Todd Vogts
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Journalism & Media

News reports, analysis and thoughts/opinions about the news, journalism and journalistic topics in general.

November travel season brings to mind Bly’s voyage

November 7, 2025 toddvogts 0

Thanks to child-like bickering between our elected officials, the United States government shut down on Oct. 1. Though the impacts of this are wide-ranging, travel […]

‘Rocky Horror’ continues to entertain, inspire after 50 years

October 3, 2025 toddvogts 0

It’s time. It’s time to do the time warp again. And this year, we all need to put a little extra pizzazz into our moves […]

Murder becomes theoretically legal in ‘Zone of Death’

September 5, 2025 toddvogts 0

Yellowstone National Park, created as the nation’s first national park in 1872, covers 2.2 million acres of the country’s most picturesque landscape where, according to […]

Clawback of federal funding for public media damages communities, democracy

August 1, 2025 toddvogts 0

I grew up on the street — “Sesame Street.” I stopped by “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” and took a ride on the “Reading Rainbow.” I imagined […]

Stock tanks make great pools, memories

July 4, 2025 toddvogts 0

Growing up in the country meant a lot of things during the summer.  There were plenty of books for me to read, and my brother […]

Fake books on summer reading list highlight pitfalls of AI, embarrass journalism

June 6, 2025 toddvogts 0

I wish the rise of the machines would happen and artificial intelligence (AI) would get to enslaving humanity. Either that, or we humans need to […]

Vogts wins 2025 ISWNE/Huck Boyd research paper competition

May 29, 2025 toddvogts 0

For the second year in a row, Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., recently received scholarly accolades. On May 2, Vogts was notified that he had won […]

Mastin, Gibbs win 2025 KCM awards

May 3, 2025 toddvogts 0

Sterling College journalism garnered state-wide recognition recently by securing victories in the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Tod Mastin, a junior from Oberlin, and recent […]

As Tornado Alley shifts, Kansans need to remain vigilant, remember past tragedies

May 2, 2025 toddvogts 0

Dorothy Gale might need to update her address. The Kansas farmgirl, and her little dog too, literally rose to fame by riding a cyclone to […]

Celebrate the centennial of iconic ‘Great Gatsby’ novel

April 4, 2025 toddvogts 0

Ladies, bob your hair, slip on a shapeless dress that shows plenty of shin, and top it off with a cloche. Gentleman, put on that […]

Mountain oysters, lamb fries tie towns to tradition via tasty treats

March 7, 2025 toddvogts 0

It was a fine Friday night in Canton on Feb. 28 at the American Legion Post 192. With the smell of fried meat wafting through […]

Super Bowl LIX: Football will be good, commercials should be great

February 7, 2025 toddvogts 0

Great googly moogly! The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to the Super Bowl again! I don’t necessarily consider myself a Chiefs fan, but I do […]

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About This Site

This site primarily serves as the online home for the writings of Todd R. Vogts (PhD, Kansas State University, 2023), an assistant professor of media in Kansas, and as a resource for his journalism students. It also houses other elements of his life, such as his work as an author and entrepreneur. Take a look around. There’s something here for everyone.

Research Interests & Activities

Dr. Vogts’s research focuses on mis- and disinformation, the intersection of media and democracy, sports media, community and rural journalism, and journalism education. He advises student media and teaches courses in communication, journalism, and digital media.

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