Mark Obbie

EDUCATION

• M.A., School of Journalism, University of Missouri at Columbia. News/editorial, Washington Reporting Program (1981)
• B.A., St. John Fisher College. Communications/journalism, history (1980)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• American Lawyer Media, Inc. (1987-2004)
• The American Lawyer: Executive editor
• Law News Network: General manager
• Counsel Connect: President and CEO
• Texas Lawyer: Editor and publisher
• The Houston Post (1983-86)
• City desk reporter: cops, courts, city hall, general assignments and projects
• The (Warren, Ohio) Tribune Chronicle (1982-83)
• City desk reporter: cops, courts

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University (2004-present)
• Associate professor, Magazine Department (teaching magazine journalism, news reporting and writing, media law, law/politics/media, and legal reporting (2007-present).
  
• Visiting assistant professor, Magazine, Newspaper, and Communications Departments (2004-07)
  
• New School University, New York (2003)
• Adjunct instructor

See the attached CV for full details, or go here for more on my freelance work or here for more on what I teach now.