Contact info
- Nerissa Young, Instructor
- Phone:
- 740.593.2675
- Email:
- youngn2@ohio.edu
- Office:
- Scripps Hall 219
Biography
Experience
Writer and editor, 2011 to current
The Commercial-Dispatch in Columbus, Miss., news editor, November 2011 to January 2012
Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., assistant professor and adviser to the campus newspaper, 2007-2011
Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va., visiting assistant professor, 2004-2007
Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., visiting assistant professor, 2002-2003
The Register-Herald in Beckley, W.Va., general assignment reporter, columnist, editorial writer and special projects director, 1993-2002
WMTD Radio in Hinton, W.Va., board operator and traffic manager, 1986-1988, 1989-1990
Education
Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., Master of Arts in journalism, 1993
Concord College in Athens, W.Va., Bachelor of Science in secondary education, 1987
Publications
“Mass Communication Law in West Virginia, 2nd Edition,” by New Forums Press in July 2012, author
“Peek-A-Boo Kitty,” by Publish America in November 2011, author
“Journalism Ethics: A Casebook of Professional Conduct for News Media, 4th Edition” by Marion Street Press, section editor and contributing writer
Freelance work published by Farm Journal, Blue Ridge Country, WV Inc., Shepherdstown Chronicle and Quill
Professional affiliation
Society of Professional Journalists, 1991 to current, member of Journalism Education Committee, former member of Ethics Committee, former member and chairwoman of Project Watchdog Committee
Research interests
Media law, media ethics, journalists and trauma

