Wanda Garner Cash

Wanda Garner Cash is a retired Clinical Professor and former Associate Director of the University of Texas School of Journalism. She held the S. Griffin Singer Professorship Fellowship and contributed over 35 years to journalism education and advocacy. Her career included roles as editor/publisher at The Baytown Sun, executive editor at The Brazosport Facts, and ownership of The Ingram News weekly newspaper.

• Advocacy Focus: Led media coalition for Texas shield law (2005), participated in international open records delegations to Mexico and Cuba
• Leadership Roles: President of Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, Texas Press Association, and Texas Associated Press Managing Editors
• Advisory Work: Media representative on Texas Supreme Court’s Judicial Advisory Council Committee on Public Access to Court Records

Research interests emphasized open government principles, First Amendment rights, and ethical journalism practices. Her career combined academic leadership with decades of hands-on journalism experience in community newspapers across Texas.

• Professional Milestones: 25+ years as community newspaper editor/publisher, ownership of rural weekly paper (1983-1991)
• Honors: Recognized for outstanding service to journalism through major industry awards and Hall of Fame induction