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DAMON KIESOW
Professor, Journalism Professions
Knight Chair in Digital Editing and Producing
Knight Chair in Digital Editing and Producing
216 Reynolds Journalism Institute
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Educator, product leader; UX practitioner; digital media manager and editor; experienced newsroom innovator, trainer and coach.
Education
M.S. Human Factors in Information Design
Bentley University McCallum Graduate School of Business, Waltham, MA
May 2015
B.S. Business Administration
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
May 2011
Academic Appointments
Professor of Journalism Practice, Knight Chair in Journalism
Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia
2018 – Current
Professional Experience
Director of Product
McClatchy
2014 – 2018
Grew the newly re-formed Product group from 6 to 20 including McClatchy's first Product Design and UX Research teams and instituted a systematic approach to human centered design.
Senior Product Manager
Boston Globe
2011 – 2014
Supported tactics and strategy for Boston.com and BostonGlobe.com mobile experiences. Focused on data driven processes, emerging technologies and mobile-first culture.
Digital Media Fellow
Poynter Institute
2010 – 2011
Founded the Mobile Media blog at poynter.org offering daily industry news and analysis. Taught classes and webinars in mobile strategy, mobile news gathering and change leadership. Presented at industry conferences and consulted within media organizations.
Online Managing Editor
Nashua Telegraph
2005 – 2010
Directed the convergence efforts of a small daily newspaper. Developed infrastructure, workflow, staffing and training programs to support Web-first reporting and publishing.
Principal Photo Editor
America Online
1999 – 2005
Managed a team of 12 photo editors supporting 24/7 news coverage for the period's leading online news and sports platform.
Photojournalist, Community Journalist
Various New England Media Outlets
1992 – 1999
Worked at a variety of New England media outlets in both writing and photography roles including: The Ellsworth American, Old Town-Orono News, Bangor Daily News, Associated Press, The Biddeford (ME) Journal Tribune, The Laconia (NH) Citizen and The Nashua (NH) Telegraph.
Research & Teaching Interests
Core Focus Areas
- News Product Management
- Innovation
- Media Business Models
Research Methods
- Audience Research
- Human Centered Design
- Change Management
Key Publications
Recent Publications
- Kiesow, D. (2024). An Introduction to News Product Management: Innovating the Business of Journalism. Routledge.
- Zhou, S. Kiesow, D. Gou, L. (2021) The Values of Print: Affordances and Cognitive Support for Newspaper Consumers. Journalism Practice
- Royal, C. Kiesow, D. (2021) From Boundary to Bridge and Beyond: The Path to Professionalization of Product Roles in Journalism. Journalism Studies
- Kiesow, D., Zhou S., Gou, L. (2021) Digital in Dispute: Affordances and Cognitive Support for Online News Consumers. Digital Journalism
- Kiesow, D. (2018, October 2). What it takes to shift a news organization to reader revenue. American Press Institute.
Awards & Recognition
- Knight-McCormick Leadership Fellow (2011) Knight Digital Media Center and the Annenberg School at USC
- Poynter-McCormick Change Leadership Fellow (2009) Poynter Institute
- Morris Berman Citation (2002) National Press Photographers Association
- Presidents Award (2000) National Press Photographers Association