David E. Carlson
Box 118400
Gainesville, Fla. 32611
352-846-0171 (office)
352-846-0172 (fax)
E-mail: dave (at) carlsonfamily.net

 

Executive Summary

     David E. Carlson is a pioneer in the development of interactive newspaper products and is internationally recognized as one of the foremost experts in the field. He has more than 25 years of experience in virtually all facets of daily newspaper journalism and is an experienced consultant, university professor, teacher and presenter at international conferences, meetings and symposia.
     He has been editor, managing editor, design editor, regional editor, reporter and photographer on newspapers from 7,200 to 291,000 circulation. He also has been a columnist for national and international magazines and is an often-published food and wine critic.
     Since 1988, Carlson has been involved in all facets of online media. He has given more than 100 presentations about online journalism and the future of newspapers on five continents and has been called "a pioneer" and the "father of the modern interactive newspaper."
     Carlson also is an experienced consultant and teacher, having taught graduate and undergraduate classes at the university level from 1993 to present.
    He was national president of the Society of Professional Journalists for 2005-06 and has been listed in Who's Who in America since 2006.
    Carlson is a current member of the executive committee of the Society of Professional Journalists, the boards of directors of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, and the Society of Professional Journalists and is past president of the Albuquerque Press Club. He currently holds the James M. Cox, Jr. Foundation/The Palm Beach Post professorship in New Media Journalism at the University of Florida.
   

Current Responsibilities

     Founding director, Interactive Media Lab, and James M. Cox, Jr. Foundation/The Palm Beach Post Professor of New Media Journalism, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville.
     The college is the nation’s second largest journalism school with 70+ faculty members and 3,500 majors in departments of advertising, journalism, public relations, telecommunication and graduate programs. Duties include full responsibility for all Interactive Media Lab funds and activities, supervising personnel and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Education

     Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1973. Major: journalism graphics; minors, English, art. Carlson also has 30 hours toward a Master of Arts in Journalism and has completed dozens of workshops and seminars.