Professor Dr. Allissa Richardson

Biography

Allissa V. Richardson, Ph.D., is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Her research focuses on how African Americans utilize mobile technology to create innovative journalism, particularly in times of crises. She is the best-selling author of the award-winning book 'Bearing Witness: Black Smartphones, Black Protest Journalism,' which examines the influence of mobile journalist-activists within the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr. Richardson has been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists as the Journalism Educator of the Year and is an Apple Distinguished Educator. She has held prestigious fellowships, including at Harvard University's Nieman Foundation and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Dr. Richardson earned her Ph.D. in journalism studies from the University of Maryland, as well as degrees from Northwestern University and Xavier University of Louisiana.

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