Gina Baleria

Communications Strategist

Gina Baleria

she/her

Contact

baleria@sonoma.edu
Gina’s SSU Faculty Page

Gina Baleria, Ed.D., is associate professor of journalism, digital media, media writing, and podcasting at Sonoma State University and a former broadcast and digital journalist. She is also a communications strategist and consultant.

Gina's book, The Journalism Behind Journalism: Going Beyond the Basics to Train Effective Journalists in a Shifting Landscape (Routledge 2021)explores how to cultivate intangible journalistic skills, such as curiosity, empathy, tenacity, recognizing implicit biases, and writing inclusively. Dr. Baleria also co-authored Writing & Reporting News for the 21st Century (Cognella 2018), winner of the 2020 BEA Textbook Award, and she produces and hosts the podcast News in Context.

Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with friends and family. She and her husband live in San Francisco.