Journalist & Educator
Lori Shontz
About Me
I work at the intersection of journalism and education. I manage students who produce deadline news coverage for professional publications. I design curriculum that centers the role of journalism in a strong democracy. I write. I teach. Always, I listen.
Featured Stories
DyeStat
Nia Akins wins frantic women's 800 meters as fall takes out Olympic champion
June 2024
Trauma in Adult and Higher education: Conversations and Critical Reflections
Trauma-Informed Journalism
January 2022
Publications I've Worked With
My Courses
Reporting 1
Reporting 1
Journalism is a public service. That’s why our industry is in the Constitution … well, the Bill of Rights, as part of the First Amendment. Everything we do this term will keep that concept—the public—front and center.
Newspaper Editing
Newspaper Editing
This is a class about language and why it matters. About readers and why they matter. About learning to work as a team to make news coverage more readable, more accurate, more accessible to the public, more useful to our democracy.
Journalism & Democracy
Journalism & Democracy
Journalism is essential for a healthy democracy. We’re going to focus on how to make journalism more diverse, more inclusive and — therefore — more accurate.
Let's Collaborate
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