Dr. Danny Paskin

Dr. Danny Paskin is a (full) tenured professor at CSULB. His teaching, as well as research, focuses on new and social media, the influence of technology in mass communication (including in public relations), and on graphic design. He has published extensively in leading journals and has organized and co-headed several conferences and seminars focusing on his areas of study. He has chaired a number of committees on campus, including having served for five years as the chair of the University’s Curriculum and Educational Policies Council. He currently serves as the CSULB General Education Coordinator, and is also a member of the University’s Academic Senate.

Professionally, Paskin was with the Miami Herald as a graphics specialist. While there, he was awarded three international Society for News Design awards for his participation in the coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Later, he worked at the News-Press in Fort Myers, Florida, as a page designer/copy editor, laying out pages for various sections of the daily paper, including, for example, business, sports and local.

Paskin was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he earned an associate’s degree in data processing and a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, focusing on journalism. He was awarded his master’s in journalism and his Ph.D. in international relations at the University of Miami. His dissertation compared the coverage of international news in the United States and Brazil.

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