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Please coordinate transfer credit approval with your home institution before participating. - [The London Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/london-2026/) - This course will introduce students to London as a political nerve center and cultural hub of Great Britain, Europe, and the international community at large. - [The Bologna Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/bologna-2026/) - Through a series of excursions and instruction, students will have the opportunity to learn first-hand from leading communications professionals in Italy. - [Applicant Portal](https://ieimedia.com/applicant-portal/) - The Get Started form can be used for submitting your APPLICATION and much more . To change your request later (e.g., to complete your application), fill out the form again. Your new responses will be merged with your previous ones based on your matching name, number, and email.Tip: To pre-fill responses from your previous submission, - [Information Sessions](https://ieimedia.com/information-sessions/) - Upcoming Program Information Sessions See below for upcoming information sessions that will introduce you to our 2026 programs. Hear from faculty leaders and previous participants, learn more about financial aid options, and have your questions answered. Join us! Arles, France Tuesday, Feb. 17 | 9 p.m. Eastern Time REGISTER HERE! Get Started - [The Siena Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/siena-2026/) - Learn public interest communications concepts and journalism skills while working with an organization devoted to helping migrants assimilate in Italy. - [The Oslo Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/oslo/) - Immerse yourself in the music and culture of Oslo, Norway's capital, that sits on the southern coast. Create print, online and multimedia reporting. - [The Kyoto Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/kyoto-2026/) - Participants will work in teams with local Japanese students and delve into the life of this fascinating city by hunting for captivating stories. - [The Cagli Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/cagli/) - You will contribute to an ongoing ethnography of the community, document the stories of its inhabitants, and build storytelling and cultural immersion skills. - [The Berlin Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/berlin-2026/) - Our 3-week program focuses on telling the stories of Berliners, Germany and Europe, across media platforms like reporting, writing, photography, and video. - [The Arles Project 2026](https://ieimedia.com/arles-2026/) - Arles provides a microcosm of French life and culture. Students can report on environment, food, the arts, social issues, or other topics of their choosing. - [University of California, Santa Barbara: ieiMedia Travel Grant](https://ieimedia.com/grants-ucsb/) - The Berlin Project 2026 ieiMedia invites inspired global storytellers of University of California Santa Barbara students and its alumni to join our summer project in Berlin, Germany with the ieiMedia Travel Grant that can save you $300 on project Tuition. UCSB students and alumni who apply through the form on this page or our Get - [Deni Chamberlin](https://ieimedia.com/deni-chamberlin/) - Deni Chamberlinis a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, an associate professor of journalism at Iowa State University, and the Director of Photography at the Food & Environment Reporting Network. When not helping students in and outside of the classroom, Deni continues to shoot assignments. She has worked for many publications throughout the world, including: TIME Magazine, Mother - [Faculty 2026](https://ieimedia.com/faculty-2026/) - Arles Faculty Director Robert Bergland Bob Bergland has designed and led numerous study abroad trips for college students at the schools Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State University. The trips have taken him and his students through a dozen countries have involved many students presenting their research at international academic conferences. His own travel experiences - [Dorian Geiger](https://ieimedia.com/dorian-geiger/) - Dorian Geiger is an award-winning Canadian journalist, producer, and filmmaker based in Queens, New York. He has a diverse background in breaking news, digital video, and media strategy. Dorian is a senior producer at Al Jazeera English where he helps steer international coverage on the digital video desk. He’s also a former New York Post metro - [Open Advising Hours](https://ieimedia.com/open-advising-hours/) - Want to learn more? Register for an Advising Session... ieiMedia has provided exceptional education abroad opportunities for students for over 20 years! Our staff and faculty teams are well-prepared to care for students’ needs and ensure you have an unforgettable experience. Please register for an information session or sign up for our open advising hours - [Loyola Marymount University: ieiMedia Travel Grant](https://ieimedia.com/grants-lmu/) - ieiMedia invites inspired global storytellers of Loyola Marymount University and alumni of LMU to join any of our summer projects with an ieiMedia Travel Grant which that can save you up to $750 on project Tuition and fees. Furthermore, students can save up to $1,000 just by applying for LMU’s Travel Grant Program to Cagli - [The Cagli Project 2025](https://ieimedia.com/cagli-2025/) - FOCUS: Deep cultural immersion acquiring intercultural competencies and enhancing communication skills, including ethnographic writing, interviewing, journaling, blogging, videography, photography and storytelling for our “Faces of Cagli” transmedia website and book. Additionally, students can select to focus on food, agriculture, and culture. - [Ilene Prusher](https://ieimedia.com/ilene-prusher/) - Ilene Prusher is the Director of the MA program in Journalism at the University of Miami and Assistant Professor of Practice. Prusher also spearheads news-academic partnerships in the School of Communication, including CommunityWire.Miami. Before coming to the University of Miami, Prusher spent 10 years teaching journalism at Florida Atlantic University, where she was the founder and - [Frederick Lewis](https://ieimedia.com/frederick-lewis/) - Frederick Lewis is a Professor in the School of Media Arts & Studies at Ohio University, and a documentary filmmaker whose work has been seen on PBS stations throughout the U.S. and screened at more than 125 cultural/educational venues, including the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Civil Rights Museum - [Montclair State University: ieiMedia Travel Grant](https://ieimedia.com/grants-msu/) - ieiMedia invites inspired global storytellers of Montclair State University students and alumni to join our Bologna Project through the Early Application ieiMedia Travel Grant. To be eligible, students must; Apply and pay the application fee of $50 prior to October 31st. Make an accelerated downpayment for $1400 by Nov. 14th. This will fulfill the requirements - [Project Waitlist](https://ieimedia.com/waitlist/) - When our projects reach capacity, quite often we find there may be less than a handful of openings that are created before departure due to enrolled students who withdraw from the project for various reasons or from ieiMedia’s ability to expand capacity beyond the Project’s originally projected enrollment. Therefore, rather than closing enrollment and rejecting - [The Berlin Project 2025](https://ieimedia.com/berlin-2025/) - FOCUS: Multiplatform feature journalism, (writing, photography, video, social media). - [University of Jamestown: ieiMedia Travel Grant](https://ieimedia.com/grants-uj/) - ieiMedia invites inspired global storytellers of University of Jamestown students and alumni to join any of our summer projects with an ieiMedia Travel Grant that can save you up to $850 on project Tuition. Please review the Grant available for UJ students and alumni and apply through the form on this page or our Get - [ieiMedia Travel Grants](https://ieimedia.com/ieimedia-travel-grants/) - Loyola Marymount University: ieiMedia Travel Grant ieiMedia invites inspired global storytellers of Loyola Marymount University and alumni of LMU to join any of our summer projects with an ieiMedia Travel Grant Read More » Montclair State University: ieiMedia Travel Grant ieiMedia invites inspired global storytellers of Montclair State University students and alumni to join our - [Gilman](https://ieimedia.com/gilman/) - Get up to $5,000 to Study Abroad The Gilman Program and Gilman McCain scholarships award up to $5000 to Pell Grant recipients and military family students. The upcoming deadline is March 5, 2026 for both the Gilman and Gilman-McCain scholarships. The Benjamin J. Gilman International Scholarship Program for Pell Grant recipients has been awarded to more than 34,000 - [John Caputo](https://ieimedia.com/john-caputo/) - John Caputo is Professor Emeritus in the Master’s Program in Communication and Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University and the Walter Ong S.J. Scholar. He founded the MA Program in 2004. Dr. Caputo earned his Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate School and University Center. He has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Italy. He has been teaching - [Paula Nelson](https://ieimedia.com/paula-nelson/) - Paula Nelson works with both graduate and undergraduate students guiding them to discover their creative potential and to emphasize intention in every aspect of still image making, editing, and sequencing – all elements of visual storytelling. Using a visual language that demonstrates a deep understanding of the power of each image singularly as well as - [Robert A. Reeder](https://ieimedia.com/robert-reeder/) - Robert A. Reeder is an accomplished photojournalist and educator with a distinguished career spanning several decades. He has taught and mentored graduate photojournalism students at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C., sharing his expertise with the next generation of visual storytellers. Reeder lived and worked in Chișinău, Moldova, where he documented - [Kristine Crane](https://ieimedia.com/kristine-crane/) - Kristine Crane is a post-doctoral associate in the University Writing Program at The University of Florida, where she teaches various writing courses. She holds a doctorate in communications from The University of Florida, where she taught and created several journalism courses at the College of Journalism and Communications. She was also an adjunct in the - [Lori Listopad](https://ieimedia.com/lori-listopad/) - Lori Listopad is currently the director of residence life at the University of Jamestown. Her graduate and undergraduate degrees are in mass communication. Prior to working in higher education, Listopad was a reporter and morning anchor at KSAX in Alexandria, Minn. Listopad teaches public speaking and professional communication both online and in the classroom, as well - [Steven Listopad](https://ieimedia.com/steven-listopad/) - Steven Listopad is a Ph.D. candidate at North Dakota State University and has been an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication and student media director at the University of Jamestown and Valley City State University in Norwegian-rich North Dakota. He has taught journalism and media in China (2013); Nice, France (2014); Florence, Italy (2015); - [To be announced](https://ieimedia.com/tbd/) - The professors for this project is to be announced. Check back soon and Get Started with ieiMedia to keep connected with updates for this project and more. - [Robert Bergland](https://ieimedia.com/robert-bergland/) - Bob Bergland has designed and led numerous study abroad trips for college students at the schools Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State University. The trips have taken him and his students through a dozen countries have involved many students presenting their research at international academic conferences. His own travel experiences have included two Fulbright teaching - [The London Project 2025](https://ieimedia.com/london-2025/) - The London Project [service_box title="" icon="no" text="Our formal deadline has passed, but we are still accepting applications for summer 2025 as long as spots remain available. Please review our application instructions and reach out to admissions@ieimedia.com if you have any questions. We are here to support you through the application process and are so excited - [Nomi Morris](https://ieimedia.com/nomi-morris/) - Nomi Morris was a lecturer in the Writing Program at UC Santa Barbara and director of the journalism track in the university’s professional writing minor. She covered the opening of the Berlin Wall for The Toronto Star newspaper then worked as a correspondent for five years in Berlin, including for the San Francisco Chronicle, CBC - [Vanessa Guinan-Bank](https://ieimedia.com/vanessa-guinan-bank/) - Vanessa Guinan-Bank works as a freelance journalist, reporter and audio producer based in Berlin. She was lead producer of the #1 narrative podcast series “Land ohne Vater” that documents a story of far-right terror, institutional failure and police misconduct in Germany from the perspective of the bereaved. For German national public radio and other media - [Amara Aguilar](https://ieimedia.com/amara-aguilar/) - Amara Aguilar is a professor of journalism at University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She teaches social media storytelling for Latinx audiences, visual journalism, engaging diverse communities, design, and food journalism, among other courses. At USC, she co-founded Annenberg Media’s award-winning bilingual outlet, Dímelo, focused on serving Latine audiences. She is - [Sara Ganim](https://ieimedia.com/sara-ganim/) - Sara Ganim is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and former CNN correspondent. Ganim is a multi-platform reporter who regularly publishes in print and broadcast. She has written for newspapers, cable television, audio, and documentaries, edited newsletters and magazine pieces, and has won several of the industry's top awards. At age 24, she won a Pulitzer Prize - [Thank you!](https://ieimedia.com/thank-you/) - Thank you for your payment. You should receive an email receipt for the payment but if you do not locate it in your inbox or spam/junk, please contact accounting@ieimedia.com to help with confirmation of your payment.Thank you! - [Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for ieiMedia Study Abroad](https://ieimedia.com/gilman-scholarship-for-study-abroad/) - The Gilman Scholarship awards students money to study abroad — we'll help you apply. - [Mark Rotella](https://ieimedia.com/mark-rotella/) - Mark Rotella is the Director of the Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America and teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Montclair State University. In addition, Rotella also serves as thesis advisor in the MFA Program at Columbia University. Earning his B.A. in Russian Language and Literature from Columbia University - [Barbara Demick](https://ieimedia.com/barbara-demick/) - Barbara Demick is a prize-winning author and foreign correspondent. Her books have been translated into more than 25 languages. Her newest book, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption and Separated Twins was published by Random House May 20, 2025 and has been listed by the New - [Rachele Kanigel](https://ieimedia.com/rachele-kanigel/) - Rachele Kanigel is a professor and former chair of the Journalism Department at San Francisco State University. She was a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years as well as a freelance correspondent for TIME Magazine. She has written for U.S. News & World Report, Health, Reader’s Digest, San Francisco Magazine and other magazines and websites. She is the author - [Laird Harrison](https://ieimedia.com/laird-harrison/) - Laird Harrison is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in magazines (TIME, Audubon, Reader’s Digest, People, Health), newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press); and Web sites (Reuters, Salon, MSNBC, CNN.com). He has produced video for Web sites of Smithsonian Magazine and WebMD, and audio for KQED and WUNC public media stations. He has taught - [Contact Us](https://ieimedia.com/contact-us/) - ieiMedia is not your traditional brick and mortar institution. We are professors and professionals from across the globe coming together to create learning experiences for our students that has a meaningful impact on their education and professional career. We can get back to you by email, phone, SMS or WhatsApp when you complete our Get - [How to Pack for a Media Study Abroad Adventure](https://ieimedia.com/how-to-pack-study-abroad/) - An ieiMedia faculty director provides pro tips on packing smart and traveling light for an unforgettable study abroad experience. - [Kathryn Lancioni](https://ieimedia.com/kathryn-lancioni/) - Kathryn Lancioni is lecturer in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. She is an award-winning, internationally recognized expert in the field of communications and was recently named as one of PR News' "People of the Year" in 2023. Her expertise lies in the intersection of communication, technology, and society. With more than - [Past Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/past-and-present/) - Anthony Adornato Anthony C. Adornato joined the broadcast and digital journalism department in 2022 as an associate professor and department chair. His teaching and research focus on Read More » Arielle Emmett Arielle Emmett, Ph.D. comes to ieiMedia from the University of Hong Kong Journalism & Media Studies Centre (2013) and Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia on - [Greg Luft](https://ieimedia.com/greg-luft/) - Greg Luft has recently been appointed as the interim Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Colorado State University.  Prior to that he as held a position with the university as a professor and chair of the Journalism and Media Communication department. His professional work before and during his academic career includes television news reporting and - [Kimberley Lynne](https://ieimedia.com/kimberley-lynne/) - Kimberley Lynne is a playwright, novelist, teacher, and theatrical producer. Over thirty of her plays have been produced in Baltimore, Washington, Minneapolis and New York, including five professional productions at Baltimore Shakespeare Festival and Rep Stage. Apprentice House published her ghost folklore novel, Dredging the Choptank, in 2010 and her one-man Christmas Carol, A Dickens of - [Bob Marshall](https://ieimedia.com/bob-marshall/) - Bob Marshall is a New Orleans journalist whose reporting on Louisiana coastal issues at The Times-Picayune and The Lens has been recognized by two Pulitzer Prizes; the John H. Oakes Prize for Distinguished Environmental Reporting from Columbia University; the Keck Award for best science reporting from The National Academies of Sciences, a national Edward Murrow Award - [George Miller](https://ieimedia.com/george-miller/) - George Miller is a longtime journalist. He was a photojournalist and reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News from 1994 through 2005, and he published a local music magazine in Philadelphia from 2010 through 2018. He has been on the faculty of the journalism department at Temple University since 2007. He taught summer multimedia journalism programs - [Teresa Puente](https://ieimedia.com/teresa-puente/) - Teresa Puente, an assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach, teaches News Reporting and Ethics, Social Media Communication and Bilingual Magazine Reporting & Production. Her students publish the Spanish-language magazine DÍG EN ESPAÑOL. Puente has spent her career reporting on immigration and Latino issues in the U.S. and has also reported extensively from Mexico. Previously, - [Ricki Rosen](https://ieimedia.com/ricki-rosen/) - Ricki Rosen is a news photographer and videographer who has worked professionally for more than 25 years. She was a contract photographer for Time magazine, and her work has been published in all major international publications including Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, People, Paris Match and Figaro. Rosen, who lives in Jerusalem with her - [Bruce Strong](https://ieimedia.com/bruce-strong/) - Bruce Strong is the Alexia endowed chair and an associate professor of visual communications at Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. As a visual storyteller, he is inspired by a desire to bridge cultural divides and focus on our shared humanity, and he welcomes opportunities to work with great people on meaningful - [Claudia Strong](https://ieimedia.com/claudia-strong/) - In what has turned out to be a delightfully varied communications career, Claudia Strong began as a newspaper journalist after earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, then moved to the design side of the newsroom before eventually entering the freelance world. She is now happily working at the - [Jack Zibluk](https://ieimedia.com/jack-zibluk/) - Jack Zibluk is a professor and head of the Communications Department at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Jack was an ieiMedia Research Fellow in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2015, when he was a professor of mass media at Southeast Missouri State University. His professional journalism work has appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education, News Photographer magazine, - [Maria Charbonneaux](https://ieimedia.com/maria-charbonneaux/) - Maria Charbonneaux is an assistant professor of practice and the Dotdash Meredith Professional in Residence in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. She teaches classes on reporting, writing, principles of journalism and the publishing industry, and she oversees Iowa State’s Dotdash Meredith Apprentice Program. She was a - [Angela Bradbery](https://ieimedia.com/angela-bradbery-2/) - Angela Bradbery is a longtime public interest communicator and university professor. She is co-author of “Public Interest Communications: Strategy for Changemakers,” published in May 2025. She practiced public interest communications for two decades in Washington, D.C. at Public Citizen. While in Washington, she also co-founded the all-volunteer organization Smokefree DC, which pushed successfully for a smokefree - [Gina Baleria](https://ieimedia.com/gina-baleria/) - Gina Baleria, a longtime broadcast and digital journalist and Sonoma State University professor, teaching Journalism, Media Writing, Radio & Podcasting, & Digital Media. She is also host and producer of the News in Context podcast, which airs on 102.5 KSFP in San Francisco and online. Gina is focused on cultivating intangible skills in budding journalists - [Rustin Greene](https://ieimedia.com/rustin-greene/) - Rustin Greene spent his first career as a television writer/producer/director, earning two Los Angeles Area EMMY awards and three Cable ACE awards. Rusty is now in his second career, teaching in James Madison University’s School of Media Arts and Design. Rusty continues to write and produce, and his programs have earned several awards, including a third - [Andy Ciofalo](https://ieimedia.com/andy-ciofalo/) - Andy Ciofalo (ieiMedia Founder) was professor emeritus of communication/ journalism at Loyola College Maryland, where he arrived in 1983 to found what is now The Communication Department. In 2002, he founded the Cagli Program in International Reporting, a multimedia study-abroad program in Cagli, Italy, which laid the foundations for the Institute for Education in International - [Blog](https://ieimedia.com/blog/) - WELCOME to the Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) blog. For over two decades, our vision has been to provide students with the confidence and purpose needed for a life in global communications. We train students to be emissaries of truth who are inspired to pursue a future as ethical and professional global storytellers. - [Career Webinars](https://ieimedia.com/career-webinars/) - Career Webinars The Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) sponsored three free career development webinars that were open to students and young professionals. You can view recordings of the webinars below. Past Session: TRAVEL REPORTING INSIGHTS Friday, March 15, 2024 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST Interested in a career in travel reporting or writing? Our panelists - [Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/faculty/) - ieiMedia Professors Project Directors Project Faculty All Faculty Project Directors Robert Bergland Bob Bergland has designed and led numerous study abroad trips for college students at the schools Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State University. The trips Read More » Angela Bradbery Angela Bradbery is a longtime public interest communicator and university professor. She is - [The Oaxaca Project 2025](https://ieimedia.com/oaxaca/) - FOCUS: Bilingual journalism with a focus on indigenous culture and traditions (writing, photography, video, social media) - [The Siena Project 2025](https://ieimedia.com/siena/) - FOCUS: International reporting and migration studies with deep cultural immersion acquiring intercultural competencies and enhancing communication skills, including writing, interviewing, journaling, blogging, videography, photography and storytelling. - [Jane McManus](https://ieimedia.com/jane-mcmanus/) - Jane McManus is an author, academic and sports writer. Her book The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports details the progress and reluctance in women's sports and media. She also guest-edited The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024 and teaches at New York University. She was the Executive Director of the Seton Hall - [Leah Stacy](https://ieimedia.com/leah-stacy/) - Leah Stacy is an assistant professor in professional practice at Nazareth College and has worked as an arts journalist and entrepreneur. She started her career in Rochester, N.Y., as a web editor for the Democrat and Chronicle, then earned a master’s degree at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where she focused on learning video, - [Peter Wayner](https://ieimedia.com/peter-wayner/) - Peter Wayner is a videographer and writer from Rochester, New York. He grew up hearing stories from his grandfather, a World War II vet who farmed through the Great Depression. In college, and during his tenure at grad school at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Pete began cultivating his own storytelling style. Journalistic storytelling - [Lessons to Take Home](https://ieimedia.com/lessons-to-take-home/) - An ieiMedia student reflects on her time in Cagli, Italy, highlighting her study abroad experiences and multimedia storytelling that will last a lifetime. - [The Beauty of Small Places](https://ieimedia.com/beauty-of-small-places/) - An ieiMedia instructor reflects on her time in Cagli, Italy, where study-abroad students explored multimedia storytelling and found inspiration in local traditions. - [Oaxaca Info Session](https://ieimedia.com/oaxaca-info-session-2025/) - Oaxaca Info Session Oaxaca Info Session Registration Form If the form does not load, click here to register. - [Oaxaca Info Session](https://ieimedia.com/info-session-registration-oaxaca/) - Oaxaca Info Session Zoom Meeting Registration - Oaxaca Zoom Meeting Registration If the form does not load, click here to register. - [Adriatic Italy](https://ieimedia.com/adriatic-italy/) - Earn three credits during a fast-paced travel journalism and media production program based in the enchanting Marche region of central Italy. This two-week adventure includes travel to secretive hilltop restaurants, historic walled villages, exciting coastal cities with beautiful beaches and a countryside where every field and village seems as though it is designed by an artist. - [The Benefits of Studying Abroad: A Life-Enhancing Experience](https://ieimedia.com/benefits-studying-abroad/) - Study abroad instructor shares insights on how overseas multimedia programs can foster personal growth and open doors to professional opportunities. - [Lisa Paulin](https://ieimedia.com/lisa-paulin/) - Lisa M. Paulin is an Associate Professor & Assessment Coordinator, Mass Communication at at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). She teaches Mass Media and Society and Mass Communication Theory and Research and also carries many responsibilities within the department. Her research focuses on underrepresented and misrepresented groups in the media, mainly focusing on Latinx in Spanish-language - [Summer Information Session Recordings](https://ieimedia.com/summer-2024-information-sessions-recordings/) - Program Info Session Recordings The following Information Sessions were recently held for ieiMedia summer courses. Faculty leaders, ieiMedia staff, and program alumni provided course details and answered prospective student questions. Use the following links to gain access to the recorded sessions. When available, session slides are also posted below. Recorded Info Sessions: Arles information session - [Bologna Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/bologna-faculty-2/) - The Bologna Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-bologna-sports-ipr"] - [Berlin Info Session](https://ieimedia.com/info-session-registration-berlin/) - Berlin Info Session Zoom Meeting Registration Berlin Info Session Registration Form If the form does not load, click here to register. - [Bologna Info Session](https://ieimedia.com/info-session-registration-bologna/) - Bologna Info Session Zoom Meeting Registration If the form does not load, click here to register. - [Preparing for Travel Abroad as a Multimedia Student](https://ieimedia.com/preparing-travel-abroad-multimedia-student/) - Learn how to prepare for studying abroad as a multimedia student. Explore practical advice on research, equipment, and capturing cultural stories. - [Anthony Adornato](https://ieimedia.com/anthony-adornato/) - Anthony C. Adornato joined the broadcast and digital journalism department in 2022 as an associate professor and department chair. His teaching and research focus on the role of mobile and social media in journalism. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Italy, he also teaches as a visiting scholar at IULM University in Milan. Prior to joining - [Barry Janes](https://ieimedia.com/barry-janes/) - Barry Janes works and teaches electronic media theory, programming and technology at Rider University. He has been a producer, director and/or writer of more than 100 video productions, and has advised numerous corporations, non-profit organizations and municipalities. Dr. Janes’ research interests include Broadcast Programming and History, and, most recently, the effective use of computer-based asynchronous technologies - [Susan Biddle](https://ieimedia.com/susan-biddle/) - Susan Biddle was a Washington Post staff photographer for thirteen years and now freelances for the Post as well as other publications and organizations. She began her career photographing for the Peace Corps and later worked as a staff photographer for the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Denver Post. After five years at the Denver Post she - [Growth, Connection and the Ripening Strawberry](https://ieimedia.com/growth-connection-and-ripening-strawberry/) - Read how ieiMedia’s study abroad program helped one student gain confidence through a truly transformative learning experience. - [Giovanni Caputo](https://ieimedia.com/giovanni-caputo/) - Giovanni has dual Italian and American citizenship and speaks half a dozen languages. Aside from teaching in Italy, Giovanni has spent time teaching at various levels in the French public school system. Back in the U.S., he works as a French translator and graphic designer. Giovanni’s academic interests include journalism, short story writing and storytelling. - [Study Abroad, Perfected: Immersing in the Heart of Italy with ieiMedia](https://ieimedia.com/real-world-learning-cultural-immersion-italy-ieimedia/) - Learn how ieiMedia study abroad programs offer students cultural immersion and hands-on assignments for a truly transformative learning experience. - [Bologna Hip-Hop](https://ieimedia.com/bologna-hip-hop/) - [service_box title="Bologna Hip-Hop Fact Sheet" subtitle="Apply now to reserve your place in the Bologna, Italy, Hip-Hop project." icon="icon13" icon_link="http://ieimedia.com/application" text="DATES: June 21 – July 18, 2019 PROGRAM COST: $4,495 plus airfare and tuition for 3-6 credits paid directly to Winston-Salem State University or North Carolina Central University; $4,995 for students of other universities, including three transferable - [Bologna, Italy](https://ieimedia.com/bologna-2017/) - Cover the big global stories of our time, from the struggles of Syrian and African refugees surging through Europe to the post-Brexit controversies that threaten the EU’s existence. Or delve into the cultural side of this sophisticated university city, famous for its food, street art and nightlife. You’ll learn with the help of world-class facilities and instructors from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Bologna and Rutgers University. - [Education Abroad & the ieiMedia Experience](https://ieimedia.com/education-abroad-the-ieimedia-experience/) - Explore journalism abroad! Read stories by student reporters and discover how ieiMedia helps future reporters build their global portfolios, one copy at a time. - [Your Home Away from Home: Living with a Host Family Abroad](https://ieimedia.com/living-with-study-abroad-host-family-arles/) - Your Home Away from Home: Living with a Host Family Abroad by Rachele KanigelDirector, ieiMedia Arles Imagine waking up the first morning of your study abroad program, but instead of staying in a dorm or a sterile hotel room, you’re in a cozy bedroom in a French family’s home. As you open your bedroom door, - [5 Keys to Getting the Most Out of Study Abroad](https://ieimedia.com/5-keys-getting-most-from-study-abroad/) - Discover tips for making the most of your study abroad experience from an ieiMedia alum, and turn your trip into a transformative adventure. - [The Small Places Approach to International Reporting](https://ieimedia.com/small-places-approach/) - Discover the Small Places Approach to international reporting, which highlights the rich, diverse, and deeply human stories from overlooked cities, regions, and towns around the globe. - [Steve Anderson](https://ieimedia.com/steve-anderson/) - Steve Anderson, Ph.D. (Urbino, Italy) is a professor emeritus in the School of Media Arts & Design at James Madison University. Prior to entering academe, Anderson was an environmental reporter and weathercaster for KCNC television, a network O&O station in Denver, Colorado. His reporting often involved in-depth examination of local and regional environmental issues and - [Alexandra Goldberg](https://ieimedia.com/alexandra-goldberg/) - Alexandra Goldberg: ieiMedia Intern Alexandra is a senior at UC Santa Barbara studying Communication with a minor in Professional Writing Journalism. She was a student on the summer 2022 Berlin, Germany trip where she produced articles on German politics, including a feature on the rise of fringe political ideology and a Q&A on purchasing natural - [Michael Gold](https://ieimedia.com/michael-gold/) - Michael Gold has been a writer, editor, and manager at award-winning publications, in print and online. He started his career as a reporter at the Bergen County (NJ) Record and the Boston Herald American. He was a founding writer and editor for Science 80, which won three National Magazine Awards while he was there. In 1986, - [Susan West](https://ieimedia.com/susan-west/) - Susan West is a principal at West Gold Editorial consulting, where she has helped launch magazines such as Dwell, trained online editors at websites such as BabyCenter, and advised publications from the New England Journal of Medicine to Cooking Light and Acoustic Guitar. With an M.S. in science journalism from the University of Missouri at Columbia, - [John Thomas Rose](https://ieimedia.com/john-thomas-rose/) - John Thomas Rose is a photographer and educator based in Southern California. For ten years he’s been the staff adviser to the student newspaper at Santa Barbara City College, The Channels. Working alongside the faculty adviser he oversees journalism, photography and video students working on the online student news site. Rose spent 7 weeks in - [Brenda Witherspoon](https://ieimedia.com/brenda-witherspoon/) - Brenda Witherspoon is a teaching professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Her early career included daily news work as a reporter and editor, including at The Dallas Morning News and the Des Moines Register, among others. She lived in New Zealand while studying newspapers’ portrayals - [David Wang](https://ieimedia.com/david-wang/) - David Wang is an Associate Professor at James Madison University. With more than twenty years of industry experience, he has worked as an art director, photographer, and interactive developer in advertising, business-to-business communications, and higher education. He teaches foundation courses in SMAD with an emphasis on creative process and interactive media. - [Ricardo Valencia](https://ieimedia.com/ricardo-valencia/) - Ricardo Valencia is an assistant professor of public relations in the Department of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Valencia is a seasoned global communicator and scholar. He obtained a doctoral degree in Media Studies at the University of Oregon in 2018.Between 2010 and 2014, Dr. Valencia was the head of the communication section - [David Shabazz](https://ieimedia.com/david-shabazz/) - David Shabazz is an associate chair in the School of the Humanities and Performing Arts and an assistant professor of journalism at Kentucky State University. He teaches introductory and advanced courses in radio, television and new media. His area of interest is radio and television broadcasting, and he advises the student broadcasting club. Areas of research - [Bruno Segatta](https://ieimedia.com/bruno-segatta/) - Bruno has practiced the study and mastery of art since earning his degree from Northridge University in 1982. A native Italian, Bruno is fluent in several languages. In the autumn of 1982, Bruno began his tenure at Gonzaga University in Florence, Italy as Assistant to the Dean of Student Affairs. Here he instructed painting, drawing, - [Jessica Retis](https://ieimedia.com/jessica-retis/) - Jessica Retis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Affiliated Faculty with the Center for Latin American Studies and the Human Rights Practice Program at The University of Arizona. Dr. Retis joined the school in 2019 to help launch and lead the first Masters in Bilingual Journalism. She holds a Major in Communications - [Penchan Phoborisut](https://ieimedia.com/penchan-phoborisut/) - Dr. Penchan Phoborisut teaches digital reporting and communication technologies. Her research examines the visualization of social movements and activism in the digital era, particularly in the networked communication. She examines the visuals forms of political expressions, analyzing the emerging rhetoric, the changing dynamic of the young generation, and the communication of their political life. Her - [Lisa A. Phillips](https://ieimedia.com/lisa-phillips/) - Lisa A. Phillips is an associate professor of journalism and department chair at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she teaches courses on literary journalism, feature writing, radio journalism and multimedia reporting. A former award-winning radio reporter, she has collaborated on multimedia reporting projects for The New York Times and other news outlets. As - [Kristina Morehouse](https://ieimedia.com/kristina-morehouse/) - Kris Morehouse graduated with honors with an MS in Journalism from the University of Kansas, one of the top journalism schools in the country. Her previous degrees include a BS in biology from the University of Missouri – Columbia and a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Missouri – Kansas - [Gary Metzker](https://ieimedia.com/gary-metzker/) - Gary Metzker has been a full-time lecturer at California State University, Long Beach, since 2008 and serves as design adviser for the Pinnacle and Pacemaker award-winning Daily 49er and DIG Magazine. For almost 25 years, he worked at the Los Angeles Times as sports news editor, metro news editor, A-1 editor and senior editor. During that time, Metzker - [Micheal McAlexander](https://ieimedia.com/micheal-mcalexander/) - Micheal McAlexander is a university professor, feature film director and screenwriter. He has worked in entertainment-related positions for over twenty years including U.S. segment producer on several TV series for Japan’s NTV Network, writer/editor for feature electronic press kits, and managed a heavy metal band. McAlexander earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the - [Clemente Lisi](https://ieimedia.com/clemente-lisi/) - Clemente Lisi is an affiliate assistant professor of journalism at The King's College in New York, co-director of the NYC Semester in Journalism program and an adviser to the student online newspaper/print magazine/video platform, The Empire State Tribune. A graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Lisi worked as a journalist and editor for - [Regina Krex](https://ieimedia.com/regina-krex/) - Regina Krex was born in a village near Berlin and is a veteran journalist who has covered the region from before the unification of Germany until the current day. She began by freelancing for the newspaper Neue Zeit, and the magazines Das Magazin and Für Dich mainly on arts and culture and women’s and family - [Katya Komarova](https://ieimedia.com/katya-komarova/) - Katya Komarova (public relations faculty) is a visiting instructor at the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications at the University of South Florida, where she teaches Advanced Public Relations, Public Relations Issues and Mass Media Research. Under Katya's supervision, USF students developed over 40 public relations campaigns for businesses and non-profit organizations in the Tampa - [Sharon Kessler](https://ieimedia.com/sharon-kessler/) - Sharon Kessler (MPA) was a slot editor at the Minneapolis Star Tribune from 2000 to 2010, which followed five years as a copy editor on the Metro and National desks at The Washington Post, two years as the proof desk deputy chief at U.S. News & World Report and two years as a copy editor at - [Elisabeth Kvernen](https://ieimedia.com/elisabeth-kvernen/) - Elisabeth Kvernen is a graphic designer and communications specialist with more than a decade of experience working in multiple design disciplines. She has worked with non-profit organizations, cultural institutions, universities, and small businesses — both locally and globally. Past clients include the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the Louvre Museum, the New York Public - [Beth Hoffman](https://ieimedia.com/beth-hoffman/) - Beth Hoffman is an Assistant Professor in Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, where she teaches journalism, audio production and food media. She has reported on food and agriculture for more than 20 years, airing on NPR, The World, Latino USA and Living on Earth. She has a master’s degree from UC Berkeley's Graduate - [Eileen Gilligan](https://ieimedia.com/eileen-gilligan/) - Eileen Gilligan, (Ph.D.) has taught journalism at the State University of New York at Oswego since 2005. A former political and statehouse reporter in Delaware, Dr. Gilligan regularly leads student trips to Paris where they study how media work in France. She enjoys freelancing for a local family magazine and hiking with her dog in the - [Michael Dorsher](https://ieimedia.com/michael-dorsher/) - Michael Dorsher is an emeritus professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and president of the Fulbright Association-Minnesota Chapter. He was a Fulbright Scholar at McGill University in Montréal in 2008-09. Conversant in French and Spanish, he’s leading a team of journalism students on a multimedia, bilingual reporting trip to Peru in January 2012, - [Tammy Evans](https://ieimedia.com/tammy-evans/) - Tammy L. Evans is an associate professor of graphic design at Winston-Salem State University. She holds an MFA from the University of Michigan and a BFA from Wayne State University. She taught editorial design in the 2015 ieiMedia Hip Hop program in Florence, Italy. Her professional work has included identity systems, signage and informational publications - [Arielle Emmett](https://ieimedia.com/arielle-emmett/) - Arielle Emmett, Ph.D. comes to ieiMedia from the University of Hong Kong Journalism & Media Studies Centre (2013) and Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia on a Fulbright (2015) grant. Dr. Emmett completed her dissertation in the cognitive and aesthetic effects of news photography, and is a published newspaper and magazine feature writer with credits in Newsweek, The - [Doug Cumming](https://ieimedia.com/doug-cumming/) - Doug Cumming, Ph.D. is an associate professor of journalism at Washington & Lee University with 26 years experience at metro newspapers and magazines. Since getting a Ph.D. at UNC-Chapel Hill in mass communications, he has taught multimedia reporting and feature writing at Loyola University-New Orleans and at W&L in Virginia. Earlier, he worked at the - [Jayne Cubbage](https://ieimedia.com/jayne-cubbage/) - Jayne Cubbage, Ph.D., (multimedia faculty) is an assistant professor of communications at Bowie State University in Maryland, where she teaches in the graduate program in organizational communication. Prior to teaching, she had more than 20 years of experience in broadcast, print and multimedia journalism. She spent most of her career at news outlets in Philadelphia, where - [Kay L. Colley](https://ieimedia.com/kay-l-colley/) - Kay L. Colley Ph.D. (multimedia faculty) is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Mass Communication at Texas Wesleyan University. She teaches public relations, social media and international communications courses. Previously, she taught journalism at Texas Wesleyan, the University of North Texas, Texas A&M and Blinn College. She holds multimedia and social media certificates - [Stacie Paulsen Chandler](https://ieimedia.com/stacie-paulsen-chandler/) - Stacie Paulsen Chandler (Bologna Hip-Hop Director) is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She has been a police reporter and copy editor at the Colorado Springs (Colo.) Sun; the editor of special advertising sections and the director of the Newspapers in Education program at the Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner; the Director - [Darcy Caputo](https://ieimedia.com/darcy-caputo/) - After graduating Darcy worked for various photography studios before focusing on print journalism, contributing writing and photography to Spokane, Wa alt weekly newspaper The Pacific Northwest Inlander and San Francisco’s XLR8R magazine. In 2007 he joined ieiMedia (The Institute for Education in International Media) as a lab technician for their study abroad programs in Cagli, - [Jeffrey Brody](https://ieimedia.com/jeffrey-brody/) - Jeffrey Brody is an emeritus professor of Communications at State University, Fullerton. His teaching focuses on international journalism. He has taken students to Cambodia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Vietnam as well as Spain, where is directed the ieiMedia program in Valencia for five years. Brody teaches advanced writing classes, courses on mass communication and society, - [Asabi (Stephanie Howard)](https://ieimedia.com/asabi/) - Asabi (Stephanie Howard) is an associate professor of theatre at North Carolina Central University, where she serves as the chairperson of the Department of Theatre and Dance. She has received the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival directing award (2017 and 2015) and NCCU College of Liberal Arts Awards in Outstanding Teaching, Scholarship and Playwriting. - [Kirill Artemenko](https://ieimedia.com/kirill-artemenko/) - Kirill Artemenko is the founder of the company Paper Media and the editor-in-chief of the online newspaper Paperpaper.ru. He worked as a reporter of the news website Lenta.ru. He also cooperated with Spiegel Magazine and participated in several international workshops dedicated to new digital media. His research interest focus is on new media, politics, and - [Nancy Andrews](https://ieimedia.com/nancy-andrews/) - Nancy Andrews was the Ogden Newspapers Visiting Professor in Media Innovation in the Reed College of Media at the University of West Virginia. Andrews joined the College in Fall 2015. Previously, she was the Chief of Innovation at the Detroit Free Press where she handled leading innovation in news, products and new models for journalism and - [Steve Weiss](https://ieimedia.com/steve-weiss/) - Steve Weiss is an award winning television anchor, reporter and producer of local and network television sports and news programming who utilizes his experience professionally and in the classroom. Weiss has enjoyed a distinguished broadcasting career of 25+ years as a program producer, host, and analyst for ESPN, TNN, FOX Prime Sports, Outdoor Channel and - [London Project Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/london-faculty/) - The London Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-london"] - [Terri Ciofalo](https://ieimedia.com/terri-ciofalo/) - Terri Ciofalo is the associate director for production and the director of new work at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts as well as a member of the stage management faculty in the Department of Theatre at the University of Illinois. An expert logistical manager, Terri has toured nationally and regionally with a variety of theatre artists - [Siena Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/siena-faculty/) - The Siena Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="siena-faculty"] - [Berlin Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/berlin-faculty/) - The Berlin Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-berlin"] - [Cagli Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/cagli-faculty/) - The Cagli Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-cagli"] - [Arles Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/arles-faculty/) - The Arles Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-arles"] - [Oaxaca Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/oaxaca-faculty/) - The Oaxaca Project Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="oaxaca-faculty"] - [Arles, France](https://ieimedia.com/arles-france-2024/) - Arles, France [service_box title="Arles Fact Sheet" subtitle="Apply now to reserve your place in Arles, France." icon="icon13" icon_link="http://ieimedia.com/get-started" text="DATES: June 16 - July 13, 2024 GENERAL LOCATION: Arles and the South of France ENROLLMENT CAPACITY: 16 FOCUS: international reporting, photography, travel writing. PARTNER UNIVERSITY: Transfer credits provided by the University of Jamestown. PROGRAM COST:TUITION: $5,545CREDIT: $450TOTAL COST: - [Terry Bryant](https://ieimedia.com/terry-bryant/) - Terry Bryant is a senior professorial lecturer and Associate Division Director for Journalism at American University. He’s taught broadcasting and media writing courses at AU since 2017. From 2015 to 2017, he was the broadcast coordinator at Mississippi State University. Before his move to Mississippi State, he spent two years as a professorial lecturer at - [Shaun Wright](https://ieimedia.com/shaun-wright/) - Shaun Wright is Ruth D. Bridgeforth Professor of Telecommunications at James Madison University. He has over 15 years of production and post-production experience and has worked on projects for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Discovery Docs, Animal Planet, TLC, History Channel and HGTV. Before going to JMU, Wright was a Lecturer at Towson University where he was - [Applicant Guidelines](https://ieimedia.com/participant-guidelines/) - Applicant Guidelines It is ieiMedia’s responsibility to build an experiential learning environment where everyone shares the common goal of bettering themselves in journalism and media. We feel the following applicant requirements support our mission through the enrollment process. All ieiMedia students must be at least 18 years old by the time their overseas program begins. - [Janet Kalunian](https://ieimedia.com/janet-kalunian/) - Janet Kalunian: Web Manager and Content Specialist Janet works on our website maintenance and content authoring and has many skills honed through her background in both study abroad and technology. She studied abroad in Oxford, England while a student at Connecticut College and later earned an M.S. in College Student Personnel from the University of - [Mike Manchester](https://ieimedia.com/mike-manchester/) - Mike Manchester: Assistant Director of Program Management, Europe Mike is originally from Denver, Colorado. He got his first taste of study abroad in Italy in the year 2000 via Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon where he earned a B.A. in Communications and Media Studies. He has been living in Italy since 2002 and - [Bangkok Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/bangkok-faculty/) - Bangkok, Thailand Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-bangkok"] - [Info Session - Arles, Bangkok, Berlin, Valencia](https://ieimedia.com/info-session-arles-bangkok-berlin-valencia/) - Summer 2023 Info Session: Arles, Bangkok, Berlin, & Valencia programs The following ieiMedia Information Session for the Arles, Bangkok, Berlin, and Valencia courses was held at UC Santa Barbara in December 2022. Faculty leaders, ieiMedia staff, and program alumni provided course details and answered prospective student questions. Use the following link to gain access to - [Valencia Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/valencia-faculty/) - Valencia Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-valencia"] - [Curt Chandler](https://ieimedia.com/curt-chandler/) - Curt Chandler died on January 31, 2022. Chandler taught multimedia reporting and entrepreneurial journalism at Penn State University. In 2017 he was the multimedia coach for ieiMedia’s Oslo Rocks! music reporting program in Norway. He had more than 25 years of industry experience as a visual journalist, writer, editor and online producer. He taught photojournalism - [Vanessa Vancour](https://ieimedia.com/vanessa-vancour/) - Vanessa Vancour is a former TV anchor with a passion for bilingual storytelling. She teaches social journalism, community engagement and bilingual news at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Vanessa is passionate about equity, inclusion and thoughtful diversity initiatives. In 2017, she delivered a TEDx talk titled "I'm Mexican, Does that Change - [Marie Gould](https://ieimedia.com/marie-gould/) - Before joining iei Media as the Director of Admissions and Communication, Marie Gould ran a service learning program for Tulane University in New Orleans. She has extensive experience working with college students there and as a field ranger for the United States Forest Service in Colorado where she supervised college students working as interns at her - [Renee (Stillings) Huhs](https://ieimedia.com/renee-huhs/) - Renee (Stillings) Huhs is founder and director of SRAS, an organization that has developed and promoted academic study abroad in the post-Soviet space for over 20 years. She speaks Russian fluently and lived for several years in Moscow. SRAS works with top educational institutions and other service providers in Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and - [John Shrader](https://ieimedia.com/john-shrader/) - John Shrader (Valencia, Spain Director) is an assistant professor of Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska. He teaches courses in broadcast journalism, including news and sports journalism for both radio and television, and visual storytelling for all media. John spent 30 years as a broadcaster in San Francisco, for which he won an Emmy Award - [Dave Maialetti](https://ieimedia.com/dave-maialetti/) - David Maialetti, an award-winning photographer seasoned photojournalist with more than 20 years of experience, is currently a staff photographer with The Philadelphia Inquirer. Maialetti covers a variety of subjects for the newspaper, including sports, breaking news, and feature projects. Maialetti is also active in the mobile photography movement. His work has earned him numerous accolades - [Steve Fox](https://ieimedia.com/steve-fox/) - Steve Fox is a senior lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Steve has been a professional journalist for more than 30 years, including 10 at The Washington Post’s website, and has taught at UMass for the past 11 years. He revived the department’s Opinion Writing class over the past several years and writes regular columns - [Michael Finch](https://ieimedia.com/michael-finch/) - Michael Finch Ph.D., is an assistant professor of communication and student media adviser at Lee University in Tennessee. Finch worked as a journalist and then became a Poynter Fellow before he became a professor. He received his Ph.D. in communication from Regent University, where he completed a dissertation about resistance and identity among minority subcultures in - [Judy Dobler](https://ieimedia.com/judy-dobler/) - Judy Dobler, Ph.D. is retired from the Writing Department at Loyola University (Md.). Her contributions in developing standards, pedagogy and structure in the formative years of ieiMedia continue to shape the thrust of ieiMedia experiential programs to this day. Immediately after earning her doctorate at the University of Iowa, she came to Loyola in 1983 - [Heather Crandall](https://ieimedia.com/heather-crandall/) - Dr. Crandall’s areas of concentration are American Studies, Communication, and Rhetoric. She is specifically interested in visual rhetoric and social change, media literacy, and communication pedagogy. Heather teaches courses in theorizing communication, media literacy, small group communication, interpersonal communication, advanced rhetorical criticism, organizational communication, and public speaking. In cagli she assist with the writing and - [Ashley Colburn](https://ieimedia.com/ashley-colburn/) - Ashley Colburn began her career as a host, producer, and writer for Wealth TV in 2009. She produced her first travel show ”WOW Croatia!” which was awarded Croatia’s Golden Pen award (Best U.S. media) and won an Emmy in 2010. Following her success with the Croatia show, Colburn created “TAKEOFF with Ashley Colburn” a travel - [Jesús Ayala](https://ieimedia.com/jesus-ayala/) - Jesús Ayala is a professor of broadcast journalism and multimedia at California State University, Fullerton. He instructs in English and Spanish through the university’s Latino Communications Institute and oversees the school’s award-winning Spanish-language newscast, “Al Dia.” Prior to joining CSUF, Ayala was an award-winning producer with over 15 years of network-level experience, covering breaking and long-format - [Linda Gradstein](https://ieimedia.com/linda-gradstein/) - Linda Gradstein teaches journalism at Hebrew University and NYU-Tel Aviv. She is also a freelance reporter for diverse outlets, including Voice of America, CBS Radio, Hadassah Magazine and the Jerusalem Report. For 20 years, she was the National Public Radio correspondent based in Jerusalem, and she won several awards for her coverage, including the Overseas Press - [Maria Williams-Hawkins](https://ieimedia.com/maria-williams-hawkins/) - Maria Williams-Hawkins, Ph.D., (multimedia faculty) is an associate professor of telecommunications at Ball State University in Indiana, where she has taught since 1993. Dr. Maria teaches courses in international media and media criticism, and she has taught reporting, news writing and photography. Before earning her doctorate from The Ohio State University, she was a journalist at - [Mary D'Ambrosio](https://ieimedia.com/mary-dambrosio/) - Mary D'Ambrosio (Bologna, Italy Director) is an assistant professor of journalism at Central Connecticut State University, and previously taught at New York and Columbia universities. A writer specializing in international issues, she has reported from the U.K., Turkey, Italy and Latin America. She served as an editor at Global Finance magazine in New York, a - [Douglas Quin](https://ieimedia.com/douglas-quin/) - Douglas Quin is a sound designer, naturalist, public radio commentator, educator and music composer. For the past 30 years Quin has traveled widely documenting the natural soundscape—from Antarctic ice to Arctic tundra and from African savannah to Amazon rainforest. His recordings of endangered and disappearing habitats represent one of the most unique and extensive collections - [James Carviou](https://ieimedia.com/james-carviou/) - James Carviou is an assistant professor of convergent journalism and public relations in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Missouri Western State University. He serves as the adviser for the Griffon Yearbook. Carviou has a multi-faceted background in journalism education that bridges the gap between the academy and best practice in the field. Carviou - [Lona Cobb](https://ieimedia.com/lona-cobb/) - Lona D. Cobb is a professor in the Communication and Media Studies Department at Winston-Salem State University, where she has taught “Journalism Writing for Print and Online,” “Study Abroad in the Discipline” (taking students to South Africa, Zanzibar, Kenya and Italy) and other core CMS courses. She has been a member of the ieiMedia faculty since - [Kurt Lancaster](https://ieimedia.com/kurt-lancaster/) - Kurt Lancaster is a professor of creative media and film at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of DSLR Cinema (Focal Press), Video Journalism for the Web (Routeldge), Production House Cinema (Focal Press), among other works. His students have gone on to create their own video production houses, worked as producers and cinematographers, as - [Tel Aviv](https://ieimedia.com/tel-aviv/) - [Urbino Faculty](https://ieimedia.com/urbino-faculty/) - Urbino Faculty [posts_grid columns="3" rows="25" order_by="date" order="ASC" lightbox="no" meta="yes" excerpt_count="55" link="yes" link_text="Read More" category="faculty-urbino"] - [Adriatic Beaches](https://ieimedia.com/urbino-travel-1/) - Popular Adriatic beaches in Pesaro or Fano are a close distance away. - [Venice](https://ieimedia.com/urbino-travel-2/) - Venice is a popular weekend destination for students. - [Florence](https://ieimedia.com/urbino-travel-3/) - Many students travel to Florence on long weekends via bus and train. - [Urbino Project 2011 Website Wins EPPY Award](https://ieimedia.com/eppy-award/) - Editor and Publisher announced EPPY Award winners at 1:30 today. Our Urbino 2011 website was a finalist. Turns out we won! The site was the top site in the category Best College/University Website: Journalistic or Documentary Report. The EPPYâ„¢ Awards are one of the nation’s most prized and long-running honors for online content and recognize - [Plaza de Toros](https://ieimedia.com/plaza-de-toros/) - [Central Market](https://ieimedia.com/central-market/) - [Malvarrosa Beach](https://ieimedia.com/malvarrosa-beach/) - [Haifa](https://ieimedia.com/haifa/) - [Masada](https://ieimedia.com/masada/) - [Will Boone](https://ieimedia.com/will-boone/) - Will Boone is an associate professor of English and Africana Studies at Winston-Salem State University, where he teaches courses on hip-hop, gender, popular culture, African American culture and African American literature. Originally from Orange, New Jersey, Boone received his Ph.D. in 2008 in African-American Studies from Temple University. His research interests include cultural and music - [Francesca Carducci](https://ieimedia.com/francesca-carducci/) - Francesca Carducci (Italian Language/Urbino Interpreter Supervisor) received her degree in Pharmacy at the University of Urbino. She teaches English and is a lecturer (CEL) in the Department of Modern Literature and Philological-Linguistic Sciences at the University of Urbino. She is a member of the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) staff of the faculty of - [Brandon Coley](https://ieimedia.com/brandon-coley/) - Brandon Coley is the Technical/Multimedia Adviser for the award-winning student newspaper, The News Argus at Winston-Salem State University. Brandon is a freelance multimedia expert with professional experience in graphic design, videography, interactive news, and front-end web development. He interned at several news organizations, including the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. He also worked as - [Venise Wagner](https://ieimedia.com/venise-wagner/) - Venise Wagner (Reporting – ieiMedia Fellow) is an associate professor of journalism at San Francisco State University. She spent 12 years as a reporter for various California dailies, including the Hearst-owned San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle. While at the Examiner she covered education and issues in the Bay Area’s various black communities. She - [Pawel Wyszomirski](https://ieimedia.com/pawel-wyszomirski/) - Pawel Wyszomirski (Photography – ieiMedia Fellow) is a freelance photographer from Gdansk, Poland, and cofounder of the photo community Testigo, a collective of photographers and videographers focusing on visual journalism. 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