Thanks, Linda, for the suggestions. Oddly, I didn't get a copy of
your original e-mail, so I'm responding to Lillie's response.
Camilla
At 04:14 PM 11/27/2006 -0600, LILLIE FEARS wrote:
Excellent
suggestions, Linda.
From: Shockley, Linda
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 4:12 PM
To: LILLIE FEARS; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: Losses of Boyd, Bradley, Setbacks for
Diversity?
Possible speakers:
George Curry, a friend to
Gerald Boyd and his co-founder of the Greater St. Louis ABJ and director
of their first high school workshop, former Bob Knight Award winner,
former Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, now editor of
the National Newspaper Publishers Association is right in Washington
.
Charlayne Hunter Gault of CNN,
and NPR (who might be in Africa), a dear friend of Ed Bradley's, herself
a former NY Times reporter.
Not least of all would be Robin
Stone, widow of Gerald, former Essence and NY Times style editor, former
president of NYABJ --which ran a very successful high school workshop
program, and author
(http://www.robinstone.com/home.asp).
I'm not sure how the
MAC/Scholastic luncheon works but whomever the counterparts are in
scholastic should be able to work through these extraordinary
circumstances/opportunities.
- -----Original Message-----
- From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
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On Behalf Of LILLIE FEARS
- Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 4:54 PM
- To: [log in to unmask]
- Subject: Re: Losses of Boyd, Bradley, Setbacks for
Diversity?
- Ladies, this would be a
great way to integrate these topics (memorials) into our
programming---that is to get a luncheon speaker who can cover each
person. I just hope we include the great John H. Johnson in the
tributes. Remember he passed right in the middle of our convention in San
Antonio.
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- Lillie
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- From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND
COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
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On Behalf Of Camilla Gant
- Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:49 PM
- To: [log in to unmask]
- Subject: Re: Losses of Boyd, Bradley, Setbacks for
Diversity?
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- Anita,
- This is a great idea, but unfortunately, I have already committed all
of MAC's programming chips. Alternative venues might be pursuing a
refereed research presentation or nominating a Scholastic Journalism/MAC
luncheon speaker to address the issue, including a tribute to Boyd,
Bradley, and other trailblazers as well as a critical discussion of the
import of advancing diversity excellence in the newsroom.
- Camilla
- At 08:48 AM 11/27/2006 -0800, Anita Fleming-Rife wrote:
- Camilla,
- At the August convention, MAC sponsored a
session titled, "Elders in the Field," which celebrated
the lives of Thomas C. Fleming, Samuel Yette and Clint Wilson. It may be
a worthwhile idea to have a session this year that focuses on these
trailblazers (Boyd and Bradley). Perhaps, we could think about it
as a mini-plenary--is that possible?
- "George L. Daniels" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
- Some of us are just learning this morning about yesterday's passing of former New York Times Managing Editor Gerald Boyd. This comes as a double-punch after just losing 60 MinutesEd Bradley a few weeks ago.
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- Both of these men were trailblazers. In writing about this on my blog today, I linked to so many of the tributes to Boyd, who not only was a major champion for diversity in the newsroom, but also of journalism education, working recently with Columbia University School of Journalism.
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- I know were days away from the AEJMC Winter Meeting (New Orleans) and that division heads are already reviewing the various proposals, I think Washington, DC is the ideal place for the MAC Division and/or the Commission on the Status of Minorities to sponsor a type of symposium or session that both commemorates the accomplishments of these men whove passed on but also addresses the recent demise of at least two other top editors at major newspapers.
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- What does this mean for efforts to diversify the ranks of American news organizations?
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- Earlier this month, the National Association of Black Journalists posted a statement about the resignations of Dean Baquet and Debra Adams Simmons expressing its concern about what these actions means for diversity.
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- There certainly should be a way for us as journalism faculty to help students learn more about the legacies of Boyd and Bradley, while preparing them for the leadership challenges that can short-circuit signature leadership roles for any journalist, minority or otherwise.
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- In a manuscript some of my UGA colleagues and I recent submitted about internal labor markets and newsroom diversity, I made reference to the growing number of minority journalists who are leading daily newspapers (Greg Moore at Denver Post, Ronnie Agnew at Jackson Clarion Ledger, Otis Sanford at the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Bennie Ivory at the Lousville Courier Journal). Pardon the cliche, but in many ways it seems like we're in the best of times and (with these recent developments) the worst of times too. Maybe our diversity discussion has to really shift because of what's happening at newspapers nationwide? Or should it?
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- I post this on the MAC list in hopes of generating some discussion and perhaps interest.
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- Our MAC Vice Head and Program Chair Camilla Gant would be the one to take any action should that be in order.
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- George Daniels
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- Anita Fleming-Rife
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- Camilla Gant, Ph.D.
- Faculty Assistant to the President
- Associate Professor
- Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts
- University of West Georgia
Camilla Gant, Ph.D.
Faculty Assistant to the President
Associate Professor
Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts
University of West Georgia