Professor Emeritus of Journalism
Education
- M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia (Journalism)
- M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia (Sociology)
- B.A., Blackburn College
Course Specialties
- Advanced Public Affairs Reporting
- Literary Journalism
Background
Harrington is a former staff writer for the Washington Post Magazine. He has held various news, investigative and feature editing and reporting positions at the Washington Post, the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call and the Illinois Observer. Awards include the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award, numerous feature writing awards and the Gustavus Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights in the United States.
Research and Creative Endeavor
Harrington is the author of 鈥淎merican Profiles,鈥� 鈥淎t the Heart of It,鈥� 鈥淐rossings: A White Man鈥檚 Journey into Black America,鈥� 鈥淚ntimate Journalism: The Art and Craft of Reporting Everyday Life,鈥� 鈥淭he Everlasting Stream: A True Story of Rabbits, Guns, Friendship, and Family鈥� and 鈥淭he Beholder鈥檚 Eye: A Collection of America鈥檚 Finest Personal Journalism.鈥� He wrote and co-produced a documentary, 鈥淭he Everlasting Stream,鈥� which appeared nationally on PBS stations and won a regional Emmy Award in 2007.
