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Janice Ellis

Member Since: 12/2021

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Janice S. Ellis, PhD, Award-winning author, Commentator, Speaker

For four decades, Janice Ellis has analyzed educational, political, social, and economic issues across race, ethnicity, age, and socio-economic status. Dr. Ellis holds a Ph.D. in Communication Arts, and two Master of Arts degrees, one in Communications Arts and a second in Political Science, all from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Her memoir, From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream won national and international awards. 

Her new book, Shaping Public Opinion: How Real Advocacy Journalism™ Should be Practiced, won the Nellie Bly Nonfiction Journalism Award. Restoring honesty and civility must be the priority among journalists and commentators if we are to serve a dependent and vulnerable public and safeguard a fundamental tenet of our Democracy—that is the focus of the book.

Both books have received and continue to receive great editorial reviews and endorsements as well as customer reviews.