Peg Achterman, Ph.D. –  of Seattle Pacific University spent 17 years in the local television news business–-much of it at KING Television in Seattle where she was a TV News Photographer, Field Producer, and Editor. She is an active member of NPPA, winning several awards and serving as a national judge; she is also a Washington SPJ board member. She is the adviser for The Falcon (SPU’s student newspaper) and teaches Digital and Online Media, Multimedia Journalism, and Media Literacy.