About
I’m an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a special interest in online journalism and the future of news. I also train journalists, primarily through my work with Webbmedia Group, and consult with newsrooms on editorial product development throughout North America and three other continents.
My new book, Producing Online News: New Tools, Stronger Stories was published in 2010 by CQPress. I’m also a coauthor of Reaching Audiences, 5th Edition, an introductory newswriting textbook.
Before coming to UNC in 2007, I spent my career focusing on online journalism as the managing editor of USNews.com, the online arm of U.S. News & World Report, the managing editor for Congressional Quarterly’s Web site, www.cq.com, and the national/international editor for The Washington Post’s Web site, www.washingtonpost.com from 2003 to 2005. I started working in online news when I joined washingtonpost.com as a producer in 1997.
I earned my master’s degree from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management, while working with the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet and writing about online political fundraising. My bachelor’s degree is from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
