Poynter Teaching Team

Barbara Allen

Barbara Allen

Director of College Programming
Caryn Baird

Caryn Baird

Researcher
Jacqui Banaszynski

Jacqui Banaszynski

Adjunct
Jillian Banner

Jillian Banner

Assistant Editor, Video Strategy
Steve Bien-Aimé

Steve Bien-Aimé

Adjunct and Northern Kentucky University assistant professor
Neil Brown

Neil Brown

President
Katy Byron

Katy Byron

Director of Tech Platform Partnerships
Cheryl Carpenter

Cheryl Carpenter

Adjunct
Maria Carrillo

Maria Carrillo

Senior Deputy Editor, Enterprise, Tampa Bay Times
Joie Chen (she/her)

Joie Chen (she/her)

Adjunct
Roy Peter Clark

Roy Peter Clark

Senior Scholar
Kate Cox is a digital media consultant and former editor-in-chief of The Counter, a nonprofit newsroom covering the money, power, and politics of food, where she oversaw special projects and edited numerous award-winning investigations. Prior to joining The Counter, she was a freelance reporter for radio and text, focused on health policy and the American age boom. Kate has written for The Guardian, The Nation, Huffington Post, and others. She now works with newsrooms to develop ethical leaders and build sustainability plans that make journalism more humane for journalists.

Kate Cox

Adjunct
Angie Drobnic Holan

Angie Drobnic Holan

Editor-in-Chief, PolitiFact
Sharif Durhams (he/his)

Sharif Durhams (he/his)

President, NLGJA; Deputy Managing Editor, The Washington Post
Alanna Dvorak

Alanna Dvorak

International Training Manager, IFCN
Rick Edmonds

Rick Edmonds

Media Business Analyst & Leader of News Transformation
Tony Elkins

Tony Elkins

Faculty
Omar L. Gallaga

Omar L. Gallaga

Adjunct
Jon Greenberg

Jon Greenberg

Senior Correspondent, PolitiFact
Kristen Hare

Kristen Hare

Faculty
Katie Hawkins-Gaar

Katie Hawkins-Gaar

Adjunct
Audience Engagement Fellow, PolitiFact

Josie Hollingsworth

Audience Director, PolitiFact
Tom Huang

Tom Huang

Adjunct and Dallas Morning News assistant managing editor
Senior Fact-Checker, PolitiFact

Louis Jacobson

Senior Fact-Checker, PolitiFact
Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Senior Media Writer
Ren LaForme

Ren LaForme

Managing Editor
Kathy Lu

Kathy Lu

Adjunct
Alex Mahadevan

Alex Mahadevan

Director, MediaWise
Joy Mayer

Joy Mayer

Adjunct and Trusting News Director
Kelly McBride

Kelly McBride

Senior Vice President and Chair of Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership
Sitara Nieves

Sitara Nieves

Vice President, Teaching and Organizational Strategy
Enock Nyariki

Enock Nyariki

Community and Impact Manager, IFCN
Baybars Örsek

Baybars Örsek

Senior Director of Media Literacy and International Programming, Executive Director of the International Fact-Checking Network
Ferdi Ferhat Özsoy

Ferdi Ferhat Özsoy

Interim Director, International Fact-Checking Network
Merrill Perlman

Merrill Perlman

Adjunct writing/editing instructor
Katie Sanders

Katie Sanders

Managing Editor, PolitiFact
Aaron Sharockman

Aaron Sharockman

Executive Director, PolitiFact and Vice President for Sales & Strategic Partnerships
Chris Sheridan

Chris Sheridan

Adjunct; Leadership Consultant; Professor, Wake University
Bob Smietana

Bob Smietana

National reporter, Religion News Service
Mizell Stewart III

Mizell Stewart III

Adjunct and USA Today Network news executive
Al Tompkins, Senior Faculty, Broadcast and Online

Al Tompkins

Senior Faculty and Group Leader for Broadcast Media
Doris Truong

Doris Truong

Senior Director of Teaching & Diversity Strategies
Miriam Valverde

Miriam Valverde

Deputy Editor, PolitiFact
Alexa Volland

Alexa Volland

Youth Programming Manager, MediaWise
Butch Ward

Butch Ward

Adjunct
Keith Woods

Keith Woods

Adjunct and NPR chief diversity officer
Alexandra Zayas

Alexandra Zayas

Adjunct and ProPublica assistant managing editor