Eileen Gilligan, SUNY, Oswego
CCN Faculty Champion
Center for Community News
BIO
Eileen Gilligan worked as a daily newspaper reporter in Delaware, where she enjoyed covering state government and politics. She next became a feature freelance writer when she opened a coffee and dessert cafe at the beach. A stint as an adjunct journalism instructor led her to graduate school and a Phd in journalism and mass communication research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is in her 20th year teaching at SUNY Oswego, where she will begin a course in local news coverage in fall 2024. Her favorite course is copy editing.
Bio
Eileen Gilligan worked as a daily newspaper reporter in Delaware, where she enjoyed covering state government and politics. She next became a feature freelance writer when she opened a coffee and dessert cafe at the beach. A stint as an adjunct journalism instructor led her to graduate school and a Phd in journalism and mass communication research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is in her 20th year teaching at SUNY Oswego, where she will begin a course in local news coverage in fall 2024. Her favorite course is copy editing.