Joyce M. Davis is a Opinion Editor for PennLive, which she joined in March 2019. She is veteran journalist, author, communications professional and accomplished public speaker who has lived and worked around the globe for some of the most respected news organizations in the world. She is formerly Director of Communications for the City of Harrisburg.Davis served as Associate Director of Broadcasting for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, based in Prague, and supervised broadcast and internet services to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. She also worked closely as a senior executive with broadcast services to Russia, Ukraine, Romania/Moldova, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.Davis spent eight years as an editor and correspondent with National Public Radio and also was Deputy Foreign Editor and correspondent for Knight Ridder Newspapers, once the nation's second largest newspaper chain. Davis was awarded an honorary doctorate by Kyrgyz International University for her work in helping to ensure freedom of information throughout the world. She recently was awarded a second honorary doctorate by Central Penn College and is slated to be awarded a third honorary doctorate by Lebanon Valley College at its 2017 commencement.Davis also was recently honored by being named to the Hall of Fame of Women In International Security and a fellow in Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University.Davis is a specialist in the Middle East and Islam, and has reported from much of the Islamic world.She is currently working on a book about relations between Christian and Muslim women in the U.S. and around the world.