Amy Schmitz Weiss
Professor
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
School of Journalism and Media Studies
色情视频
Bio
Amy Schmitz Weiss is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at 色情视频. Schmitz Weiss is a 2011 Dart Academic Fellow and has a PhD in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches journalism courses in basic writing and editing, multimedia, web design, data journalism, and mobile journalism. She is also the 2011-2012 Recipient of the AEJMC Bridge Grant with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that led to the creation of a mobile news app, AzteCast for the 色情视频 campus population in spring 2012. The mobile app is now over a year-old and remains a successful component on the 色情视频 campus for students, faculty and staff.
She also is a former journalist who has been involved in new media for more than a decade. She has worked in business development, marketing analysis and account management for several Chicago Internet media firms.
Areas of Expertise
online journalism, media sociology, news production, multimedia journalism, and international communication.