Michael Park received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and is completing his PhD at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California.  Michael specializes in media law, communications policy, and First Amendment jurisprudence.  Moreover, his research interests include critical media studies, race and masculinity, and sports communication.  Michael’s writings have appeared in law and communication/media journals.

His professional experience includes stints at William Morris Endeavor, in Beverly Hills, California, and the Federal Communications Commission, in Washington, D.C.  Michael’s teaching covers a variety of issues in journalism and mass media studies, including law of mass media, media writing and other courses in JAMM. He also teaches courses in University of Idaho’s College of Law.