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Journalists In Residence

Protecting the Freedom of Speech and Access to the Truth.

Journalists in Residence brings award-winning media and thought leaders to campus to share unique experiences and perspectives that reinforce the free press’s importance in promoting critical thinking, free speech and a healthy democracy. They actively engage with the university community and FC initiatives while pursuing their own groundbreaking research and projects.

“The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man and improving him as a rational, moral, and social being”

Thomas Jefferson

Featured Journalists

Sarah was on a panel of “literal superheroes” for the Freedom Center’s Women’s Equity in Sports Public Discussion Forum in April 2023 at the Fox Tucson Theatre with Adia Barnes, Arizona Women’s Basketball Coach; Kathryn Bertine, creator of Le Tour Entier, which resulted in the creation of a women’s race at the Tour de France; AJ Mleczko, ESPN National Hockey League analyst, and two-time Olympic hockey medalist; Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially register for and run the Boston Marathon; and moderator Damien Alameda, KOLD News 13 Sports Director.

Sarah Spain

Jay Nordlinger

Jay moderated the Freedom Center’s February 2023 Public Discussion Forum on The Great Reshuffling at the Tucson Museum of Art with Eric Grossman, Morgan Stanley Chief Legal Officer; Xavier A. Gutierrez. Arizona Coyotes President & CEO; and Helena A. Rodrigues, University of Arizona Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.

Johanna Maska is an American communications professional known for her role as Director of Press Advance for President Barack Obama. Later, Maska served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Los Angeles Times and taught communications at the University of Southern California. She is currently the CEO of Global Situation Room, a public affairs consulting firm specializing in crisis communications and global strategy. Maska also co-hosts the award-winning podcast “Pod is a Woman,” where she discusses politics and culture with fellow former White House staffers

Johanna Maska