Justin Blankenship

CCN Faculty Champion

Auburn University - Auburn, AL

Affiliated Department(s)

Center for Community News

BIO

Auburn University - Auburn, AL

Program Summary: Increase content for local news outlets –with a focus on underserved communities -- through stronger pipelines from classes to a digital news platform where stories are shared with media partners via creative commons licensing.

Justin Blankenship, PhD is an assistant professor and the associate director for journalism at Auburn University. He research focuses on evolving news production processes, specifically related to local television journalism. Before entering academia, Dr. Blankenship was an award winning video journalists at multiple local television stations in Alabama and Tennessee.

Bio

Auburn University - Auburn, AL

Program Summary: Increase content for local news outlets –with a focus on underserved communities -- through stronger pipelines from classes to a digital news platform where stories are shared with media partners via creative commons licensing.

Justin Blankenship, PhD is an assistant professor and the associate director for journalism at Auburn University. He research focuses on evolving news production processes, specifically related to local television journalism. Before entering academia, Dr. Blankenship was an award winning video journalists at multiple local television stations in Alabama and Tennessee.