John-Erik Koslovsky

John-Erik Koslovsky is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Student News Media Advisor at Pennsylvania State University's Bellisario College of Communications. Prior to academia, he spent nearly two decades as a reporter and editor in local news media, earning multiple awards for investigative reporting, news beat coverage, and enterprise reporting. He oversees the journalism program across four campuses in Northeastern and North-central Pennsylvania, having redesigned it to emphasize democracy, accountability journalism, and fact-based storytelling. His research focuses on how economic factors like media ownership, profit motives, and newsroom unionization influence local accountability journalism. Contact: jxk884@psu.edu.