Brenda Witherspoon • Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication • Iowa State University

Brenda Witherspoon

Teaching Professor

Contact

Dept:	Greenlee School Journalism/Communication
Email:	bspoon@iastate.edu
Office:	204c Hamilton 613 Wallace Rd. Ames IA 50011-4010
Phone:	515-294-9403
Office Hours:	Before or after class Tuesdays & Thursdays. Outside of that, I’m widely available by phone, by video or in person. Email to schedule a time that works for you.

Topics of interest: daily & in-depth reporting, health-care journalism, news coverage of/across/within cultures, strength-based journalism

Bio

Brenda Witherspoon has a background in daily journalism, including both reporting and editing. Her master's research looked at New Zealand newspapers' coverage of ethnic relations in that country, and she has an ongoing interest in how journalists depict their own and others' cultures. She is also learning more about strength-based journalism, which encompasses a variety of emerging schools of thought.