Dan Reimold, Ph.D., is a college journalism scholar who has written and presented about the student press throughout the U.S., Southeast Asia, and in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. As the Student Press Law Center Report notes, “Reimold’s work allows him to track the pulse of America’s college papers and identify student press trends.”
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He is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Tampa, where he also advises The Minaret student newspaper. Along with maintaining CMM, Reimold serves as the college media correspondent for PBS MediaShift and the “Campus Beat” columnist for USA TODAY College. His textbook, Journalism of Ideas: Brainstorming, Developing, and Selling Stories in the Digital Age, was published in spring 2013 by Routledge. His first book on college media, Sex and the University: Celebrity, Controversy, and a Student Journalism Revolution, was published in fall 2010 by Rutgers University Press.
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His reporting and research on the student press has also been published in outlets such as Journalism History, College Media Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Tampa Bay Times (formerly St. Petersburg Times), Poynter Online, and The Washington Post and in books including The Student Newspaper Survival Guide. He is a former Fulbright research fellow who has taught journalism, mass communication, and new media courses at four universities in two countries. Prior to his UT appointment, he served as a visiting assistant professor of journalism within Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.
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He earned his doctorate in journalism/mass communication and a certificate in contemporary history from Ohio University, where he also advised the online student news outlet Speakeasy Magazine. He received his master’s degree in journalism from Temple University and his B.A. in communication studies from Ursinus College, where he proudly served as editor-in-chief of The Grizzly student newspaper. His favorite honor: The Philadelphia Inquirer’s first Ralph Vigoda Memorial Award for passion in journalism, given to him in 2004.
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He has been quoted and featured in a number of articles on the student press and is always up for a related phone or e-interview. He is also always interested in speaking and consulting opportunities, ideas for research collaborations, story tips for the blog or general feedback. His e-mail: dreimold@gmail.com.
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His six-word memoir: Dream Big. Create. Learn. Teach. Repeat.
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In summer 2011, on a hike in Halabja, Iraq. Yes, academics wear dress pants on hikes. :)
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In 2012, standing on the world’s first curved double helix bridge in Singapore, the ArtScience Museum in the background.
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“To achieve impact in the online era, the study of journalism must embrace new working practices, just as it counsels journalists to change the habits of their lifetimes.” (Tim Luckhurst, professor of journalism, University of Kent, January 2010)
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