Experts

Stewart, Robert. Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies. E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. (740) 593-2601

Dr. Stewart is the co-author of CNN: Making News in a Global Market, co-editor of the Web Journal of Mass Communication Research, and has a particular interest in the new media and media reform. He is knowledgeable in the field of online journalism and easy to contact via e-mail or phone.


DeShano, Cathy. Project Coordinator. Madison Commons Project. School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 5115 Villas Communication Hall. Madison, WI 53706.

Cathy DeShano is the project coordinator of Madison Commons, a citizen journalist project that offers seminars to citizens before they begin reporting. Madison Commons is the primary topic of one of the scholarly articles, which was written by her co-workers, Nak ho Kim and Lew Friedland. DeShano is the point-of-contact for interesting citizen journalists, so she would have a ground-level, working knowledge of the organization and the types of people it attracts.


Sennerud, Dave. Ph.D. student, New Media. E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. (740)

Dave Sennerud is a Ph.D. student focusing in Online Journalism. He completed his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University 1987 and received a Masters in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1996. He has five years experience reporting and 13 years teaching high school. His experience in the field and knowledge of the field through academia make him particularly useful as a subject-matter expert. Additionally, he is easy to contact via phone or e-mail.


McAdams, Mindy. Professor. University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications, Gainesville, Fla. mmcadams@jou.ufl.edu

Mindy McAdams is professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and the author of the Teaching Online Journalism blog. She worked with The Washinton Post’s first online newspaper in 1994. McAdams was working in online journalism before broadband connections. She has seen the evolution of the industry and could provide helpful and interesting insights.


Drizin, Julie. Assistant Director. Knight Citizen News Network, 3201 New Mexico Ave. NW, Ste. 330, Washington, DC, 20016. (202) 885-8100

Julie Drizin is the assistant director of J-Lab in Washington D.C. The goal of J-Lab is to help bridge the gap between citizens and the media. Additionally, it helps train journalists in ways to open a two-way line of communication with the public. Julie primarily has a background in broadcast journalism, most notably with National Public Radio. She would be an excellent source to learn about what the organization is doing toward those goals and what’s to be expected in the future for citizen journalism.