معرفی
Sara Vigneri serves as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media & Communication at Muhlenberg College, leveraging over two decades of professional journalism experience at publications including Men's Health and Cooking Light to foster civic engagement through ethical reporting practices.
Education
- M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
- B.A., Rutgers University
Research and Teaching Focus: Vigneri's work bridges journalism ethics with real-world application, emphasizing fact-based reporting across environmental and sports journalism. Her curriculum integrates case studies on media integrity while challenging students to examine journalism's role in democratic societies through hands-on reporting experiences.
Publication Trends: Recent works demonstrate interdisciplinary reach from public health communication (vaccine literacy) to urban political analysis (voter representation dynamics), reflecting her commitment to contextualizing complex societal issues through journalistic rigor.
Student Mentorship: As faculty advisor for the Muhlenberg Weekly student newspaper, she cultivates practical skills through Berg Beat (an online student publication platform) and the Lehigh Valley Almanac environmental journalism site, directly connecting classroom theory with community-focused reporting.
Current Teaching Portfolio
- Environmental Journalism
- FYS: The Glorification of Youth Sports
- Introduction to Journalism
- Introduction to Narrative Journalism
- Media and Communication Independent Study/Research: Allentown Voice
- Sports Journalism
