Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism in the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University and a nationally known media commentator. He teaches news reporting, opinion writing, media ethics, and other journalism courses with an emphasis on how technology is changing the business of news. He has also been published in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Nieman Lab, Nieman Reports, Poynter Online, and other venues. Kennedy also writes about developments in community journalism and co-hosts the School of Journalism podcast, "What Works," with his research partner, Ellen Clegg. It features interviews with leaders in the reinvention of community journalism. Their book, “What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate,” was published by Beacon Press in January 2024.