Melissa Harrison

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Journalism
MOUS 215

Education

M.S., Columbia University
B.A., Baylor University

Courses Taught

JOUR 10113 Media Writing
JOUR 10203 Intro to Journalism
JOUR 10303 Intro to Visual Journalism

Areas of Focus

Professor Harrison's areas of expertise include visual storytelling, TV news anchoring/reporting, mobile journalism, international news gathering, radio news anchoring/reporting and podcasting.

Melissa Harrison is a bilingual journalist with more than 20 years of on-air experience in television and radio news. She has worked as a television news anchor/reporter in various newsrooms, including WNBC-TV in New York City, WFAA-TV and KXAS-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, WAPT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi, KRBC-TV in Abilene, Texas and KCEN-TV in Waco, Texas. Professor Harrison also worked as a writer for ABC’s World News Tonight and as a news anchor for CBS Radio.

Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)
Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
College Media Association (CMA)
Journalism Education Association (JEA)
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Online News Association (ONA)
Religion News Service (RNS)
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)