Dan Reimold, Ph.D., is an impassioned college journalism scholar who has written and presented about the student press throughout the U.S. and in Southeast Asia. He is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Tampa, where he also advises The Minaret student newspaper.
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Reimold’s first book on modern college media, Sex and the University: Celebrity, Controversy, and a Student Journalism Revolution, is due out this fall by Rutgers University Press. His reporting and research on the student press has been published in outlets such as Journalism History, College Media Review, PBS MediaShift, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and American Sexuality Magazine. He is a former Fulbright research fellow who has taught journalism, mass communication, and new media courses at four universities in two countries.
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Prior to his UT appointment, he served as a visiting assistant professor of journalism within Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. 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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“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)
