Thomas Plate
Adjunct Professor
Department of Speech-Communication Studies
2329 Rolfe Hall
Phone: 310.825.3303 or UCLA Media Center 310.825.7464 E-mail: tplate@ucla.edu
Asia Media
Research Interests:
Current events in China, Japan, Korea, India, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia
Syndicated columnist on Asia
Media in East Asia
Education
B.A. Amherst College, 1966
M.A. Princeton University, 1969 (MPIA)
Publications
2006. Confessions of an American Media Man. Singapore, New York and London (2006). Marshall Cavendish
Biweekly column on East Asia that runs in Asian and West Coast USA Newspapers
1981. Secret Police: A Study of Internal Security Organizations around the World. New York: Doubleday and London (1982): Hall Ltd.
1977 With Patrick Murphy. Commissioner. New York: Simon & Schuster.
1976. Crime Pays!: A Study of Professional Criminals in America. New York: Ballantine Books and Simon & Schuster (1975).
1971. Understanding Doomsday: A Study of the Superpower Nuclear Arms Race. New York: Simon & Schuster and Touchstone Paperback (1971).