Guest Lecturers

Jason Manning spoke to online media classes when he was political editor for washingtonpost.com

Each year the Cronkite School brings to campus dozens of leading journalists and media executives to talk to students and faculty in classes and at school-sponsored panels and lectures. The speakers included:

2008-09 School Year

Phil Alvidrez, Magic Dust TV

Rebecca Armendariz, public relations specialist, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

Doug Bannard, KSAZ-TV, Phoenix

John Booth, executive producer, KAET-TV, Phoenix

Mark Bork, independent producer, Phoenix

Jim Brady, former executive editor of WashingtonPost.com

Merrill Brown, founder of Court TV and MSNBC and former Washington Post financial reporter

Chad Campbell, state representative, Phoenix

Andrei Cherny, author of "The Candy Bombers," co-editor of Democracy: a Journal of Ideas and former speech writer for President Bill Clinton

Matt Cornwell, owner/musician, Big U Music, Phoenix

Gary Cruz, KPHO-TV, Phoenix

Leonard Downie, Jr., former executive editor, The Washington Post

Sam Esparza, owner/audio engineer, Big U Music, Phoenix

Andrea Esquer, former public information officer in Attorney General’s office

Tony Femino, Voice of America

Peter Fenn, political consultant

Bruce Ferguson, Future Art Research at ASU

Vanessa Fox, Web consultant

Bill Gannon, director of online operations, LucasFilm

Ray Gonzales, videographer/producer, City of Chandler

Phil Gordon, mayor of Phoenix

Michael Haener, former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Janet Napolitano

Linda Hart, producer, Riester Advertising, Phoenix

Mark Hinojosa, director of new media, the Detroit News

Adrian Holovaty, founder of EveryBlock neighborhood news site, Chicago

John Hook, anchor, KSAZ-TV, Phoenix

Marilu Knode, Future Art Research at ASU

Jeanine L’Ecuyer, spokesperson, former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano

Randy Lovely, vice president of news, The Arizona Republic

Melanie McBride, vice president and director of Public Relations, E. B. Lane

Scott McNealy, chairman, Sun Microsystems

Doug Moorehouse, editor, KTVK-TV, Phoenix

Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of Auttomatic (WordPress)

Javier Ramis, Univision

Katie Raml, anchor, KNXV-TV, Phoenix

Dan Rather, former CBS news anchor

Scott McNealy, chairman, Sun Microsystems

Steve Owens, director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Scott Rosenberg, author and co-founder of Salon.com

John Scott-Dixon, president, Thought Lava

Adelaida Severson, Bushtex Satellite

Lisa Stone, co-founder and CEO of BlogHer

Mary Vinzant, communication and education assistant, League of Arizona Cities and Towns

2007-08 School Year

Pete Aleshire, freelance writer

Phil Alvidrez, Magic Dust Television

Rodric Bradford,public relations specialist, ChristensenIR

Don Colburn, health reporter, The Oregonian

Matthew Dutile, public relations specialist, Gordon C.James Public Relations

Tony Femino, Voice to America

Dan Gillmor, director, ASU’s Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

Jonathan Higuera, deputy director, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism

John Hook, Fox-10

Brian Indrelunas, reporting intern, Cape Times, Cape Town, South Africa

Chris Keith, photojournalist, Arizona Republic

Kari Lake, anchor, Fox 10

Bryan Laurel, senior marketing manager, Harkins Theatres

John Leach, azcentral.com

Andrew Leckey, director, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism

Jason Manning, online political editor, washingtonpost.com

Kevin McCabe, Fox Sports Net Arizona

Kathy Montgomery, freelance writer

Wadzi Muzwidzwa, founder, Project Greyafrica

Lori Pfeiffer, freelance writer

David Proffitt, editor, BizAZ magazine

Katie Raml, KNXV News 15

Javier Ramis, Univision

Melissa Rich, Marketing Manager, Harkins Theatres

Kara Ritter, freelance writer

Michael Roberts, deputy managing editor, Arizona Republic

Syleste Rodriquez, KPNX 12 News

Adelaida Severson, Bustex Satellite, Inc.

Eric Schlosser, author, Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness

Terry Greene Sterling, freelance writer

Robert Stieve, editor-in-chief, Arizona Highways

Becky Thielen, executive director, tempe.com and scottsdale.com

Jason Zasky, co-founder, Failure Magazine

2006-07 School Year

Eleanor Andersen, media communications & public relations director, Arizona School Boards Association

Pauline Arrillaga, national writer, The Associated Press

Alison Bailinm, HMA Public Relations

Peter Bhatia, executive editor, The Oregonian

Douglas Campos-Outcalt, MD, associate head of family and community medicine, Arizona College of Medicine

Tracy Collins, senior director of operations, The Arizona Republic

Bud Davy, editor, the Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Springer shows

Valerie Demetros, freelance writer

Matt Dutile, Gordon C. James PR Agency

Gregory Favre, distinguished fellow of journalism values, The Poynter Institute

Tony Femino, syndicated radio talk show host

Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer, The Arizona Daily Star

Mark Goodman, executive director, Student Press Law Center

Bob Gray, design editor, National Geographic magazine

Terry Greene Sterling, freelance investigative reporter

Charlotte Hall, editor, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel

Brooks Jackson, founding director, FactCheck.org and former CNN, AP and Wall Street Journal reporter

Chris Kahn, Associated Press reporter, Phoenix

Andrew Long, Arizona Republic graphic artist

Randy Lovely, editor, The Arizona Republic

Ilana Lowery, editor, Phoenix Business Journal

Susana Martinez-Conde, Ph.D, director of the Martinez-Conde Laboratory, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix

Katie McDevitt, public safety reporter, East Valley Tribune

Dawn McLaren, research economist, JP Morgan Chase Economic Outlook Center, ASU

Kathy Montgomery, freelance writer

Hannah Mullin, backpack journalist, KPNX-TV

Holly Nelson, public relations specialist, Changing Hands Bookstore

Lori Pfeiffer, freelance writer

Mary Jo Pitzl, politics reporter, The Arizona Republic

David Proffitt, editor, BizAz magazine

Javier Ramis, operations manager, Univision

Katie Raml, anchor, KNXV-TV

Kara Ritter, freelance writer

Michael Roberts, deputy managing editor, The Arizona Republic

Richard Ruelas, columnist, The Arizona Republic

Mark Scarp, columnist, Scottsdale Tribune

Eric Schlosser, investigative reporter and best-selling author of Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness

Adelaida Severson, president and general manager of Bushtex LLC., a Phoenix-based firm that coordinates satellite television programming for networks abroad

Joseph Sirven, MD, associate professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Mike Sunnucks, politics reporter, Phoenix Business Journal politics reporter

Becky Thielen, executive director, tempe.com/scottsdale.com,

Michelle Williams, chief of bureau for Arizona and New Mexico, The Associated Press