
Benoit,
W. L., Brazeal, L. M., & Airne, D. (2006a). A functional analysis of televised U.S. Senate campaign debates.
San Antonio, TX: NCA.
Benoit,
W. L., Brazeal, L. M., & Airne, D. (2006b). Functional federalism and issue emphasis in political television spots.
San Antonio, TX: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., Hemmer, K., & Stein, K. A. (2006). New York Times’ coverage of presidential
primary campaigns, 1952-2000. Dresden: ICA.
Cho, S., & Benoit, W. L. (2006). A
functional analysis of 2004 presidential primary public relations releases.
Dresden: ICA.
Benoit, W. L. (2005). Campaign
phase and the nature of presidential campaign discourse.
Boston: NCA.
Benoit, W. L. (2005). Retrospective versus prospective statements and outcome of presidential
elections. Boston:
NCA
Airne, D. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2005). A functional analysis of American vice presidential debates.
Boston: NCA.
Benoit, W. L. (2005). A functional
analysis of the 2004 Democratic gubernatorial primary debates in Missouri.
CSCA, Kansas City, MO.
Benoit,
W. L., Leshner, G., M. & Chattopadhyay, S. (2005). A meta-analysis of the effects of watching political television spots.
New York City: ICA.
Benoit, W. L. (2004a). Election
outcome and topic of political attack. New Orleans, LA: ICA. Benoit, W. L.
(2004b). Research and publication in
communication. Wuhan University International Conference on Intercultural
Communication. Wuhan, China.
Benoit,
W. L., & Stein, K. A. (2004). A
functional analysis of presidential direct mail brochures. New Orleans, LA:
ICA. Top Paper.
Bough, B.
W., Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2004). Voter knowledge and candidate evaluation during a campaign: Partisans
and non-partisans. Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Leshner,
G., Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2004). Effects of general presidential campaigns on voters, 1980-2000. New
Orleans, LA: ICA.
Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2003a). A meta-analysis of the effects of viewing U.S. presidential debates.
Miami Beach, FL: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. J. (2003b). Presidential debate watching, issue knowledge, character evaluation,
and vote choice. Miami Beach, FL: NCA.
Top Paper.
Benoit,
W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Holbert, R. L. (2003). Presidential television advertising effects and democracy. San
Diego: ICA.
Benoit, W., & Zhang, J. (2003). The
message strategies of Saudi Arabia’s image restoration campaign after 9/11.
San Diego, CA: ICA.
Song, Y., & Benoit, W. L. (2003). Dynamics of issue ownership in presidential campaign spots, 1980-2000.
San Diego: ICA.
Benoit, W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Holbert, R. L. (2002). Effects of information sources on issue
knowledge and issue salience in the 2000 presidential campaign. New
Orleans, LA:
NCA.
Hansen, G. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2002). Presidential campaigning on the Web: The influence of candidate
Internet sites in the 2000 general election. New Orleans, LA: NCA.
Holbert, R. L., Benoit, W. L., Hansen, G. J., & Wen, W-C. (2002). The role of political ad recall, news use,
political discussion, and debate viewing in campaign issue knowledge and
salience. New Orleans, LA: NCA.
Len-Rios, M., & Benoit, W. L. (2002). Gary Condit’s image repair strategies: Squandering a golden opportunity.
Seoul: ICA. Top Three Paper.
Holbert, R. L, Benoit, W. L., & McKinney, M. S. (2002). The role of debate viewing in establishing
“enlightened preference” in the 2000 presidential election. Seoul: ICA.
Benoit,
W. L., & Currie, H. (2001). Inaccuracies
in media coverage of presidential debates. Atlanta, GA: NCA.
Blaney, J. R., Benoit, W. L., & Brazeal, L. M. (2001). Blowout! Firestone’s image restoration
campaign. Atlanta, GA: NCA.
Holbert, R. L., Benoit, W. L., & McKinney, M. S. (2001). Beyond learning and persona:
Extending the scope of presidential debate effects. Atlanta, GA: NCA.
Petrocik, J. R., Benoit, W. L., & Hansen, G. L.
(2001). Issue ownership and presidential campaigning,
1952-2000. San
Francisco, CA: American Political Science Association.
Benoit,
P. J., & Benoit, W. L. (2000). “Come
into my web”: Presidential Internet sites, 2000. Seattle, WA: NCA.
Benoit,
W. L., Klyukovski, A. A., McHale, J. P., & Airne, D. (2000). A fantasy theme analysis of political
cartoons on the Clinton-Lewinsky-Starr affair. Seattle, WA: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Pier, P. M. (2000). A functional analysis of 2000 presidential primary television spots.
Seattle, WA: NCA.
Benoit,
W. L., Stephenson, M. T., & Tschida, D. (2000). Testing the causal mechanism of the Elaboration Likelihood Model.
Acapulco: ICA.
McHale, J. P., & Benoit, W. L. (2000). Presidential candidates’ personal qualities. Seattle, WA:
NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Brazeal, L. M.
(1999). A functional analysis of the 1988 Bush-Dukakis
presidential debates.
Chicago: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., & McHale, J. (1999). “Just the facts, ma’am”: Starr’s image repair discourse viewed in 20/20.
Chicago: NCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1998). Bill
Clinton: Deserving target of punching bag? An historical critique of
presidential kategoria. New York: NCA.
Benoit,
W. L., & Klyukovski, A. (1998). Socrates’
image repair discourse in the Apology. New York: NCA.
Benoit, W. L., Webber, D. J., & Berman, J. (1997). Effects of watching the first 1996
presidential debate and Ideology on attitudes and knowledge about Clinton and
Dole. Chicago, IL:
NCA.
Pier, P. M., Benoit, W. L., & Blaney, J. R. (1997). Stand by your man: An examination of
acclaiming, attacking, and defending of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Elizabeth
Dole at the nominating conventions. Chicago, IL: NCA.
Benoit,
W. L., Blaney, J. R., & Pier, P. M. (1996). Attack, defense, and acclaiming in nominating convention keynote
speeches. San Diego, CA: SCA.
Wells, W.
T., Pier, P. M., Blaney, J. R., & Benoit, W. L. (1996). Acclaiming, attacking, and defending in
nominating convention acceptance addresses. San Diego, CA: SCA.
Hirson-Shea,
D., & Benoit, W. L. (1996). Doonesbury
versus the Tobacco Industry: The Smoke Starters Coupon. San Diego, CA: SCA.
Top Three Paper.
Benoit,
W. L., & Dorries, B. (1994). Dateline
NBC’s persuasive attack of Wal-Mart. New Orleans: SCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1993). The cola
wars: Attack and defense in the soft drink industry. Miami, FL:
SCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1992). Union
Carbide and the Bhopal tragedy. Chicago. IL: SCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1991). A synthetic
typology of image restoration strategies. Atlanta, GA: SCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (1990). Anticipated future interaction and conversational memory using
participants and observers. Chicago, IL: SCA.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (1989a). Anticipated
future interaction and conversational memory. San Francisco, CA: ICA.
Benoit, P. J., & Benoit, W. L. (1989b). Openings in argument. San Francisco, CA: SCA.
Benoit,
W. L., Panici, S., & Gullifor, P. (1988). President Reagan’s public statements on the Iran-Contra affair. New
Orleans, LA: ICA.
Benoit, W. L. (1988). Resistance
to persuasion: A test of McGuire’s inoculation theory. New Orleans, LA:
ICA.
Benoit, W. L. (1987). Resistance
to persuasion and audience counterarguing. Boston, MA: SCA.
Benoit,
P. J., & Benoit, W. L. (1987). Conversational
memory employing cued and free recall. Montreal: ICA.
Benoit,
W. L. (1986a). Argument evaluation.
Amsterdam: First International Conference on Argument.
Benoit, W. L. (1986b). Audience
argumentation and resistance on involving topics. Chicago, IL:
SCA.
Benoit,
W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (1986). Accuracy
of verbal reports of communication behavior. Chicago, IL: ICA.
Lindsey, J. J., & Benoit, W. L. (1985). Argumentation in Miranda v. Arizona. Denver, CO: SCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1984). Isocrates,
Aristotle, and credibility research. Chicago, IL: SCA.
Benoit, W. L., & Benoit, P. J. (1982). An empirical investigation of the theory abstract and concrete values
and political philosophy in the New rhetoric. Louisville, KY: SCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1981). Isocrates on
rhetorical education and rhetoric. Anaheim, CA: SCA.
Benoit, W. L. (1980). Rhetorical
theory, rhetorical criticism, and generic rhetorical criticism.
Lincoln, NE: 7th International Colloquium on Verbal Communication.
Benoit,
W. L. (1979). Aristotle’s example
reconsidered. Amsterdam: International Society for the History of Rhetoric.
Selected Grants Received
Subaward,
Homeland Security (through ONR), National Center for Food Protection and
Defense Risk Communication Project, 2007, $22,640.
2005
Summer Research Fellowship, “The Effects of Newspaper and Television News Use
on Knowledge of Political Candidates,” University of Missouri Research Council,
2005.
Research
Leave, Political Campaign Communication. University of Missouri Research Council,
2003-2004.
“Newspaper
Coverage of Presidential Campaign Discourse,” University of Missouri Research
Council Grant, 2003, $4800.
“Computer
Content Analysis of Presidential Primary and General Debates,” AFA Brockriede
Memorial Research Grant, 2001-2002, $500 (with Glenn Hansen).
“Primary
Debates and Congressional TV Spots,” Alumni Faculty Development Incentive
Award, 1999, $989.
“Primary and General Presidential TV Spots,” Federation Prize, $1500,
1997-1998.
“Research
at the University of Oklahoma Political Communication Archive,” Big Twelve
Fellowship, 1997, $2500.
“Political
Campaign Communication,” Alumni Faculty Development Incentive Award, MU Alumni
Association, 1996, $860.
“Effects
of Image Restoration Strategies,” University of Missouri Research Board,
1994-1995, $7910.
“Effects
of Image Repair Strategies,” University of Missouri Summer Research Fellowship,
1994-1995, $4000.
“Alumni Faculty Development Incentive Award,” MU Alumni Association,
1994, $647.
“President
Reagan’s Public Statements on the Iran-Contra Affair,” Mizzou Alumni
Association, 1988, $750.
“Motivation,
Cognitive Responses, and Resistance,” National Institutes of Mental Health,
19861987, $20,564.
“Accuracy
of Verbal Reports of Communication Behavior,” Central States Speech Association
Federation Prize, 1986-1987, $1000 (with Pamela J. Benoit).
Teaching
Interests
At the undergraduate level, in addition to basic courses, I have taught
Political Campaign Communication, Attitude Change, Crisis Communication, and
Principles of Rhetoric. At the graduate
level, I have taught Political Advertising, Rhetorical Theory, Rhetorical
Criticism, Generic Rhetorical Criticism, Persuasive Attack and Defense, Content
Analysis, Presidential
Primary Campaigns, Electronic Presidential Campaigns, Argumentation
Theory, Attitude Change, and Introduction to Graduate Studies. I served as a McNair Mentor for Venita Cooper
in 2004-2005. In 1995 and 2000, I
received the University of Missouri Gold Chalk Award for Outstanding Graduate
Instruction in Humanities. In 2000 the
ACA selected me for their Excellence in Teaching at the Doctoral Level Award;
in 2001 I was awarded the Gerald M.
Phillips Mentoring Award.
I have
directed seventeen doctoral dissertations at the University of Missouri (Julie
Berman, Joe Blaney, LeAnn Brazeal, Anne Czerwinski, David Fincher, Paul
Gullifor, Glenn
Hansen, Andrew Klyukovski, Brett Miller, Penni Pier, Tammy Ostrander,
Dan Panici, Kevin Stein, Jim Wilkie, Bill Wells, John Wen, Alan Winegarten). I am currently advising four doctoral
students. I have served on, and
currently serve on, other doctoral and masters committees in communication and
other disciplines. I have mentored 35
students in research by coauthoring 5 books, 47 journal articles and book
chapters, and 38 convention papers with my students.
Public Scholarship
Benoit, W. (2008, September 23). NCA Webinar: Do Debates Matter?
Benoit, W. (2004, April 20). Let’s abolish the Electoral College. Newsday, p. A40.
Benoit, W. (2003, December 15). The debate destroyers. Baltimore Sun, p. 19A.
Benoit,
W. (2000, August 15). What convention speeches – past and present – tell us. San Diego Union-Tribune, p. B-7:7, P.
B-9:1.
Benoit, W. (2000, April 3). A campaign finance solution. Scripps-Howard News Service.
Selected
Service
University
Campus Faculty Committee on Promotion and Tenure, 2007-2008.
Faculty Development Advisory Committee, 2005-2008.
Arts and Science Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2004-2005.
Research Council, 2001-2004.
Faculty Responsibility Committee, 2002-2003.
Evaluator for CBHE Campus Review of Political Science Department, 2002.
Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 2001-2002.
Committee for Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience, 2001-2002.
Barkley Lecture Committee, 1999-2003.
NEH Nominee Selection Committee, 1999-2000.
Chair,
Arts & Sciences Curriculum, Instruction, and Advising Committee, 1997-1998,
member 1993-1997.
University Faculty Development Awards Advisory Committee, 1996-1999.
Chair, University Committee on Committees, 1997-1998, member 1999-2000.
University Committee on Committees, 1996-1997, 1998-1999.
Alumni Faculty Development Incentive Grant Review Committee, 1997.
Arts & Sciences Task Force on Oral Communication, 1994-1995.
University Admission Appeals Committee, 1993-1996.
Arts and Science Academic Appeals Committee, 1988-1989.
Professional
Editor, Communication Studies,
2007-2009.
NCA Political Communication Division Book Award Committee, 2007.
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Asian
Journal of Communication, 2006-.
Reviewer, Congress and the
Presidency, Public Opinion Quarterly,
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic
Media, 2007.
Reviewer, International Journal of
Public Opinion Research, 2006; Journal
of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2006; Special Issue of Journal of Communication on Framing,
Agenda Setting, & Priming, 2006.
Reviewer, Journal of Politics,
2005; Political Communication, 2005; Mass Communication and Society, 2005; Communication Theory, 2005; Academy of Management Review, 2005.
Editor, Journal of Communication,
2003-2005. ISI impact factor rating varied from .793-1.213.
Chair, NCA Political Communication Division, 2001-2002 (Vice-Chair,
2000-2001).
Editorial Board, Journal of
Communication, 2006-2008, 2009-2011.
Editorial Board, Communication
Monographs, 2007-2009.
Editorial Board, Journal of Media
Psychology, 2007-.
Editorial Board, Communication
Studies, 1995-2006.
Editorial Board, Journal of
Applied Communication Research, 2000-2001, 2005-.
Editorial Board, Southern
Communication Journal, 1995-2001-.
Editorial Board, Communication
Quarterly, 1987-1989, 1998-2001-.
Editorial Board, Western Journal
of Communication, 2005-.
Editorial Board, Journal of
Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 2005-.
Editorial Board, Asian Journal of
Communication, 2005Reviewer, Journal
of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2001.
Reviewer, Mass Communication and
Society, Public Opinion Quarterly,
Journal of Politics, 2006-2007.
Proposal Reviewer, NSF, 2000.
AFA Research Committee, 1997-1998.
Editor,
Special Issue of Electronic Journal of
Communication, “The Role of Rhetoric in Contemporary Society,” 1996.
SCA Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division Nominating Committee,
1993.
Chair
CSSA Rhetorical Theory and Criticism Interest Group, 1988-1989 (Vice-Chair,
1987-1988).
American Forensics Association Research Committee, 1988-1989.
Editorial Board, Central States
Speech Journal, 1985-1992.
Editorial Board, Speaker &
Gavel, 1986-1988, 1988-1990.
Secretary, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division, SCA, 1986-1988.
Business Manager, Central States Speech Association, 1987-1988.
Editorial
Board, Special Issues of Journal of the
American Forensic Association on Ideology and Pedagogy (1987), Special
Issue in Honor of Daniel Rohrer (1986).
Chair,
Steering Committee of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric,
American Branch, 1981-1982 (Member, 1980-1981).
Co-Director
and Host, SCA Doctoral Honors Seminar on “The Uses of Argument in Contemporary
Society,” 1980-1981.
Departmental
Policy Committee, 2006-2008.
Associate Department Chair, 2003-
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Communication, 2001.
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Communication, 1989.
Department of Communication Graduate Curriculum Revision Committee,
1988.
Various Department Committees (e.g., Policy, Awards, Graduate
Admissions, Personnel).
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