Scott Bourque is an associate faculty member at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. A Phoenix native, Scott got his start in journalism in 2009, working as a U.S. Navy combat correspondent in Japan and Afghanistan. After leaving the military in 2014, he attended Northern Arizona University and earned a Master's degree in Mass Communication from the Cronkite School in 2018.
Professionally, Scott works as a senior podcast producer for HearArizona Podcasts, the solutions journalism podcast affiliated with Phoenix public radio station KJZZ. He teaches courses on radio and audio journalism, as well as digital journalism and basic reporting. His research interests include analyzing news media representation of war, the military, and veterans, as well as stories about first responders, homelessness, and criminality through a critical-cultural lens.
