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I’m a Ph.D. candidate and assistant instructor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas, where I research and teach about emerging forms of digital media production and culture — in particular, what these changes mean for the future of journalism. For my 2010 dissertation, I am studying the nature of journalism innovation through a case study of the Knight News Challenge. I have published a number of peer-reviewed articles on topics including blogging, citizen journalism, framing, media economics, and news consumption behavior.

This homepage is very much in beta. Please have a look around — at my bio, CVresearch/teaching and blog, in addition to my work as a contributor to the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard. You can also find me on TwitterFacebookLinkedIn, Slideshare, and Academia.edu. Thanks for visiting!

In recent news

• I’ve accepted a position as an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, beginning fall 2010.

• “The Future of News: An Agenda of Perspectives,” a book I co-edited with colleagues at Texas, was published by Cognella in early 2010.

• My class received a nice endorsement from leading media thinker Jeff Jarvis:

Jeff Jarvis endorsement of Seth Lewis