Seth M. Gitner has been interested in multimedia journalism since 1998 when he first learned about pairing recorded audio with still photographs. Presently he is an assistant professor in the Newspaper and Online Journalism department at The Newhouse School. Prior to this position he was Multimedia Editor of Roanoke.com and a staff photojournalist for The Roanoke Times.
While multimedia editor the newspaper has won the 2005 APME Convergence Award, 2005 Scripps Howard Foundation Web Reporting Award, the 2006 NAA Digital Edge Award for Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling and the 2006 Online News Association Award for General Excellence.