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