Matthew Carlson

Matt Carlson is Associate Professor of Communication at Saint Louis University where he teaches and researches in the area of media and journalism studies. His work examines public discourse about journalism, with an interest in the cultural construction of journalistic norms and practices. Carlson received a PhD (2007) and MA (2002) from the Annenberg School \for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a BA in communication from Loyola University Chicago, where was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Before pursuing his doctorate, Carlson was a researcher and Web editor at the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism in Washington, D.C. During his time at PEJ, he helped shape the State of the News Media report, managed the journalism.org Web site, and compiled the Daily Briefing, an online compendium of stories about the news media.