Thomas Haines
Assistant Professor
Department of English
College of Liberal Arts
- Writing deeply reported narratives of place that explore elements of culture, politics, economics, energy, religion, and more.
- Reporting on America’s journey to fuel its industrial self, from Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal boom in the 1800s to fracking fields and wind farms today.
- Studying how digital technology and its economic impacts are changing nonfiction storytelling in a multi-platform, multimedia world.
- Tracking how the digital revolution is changing journalistic practices and dynamics of the news business, from verification and sourcing to the conditions of a free press and diversity of media ownership.