Marie K. Shanahan
- Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
As seen in:
Medium,
Newsweek,
Associated Press,
The Conversation,
Salon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
Poynter Online,
Washington Times,
Routledge,
The Chronicle of Higher Education
and
Covers:
online comments, digital discourse, future of journalism, journalism education, online reputation, media ethics, online journalism, social media, digital defamation, anonymity, free speech
Associate Professor & Department Head @UConnJournalism. Online discourse, future of #journalism. Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Philippines, 2022. Views are my own.
Marie K. Shanahan’s Biography
Marie K. Shanahan is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut. She spent 17 years as a reporter and online news editor before joining the faculty at UConn's nationally accredited journalism program. Shanahan's academic research explores online commenting, digital discourse, online reputation and news engagement. She teaches undergraduate journalism students about digital newsgathering, multimedia storytelling and online ethics. Admittedly, she spends way too much time on social media.