Ryan Sparrow

Ryan Sparrow, Instructor Professor of Journalism
Department of Journalism

Educational Background
M.A. Journalisn, Ball State University, 2008
B.A. Journalism, Franklin College, 1994

Professional Experience
Before coming to Ball State, Sparrow worked as a staff photographer at The Tribune in New Albany, Indiana; the Herald Bulletin in Anderson, Indiana; and the Florida Times Union in Jacksonville, Florida. He was also an instructor at Franklin College.

Research/Creative/Publication Interests
His research touches on all aspects of reporting such as basic reporting, communications graphics, digital photography, graphic design, computer graphics, multimedia, web design, digital video, and visual ethics.

Research/Creative/Publication Career Highlights
Sparrow won national design awards for Thomson Newspapers in 1995, 1997, and 1998; regional National Press Photographer’s Association awards for feature photography in 1997 and 1999; and other professional honors. As part of an interdepartmental team of professors, he helped create a new news curriculum in the journalism and telecommunications departments. Sparrow co-mentored a 2008 Business Fellows initiative that led a team of 16 students from four departments in producing a multimedia guide for the Indiana Landmarks Ten Most Endangered, an annual list of Hoosier landmarks in jeopardy.