Reflection on International Journalism
by IIJ Ambassador, Assistant Professor, & Director of IIJ
During this year’s convention of the American Political Science Association (APSA), a student of political communication from Columbia University expressed her frustration at the way “U.S. foreign correspondents scornfully cover unfriendly nations like Afghanistan or Venezuela.”
Natalie Curtis told me after her research presentation that today’s international correspondents “wholesomely contribute to unsubstantiated conditions in which citizens of Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq are pitifully portrayed as warriors, assassins, and also depicted as marauding thugs.” Ms. Curtis looked to me for opinion on this matter and this article is a product of my impromptu dialogue with her.
September 28, 2008 | comments (0)
Want to know more about environmental journalism?
by Bernhard S. Debatin, Professor; Director of Tutorial Studies for Journalism
As you may have read in the Scripps Notes, I will be driving to the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists from Oct. 15.-18.
Please let me know if you’re interested, and also if you’d need financial support to attend the conference.
posted in: HTC
September 26, 2008 | comments (0)
WOUB News blog
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
Last year’s mentoring coordinator for WOUB News created a series of podcasts that introduce the hands-on broadcast news opportunities available through that operation. Check them out at woubnews.blogspot.com.
from his blog: “Ed Zelaski, the mentoring coordinator at WOUB. These podcasts are here to serve as a training aid to the new student staffers at the station. Feel free to contact me with any questions at ez327206@ohio.edu.”
posted in: freshmen, j101
September 11, 2008 | comments (0)
How to get involved
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
For the returning student the new year starts with some familiarity. Indeed, returning to campus may even feel like returning home.
But for freshmen, the sense of choice and opportunity can seem overwhelming. I was reminded of this during Welcome Saturday, held just before the beginning of the fall quarter. One new student already asked for instructions on how to drop a class so that she would have more time for getting involved in one or more student organization.
posted in: freshmen, j101
September 8, 2008 | comments (0)
While you were away…
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
We start the 2008 academic year with much to celebrate: two new faculty members (Assist. Profs. Aimee Edmondson and Yusuf Kalyango), an incoming class of 250 bright freshmen as well as a stellar class of new graduate students, new technology in classrooms (Anderson Auditorium, Scripps 108 and Sing Tao 101), and a Web site that helps keep everyone informed about accomplishments and programs in the JSchool.
At the same time, we face the very real challenge of keeping up with the pace of change in our industry. This is a challenge facing the faculty as well as the students in the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism.
