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photo by Dan Doherty |
Business journalist and Pollner professor Maryanne McNellis said the media must not abandon their duty of accuracy during the current financial crisis. McNellis gave the 2008 T. Anthony Pollner Lecture October 20, titled, “Talking To Main Street About Wall Street: How The Media Are Covering The Financial Crisis.” The annual lecture is in honor of Pollner, a former journalism student who graduated from the school in 1999 and passed away in 2001.
McNellis pointed out that bad news is always news, and “economic news is the tsunami of today.” Local newspapers and broadcast stations find themselves struggling to cover the market in a way that the average Joe can understand. “Main Street wants some Wall Street analysis,” McNellis said, but the press has a responsibility to be fair and accurate in their coverage of the crisis. Media reports, she said, should not “fuel the flames of fear.”
by Kayla Matzke |
Former WaPo editor advises J-students
Former Washington Post editor Bill Elsen visited the J-School and met with students to critique resumes and dispense interview advice—a valuable service in today’s tight job market.
Click to see a live advising session with Elsen.
Changing Courses, Part 2
Our Changing Courses series continues to examine the J-School’s efforts to prepare students for the challenges they’ll face in a rapidly evolving industry. This time we look at how the Photojournalism department is adapting.
| The Corvallis Town Project is one example of new ideas shaping the photojournalism department. Click here for the story and images. |
RTV Alums rake in Durso Awards
Several J-School RTV alumni were recognized for their achievements by the Montana Associated Press Broadcast Awards, named in honor of former RTV head Joe Durso, Jr.
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photo by Dan Doherty |
Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid addressed a capacity crowd in the University Center North Ballroom on Oct. 9. Rashid is the author of “Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia,” the book selected for UM’s First-Year Reading Experience Program for freshman. Rashid has covered wars since 1979 and said he used to have a good relationship with al-Qaida and the Taliban. His books written since Sept. 11, however, have not spoken well of the terrorist organizations. “They (the Taliban) treat journalists on a very discriminatory basis,” Rashid said. “They know who’s for them and against them.”
Journalists have always had to deal with tough regimes in Central Asia, Rashid said, but now there are organized extremists to contend with as well. Uzbekistan has banned all foreign journalists and Pakistan has implemented enormous restrictions, closing off one-third of the country. Rashid said getting in the field has become much more difficult. “You don’t know if the Taliban will shake your hand or chop your head off.”
by Justin Woodburn |
Attention prospective grad students. Follow this link for information about the school’s proposed new focus for its graduate program.
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