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January
2002
FREE
PRESS MUST ALSO PLAY FAIR
Poynter
prof talks with UM students
about war on terrorism, fairness to public
Robert Haiman predicts the nation’s
war on terrorism will spark a major confrontation between the
government and the press in the near future.
Haiman, president emeritus of the  Poynter
Institute and former editor of the St. Petersburg Times,
made his prediction to students at a November meeting of the University
of Montana’s School of Journalism senior seminar. The confrontation
will result from several factors, he said.
First, America has one of the most secretive presidential administrations
in decades, Haiman said. The battle against terrorism, which began
after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon,
is also largely concealed from the public and press.
Haiman predicts that while the press will want to know more about
the war, it will be told even less.
“The issue is going to be: what in the hell is going on in
this war?” he said. “The public will get antsy and begin
to take sides. If the patriotic fervor remains as it is now, they’re
going to side with the government. Reporters may be accused of
being on the payroll of the enemy.”
Haiman also spoke about his research into public perceptions
of press fairness as documented in his book “Best Practices
for Newspaper Journalists.”
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Lee
Enterprises reporter
laments scarce coverage
of Native American news
Jodi Rave is glad to be reporting on Native American issues.
She just wishes her job weren’t so unusual.
The 37-year-old reporter, a member of the Mandan and Hidatsa
Tribes of North Dakota, works the Native American news beat
for Nebraska’s Lincoln Journal Star and the entire
Lee Enterprises newspaper chain, which includes 21 publications
across the northwest.
Rave brought her career experience to the classroom at the
UM School of Journalism last month. She spent three days
talking with students about diversity in newspapers, specifically
the lack thereof.
Until Rave pitched her idea of publishing an Native American
news beat to the Lincoln Journal Star’s editors a few
years ago, the position didn’t exist. While her articles
are frequently included in Lee newspapers in nine states,
most newspapers in the nation still don’t cover Native
American news.
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story
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Dear
AP:
Copy-editing students
discover discrepancy
in stylebook
It’s known as the journalist’s “bible,”
but the Associated Press Stylebook was at odds with itself
about Muhammad.
Students in a School of Journalism news editing class spotted
a discrepancy in the spelling of the prophet’s name
in the 2001 edition of the stylebook. It was spelled correctly
under the entry “Muhammad,” but under the entry
“Islam” it was spelled Mohammed.
Students
noticed the error in October, during a copy-editing quiz
in professor Sheri Venema’s class. The students had
to correct a sentence with reference to the religious figure,
but couldn’t determine the correct spelling with the
AP Stylebook. Two of Venema’s students, juniors Dickie
Bishop and Lindsay Henderson, sent letters to the stylebook’s
editor to point out the mistake.
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story
The AP's "Muhammad" mistake |
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• Students
win prestigious internships with New York Times and Dow
Jones
• Students
place nationally in Hearst awards
•
R-TV students to air "Montana Journal" broadcast
in January
• Dates set for Grizzly High School summer journalism
camp
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UM SEEKS PRINT PROFESSOR
The University of Montana School of Journalism
seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor for its
print journalism program, beginning in academic year 2002-03.
Duties would include teaching courses in writing, reporting
and editing, advising students and establishing a record
of publication of work that enhances the professor's credentials
as a professional writer or reporter. At least 10 years
of experience as a full-time journalist is strongly preferred;
a master's degree is required. Applicant must have knowledge
of latest newsroom technologies.
The UM School of Journalism, located in Missoula, is one
of the oldest undergraduate journalism schools in America.
Its focus is intense, hands-on training of students interested
in jobs in the news media.
Review of applications will begin Feb. 1 and continue until
the position is filled. Send letter of interest, resume
and references to Professor Carol Van Valkenburg, search
committee chair, School of Journalism, 32 Campus Drive,
University of Montana, Missoula, MT. 59812. The University
of Montana is an AA/EEO employer; women and minorities are
encouraged to apply.
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