Josh Stearns is a journalist and organizer working to build stronger journalism through creativity, community and civic engagement. Stearns is currently the director of Journalism & Sustainability at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Prior to joining the Dodge staff, Josh served as Press Freedom Director at Free Press where he spent 7 years running national advocacy campaigns in support of digital rights, freedom of expression and media diversity. He is a founding board member of the Freedom of the Press Foundation and his articles have appeared online at the Columbia Journalism Review, PBS MediaShift, Orion Magazine and Boing Boing.