Thomas F. Corrigan
Professor, California State University, San Bernardino
Center for Community News
BIO
2025 CCN Champion
Dr. Thomas F. Corrigan (or T.C.) is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) where he coordinates CSUSB’s Local Journalism Partnerships Initiative. The initiative works with local media in California’s Inland Empire to conduct local news research, develop journalism education curriculum and career pipelines, implement innovative reporting projects (including news-academic partnerships), and advance news literacy in the region. He also writes the Inland Empire MediaWatch newsletter, which covers and analyzes the region’s news media. You can follow him on Instagram at @iemediawatch
Bio
2025 CCN Champion
Dr. Thomas F. Corrigan (or T.C.) is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Media at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) where he coordinates CSUSB’s Local Journalism Partnerships Initiative. The initiative works with local media in California’s Inland Empire to conduct local news research, develop journalism education curriculum and career pipelines, implement innovative reporting projects (including news-academic partnerships), and advance news literacy in the region. He also writes the Inland Empire MediaWatch newsletter, which covers and analyzes the region’s news media. You can follow him on Instagram at @iemediawatch