Journalism Professor

Temple University

Linn Washington is an associate professor of journalism at Temple University, specializing in teaching investigative journalism and the First Amendment. Washington is also a weekly columnist and former editor of the Philadelphia Tribune, the nation's oldest African American newspaper. He has been an author, radio host and commentator, as well as a former crime reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News. Washington holds a Masters Degree in Law from Yale Law School. He is the author of the book “Black Judges on Justice: Perspectives from the Bench.”