About
Allison Marie Frisch is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications, specializing in journalism innovation and sustainable funding models for community journalism. She previously taught as an adjunct professor at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Saunders School of Business and Harrisburg Community College’s marketing department.
- Education: Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), Rochester Institute of Technology (2016)
Her research focuses on innovative revenue streams for journalism, partnerships between academia and local media to combat news deserts, and cinematic storytelling in video journalism while maintaining journalistic integrity. She has been recognized with multiple Associated Press and Pennsylvania News Media Awards for her editorial and digital innovation leadership.
- 2019 Cronkite School of Journalism Innovation Fellow
- Associated Press Awards for feature writing, investigative reporting, and digital innovation in storytelling
- AP Newspaper of the Year (2008–2014) as part of her staff
- Pennsylvania News Media Awards for diversity and video excellence (2016, 2017)
