Jenna Spinelle

Jenna Spinelle

Communications Specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State

Jenna Spinelle loves a good story and has spent the past 15 years telling them as a writer, podcaster, and marketing professional.

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BIOGRAPHY

Jenna Spinelle loves a good story and has spent the past 15 years telling them as a writer, podcaster, and marketing professional. She is the communications specialist for the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, where she hosts and produces the Democracy Works podcast in collaboration with WPSU, central Pennsylvania's NPR station. She is also the founder of The Democracy Group podcast network and co-host of the Higher Ed Social podcast. When she’s not podcasting, Jenna teaches classes on journalism, independent content creation, and the gig economy at Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Her writing has appeared in outlets including Inside Higher Ed, Current, and The Statesider. Her articles span a diverse array of topics, from the history of pierogis to podcasting advice for professors in the digital world. 

SPEAKING TOPICS

Jenna is an authority in her work in several areas of importance in contemporary life including:

  • Local news and democracy
  • Media and democracy
  • The podcast industry
  • Podcasting in education
  • Freelancing and content entrepreneurship

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

Teaching Gen Z at Penn State about the Gig Economy

Available for viewing from Culture Factor

Think Like a Journalist to Grow Your Audience

Available for viewing from OPF Virtual Summit

SPEAKER'S PODCAST

Democracy Works

Democracy Works

Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

What does it mean to live in a democracy? The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week.

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