Olasky, Marvin

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OLASKY, Marvin

OLASKY, Marvin. American, b. 1950. Genres: History, Politics/ Government, Social commentary, Writing/Journalism. Career: Boston Globe, MA, reporter and correspondent, 1970-71, correspondent, 1973; Bulletin, Bend, OR, reporter, 1971-72; San Diego State University, CA, lecturer, 1976-77; Du Pont Co., Wilmington, DE, academic affairs coordinator and speech writer, 1978-83; University of Texas at Austin, assistant professor, 1983-88, associate professor, 1988-93, professor of journalism, 1993-. Heritage Foundation, Bradley resident scholar, 1989-90; Americans United for Life, resident scholar, 1990-91; World Magazine, editor, 1994-; Progress and Freedom Foundation, senior fellow, 1995-96; Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, senior fellow, 1999-. Publications: Corporate Public Relations, 1987; Patterns of Corporate Philanthropy, 1987; (with H. Schlossberg) Turning Point, 1987; Prodigal Press, 1988; The Press and Abortion, 1838-1988, 1988; (co-author) Freedom, Justice, and Hope, 1988; (with S. Olasky) More Than Kindness, 1990; Central Ideas in the Development of American Journalism, 1991; The Tragedy of American Compassion, 1992; Abortion Rites, 1992; (co-author) Patterns of Corporate Philanthropy, 1991; Philanthropically Correct, 1993; (co-author) Loving Your Neighbor, 1995; Fighting for Liberty and Virtue, 1995; Renewing American Compassion, 1996; Telling the Truth, 1996; (with J. Belz) Whirled Views, 1997; The American Leadership Tradition, 1999; Compassionate Conservatism, 2000; Standing for Christ in a Modern Babylon, 2003. Contributor to periodicals. Address: School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]