Bill Mitchell, Community Contributor

Bill Mitchell is a journalist and journalism educator who led entrepreneurial and international programs at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and continues as an affiliate member of its faculty. Previously, Bill headed Poynter.org for 10 years. Before joining Poynter in 1999, he worked as editor of Universal New Media (‘95-‘99) and director of electronic publishing at the San Jose Mercury News (‘92-‘95). Bill previously was a reporter, editor, Washington correspondent and European correspondent for the Detroit Free Press & Knight Ridder, and a bureau chief for TIME. He has twice served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes. More recently, he and his wife, Carol, have blogged at ayearinaroom.com and acrossthehall.org. Contact Bill at bmitch@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter at @bmitch.