Jody Brannon

Adjunct Associate Professor
Communication, School of

• Jody Brannon is an adjunct professor of Journalism. She is a digital editor at National Journal, part of Atlantic Media. A former newspaper and magazine writer and editor, she has worked exclusively in online news since 1995, for The Washington Post, USA TODAY and MSN. From 2008 through 2011, she directed News21, part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education that emphasized innovative forms of storytelling. She serves on the board of the Online News Association. Brannon holds three journalism degrees (Seattle, American and Maryland); her 1999 dissertation, “Maximizing the Medium,” examined online news operations at ABC, NPR and USA TODAY.