Jessica Sparks

Jessica Sparks is an instructor of multimedia journalism at Savannah State University in Savannah, GA. She teaches news writing, scriptwriting and design for multimedia. Sparks will be a fellow at The Wall Street Journal. Before moving to Savannah State, she was the Webmaster for BlufftonToday.com, a subsidiary of the Savannah Morning News. Sparks also has taught journalism at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, and has worked as a Web developer. Previously, she was a reporter for The Herald Bulletin. She also has written for publications such as The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette, Indianapolis Monthly and Hilton Head Monthly. Sparks has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in digital storytelling from Ball State University.