Dr. Marcus Messner – IYLEP Co-Academic Director
Dr. Messner is an assistant professor at the School of Mass Communications, teaching journalism and mass communications classes. His main research focus is on the growing influence of new media formats, especially social networks, blogs and Wikipedia. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, editor and correspondent in his native Germany and the U.S. Read Bio…
Phone: 804-827-0252; Email: mmessner@vcu.edu; Twitter: @marcusmessner
Vivian Medina-Messner– IYLEP Co-Academic Director
Mrs. Medina-Messner is an instructor in the School of Mass Communications. She teaches undergraduate and graduate journalism classes. Prior to entering academia, she worked as a content producer for Media General Interactive (TimesDispatch.com) and as an online producer for MiamiHerald.com. She also worked as a foreign language consultant for the blogging platform Tumblr. Read Bio…
Phone: 804-827-3775; Email: vmedinamessn@vcu.edu; Twitter: @vivianmedina