Ren LaForme has worked to train his fellow journalists almost since he started in the field in 2007. While pursuing his undergraduate and graduate educations, LaForme held management positions in two student newspapers, one regional magazine and a search engine optimization firm. He worked with an award-winning journalist from The Buffalo News as a teaching assistant, and edited a neighborhood newsroom as a graduate assistant. LaForme has also chaired several small teams in entrepreneurial ventures.

Lauren Klinger is currently working with Poynter NewsU as an interactive learning producer. She holds master’s degrees in American politics from the University of Pittsburgh and mass communications from the University of South Florida. She taught mass communications and journalism courses at the University of Tampa and USF Tampa before joining the NewsU team.

Andrew DeLong serves as a program coordinator at Poynter. Prior to joining the Institute, he worked at the Tampa Bay Times as both a writer and editorial assistant. His passion for journalism first brought him to Poynter as a participant in the High School Journalism Program and then again as a member of the Poynter Fellowship for College Journalists. He is a native Floridian and enjoys volunteering in his community. He graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications.

Vidisha Priyanka is currently working with Poynter NewsU as an Interactive Learning Producer.

Vidisha worked as Planning Editor for digital video at TBO.com, media partner of The Tampa Tribune and WFLA-TV, News Channel 8. She also worked as an Audience Editor and News and Special Projects producer for almost 10 years and helped focus resources on serving news audience. Vidisha has a Masters degree in Journalism from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.

Andrew Beaujon reports on the media for Poynter Online. He was previously arts editor at TBD.com and managing editor of Washington City Paper. He’s the author of the 2006 book “Body Piercing Saved My Life,” about Christian rock and evangelical Christian culture. He lives in Alexandria, Va., with his family.

As associate editor of Poynter.org, I report on the media news industry and edit the site’s How To section. I like to unpack media trends and am especially interested in the ways that technology is changing how we tell stories. Other topics I like to cover include: corrections, commenting, new tools for narrative journalism, diversity in the media and women in technology. I came to Poynter in June 2007 for the institute’s summer fellowship for young journalists and then stayed on for a year-long fellowship before being hired full-time in November 2008.