Ross, James R(odman)

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ROSS, James R(odman)

ROSS, James R(odman). American, b. 1950. Genres: Documentaries/ Reportage. Career: Washington Star, Washington, DC, reporting intern, 1971; Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, reporter and bureau chief, 1972-80; University of Connecticut, Storrs, instructor in journalism, 1980-81; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, assistant professor of writing, 1982- 86; University of Connecticut, associate professor of journalism, 1986-88; Northeastern University, Boston, MA, associate professor of journalism, 1988-. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, part-time copy editor, 1983-86. Shanghai Foreign Languages Institute, visiting professor, 1985-86. Guest on television and radio programs. Publications: Escape to Shanghai: A Jewish Community in China, 1994; Caught in a Tornado: A Chinese-American Woman Survives the Cultural Revolution, 1994; Fragile Branches: Travels through the Jewish Diaspora, 2000. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: School of Journalism, 102 Lake Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.