Thanks so much Linda.  Excellent work.

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On Jun 10, 2010, at 3:55 PM, "Dr. Linda F. Callahan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

She said she would speak to the Advisory Board about all the issues raised.
Linda

-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Gutierrez [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Dr. Linda F. Callahan
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Summary Responses of Carol Pardun

Linda:
Thank you.  Did Carol Pardun express any response when you suggested that
more diversity on the Advisory Board would have caught the problem?  
Given her reported expressions of shock and surprise at the reactions to the
release she clearly does not have an Advisory Board that adequately reflects
the breadth and depth of perspectives of the AEJMC membership.
Felix

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Linda F. Callahan" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:13 pm
Subject: Summary Responses  of Carol Pardun
To: [log in to unmask]

Dear Colleagues:
I spoke with AEJMC President Carol Pardun today. I shared with her the
sentiments expressed by CSM & MAC members regarding President Obama 
andTransparency.

She is going to provide a written response to our conversation after
speaking with Advisory Board members; however, this is a summary of 
herresponse as to why the news release was sent.

1. It was a difficult decision that was discussed for several months.
2. The release was not politically focused.
3. "From our investigation, facts are clear that he hasn't had full 
pressconferences as often as he should have."
4. Despite the fact that he has had numerous press conferences and 
usessocial media, "he's driving the communication channels instead 
of giving
access that would allow reporters to do their jobs."
5. She has received a lot of emails thanking them for "having the 
guts" to
do the news release.
6. She was shocked and surprised that some have suggested the news 
releasewas politically motivated.
7. She was even more shocked and surprised that some have suggested 
thatracism might have been a factor.
8. They did not expect this response and did not expect this to be
controversial.  They thought that net-neutrality would have been a
controversial issue, but not this. 

NOTE ABOUT # 6, 7, 8.
[I did not bring up "politically motivated" or "racism."  So, 
someone prior
to our conversation had raised those issues.  As for #8, I 
suggested that
more diversity on the Advisory Board could have caught this problem].

MAC Chair Jennifer Woodard and I have spoken. We decided that we would
hold-off on the joint resolution until we receive a written 
response from
Carol and the Advisory Board.  She will send the response to me 
with the
understanding that I will share it with CSM & MAC. (CSM is an 
oversight body
of AEJMC).

Thank you very much for your feedback.
Linda Florence Callahan, Ph.D.
Chair, Commission on the Status of Minorities
Professor
Journalism & Mass Communication
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411




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