Michael J. Cripps
CCN Faculty Champion
University of New England - Biddeford, ME
Center for Community News
BIO
University of New England - Biddeford, ME
Program Summary: Launch sustainable reporting partnerships with local news outlets to support community news production, regularize existing internship opportunities and broaden coverage through also engaging student media.
Professor Michael J. Cripps leads the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of New England, which houses the Communications major, English major, and Writing minor. Since 2019, he has worked with UNE’s Internships Office to help match interested students in these programs to opportunities in local news outlets. He teaches several courses in writing and digital storytelling.
Bio
University of New England - Biddeford, ME
Program Summary: Launch sustainable reporting partnerships with local news outlets to support community news production, regularize existing internship opportunities and broaden coverage through also engaging student media.
Professor Michael J. Cripps leads the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of New England, which houses the Communications major, English major, and Writing minor. Since 2019, he has worked with UNE’s Internships Office to help match interested students in these programs to opportunities in local news outlets. He teaches several courses in writing and digital storytelling.