About

David M. Staton

Storyteller. Educator. Scholar

David Staton began his career as the intern that never left at the Albuquerque Journal. He later became a staff arts and feature writer at the daily newspaper before going on to write for a variety of magazines, websites and newsletters in regions across the United States. As a storyteller, he has shared stories across platforms, from interactive online documentaries to short and feature-length documentary film projects, “puff” pieces to breaking news.

He has produced and/or written screenplays for three full-length documentary films, including, Pin Up! The Movie which has screened at film festivals internationally. Summer of 2020 marked the completion of his first solo-directed documentary short, Ghost Resort. It has been screened at national and international festivals.

He’s also the author/editor of two volumes of media-focused work, including the Broadcast Education Association book of the year, Interactive Documentary: Decolonizing Practice Based Research (Routledge, 2022). His co-authored book on our digital lives is forthcoming from MIT Press in 2026.

An Associate Professor at the University of Northern Colorado, he completed his PhD at the University of Oregon. He shares his home with his wife, three rescue cats and far too many books.