He is a Missouri native and 20-year veteran of the news trade, including extensive duties as a reporter, photojournalist, editor, newspaper owner and online entrepreneur. His interests include drone journalism, media convergence, disruptive innovation, media law, and website usability. He currently holds an FAA Part 107 drone pilot license and teaches drone journalism in the newsroom and senior capstone class. Sites earned his M.A. from the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, with an emphasis in environmental journalism and digital media. He teaches news reporting/writing, media law, history of journalism, online media, public relations, editing, drone journalism, and oversees the campus news website – www.myclarionnews.com. Contact: MLK Hall 114-A, 573-681-5805. sitesw@lincolnu.edu