Jena Heath
CCN Faculty Champion
St. Edward's University - Austin, TX
Center for Community News
BIO
St. Edward's University - Austin, TX
Program Summary: Expand student reporting and community engagement with a focus on access to voting in Texas, especially among young people.
Jena Heath is professor of Journalism & Digital Media and an associate dean in the School of Arts and Humanities at St. Edward's University, in Austin. Before joining the faculty in 2008, Jena spent two decades as a reporter and editor at five newspapers. She covered the 2000 GW Bush campaign and White House as DC correspondent for the Austin American-Statesman, and served as Education editor there and later at the San Antonio Express-News.
Bio
St. Edward's University - Austin, TX
Program Summary: Expand student reporting and community engagement with a focus on access to voting in Texas, especially among young people.
Jena Heath is professor of Journalism & Digital Media and an associate dean in the School of Arts and Humanities at St. Edward's University, in Austin. Before joining the faculty in 2008, Jena spent two decades as a reporter and editor at five newspapers. She covered the 2000 GW Bush campaign and White House as DC correspondent for the Austin American-Statesman, and served as Education editor there and later at the San Antonio Express-News.