Diana Huffman is the Baltimore Distinguished Lecturer at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. She teaches journalism ethics, media law and multimedia news editing. Huffman is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to coming to the college in 1999, she was managing editor of National Journal, editor of Legal Times and a reporter/ producer for WNET in New York. She also was a senior staffer in the U.S. Senate for 8 years, serving as staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee and legislative director for Sen. Chris Dodd.