I teach introductory and upper-level courses in the news/editorial sequence, including news writing, editing, reporting, advanced reporting, and magazine editing and production.

As I say in my syllabus, I try to conduct class “in a manner simulating the style and atmosphere of a working newsroom.” That means we are pretty informal and somewhat subversive. We laugh a good deal, but we also work pretty hard and cover a lot of ground.

In 2001 one of my teaching methods was included in the Great Ideas for Teachers program that is sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Another one of my ideas was included in 2002. You can read about the program here.