Department of Communication

Contact and Overview

Email Address

redlnj@appstate.edu

Office Hours

Monday: 11 am - 12:00 pm
Friday: 11 am - 12:00 pm & 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Book Office Hours

Education

Ph.D.,  Media Research and Practice - Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
M.I.R., Macquarie University
B.C.M., Journalism, University of Wollongong

Teaching

Currently Teaching (Fall 2026)

COM 2316 Audio Production
COM 2552  Climate Response and Response-ability

Teaching and Research Specialties

Media industries and audience research focused on credibility
Perceived value
WTP
News literacy and habits

Research

Publications

• McDevitt, M., & Redl, N. J. (2025). The authoritarian adolescent: school/media trajectories in segregated education. In Research Handbook on Education and Democracy (pp. 401-417). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Refereed Conference Papers 

• Redl, N. (2026). Transparency About Investigative Journalism: Effects of Three Transparency Types on Perceived Value. Accepted for presentation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference (Media Management, Economics, and Entrepreneurship Division), New Orleans, LA. 
• Redl, N. (2024). Toward a cross-media transparency typology. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference (Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Division), Philadelphia, PA. 
• Redl, N. & Shepperd, J. (2024). Applying Evidence-Based Value Arguments to Investigative Journalism. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference (Media Management, Economics, and Entrepreneurship Division), Philadelphia. 
• McDevitt, M. & Redl, N. (2024). Adolescent Attraction to Authoritarianism: Schools and Media in the Social Learning of Aggression. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference (Mass Communication and Society Division), Philadelphia, PA. 
• Redl, N. (2024). Investigative journalism transparency and its effect on perceived value, credibility, and WTP. Presented at the International Communication Association annual conference (Journalism Division PhD Colloquium), Gold Coast, Australia. 
• Redl, N., (2022). A Comparative Approach to Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Public Interest Journalism. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference (Media Management, Economics, and Entrepreneurship Division), Detroit, MI. 
• Redl, N. (2022). What sells? Comparing circulation data for high-quality and low-quality print publications in three countries. Presented at the International Communication Association annual conference (Journalism Division PhD Colloquium), Paris, France.  

Professional Experience

• 2014-2021 Freelance journalist, content producer & news translator; Remote from Australia, Germany, Mexico. Produced print, video, and audio journalism and communications content for media outlets, companies, and nonprofit organizations on topics including finance, renewable energy, education, endurance sports, and publishing. Translated and edited economic and political news with a focus on banking regulation, financial markets, and post-financial-crisis developments.
• 2011–2013 DOW JONES NEWSWIRES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; Frankfurt, Germany. Finance journalist on the English speed desk covering German publicly traded companies, reporting on breaking corporate news, earnings, mergers and acquisitions, banking regulation, and the European economy for Dow Jones Newswires, WSJ, MarketWatch, Barron's, and other Dow Jones publications.
• 2006-2011 AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; Sydney NSW, Broken Hill NSW, Mackay QLD. International Radio Desk Producer; Researcher for Foreign Correspondent TV and Media Watch, Overnight and Local News Reporter; Host & Producer of the daily Rural Report, and reporting for state-wide and national programs; stints reporting from Mongolia, Timor-Leste, USA, and Germany. Finalist for the top national prize for agricultural broadcast journalism.