College of Arts & Sciences
Peg Achterman
Assistant Professor
Communication
- B.A. University of Washington, 1982
- M.S. Syracuse University, 1983
Courses Taught
- COMM 1212 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- COMM 3533 Web Design and Layout
Biography
Peg Achterman (B.A. University of Washington–1982, History & Communications; M.S. Syracuse University–1983, Broadcast Journalism) is pursuing her PhD following a 20+ year career in broadcasting. Her research examines changes within newspaper newsrooms and the impact on photographers as they add video and multimedia to newspaper websites. During summer breaks she is a software instructor and developer, traveling the Americas, Europe and the Middle East teaching newsroom employees the joys of non-linear editing and digital workflow. Prior to this work with Thomson/Grass Valley she spent 17 years in the local television news business–-much of her career was spent at KING Television in Seattle where she was a TV News Photographer. The highlights of this shooting career included regional National Press Photographer Association awards and service as a national judge for the NPPA Photographer of the Year and Station of the Year competitions. Memorable stories span some of Western Washington State’s big news years-–including following Washington apples to Japan, candidates on the trail and WTO protesters on the streets-–as well as the usual campaigns, earthquakes and floods. Following her first job as a full-time photographer in Anchorage, Alaska (KTUU), Peg accepted a teaching position in the Peoples’ Republic of China. There she witnessed the student strikes and protests of Tiananmen Square in 1989. Peg lives with her amazing dog Skye in a 100-yr-old house in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. She is active with the choir and various committees at University Presbyterian Church.
Recommended Reading
Here Comes Everybody - Clay Shirky
Reaching Out in a Networked World - Lynne Baab
Amusing Ourselves To Death - Postman
Moments in Time Dirck Halstead
Family of Man - Steichen & Sandburg
Journalism 2.0 - Mark Briggs
The Big Switch - Nicolas Carr
The Creation of the Media - Paul Starr