What happens when the boss sets expectations or strategy, and it is not met? There are many reasons that can happen. Sometimes the issue is that the person being managed didn’t understand the objectives. In this episode of the Can You Hear Me Podcast, co-hosts Rob Johnson and Eileen Rochford take a deep dive into chapter four of Rob’s new Overcommunicate book, and examine The Illusion we are communicating when we are not”, with his former DePauw University communications professor, and the subject of chapter four, Dr. Jeff McCall.

Jeffrey M. McCall is a Professor of Communication at DePauw University. He is a public commentator on media and journalistic ethics and standards. He is a contributing op-ed columnist for The Hill.  His columns have also appeared in USA Today, Indianapolis Star, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune and dozens of other papers.  He makes frequent appearances on radio, television and cable news outlets. He has been interviewed and quoted by over 125 newspapers nationwide, including the New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and others.

McCall teaches courses in electronic journalism, communication ethics, media law, and media culture. He is the faculty supervisor of DePauw’s nationally recognized radio station, WGRE-FM. He has professional media experience as a radio news director and as a correspondent for National Public Radio.

McCall is the author of the book, Viewer Discretion Advised:  Taking Control of Mass Media Influences, published by Rowman & Littlefield.

McCall earned a BA from DePauw University, an MA from the University of Illinois, and the PhD from the University of Missouri.
 

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