Andy Bechtel
Associate professor
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A., University of South Carolina
Course: Writing for Digital Media - JOMC 711
Andy Bechtel teaches editing and news writing. He joined the faculty in 2005. Bechtel has nearly 12 years of editing experience in newspapers, primarily at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. He spent part of the summer of 2008 working as an editor at the website of the Los Angeles Times. His other experience includes work as a copy editor and page designer at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C. Bechtel is a member of the Executive Committee of the American Copy Editors Society, and he is the author of a NewsU course on alternative story forms. He has written articles for publications such as Quill, Society for News Design Update and the North Carolina Media Law Handbook.
Phone: 919.962.1204
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Personal URL: editdesk.wordpress.com
Charles Floyd
Adjunct ProfessorM.A. in Industrial Design, North Carolina State University
B.A., UNC-Greensboro
Course: Visual Communication and Multimedia - JOMC 712
Charles Floyd is a former art director for National Geographic and a freelance designer/ illustrator serving science, technology, industrial and biomedical markets. In addition to teaching at the UNC journalism school, he has taught at N.C. State University School of Design, Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington, D.C., and Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts. His work includes a wide range of projects such as design studies for NASA, marketing and communications programs, reporting and producing multimedia narratives and illustrations for commercial and educational endeavors.
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Personal URL: www.clfloyddesign.com
Genie Tyburski
Adjunct ProfessorM.S. in Information Studies, Drexel University
B.A., Bloomsburg University
Course: Database and Web Research - JOMC 714
Genie Tyburski is a professional researcher who has worked with law firms for more than 20 years. She founded the website, The Virtual Chase, which provided information on legal, business and public records research strategies. Tyburski has written for trade journals and newsletters such as The CyberSkeptic’s Guide to Internet Research and was featured in the book, Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers. She is editor of Introduction to Online Legal, Regulatory & Intellectual Property, a volume in the Business Research Solution Series by South-Western Education Publishing. In conjunction with research consultant Gary Price, Tyburski created the course “Database and Web Research” for the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2004 and has taught it online every year since then.
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