Experience

FāVS News

• United States
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor FāVS News (spokanefavs.com)

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  FāVS News informs and builds faith and non-faith community through digital journalism and online and offline engagement opportunities. FāVS News informs and builds faith and non-faith community through digital journalism and online and offline engagement opportunities.



Self Employed

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retired

  • May 2020 - Present



University of Idaho

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Assistant Professor

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2023

  Permanent appointment effective August 2012. Teaching mass media ethics, media management and economics, media and society, and media writing. Responsible for the school's professional engagement. Coordinate the annual Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium. Permanent appointment effective August 2012. Teaching mass media ethics, media management and economics, media and society, and media writing. Responsible for the school's professional engagement. Coordinate the annual Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium.



The Spokesman-Review

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editor

  • Jul 2002 - Oct 2008

  Supervised all news and editorial operations of a 100,000 circ. daily in Eastern Washington. Developed sophisticated multi-platform strategy that included print, radio, web, mobile and niche platforms. Noted for innovation and experimentation. Resigned rather than implement devastating staff layoff in October 2008. Supervised all news and editorial operations of a 100,000 circ. daily in Eastern Washington. Developed sophisticated multi-platform strategy that included print, radio, web, mobile and niche platforms. Noted for innovation and experimentation. Resigned rather than implement devastating staff layoff in October 2008.



The Statesman Journal

• Editor

  • Jun 2000 - Jun 2002

  Supervised all news and editorial operations of a 60,000 circ. Gannett daily. Paper was named one of E&P's "10 that do it right" for 2002. Won Best of Gannett across all circulation categories for 9/11 coverage. Supervised all news and editorial operations of a 60,000 circ. Gannett daily. Paper was named one of E&P's "10 that do it right" for 2002. Won Best of Gannett across all circulation categories for 9/11 coverage.



The Gazette

• Editor and Vice President

  • Oct 1995 - Jan 2000

  Supervised all news and editorial operations of a 100,000 circ. daily in Colorado Springs, CO. Noted for newsroom/community engagement and involvement in ASNE Credibility Think Tank. Supervised all news and editorial operations of a 100,000 circ. daily in Colorado Springs, CO. Noted for newsroom/community engagement and involvement in ASNE Credibility Think Tank.



Knight-Ridder Inc.

• Assistant to the Vice Presidents News

  • Sep 1993 - Sep 1995

  Experienced what the late Jim Batten told me was a "post graduate education in journalism from the flag deck of the pre-eminent news company in America." A transformative experience. Responsible for training and personnel development at Knight-Ridder papers, leading newsroom culture change, working in Knight-Ridder TV, observing budget and editorial reviews, writing speeches for corporate officers and doing event planning. Experienced what the late Jim Batten told me was a "post graduate education in journalism from the flag deck of the pre-eminent news company in America." A transformative experience. Responsible for training and personnel development at Knight-Ridder papers, leading newsroom culture change, working in Knight-Ridder TV, observing budget and editorial reviews, writing speeches for corporate officers and doing event planning.



Register-Guard

• Reporter/assistant city editor

  • 1973 - 1981