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Jenna Spinelle

Jenna Spinelle
Communications Specialist, The McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Jenna Spinelle is a writer and podcaster who tells stories that inspire hope and change in trying times. She hosts and produces the Democracy Works podcast and the narrative series When the People Decide, both productions of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. She teaches courses on news writing, podcasting, and the creator economy at Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. 

  • McCourtney Institute for Democracy projects
  • Podcasting and digital media
  • Building an audience off campus