Joshua Benton

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• Director, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University

Education

• Harvard University
• The Johns Hopkins University
• Yale University

• Episcopal School of Acadiana

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Joshua Benton’s Experience

• Director, Nieman Journalism Lab

  Harvard University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  I'm the founder and director of the Lab, a new effort at Harvard to figure out a future for quality journalism in the Internet age. We study new business models, newsroom structures, and innovations in reporting, writing, and communication. I write for and edit our fast growing website and manage a staff of five. I also speak regularly at colleges, news organizations, and other organizations.

Joshua Benton’s Education

• Harvard University

  Nieman Fellow 2007 — 2008

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Pew Fellow in International Journalism 2003 — 2003

• Yale University

  B.A. , history , 1993 — 1997

• Episcopal School of Acadiana

  1987 — 1993