Faculty & Staff - Directory

David M. Saldana, MS, JD

Education:

J.D., University of Southern California, 2001.
M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 1995
B.A., Journalism, University of California-Santa Cruz, 1991

Year started at ISU: Fall 2006.

Experience

• Communications Director for the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America.
• Licensed attorney and practiced law in California, specializing in Labor/Employment, Civil Rights and First Amendment Law.
• Television news writer, producer and field producer in such media outlets as MTV News, New York 1 News and local television stations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno and Salinas, California.
• Writer/producer/reporter for KZSC-FM radio in Santa Cruz, California.
• Freelance writer for magazines and newspapers.
• Taught "Censorship and the Law" at USC-Annenberg School of Communication and "Gonzo Journalism" at UC Santa Cruz.

Expertise

Print and broadcast writing; Television and documentary production; First Amendment Law.

Major Awards

Emmy Award for Outstanding Small-Market Newscast (1994)

Research Interests

Journalism ethics and professional standards; Developing media; Political satire in public discourse.