The Benjamin Bankson Fellowship in Multimedia Journalism is designed to support faculty research, creative, and professional work in journalism and new and emerging media. 

The annual fellowship provides salary and research support to SJMC faculty to pursue projects that enhance our understanding of journalism and emerging media in an ever-shifting environment.

Bankson Fellows

2025-2026

Thomas Oates

Tom Oates

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

2024-2025

Sang Jung Kim

Sang Jung Kim

Assistant Professor

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Bingbing Zhang

Bingbing Zhang

Assistant Professor

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2023-2024

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Assistant Professor

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2022-2023

Brian Ekdale

Brian Ekdale

Professor

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