Amanda Bright, PhD, MJE, is a clinical associate professor at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, specializing in community news, news product innovation, design, and pedagogy. She is the managing editor of Grady Newsource, assistant editor and instructor for The Oglethorpe Echo, and co-director for the Solutions Journalism Hub for the South at UGA. She is also the director of the Journalism Innovation Lab for the Cox Institute for Innovation, Management & Leadership and consults for the Center for Community News and the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. Formerly, Bright was a professional journalist, freelance editor, web developer and social media director.