Lynn Reinke has more than 30 years of experience in journalism, public relations and marketing. She has been a newspaper reporter, freelance writer and editor and communications director. Most of her recent experience has been concentrated on the Internet, both as a public relations tool and an educational one. She is director of communications for Extended Learning at West Virginia University (www.elearn.wvu.edu).

Reinke has taught an Introduction to Mass Communications online class since 1999 and enjoys the interactivity and flexibility it affords her and her adult students.