Diane Winston (professor)
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Diane Winston is a professor of Media and Religion at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California
, and an author. USC lists her current research interests as media coverage of Islam, religion and new media, and the place of religion in American identity.
She received her B.A. from Brandeis
, a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School
, a masters in journalism from Columbia
, and her Ph.D. in religion from Princeton University
.
She has previously worked as a journalist at the Baltimore Sun, Dallas Times Herald
, and The News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina
.
She has written about the Salvation Army
, and has been interviewed by the news media about the interrelationships of religion and modern culture.
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, and an author. USC lists her current research interests as media coverage of Islam, religion and new media, and the place of religion in American identity.
She received her B.A. from Brandeis
Brandeis
Brandeis may refer to:* Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice* Things named for Louis Brandeis:** Brandeis Brief, a 1908 document written by Brandeis as a litigator** Brandeis University, in Massachusetts, USA...
, a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
, a masters in journalism from Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and her Ph.D. in religion from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
She has previously worked as a journalist at the Baltimore Sun, Dallas Times Herald
Dallas Times Herald
The Dallas Times Herald, founded in 1888 by a merger of the Dallas Times and the Dallas Herald, was once one of two major daily newspapers serving the Dallas, Texas area. It won three Pulitzer Prizes, all for photography, and two George Polk Awards, for local and regional reporting...
, and The News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
.
She has written about the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
, and has been interviewed by the news media about the interrelationships of religion and modern culture.