Debora Halpern Wenger

Deb Wenger, a 17-year broadcast news veteran, is an assistant dean and professor who oversees undergraduate studies in journalism at the University of Mississippi. Prior to her academic appointments, Wenger worked as a reporter, producer and newsroom manager within multiple TV stations, including WFLA (Tampa, FL), WSOC (Charlotte, NC) and WMUR (Manchester, NH).

Wenger conducts multimedia workshops in newsrooms around the country and is a trainer for SPJ in association with its Google News Initiative program. Her 2018 research on news video and local television news was completed with support from the Knight Foundation. She is also co-author of two books, Advancing the Story: Quality Journalism in a Digital World and Managing Today’s News Media: Audience First.

Wenger is executive editor of NewsLab.org and co-editor of AdvancingTheStory.com. Wenger received her Ph.D. from Kingston University in London and was named as a top journalism educator by NewsPro magazine in 2017. She is the recipient of the AEJMC 2018 Larry Burkham Service Award.