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Dean Miller

@ProfDeanMiller

Dean Miller, a 2008 Nieman Fellow, is the former Director of the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University, where he taught the course to 2,400 of the 10,000 undergraduates who took it during his time there. He now lives and writes in Connecticut and is seeking partners to build news literacy courses in Washington and Oregon.

Why We Need News Literacy Now

Why We Need News Literacy Now

At times like this, News Literacy faculty look at each other and quip, “What have we done to deserve such riches?”The wisecrack reminds us to relish the meaningful work of…
December 6, 2016

Readership Institute’s Newspaper Studies

Mary Nesbitt is managing director of the Readership Institute at the Media Management Center and associate dean for curriculum and professional excellence at Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.…
December 15, 2007

Readership Institute’s Newspaper Studies

RELATED ARTICLE“What Readers Mean When They Say They Want Local News”– Dean MillerMary Nesbitt is managing director of the Readership Institute at the Media Management Center and associate dean for…
December 15, 2007

The Digital Reach of a Newspaper’s Code of Ethics

‘It offers readers ideas and phrases to use in their criticism of our journalism, which has a way of sorting serious critics from simple haters.’
December 15, 2006

A Local Newspaper Endures a Stormy Backlash

‘We had the opportunity to tell the story of powerless people who'd been hurt by powerful people who counted on the public never learning what they'd done.’
June 15, 2006