Steve joined the journalism faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in August 2007 and since then has successfully incorporated multimedia across the curriculum.
Since arriving at UMass, Steve has developed multiple courses modeled after his multimedia journalism course. The courses allow students to work in teams in a newsroom-like environment where they work on packages -- using video, audio and photos to tell stories. He is also working with students on developing amherstwire.com, a news Web site staffed completely by students.
Steve has more than 25 years of experience as an editor and reporter for print and online publications, including 10 as an editor at washingt...