Will Sullivan
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Will Sullivan is a leading tech and journalism blogger, award-winning multimedia journalist and an educator.
and attended the University of Toledo
where he worked on The Independent Collegian
student newspaper . He also attended Northwestern University
for his Masters degree in New Media at the Medill School of Journalism
and The Poynter Institute for a Visual Journalism Fellowship.
In 2010, he was awarded a fellowship with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri
where he studied mobile and tablet news development. Also in 2010, he was elected the youngest ever member of the Online News Association
board of directors.
's Multimedia Immersion workshop over the past 5 years, which has trained hundreds of photojournalists multimedia storytelling skills, including Pulitzer Prize
winners, and award-winning photographers from The Los Angeles Times' Carolyn Cole
to Pete Souza
, President Barack Obama
's chief photographer and former Chicago Tribune
staff photographer.
Sullivan was also a judge for the Society for News Design
's 2011 "Best of News Design" competition and he is co-chair of the 2011 SND conference, taking place in St. Louis on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2011.
Early life and education
Sullivan was born in Toledo, OhioToledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
and attended the University of Toledo
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
where he worked on The Independent Collegian
The Independent Collegian
The Independent Collegian is an independent student newspaper published in Toledo, Ohio, serving the University of Toledo community. It is published bi-weekly, each Monday and Thursday.- Early history :...
student newspaper . He also attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
for his Masters degree in New Media at the Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
and The Poynter Institute for a Visual Journalism Fellowship.
In 2010, he was awarded a fellowship with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
where he studied mobile and tablet news development. Also in 2010, he was elected the youngest ever member of the Online News Association
Online News Association
The Online News Association , founded in 1999, is a 501 non-profit organization made up of more than 1,800 members. Its mission: Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public....
board of directors.
Career
He co-founded and co-lead the National Press Photographers AssociationNational Press Photographers Association
NPPA is the acronym for the National Press Photographers Association, founded in 1947. The organization is based in Durham, North Carolina and its mostly made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field...
's Multimedia Immersion workshop over the past 5 years, which has trained hundreds of photojournalists multimedia storytelling skills, including Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winners, and award-winning photographers from The Los Angeles Times' Carolyn Cole
Carolyn Cole
Carolyn Cole is a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2004, for her coverage of the siege of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.-Biography:...
to Pete Souza
Pete Souza
Pete Souza is an American photojournalist and the current Chief Official White House photographer for President Barack Obama and Director of the White House Photography Office...
, President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's chief photographer and former Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
staff photographer.
Sullivan was also a judge for the Society for News Design
Society for News Design
The Society for News Design is an international organization for professionals working in the news sector of the media industry, specifically those involved with graphic design, illustration, web design and infographics....
's 2011 "Best of News Design" competition and he is co-chair of the 2011 SND conference, taking place in St. Louis on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2011.