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Dr. Andrea Lorenz is an assistant professor of journalism in the School of Media and Journalism at 91²Ö¿â. Her research explores issues surrounding interactions between media and democracy, especially those related to local news, gender, technology, and political communication.

Dr. Lorenz approaches research through a critical and intersectional feminist perspective and uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. She is a supporter of engaged research and collaborates with a range of organizations to address issues of sustainability and equity in media and democratic systems.

She holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communication from the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill, with a graduate certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. Her dissertation focused on connecting a time of threat to local news with a call to address overdue changes in the field.

Dr. Lorenz currently serves as a faculty affiliate at and a senior research assistant with the . She has also worked with several journalism and local news foundations and centers.

Her previous work experiences as a journalist, campaign consultant and high school journalism adviser continue to shape and contribute to a variety of additional research and teaching passions, including scholastic journalism, narrative nonfiction, digital storytelling, investigative journalism and local political organizing.

Recent publications

 Center for Innovation & Sustainability in Local Media

, The Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

, The International Journal of Press/Politics

Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media

Affiliations

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication; National Communication Association; International Communication Association; The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life; The Irina Project