Randy Covington is a lecturer in the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where he teaches classes in new media as well as ethics.

For Ifra, he serves as a professional trainer and consultant, working with media houses such as the Guardian Group in the UK, Impresa in Portugal, de Volkskrant in the Netherlands and Radio Free Europe in Prague.

Covington worked in local television news in the U.S. for 27 years, serving in management positions with television stations in Houston, Louisville, Boston, Philadelphia and Columbia, S.C.

His honors include a duPont Columbia Citation, an Ohio State Award and four Emmys. In 1997, RTNDA/Carolinas recognized him as its news director of the year.

Covington started his career in print with newspapers in his home state of Indiana. He also has worked as a newswriter for the Associated Press and in radio.

Terri Moorer is the Newsplex program coordinator. She is responsible for organizing and the administrative details associated with Newsplex training, executive briefings, study tours as well as the use of Newsplex for other purposes.

Moorer, a native of Lexington, South Carolina, has an extensive media background. She served as office manager in the Columbia bureau of The Associated Press. Among other things, her duties included coordinating AP's coverage of elections in South Carolina.

She previously served as assistant to the news director of WIS TV in Columbia, where she served on the news management team and oversaw the administrative details of a television news department of more than 60 employees.

She also has worked in administrative positions for companies involved in television production, engineering and construction.

Jordan Ellis is the Newsplex Resource Coordinator. He is responsible for providing technical support for the facility as well as training for Newsplex participants in both multimedia software and broadcast equipment.

Ellis is a former news director and anchor for radio station group Elberton Radiocasting where he covered news and events happening in the Northeast Georgia region. He is a 2003 graduate of the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications.

While at the University of Georgia, he trained in the many aspects of video news production and worked as a production manager, director, photojournalist and editor for multiple campus news productions including Newsource 15, Georgia Gameday and Athens After Hours.