Derek Moscato is professor in the Department of Journalism at Western Washington University, where he teaches news media, public relations, and environmental journalism courses. Moscato is a research fellow with the Border Policy Research Institute, and also teaches in the Canadian-American (C/AM) Studies and Western Honors programs. Previous to WWU Journalism, Moscato taught strategic communication and news media courses at the University of Oregon and Douglas College. Moscato’s research interests include public diplomacy, political economy of media, and environmental persuasion. His recent research has explored environmental persuasion in global, cross-border, and bioregional contexts; public diplomacy issues including the soft power of sport and culture; and international news media issues.