Talking Journalism Contributors

The "Talking Journalism" section of our site contains tools and thoughts from the following individuals.

Achenbach, Joel
Staff Writer - Washington Post

Avila, Thomas Cashman
Deputy Executive Director - National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Assocation; former CCJ Staff Director

Bateman, Robert L.
Lieutenant Colonel - U.S. Army
CCJ Contributing Writer

Bechtel, Andy
Assistant Professor - University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Brook, Steven
Correspondent - MediaGuardian.co.uk

Burman, Tony
Editor in Chief - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News

Chan, Sewell and Al Baker
The New York Times

Chinni, Dante
Senior Researcher - Project for Excellence in Journalism

Cobler, Chris
Interactive Publisher - Greeley (CO) Tribune

Constable, Pamela
Staff Writer - Washington Post

Dvorkin, Jeffrey
Former Executive Director - CCJ

Fatany, Samar
Contributor - The Arab News

Favre, Gregory
Distinguished Fellow in Journalism Values - Poynter Institute
Trainer - CCJ Traveling Curriculum

Frola, Leann
Naughton Fellow - Poynter Institute

Froomkin, Dan
Deputy Editor - Nieman Watchdog Project

Getler, Michael
Ombudsman - PBS

Glaser, Mark
Freelance Journalist and Contributor to PBS's MediaShift

Gould, Bob
Chief Photojournalist - WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, MI

Halberstam, David
Journalist/Author

Huber-Humes, Sonya
Asst. Professor - Georgia Southern University

Just, Ward
Author, former Foreign Correspondent - Washington Post

Kaplan, Robert
Essayist/Author

Kurtz, Howard
Media Critic - Washington Post

Lamb, Chris
Educator/Author

Lemann, Nicholas
Dean - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Lester, Paul Martin
Educator - California State University, Fullerton

Malek, Alia
Assistant Editor - Columbia Journalism Review

Marlette, Doug
Editorial Cartoonist

McCaa, John
Anchor - WFAA-TV Dallas

Mitchell, Doug
Project Manager - NPR's "Next Generation Radio"

Mohr, Charles
War Correspondent - New York Times and Time Magazine

Mueller, Brett
Website Manager - Committee of Concerned Journalists

Noonan, Peggy
Contributing Editor - The Wall Street Journal

Overholser, Geneva
Professor of Journalism Studies - Missouri School of Journalism

Owen, Rob
TV Editor - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Ozcan, Zafer
Columnist - Today's Zaman

Packer, Cathy
Associate Professor - UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Potter, Deborah
Executive Director - NewsLab
Trainer - CCJ Traveling Curriculum

Robertson, Lori
Senior Contributing Writer - American Journalism Review

Rosenblum, Ron
Essayist/Author

The San Francisco Chronicle
"Two Cents Project"

Schwitzer, Gary
Asst. Professor - University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication

Shimron, Yonat
Religion Reporter - Raleigh (NC) News @ Observer

Silk, Mark
Founding Director - Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in the Public Life

Smullin, Patsy
Owner and President - California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. (COBi)

Thompson, Tracy
Author, CCJ Trainer and Contributing Writer

Ward, Butch
Distinguished Fellow - Poynter Institute
Trainer - CCJ Traveling Curriculum

Weinberg, Steve
Author and Professor - Missouri School of Journalism

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