The survey is directed by Dr. Lee B. Becker , a professor in the Grady College and director of the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research in the Grady College. Dr. Paul V. Peterson, emeritus professor of journalism at Ohio State, took over responsibility for the survey in 1968. Dr. Becker assumed responsibility for the survey upon Dr. Peterson's retirement in 1988. Dr. Gerald M. Kosicki , professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at The Ohio State University, co-directed the enrollment survey with Dr. Becker while the survey was located at The Ohio State University and continues his collaboration on the survey today.
Respondents report on enrollments, degrees granted and other characteristics of their programs.
The Steering Committee meets each year, usually in August. Professional Associations, Foundations, media corporations and others with an interest in the journalism and mass communication labor market are eligible for sponsorship.