Christopher Drew
Co-author of the bestseller \"Blind Man\'s Bluff\" & \"Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic.\" | Former New York Times investigative reporter & editor | Journalism prof at LSU
- Role
- Fred Jones Greer Jr Endowed Chair in Journalism at Lsu Manship School Of Mass Communication
- Location
- Baton Rouge, LA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Drew
I am a co-author of “Blind Man’s Bluff,” a best-selling book about submarine spying…
Experience
Fred Jones Greer Jr Endowed Chair in Journalism
Lsu Manship School Of Mass Communication
Aug 2017 — Present · Baton Rouge, LA, US
Lead the Manship School\'s experiential journalism program, with students covering the state Legislature for nearly 100 news outlets and investigating unsolved murders from the civil rights era via the LSU Cold Case Project.• Helped obtain in grants in 2024 from the MacArthur and Henry Luce foundations to create a network of local news hubs between college journalism programs and news sites across Louisiana.• Guided student projects that have more than a dozen regional and national awards. • Serve on advisory board of the national Center for Community News, a nonprofit group funded by the Knight Foundation.
Education
Tulane University
B.A., English
1974 — 1977
Skills
- Ap Style
- Military
- News Writing
- Books
- Journalism
- Storytelling
- Breaking News
- Translation
- Newspapers
- Dreamweaver
- Ap Stylebook
- Politics
- Feature Articles
- Editorial
- Teaching Writing
- Adobe Audition
- Radio Producing
- Copy Editing
- Radio Production
- Newspaper
- Creative Writing
- Online Journalism
- Editing
- Writing
- Investigative Reporting
- Blogging
- Publications
- National Security
- Web Content
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