Professional Publications

Industry, Professional and Teaching Articles

Representative Selection:

Networked News Organizations Band Together to Shed Light on Youth Mental Health. Editor & Publisher (August 2016). http://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/networked-news-organizations-band-together-to-shed-light-on-youth-mental-health/

Forget ‘The Dark Side.’ Journalists Should Learn Marketing, Business Skills. PBS MediaShift (July 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/07/forget-the-dark-side-journalists-should-learn-marketing-business-skills/

A Different Lens on Race, Media and Ethics. MediaShift (December 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/12/a-different-lens-on-race-media-and-ethics/

Remix: Put the Lessons of the NYT Innovation Report into Practice. PBS MediaShift (May 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/05/remix-put-the-lessons-of-the-nyt-innovation-report-into-practice/

Virtual Reality Journalism. Center for Digital Ethics and Policy (February 2015). http://digitalethics.org/essays/virtual-reality-journalism/

Remix: Put Data Journalism into Every Entry-Level J-School Class. PBS MediaShift (July 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/07/remix-put-data-journalism-into-every-entry-level-j-school-class/

Full List

What You Need to Know About Drones in J-Schools. MediaShift (September 2017). http://mediashift.org/2017/09/need-know-drones-j-schools/

In Memoriam: Steve Buttry — Journalist, Teacher, Friend. MediaShift (February 2017). http://mediashift.org/2017/02/memoriam-steve-buttry-journalist-teacher-friend/

What One Educator Learned About the Journalism Education Revolution. MediaShift (February 2017). http://mediashift.org/2017/02/one-curator-learned-journalism-education-revolution/

Taking on the Challenge of Verification. MediaShift (October 2016). http://mediashift.org/2016/10/taking-on-the-challenge-of-verification-at-the-j-school-hackathon-georgia/

Special Series: Teaching Verification. MediaShift (October 2016). http://mediashift.org/2016/10/special-series-observatory/

How Gannett Used Engaged Ethics to Help Kids in Crisis. MediaShift (August 2016). http://mediashift.org/2016/08/gannett-used-engaged-ethics-help-kids-crisis/

Why We’re Moving Forward with Realism, yet Optimism. Center for Journalism Ethics (May 2016). https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2016/05/29/message-from-new-director/

Special Series: The Importance of Training Journalism Teachers. MediaShift (April 2016). http://mediashift.org/2016/04/special-series-the-importance-of-training-journalism-teachers/

Why 2016 Should be the Year of Engaged Ethics. MediaShift (January 2016). http://mediashift.org/2016/01/why-2016-should-be-the-year-of-engaged-ethics/

Special Series: Teachable Moments from the Mizzou Protests. MediaShift (November 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/11/special-series-teachable-moments-from-the-mizzou-protests/

A Different Lens on Race, Media and Ethics. MediaShift (December 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/12/a-different-lens-on-race-media-and-ethics/

The Accidental Publishers. Editor & Publisher (September 2015). http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Features/Article/The-Accidental-Publisher

In Memoriam: Dan Reimold, the Voice for College Media. MediaShift (August 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/08/in-memoriam-dan-reimold-the-voice-for-college-media/

How Student Media Are Approaching a Tipping Point on Print. MediaShift (June 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/06/how-student-media-are-approaching-a-tipping-point-on-print/

Why a Metaphor is Taking Knight’s Eric Newton Westward to ASU. MediaShift (June 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/06/why-a-metaphor-is-taking-knights-eric-newton-westward-to-asu/

Getting Bruce Jenner Right. Center for Journalism Ethics (April 2015). http://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2015/04/24/getting-bruce-jenner-right/

Special Series: Teaching Data Journalism. MediaShift (March 2015). http://mediashift.org/2015/03/special-series-teaching-data-journalism-2015/

Virtual Reality Journalism. Center for Digital Ethics and Policy (February 2015). http://digitalethics.org/essays/virtual-reality-journalism/

6 Tips About Students for Professionals Entering a Classroom. PBS MediaShift (January 2015). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2015/01/6-tips-about-students-for-professionals-entering-a-classroom/

Special Series: From Newsroom to Classroom. PBS MediaShift (January 2015). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2015/01/special-series-newsroom-to-classroom/

A Magical Putter and the Year in Journalism Ethics. Center for Journalism Ethics (December 2014). http://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2015/01/03/a-magical-putter-and-the-year-in-media-ethics/

9 Reasons for Optimism About the Future of Journalism Education. PBS MediaShift (December 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/12/9-reasons-for-optimism-for-the-future-of-journalism-education/

Special Series: Common Core and Journalism Education. PBS MediaShift (October 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/10/special-series-common-core-and-journalism-education/

5 Important Time-Savers for Educators. PBS MediaShift (September 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/09/5-important-time-savers-for-educators/

Special Series: Blended Learning. PBS MediaShift (August 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/08/special-series-blended-learning/

Remix: Put Data Journalism into Every Entry-Level J-School Class. PBS MediaShift (July 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/07/remix-put-data-journalism-into-every-entry-level-j-school-class/

Special Series: Teaching Data Journalism. PBS MediaShift (July 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/07/special-series-teaching-data-journalism/

Remix: Put the Lessons of the NYT Innovation Report into Practice. PBS MediaShift (May 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/05/remix-put-the-lessons-of-the-nyt-innovation-report-into-practice/

A Social Media Experiment. PBS MediaShift (May 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/05/a-social-experiment-boosting-jason-shepards-twitter-following/

Takeaway from Journalism Interactive: Time for Educators to Go Full Bore. PBS MediaShift (April 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/04/takeaway-from-journalism-interactive-time-for-educators-to-go-full-bore/

#EdShift Chat: Teaching Entrepreneurship in Journalism Schools. PBS MediaShift (February 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/02/edshift-chat-teaching-entrepreneurship-in-journalism-schools/

Taking Action: EdShift Launches to Move Journalism Education Forward. PBS MediaShift (February 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/02/taking-action-edshift-launches-to-move-journalism-education-forward/

Assignment Remix: Intern-preneurs and Building Bold Thinking. PBS MediaShift (January 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/01/assignment-remix-entrepreneurial-internship-work/

Special Series: Teaching Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs. PBS MediaShift (January 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/01/special-series-j-schools-can-jump-start-a-startup-mentality/

New Year’s Resolutions for the Journalism Classroom. PBS MediaShift (January 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/01/resolutions-for-the-classroom/

#EdShift Chat: Tips for Journalism Educators to Get Grants for Innovation. PBS MediaShift (January 2014). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/01/edshift-chat-tips-for-journalism-educators-to-get-grants-for-innovation/

A New Source for a New Day in Journalism Education. PBS MediaShift (December 2013). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/12/a-new-source-for-a-new-day-in-journalism-education/

#EdShift Chat: How Journalism Professors, Students Can Collaborate, Communicate Better. PBS MediaShift (December 2013). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/12/collaborative-journalism-education-edshift/

Syrian Citizen Journalists Set Ethical Example Focused on Dignity, Truth. PBS MediaShift (September 2013). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/09/syrian-citizen-journalists-set-ethical-example-focused-on-dignity-truth/

Wisconsin Lawmakers Try to Remove Investigative Reporting Center from University of Wisconsin. PBS MediaShift (June 2013). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/06/wisconsin-lawmakers-try-remove-investigative-reporting-center-university-wisconsin/

In Digital Ethics, Transparency Wasn’t Enough for CNET, CBS. PBS MediaShift (February 2013). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/02/in-digital-ethics-transparency-wasnt-enough-for-cnet-cbs059/

Where the Journal News Went Wrong in Mapping Gun Owners. PBS MediaShift (February 2013). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/02/where-the-journal-news-went-wrong-in-mapping-gun-owners053/

Ethics Aloft: The Pros and Cons of Journalists Using Drones. PBS MediaShift (December 2012). http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/12/ethics-aloft-the-pros-and-cons-of-journalists-using-drones340.html

How journalism educators can train students for jobs that may not yet exist. Poynter (August 2012). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=184308

Rethinking objectivity: a recall case. Columbia Journalism Review (August 2012). http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/rethinking_objectivity_a_wisco.php?page=all

My Open Letter to Journalism Funders: Change Your Plan of Attack. Mediated Communication (SJMC Blog) (August 2012). http://blog.journalism.wisc.edu/2012/08/21/my-open-letter-to-journalism-funders-change-your-plan-of-attack/

5 ways journalism educators can teach students to use multimedia in breaking news coverage. Poynter (June 2012). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=179434

Resources for journalism educators to stay current on media news & trends. Poynter (April 2012). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=171210

Remembering Anthony Shadid. Mediated Communication (SJMC Blog) (February 2012). http://blog.journalism.wisc.edu/2012/02/17/remembering-anthony-shadid/

Should journalism educators ban students from using technology in class?. Poynter (January 2012). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=158891

How journalism professors can use screencasts as an effective & efficient teaching tool. Poynter (October 2011). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=145322

How journalism students benefit from class blogs about values, practices. Poynter (July 2011). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=135846

How class wikis can help journalism students collaborate, stay organized. Poynter (June 2011). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=135715

Why Delicious is an effective teaching tool for journalism educators. Poynter (April 2011). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=127739

How journalism educators can integrate more multimedia into their teaching. Poynter (January 2011). http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=113016

Communication, Loss and the Death of Neha Suri. Mediated Communication (SJMC Blog) (February 2010). http://blog.journalism.wisc.edu/2010/02/03/communication-loss-and-the-death-of-neha-suri/

Double Trouble: A Determined Physician Fights a Battle Against Lung Cancer and Its Stigma. On Wisconsin magazine (Winter 2008). (no longer available online)

Living Out Loud: Covering Those Who Surrender Privacy Without Thinking. The American Editor (September 2007). http://tae.asne.org/Default.aspx?id=138&tabid=65

Busing Decision Widens the Poverty Gap. Wisconsin State Journal (June 2007). http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/busing-decision-widens-poverty-gap/article_01a37fe6-de3a-5b8c-82e0-bde9e56a27d1.html

At a Loss. On Wisconsin magazine (Winter 2006). (no longer available online)

When Desperation Turns Lethal. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (April 2004). http://journalism.wisc.edu/~kbculver/site10/pdfs/culver_seiler_col_042404.pdf