Lee Anne Peck has taught English, journalism, and communications courses since 1988. Most recently she was an assistant professor of international communications at Franklin College Switzerland, Lugano. Over the years, she has advised three student newspapers. Peck’s professional experience began in 1976 as a correspondent for the Moline Daily Dispatch. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree, she edited and then managed the regional Choice Magazine of the Front Range. In the mid-1980s, she edited and wrote for publications in Indiana and Delaware; she has worked for the Fort Collins Coloradoan as an editor, a columnist and writing coach and for the Rocky Mountain Newsas a copy editor. Peck has also worked at the Tampa Tribune’s online product, Tampa Bay Online, and for Microsoft’s online publication, Denver Sidewalk. Peck began free-lance work in the late 1970s and continues to do free-lance editing, writing, and public relations work. Her research focuses on all aspects of media ethics. She is a member of the national SPJ ethics committee and serves as online consultant for the Ohio University ethics hotline. She recently contributed a chapter to the journalism textbook, Desperately Seeking Ethics. Peck teaches the public relations courses at UNC. Read her blogs: |
