Assistant Professor
Print and Digital News

316-D Lee Hills Hall
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211-1200

• Phone: 573-882-9951
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JAKE SHERLOCK is an assistant professor for the Missouri School of Journalism and the opinion editor at the Columbia Missourian. He has been with the School and the paper since August 2005. He teaches copy editing and design.

Prior to coming to MU, he worked as the night editor at the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Wyoming, where he also earned his bachelor's and master's degrees. Sherlock has also worked as a radio disc jockey and program director, has taught remedial English at the community college level, and has volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

Sherlock also enjoys working with social networking Web sites and new technologies to spur community conversation, which is his primary goal as the opinion editor. You can follow him on Twitter, friend him on Facebook, or follow his blog at JakeSherlock.com.