Marcus Messner is completeing his PhD in Communication at the University of Miami and will join the VCU School of Mass Communications as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2007.

His expertise includes on-line news services, weblogs, and the impact of new technologies on contemporary journalism generally.

He is the co-author of two articles on Wikipedia, including "Framing Corporate America:  How Wikipedia and Encyclopediæ Britannica Portray Fortune 500 Companies".