Profile

Sara Shipley Hiles has worked in journalism since 1992, when she started as a copy editor at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans while she was a student at Loyola University. Sara has worked as a staff writer at four newspapers, including the Picayune, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., and The Statesman-Journal in Salem, Ore. She has also written for magazines including Mother Jones and co-authored a book, "City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina." In addition, she has worked as an editor and PR consultant.
Prior to coming to BGSU in 2011, Sara taught part-time at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky. Her areas of interest include investigative reporting, environmental reporting and writing, and using multimedia tools. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Online News Association.

Education

MA, University of Missouri-Columbia
BA, Loyola University of New Orleans

Classes

JOUR 2000: Introduction to Journalistic Writing
JOUR 2500: Reporting
JOUR 4500: Journalism Law & Ethics
JOUR 4900: Environmental Reporting

Web: http://www.sarashipleyhiles.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/saraship