While
completing his undergraduate degree at Temple University, Linn Washington never
imagined that one day he would teach here. As a Temple undergraduate his
desired career path was TV news, working either as a field director or a
foreign correspondent. But his career has taken him through newspapers (daily,
alternative and ethnic) in a variety of posts, from police beat reporting to
executive editor. It also included a fellowship at the Yale Law School, where
Washington earned a master’s degree and his serving as special assistant to the
chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Though he never worked as a
TV news director, he has worked as a foreign correspondent, reporting from four
of the world's seven continents.
The education
Washington received at Temple equipped him with skills he needed to succeed in
life. At Temple he acquired excellent instruction in journalism techniques,
plus intangibles like building self-confidence and resourcefulness. Perhaps the
most valuable lesson he learned at Temple was the value of hard work—a lesson
that has paid dividends in- and outside the workplace.
Washington
teaches courses in investigative reporting, journalism law and multimedia
reporting and news writing. He co-created the department’s innovative
Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (MURL). For eight years, he also directed and
co-directed PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, the department’s capstone class. Student
work in that urban reporting–focused class earned nearly three dozen regional
and national journalism awards during his time with that program, as well as
Best Practices recognition from the Association for Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication.
Washington also
continues to work as a professional journalist for news entities (print and
online) across the U.S. and in Europe, for which he has been recognized with
awards. He frequently serves as an expert commentator, including appearances on
CNN and the BBC World Service. He has directed study abroad programs for
Temple’s School of Media and Communication in London and South Africa.
Recognizing how
Temple University contributed to his career advancements, he considers it an
honor to serve his alma mater as a professor.
Dr. Anwar
Salandy is the blog creator of Anwar's Reflections and Workplace Psych. He has
interviewed such prominent individuals as former lieutenant governor of
Maryland Michael Steele, Poor Righteous Teachers front man Wise Intelligent,
and internationally known public intellectual Cornel West. Throughout his
career, Salandy has worked with various well-known publications doing freelance
work.
From Rider
University's Literary Journal On Fire!! to the Philadelphia Daily News, this
young yet prolific author has made his rounds in a competitive industry.
Currently, Salandy is a ghost writer for many companies.
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