Scott Bourque

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 field videographer in Japan and Afghanistan. After leaving the military in 2014, he attended Northern Arizona University on the G.I. Bill and earned a Master's degree in Mass Communication from the Cronkite School in 2018. He's worked as a reporter and senior podcast producer for KJZZ, the NPR affiliate in Phoenix, as well as working as a communications director and consultant for local nonprofits that focus on military veterans.

He teaches and helped develop the Cronkite School's foundational first-year reporting class, and has previously taught undergraduate and graduate courses in multimedia journalism, audio reporting, and podcast production.



His research interests include misinformation and the role of journalism in a democratic society.  He's also contributed to research 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.