Scott Maier, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. A 20-year newspaper and wire-service veteran, Maier has covered city hall, the state legislature, Latin America, and a variety of other news beats. He was founder of CAR Northwest, an industry-academic partnership providing training in computer-assisted reporting. For his research on media accuracy, Maier received (with Phil Meyer) the Sigma Delta Chi award for Research about Journalism.