Murphy Reporter Summer 2014

Murphy Reporter Summer 2014

University of Minnesota

School of Journalism & Mass Communication

Professor Thomas Barnhart (left) and SJMC’s first director Ralph Casey lay the corrnerstone of Murphy Hall.

MURPHY HALL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS

Murphy Reporter Summer 2014 DIRECTOR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Albert Tims EDITOR

Sarah Howard DESIGN

Sarah Howard, Nicholas Khow CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Sue Couling, Taylor Selcke COPY EDITOR

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Carolyn Lubben

PHOTOGRAPHY

Peter Beck, Sue Couling, Sarah Howard, Bill Kelley, Mark Vancleave ALUMNI RECORDS

Mary Achartz, Julie Golias PRINTING

Bolger Printing 2014–2015 SJMC Alumni Society Board Members Mary Tan, president Amy Nelson, vice president Jim Hammerand, secretary Carolyn Ahlstrom Heather Arntson Matt Burgess Chad Haldeman Liala Helal Victoria Hoshal David Mackereth Megan Matthews

FEATURES

08 Murphy Hall Turns 75

The home to journalism majors hits a landmark year.

14 Looking Into the Future

The National Scholastic Press Association trains the next generation of storytellers.

Wehrenberg joins faculty.

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Faculty Member Debuts Book 4

Alumna Wins Peabody Award 4

Hansen’s Advising Honored 5

Meet SJMC’s New Faculty Member 5

Alumni Spotlight: Emily Banks 6

President Kaler Visits Murphy Hall 7

SJMC Welcomes Heggen’s Family 7

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Longtime advertising executive Steve

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DEPARTMENTS

20 EVENTS

SJMC’s Annual Spring Showcase 20 Event Explores Post-Trauma Issues 22

Panel Discusses Diversity in Sports 23

Symposium Honors Donald Gillmor 24

26 STUDENT NEWS 28 FACULTY NEWS

Faculty Research Spotlight 29

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30 ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES

31 DONOR LIST 34 WHY I GIVE 35 IN MEMORIAM

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Memories of Murphy I hope you enjoy the featured glimpse of Murphy Hall’s 75-year history in this issue of the Murphy Reporter. I invite you to share your own remembrances of Murphy Hall — yes, even escapades in the Minnesota Daily offices. Send your notes and photos to murphrep@umn.edu or Tweet @UMN_ SJMC using #murphymemories. We’ll post your remembrances on the SJMC website at z.umn.edu/murphymemories.

My sense is that students have always bonded with Murphy Hall because is it one of the few places on campus where faculty offices, labs, classrooms, library, student club offices and study space exist as part of a community rather than in relative isolation. Students discover one another, deepen their knowledge, challenge as-

sumptions, refine talents and, I believe, come to appreciate just how important their success is to our faculty and staff.

Our editor asked if we could run a photo of me dating back to when I joined to faculty in 1987. The photo you see below appeared in the 1988 winter issue of the Murphy Reporter as part of a story about newly hired faculty. Seeing this photo after so many years reminded me of the small office suite I shared with George Hage, one of the most beloved faculty members in the School’s history.

I’m sure the pairing was mere serendipity, but it changed my life. George had recently retired but was continuing to help with the Minnesota Journalism Center, and in my case, nurture a new

young faculty member. He connected me with the school’s history and instilled in me a profound respect for the pioneering achievements of my predecessors and the long-established culture of genuine commitment to student success. For me, he established values, respect and guiding principals that define the core of my commitments.

Also in this issue you’ll find a feature about the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) and the Associated College Press arm of the organization. I must admit that we haven’t done nearly enough in the past to celebrate and promote the National Scholastic Press Association’s important contributions both to scholastic journalism and collegiate journalism, or their importance to the School’s outreach mission. As president of the board of directors, I have made NSPA’s ongoing success a top priority and am excited about the opportunities we have to develop new partnerships and to position the organization to better serve more diverse student communities than ever before. You’ll be hearing more about our work with NSPA and the Minnesota High School Press in coming issues.

Best,

Albert R. Tims Director, School of Journalism & Mass Communication

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HEADLINES Thiel-Stern’s New Book Centers Around the Media’s Portrayal of Young Girls Associate professor Shayla Thiel-Stern’s new book hit shelves in June 2014.

“From the Dance Halls to Facebook: Teen Girls, Mass Media, and Moral Panic in the United States, 1905-2010,” explores how, historically, teen girls have been marginalized by the media. Her research examines four time periods dating back 100 years: the late 1920s and early 1930s when girls starting taking part in sports; the 1950s, when Elvis was first on television; the late 1970s and 1980s with the punk-rock movement and today, with the advent of social media. “I would like for this research to shed more light on how teen girls are portrayed in the mass media and how that can lead to sexist stereotypes for both girls and women,” Thiel-Stern said. “My analysis has demonstrated that mass media can construct a reality that isn’t real, which has implications for how people conduct Shayla Thiel-Stern not only journalism, but advertising and marketing as well.”

The book centers on another important theme: moral panic and how teen girls are commonly at the center of panic and perceived corruption — from the Beatles to Snapchat. “There is a cultural overreaction to something that is perceived as deviant,” Thiel-Stern said.

“People shouldn’t be so worried about young people, especially with today’s use of social media.”

–S.H.

Alumna’s “The Race Card Project” Honored With Peabody Award

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something to encourage people to participate in a dialogue about a subject that often sends people running for the hills.”

Norris hopes the project and conversation continue. “I want to continue to build this archive,” she said. “And I truly hope this is an archive that people can look back [at] to understand this moment in history.”

Norris shares the Peabody Award with a team at The Race Card Project and NPR’s Morning Edition news magazine.

The George Foster Peabody Award recognizes radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations and individuals for distinguished public service. The Award aims to recognize excellence is quality, rather than commercial success. Every year, 25 to 35 winners are selected from more than 1,000 entries. –S.H.

Michele Norris

PHOTO BY STEPHEN VOSS

Michele Norris (B.A., ’05), former regular host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” and now special correspondent for NPR, was honored with the Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media from the University of Georgia for her selffunded “The Race Card Project.”

The project asks people to condense their thoughts about race into one sentence, using only six words.

“It’s not always easy,” Norris said of talking about race to NPR’s Denis O’Hayer in April 2014. “Pain and anger are put on the table. But this lets people be at the table. It’s a place to have that conversation and keep people involved in the conversation.”

What began as a small experiment garnered tens of thousands of submissions, which are featured on The Race Card website (theracecardproject.com). The statements, which came in through all avenues: mail, Twitter, online submission and by hand, have been used by schools, churches, businesses and the military to foster conversations about race. Sentences such as “What do you mean by ‘they’?”, “I’m a conservative, not a racist!” and “Yes, but where are you from?” opened up the dialogue for race in America.

“I say that talking about race is a little bit like cooking with onions. It might make you cry . . . but it always deepens the flavor,” Norris said.

Finding the stories so powerful, the submissions became the basis for a series of reports on NPR’s Morning Edition, which explored identity, prejudice, pride and equality (visit npr.org/series/173814508/the-race-card-project).

Norris created the project in 2010 while promoting her book, “The Grace of Silence,” a family memoir exploring her family’s complex experiences with race in America. “I knew I would be asking people to engage in conversation about race when I began doing lectures and public talks about my book,” Norris writes on The Race Card website. “I thought I needed

HEADLINES

PHOTO BY PATRICK O’LEARY

Hansen Receives Prestigious Advising Award

Kathleen Hansen (center) with University President Eric Kaler (left) and Richard Beeson, chair of the Board of Regents.

On March 13, 2014, Kathleen Hansen, professor and director of undergraduate studies at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SJMC), was awarded the 2013-2014 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising.

A faculty member since 1981, Hansen has advised countless students in her tenure. “Professor Hansen is more than my journalism adviser. She is my role model.

She is my mentor. She stood by me through many life decisions. Professor Hansen helped me — the daughter of poor Hmong refugees —believe that I can be a journalist, a lawyer or anything else I want to be,” said Susie Vang, B.A., ’05.

“Passion is wonderful in an adviser, but where Professor Hansen excels is through the personal relationships she has with her students. Since the day we met, her door has always been open,” said Kevin Schaul, B.A., ’14.

“I have learned as much from students as they’ve learned from me,” Hansen said.

“This is a real highlight,” she said of the award.

A University-wide honor, the Tate Award is named in honor of John Tate, professor of physics and first dean of University College.

The award recognizes and rewards highquality academic advising. –S.H.

Longtime CNN Executive Joins SJMC’s Faculty In fall 2014, SJMC welcomes Sid Bedingfield to its faculty.

Bedingfield, who worked as a journalist for 25 years, including nearly 20 at CNN, received his Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of South Carolina. His research centers on the role of media in political and civic change. “I have always been fascinated with how political ideas spread and how the public responds to political arguments,” Bedingfield said.

To further explore political change, Bedingfield looks to history. “It’s important to understand how political ideas were understood and communicated historically to understand how they are being adopted and employed in the present,” he said.

Bedingfield’s dissertation focuses on the rise of the civil rights movement in 1940s South Carolina and its impact on the politics of the state and the nation. “I wanted to look at how one protest movement used mass communication to win allies and gain traction in the larger, mainstream culture,” he said. A lot of this political battle was fought through the mass media, Bedingfield said. “Newspapers were at the center of the partisan political battle within the Research interests: Media hisstate.” tory and political communicaBedingfield began tion, social movements, frame his career working as building and social media in a newspaper and wire evolving media systems. service reporter in South Carolina and Alabama. In 1986 he joined CNN and in his tenure • B.A., English, Florida State there served as executive University, 1983 vice president in charge of • M.A., journalism, University of South Carolina, 2010 live news programming, • Ph.D., mass communication, and later as senior execuUniversity of South tive producer in charge Carolina, 2014 of documentaries and investigative reporting. In

2001, Bedingfield oversaw the network’s continuing coverage of the 9/11 attacks — coverage that earned CNN an Edward R. Murrow Award.

In 2007, Bedingfield went to the University of South Carolina to serve a dual role: as a visiting professor and as a scholar.

“I always felt that there was more to understand about the role of communications in how we make decisions concerning politics and governance,” he said. “This field is so exciting. There is so much that we need to understand.”

While at the University of South Carolina, Bedingfield has taught courses on multimedia journalism and storytelling as well as media and politics.

As a 2011 NEH Summer Scholar at Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Studies, he developed a course on mass media’s role in the AfricanAmerican civil rights movement, which he plans to bring to Minnesota. “I’m looking forward to adapting and evolving that course,” Bedingfield said.

And as far as moving from the South to the Midwest? “We were charmed by the Twin Cities,” Bedingfield says of he and his wife, Dana, who works in social media marketing.

“I’m looking forward to working with the faculty and students,” he said. “There is a great reputation for serious research at Minnesota and I’m excited to be a part of Sid Bedingfield that.” –S.H. Murphy Reporter

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Alumni Spotlight: Emily Banks In 2012, the Pew Research Center found that 62 percent of smartphone owners read news stories on their devices. And that number continues to grow. News outlets are thinking smarter about how content appears on mobile devices. Enter Emily Banks (B.A., ’08), who was named the first lead news editor for mobile content at the Wall Street Journal in 2014. Here, she works with the news team to ensure that content works for mobile users. Banks, who worked at Mashable from 2010-2014 and began her career as a journalist working in both newspapers and broadcasting, tells us about the changing landscape of news technology.

How do you think about social media and the mobile experience?

In the past, focus has been on apps. But now newsrooms are understanding the importance of a strong mobile presence because of social media. You can link to your mobile content on social media, but you can’t link to content on an app. Mobile traffic is up because of social media, which can’t be ignored. Sharable content is key and keeps the audience engaged in the news.

How do you work with reporters and news editors? Is there friction?

The era has passed where print fights with mobile and web. Everybody sees the importance of the online and mobile experience. Plus, with my background in journalism, I have an understanding of where our staff is coming from and the other elements that can be used to tell a story to take it further. We have to continue to evolve and adapt. We can’t get complacent.

How do you stay on top of new trends in mobile?

I spend a lot of time on my phone. I’m always downloading new apps — even games — and thinking about how people use their phones and how they prefer to navigate information on mobile devices.

What made you change from creating the news to creating how the news was delivered?

At Mashable, we saw tremendous growth in my nearly four years there. Our reputation and audience grew immensely. When I started there, Mashable was basically a tech news blog but through the years, the design and development team grew and we went through a huge redesign in 2012. I served as the editorial liaison to the product team and made sure that reporters could deliver on the design and product. That really started to get me thinking about the platform, and the design of the news, and how people access it.

What did you learn at SJMC that you still use today?

The media law and ethics classes have stuck with me the most. When I was at Mashable, I was really proud that we were able to instill in the staff some caution, especially when it comes to copyright. With the advent of social media, you have to be careful, specifically with breaking news.

Also, a lot of my time at the Minnesota Daily (where Banks served as editorin-chief during the 2007-2008 school year) continues to affect my work, including the experience of managing people and working on redesigns.

What job advice do you have for students who are job searching?

Your plans aren’t always going to work out as you expect. You never know what meeting new people will turn into, so it’s really important to be flexible. –S.H.

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HEADLINES University President Eric Kaler Meets with SJMC Students Since joining the University of Minnesota in summer 2011, President Eric Kaler has made it his mission to visit every department on campus. On Jan. 24, 2014, SJMC had its turn. The majority of the president’s hourlong visit was spent talking with students and seeing recent student work. Undergraduate students displayed projects including an app created for the Weisman Art Museum, a FOX Sports North Campaign created for the Minnesota Timberwolves, clips from the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press, magazine work, the NSAC campaign, honors research projects and more. Graduate students and faculty showcased research about big data and hacker journalism, journalistic practices at national borders, media law and ethics work and health communication research.

The visit also included a tour of Murphy Hall and a meeting with faculty to discuss curriculum and future directions for the School.

Following his visit, Kaler Tweeted that the department showcased “great energy and important work.” –S.H.

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1. Kaler speaks with undergraduate student Carrie Walker. 2. Undergraduate student Matt Abdo shows Kaler an app element of a campaign. 3. Kaler greets associate professor Marco Yzer.

Thomas Heggen’s Relatives Visit Murphy Hall On June 9, 2014, SJMC welcomed 1941 alumnus Thomas Heggen’s relatives Barbara Billings, Laurel Nadelhoffer Billings and Tom Billings (B.A., ’80, English) to the Thomas Heggen Memorial Library in Murphy Hall. Heggen, uncle to Barbara and Tom and great-uncle to Laurel, wrote Mister Roberts in 1946, which quickly became a best-seller. The book was adapted to a play and opened at Alvin Theater in New York in 1948 with Henry Fonda playing the lead role. That same year the play was awarded the first Tony Award for Best Play.

Barbara, Tom and Laurel visited the University of Minnesota to learn more about their family history and relative, whom they never met.

Heggen died in 1949 at the age of 29 with no heirs. Upon his death, his parents bequeathed money to SJMC for a library to be built in his honor.

The Thomas Heggen Memorial Library opened in Murphy Hall in 1950 and its collection features Heggen’s original manuscript of Mister Roberts, written while Heggen was aboard a ship during WWII. –S.H. From left: Tom Billings, Barbara Billings and Laurel Nadelhoffer Billings with Heggen’s portrait.

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MURPHY HALL TURNS 75

Since 1939, Murphy Hall has been the common thread for all journalism majors at the University of Minnesota.

BY SARAH HOWARD

SJMC faculty in the late 1940s.

Ed Emery

Ray Nixon

George Hage

Ralph Casey

Hal Wilson

Bob Jones Thomas Barnhart

Mitchell Charnley

Murphy Hall has seen much change throughout its years. From its creation in 1939 to its renewal nearly 60 years later and now its continued upgrades and renovations, this building has seen the introduction of journalism research, the familiar faces of stalwart faculty and the growth and maturity of countless students.

es. It began with the Minnesota Daily, established in 1900. It wasn’t until 1916 that William Kirkwood, director of publications at the College of Architecture, developed the first continuing courses in journalism. The following year plans began for establishing a major curriculum in journalism.

As the building enters its 75th year, we celebrate not only its hallowed hallways, rich with memories and stories, but the role it has played in nearly 10,000 alumni’s lives — from meeting lifelong friends to discovering career pathways.

Recognizing the importance of journalism education, William J. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune, gave a portion of his estate to the University in 1918 for the purpose of “establishing and maintaining a course of instruction in journalism.”

In the Beginning The first signs of journalism on the University of Minnesota campus didn’t start with a building or designated cours-

1918

The department was officially established in 1922. It was housed in Folwell Hall and the old Music Building before

Construction begins on Murphy Hall

William J. Murphy bequeathes his estate to the University of Minnesota for journalism education

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1940 Murphy Hall opens

Psst! We’re missing a few names! Can you help us identify? Email murphrep@umn.edu. later moving into Pillsbury Hall in 1929.

Seeing the need for a home base for the growing journalism department, the Regents authorized the construction of Murphy Hall in 1938 and work began in 1939. The building opened in February 1940 and the following year the Department of Journalism officially became the School of Journalism. In its Biennial Report, the Board of Regents explained the need for the change in name: “In the judgment of members of the journalism profession in the station and in the judgment of the alumni and members of the Department of Journalism staff, the new name more adequately reflects the

Thomas Heggen Memorial Library opens

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1970s Number of majors grows.

Special entrance requirements initiated

Gift from John and Elizabeth Cowles opens the Minnesota Journalism Center

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H G U O R H T S R A E Y E TH

The Journalism Library in the 1940s.

Louis Patterson teaches a reporting class in the 1940s.

Thomas Barnhart and Ralph Casey lay the first blocks of Murphy Hall in 1939.

Broadcast students in the 1960s.

Staff member Dawn Bremseth in the 1980s.

Renovated computer labs in early 2000s.

A student works in the computer lab in the mid-1990s.

Journalism library named the Eric Sevareid Library

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1984 The Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law opens

A broadcast from KUOM (now Radio K).

Virtual broadcast studio found in Murphy Hall today.

Construction begins on a renovated Murphy Hall

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2000 A new Murphy Hall opens, featuring new labs, equipment and classrooms

Professional M.A. in Strategic Communication begins

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2014 Dual-degree B.A./M.A. in health communication launches

began and the Ph.D. program was established, with the first Ph.D. degree being completed in 1956 by Harold Nelson.

And the building continued to change, along with the student body. In 1950, the Thomas Heggen Memorial Library, which still stands in its original form, was created.

Come see us!

Haven’t visited Murphy Hall in a while? Set up a tour by contacting sjmc@umn.edu. high professional standing maintained by the Department of Journalism in the University of Minnesota.”

Confirming its prestige, the School was one of 35 schools around the nation accredited by the American Council on Education for Journalism in its first round in 1946. The School continues to undergo this accreditation process every six years and was most recently accredited in 2013.

A Building Becomes a Home With the creation of Murphy Hall, innovations in journalism curriculum and research blossomed.

The 1950s were a time of tremendous growth. Student enrollment hit more than 500, a separate advertising sequence

The curriculum saw substantial changes, with revisions to the advertising sequence and the addition of television news and public affairs courses.

As the demand for a journalism degree grew in the 1970s, special entrance requirements and a secondary application process were initiated.

With the growth of the department, upgrades had to be made to the nearly 60 year-old-building. In 1997, there was an increased interest in journalism education and a $9 million renovation of Murphy Hall was approved. In 2000, the next incarnation of Murphy Hall was born, featuring updated equipment, labs and classrooms. One of the biggest changes for students may have been that The Minnesota Daily, which had been housed in the basement of Murphy Hall, received separate office space. Today, alumni find the building nearly unrecognizable except for the Heggen Library.

A Place for Research Journalism has always been a department deeply rooted in research. In 1944, a journalism research division was created and headed by Ralph Nafziger. It was the first of its kind to be established in the nation.

The Ph.D. program at Minnesota has long-been regarded as one of the best in the country. In celebration of Murphy Hall’s 50th year, Everette Dennis (Ph.D., ’74) wrote: “Look at the list of Minnesota doctorate holders and trace their influence and impact elsewhere [as faculty members, deans or directors] and one gets a glimpse of a rare gift conferred on higher education by Murphy Hall. This meant not only that the Murphy Hall family tree was extended, but also that . . . the mentoring that began at Minnesota was reenacted and reinvented in other

places.”

This tradition of strong Ph.D. candidates is a direct reflection of the faculty, many of whom were seen as “giants in their field.” Faculty have contributed significantly to the history of journalism, the study of communication law, media economics, communication theory, research methodology and international communication — a tradition that continues today.

The tradition of research and outreach gained momentum in the late 1970s with the creation of the Minnesota Journalism Center (MJC) and in the 1980s with the creation of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law. Both housed in Murphy Hall, the MJC provides outreach events for the journalism community and the Silha Center provides research and events focused on media law and ethics.

Bracing for the Future As Murphy Hall settles into the 21st Century, the building and its curriculum continue to adapt to an ever-changing media market — from virtual studio broadcasts and training to course flexibility for students.

With nearly 1,000 students now filling the halls of Murphy (approximately 70 percent studying strategic communications; 30 percent pursuing journalism), the demand for a journalism degree continues to grow. The courses and instructors in Murphy Hall focus on storytelling, an important skill in today’s value-driven market.

While the building has changed, along with the curriculum and the tools available, the sentiment remains the same: to alumni, Murphy Hall will always be home.

# Want to get in on the love?

Chris Ison leads an editorial meeting at the Minnesota Daily in the early 1980s.

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MEM RIES

We asked alumni to share their favorite memories of Murphy Hall.

Read more and share your favorite memory at z.umn.edu/murphymemories Minnesota Daily offices in Murphy Hall in the 1970s.

When the Daily, which was then housed in Murphy Hall, finally became a no-smoking office, we moved a couch into the hallway to create the Eric Sevareid Memorial Smoking Lounge. –Steve Rhodes, B.A., 1989

 As a student, I experienced a sense of energy in the halls and in the classroom that surpassed any other building on campus.

We were inspired by wonderful faculty who always challenged us. Tichenor, Harris and Barton immediately come to mind. Years later, as a Senior Fellow advising the brilliant NSAC students, I remember countless winter nights filled with spirited discussions and endless rehearsals. Presentations were forged by dedicated students who wouldn’t leave the building until they were satisfied with the day’s work. Which meant many nights we left Murphy at 11 p.m. or later. –Howard Liszt, B.A., 1968 Students receive critiques from Mitchell Charnley.

Thomas Barnhart leads a class in the 1930s.

I was a journalism major in my fourth year on September 11, 2001. I remember seeing the mass of students crowded around the TV screens outside of the first floor lecture hall. I went to the computer lab, where I logged on to check the CNN and the New York Times websites, which quickly crashed. A student pulled out a hand-held radio and about 20 of us huddled around to listen to the NPR broadcast on what was happening in New York and gasped when they frantically reported that the towers were collapsing. Murphy Hall had been my home for four years and that day, it became a sanctuary, a source of knowledge during one of the country’s most horrific moments.

–Krista (Poplau) Giuffi, B.A., 2002 Murphy Reporter

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SEEING INTO THE

FUTURE The National Scholastic Press Association is one of the oldest press associations in the country — and it’s educating the next generation of storytellers right in our backyard.

BY TAYLOR SELCKE

Tanya Biui attends an NSPA workshop critique at the NSPA Summer High School Journalism workshop, held in Murphy Hall.

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Diversity is defined as “the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization” and it’s not a word that is discussed frequently enough in the current landscape of the journalism industry.

In fact, in a recent study by the American Society of News Editors, minorities made up only 12.32 percent of newsrooms — down a percentage point from a 2010 survey.

It’s something Diana Mitsu Klos has experienced first-hand, and it’s something she’s trying to change.

Appointed to the National Scholastic Press Association’s top leadership position of executive director last fall, Klos is both the first woman executive director, as well as the first one of Asian decent. “In this decade and this century, it shouldn’t be a big deal, but it still is,” Klos said of her appointment. “We’re starting to see the progression of women moving into top positions — not just in journalism — but it’s taken a long time.”

Her first order of business since taking the helm of the 92-year-old organization in November: looking at the word “diversity” in a new light.

prompted the beginning of a longstanding and healthy partnership between the association and the School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

“Its roots in Minnesota go back as far as anything,” said SJMC director and NSPA board president Albert Tims. “We’re thrilled to have NSPA connected with the University of Minnesota. It’s a really important resource for us and it’s an important part of our national mission to advance journalism and journalism education.”

The partnership goes far beyond the University serving as headquarters for the organization. For 50 years NSPA was housed in Murphy Hall and led by SJMC faculty. Today, NSPA offices remain a stone’s throw from Murphy Hall and faculty serve on NSPA’s board and speak at workshops and conventions.

More importantly, however, is the shared responsibility SJMC and NSPA bear to fulfill the organization’s mission to provide journalism education services to students, teachers, media advisors and others from middle school to the collegiate level through training programs, critiques and recognition of excellence.

Education is Key The very first conference — now a hallmark event for NSPA — was hosted in Madison in 1922 and boasted 574 delegates from 16 states, divided across 238 newspapers, 48 magazines and 103 annuals. It was the first time publications were rated in their respective divisions, and in that inaugural year, 14 newspapers, 14 annuals and nine magazines took home All American ratings — the highest rating given to any publication in the critique service.

Today, there are 1,700 member schools, and thousands of students and advisers participating through one of the organization’s three branches: For middle school, junior high and high school students, it’s NSPA, or, if the high school is a Minnesota member, the Minnesota High School Press Association; for college members, it’s the Associated Collegiate Press.

Many of these members travel around the United States every year to attend the spring and fall National High School Journalism Convention (hosted in conjunction with NSPA’s partner organization, the Kansas State University-based Journalism Education Association). At

“Perhaps a better word for diversity is inclusion,” she said, “It’s about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity and access. One of the keys to our future relevance is simply ensuring that everyone is welcome to participate and feels like they are part of the group.”

One year into her new role, it’s an ideal that comes up often, and a piece of the impact Klos hopes to make on the nearly century-old organization as it continues to mold, encourage and train the next generation of storytellers.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

Rooted in Minnesota When NSPA was founded in 1921 by University of Wisconsin professor E. Marion Johnson, it was lauded as one of the first efforts in the nation to aid high school students interested in journalism in developing skills through workshops and competitions.

In 1927, when Johnson relocated to the University of Minnesota to head its new Department of Journalism, he brought the organization with him and

Students look over their yearbook at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Convention.

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A LOOK

BACK THE HISTORY OF NSPA

At the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, students have their work critiqued.

these conventions — the next ones being Nov. 6 to 9 in Washington, D.C., for high school students and Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 in Philadelphia for college students — conference-goers have the opportunity to attend workshops focused on best practices in newspaper, yearbook, magazine, broadcast, online, advising and media law, among others; receive on-site critiques of their publications; and network with other students and professionals in the industry.

“So often schools aren’t able to give student media the support they need,” said Candace Perkins Bowen, a former student media adviser and the current director of the Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University. “I think the conferences are phenomenal as far as getting people together and having them see the potential, asking, ‘How can we be better?’”

It’s also when a select group of talented students will be awarded with the highest honor of high school and collegiate journalism: the Pacemaker award. Issued

by NSPA since 1927, the award is given to those who best exemplify quality writing and editing, graphics, photography and leadership in each of the respective media.

“These awards have long been considered the ultimate prizes of student journalism,” wrote the executive secretary

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of the Journalism Education Association, Dr. David L. Adams, in a letter to the American Newspaper Publishers Association (now the Newspaper Association of America) dated Jan. 23, 1988. “They have indeed become known as the ‘Pulitzer Prizes’ of student journalism.”

In addition to these national conventions where student journalists are recognized for their excellent work, smaller workshops are also offered throughout the year to sharpen and build on existing skills.

During last year’s Summer High School Journalism Workshop, for example, 40 students and eight advisers descended on Murphy Hall for three days, attending breakout sessions and learning from keynote speaker Neal Justin of the Star Tribune.

“It’s our job to take over next year, so we want to be as prepared as possible,” said Kristi DeLeo of Roseville Area High School, who attended last summer’s workshop in an effort to be prepared for her upcoming leadership role as co-editor of her high school’s yearbook with fellow student Becca Ohm. “We want to build on these skills and be able to share this knowledge with our staff,” Ohm added.

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Students receive a critque from a professoinal at the JEA/ NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention.

A Brighter (More Tech-Savvy) Tomorrow Although the conventions and workshops have proven to be successful in the past, the board is constantly striving to build new partnerships in order to increase inclusion and educate future journalism leaders, especially in the realm of technological advances.

“There are economic barriers to access, and with new digital technology, we’re going to be able to do new, exciting programs that are available remotely,” Tims said.

“That’s really driving the conversations we’re having today. I’m not sure what the landscape will look like in a decade, but we want to be a part of it.”

That’s where Klos comes into the picture. With a resume ranging from reporting gigs at Newsday in New York and The Daily Journal in New Jersey to senior project director at the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Virginia, she is very well connected and has an eye for seeking out synergy between groups, Bowen said.

“As far as connecting different organizations and ideas, she seeks an answer to

the question, ‘What could we do together to make both of us better?’”

In May, NSPA secured its first new partnership under Klos’ leadership with one of the most prestigious journalism institutions in the country: the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

Through the three-year agreement, members of ACP can receive discounted journalism training e-tools, such as online courses, training packages and certificate programs. The initiative also introduces students to organizations and others in the profession that will be useful to them as they enter the workforce.

“The ACP and Poynter partnership is the first, and it certainly won’t be the last one either,” Klos said. “It’s about embracing the technology that is available and looking at the possibilities for young people who are embarking on journalism and media careers.”

ings, one goal of NSPA and its leadership team is unchanging: To arm students with good ethics and best practices in the field, as well as instill in them the passion and drive needed to succeed in this competitive but rewarding industry.

“Every day you learn something new.

It’s very demanding, but can also be very fulfilling,” said Klos of her reason for getting into the media business. “It’s a public service. You’re constantly learning about new things, new people and different ways of thinking. It just helps make you a better person. It makes your life experience much richer, much fuller.”

Taylor Selcke (B.A., ’12) is an assistant editor at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and MSP-C.

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Advertising Executive Joins Faculty and Coordinates Graduate Program

BY SARAH HOWARD Throughout Steve Wehrenberg’s life, there have been two consistent places that resonate. The first is Campbell Mithun, the Minneapolis-based advertising agency where Wehrenberg worked for more than thirty years. The second is the University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication, where he joined the faculty in fall 2013.

To explain, we must go back to the beginning. In 1976, Wehrenberg was an English major at Augsburg College, which neighbors the University of Minnesota.

Here, he took an introductory course on advertising from SJMC alumnus Steve Gordon (B.A., ’70), who was an account executive at Campbell Mithun. “Steve was fascinating and would tell these stories about advertising and his clients, and took us on a tour of Campbell Mithun,” Wehrenberg recalls. “I thought Campbell Mithun was a really interesting environment.”

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didn’t jump right into the ad world. “I was a journalist and storyteller at heart,” he said. So he went into public relations working on internal communications at Fairview Hospitals, but found the field and environment wasn’t for him.

He then began working as a copywriter at M.R. Bolin, but again found the job unsatisfying. “I wasn’t skilled at coming up with conceptual ideas really fast,” Wehrenberg said. “But I was a leader.” He was transitioned into account management and had to learn the ropes quickly. To do this, M.R. Bolin brought in a former employee to help Wehrenberg: John Purdy, a then-account executive at Campbell Mithun and 1970 graduate of SJMC. It was during his sessions with Purdy that Wehrenberg was told about an assistant account executive opening at Campbell Mithun. So began his career at the agency, where he received on-the-job training with peers, spending days with

the media or research department to soak-up knowledge. “It was like getting paid to go to grad school.”

Wehrenberg moved up the ladder and became an account executive on Depend®, a new product on the market at the time.

It was on this account that Wehrenberg learned about rigor and what Campbell Mithun executives expected of him. “We needed to know more about the client’s competition than the client,” he said. “I learned a lot about taking business seriously and predicting client needs.”

He continued on the account management track and worked on Land O’ Lakes, Toro and a number of national brands.

Ten years into his time at Campbell Mithun, Wehrenberg began work on US West, a large telecommunications company in Phoenix. “In those days [early 1990s], it was like working for Google,” he said. “There was a lot of new technology and things moved really fast.” With this

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client, Wehrenberg found his niche and helped the agency grow. “We ended up doing some great creative stuff. I learned that you can achieve business objectives but do it in a fresh, creative way,” he said.

a couple of years later I got the call,” Wehrenberg said.

“The most effective CEOs and leaders are really good at figuring out how to get stuff done. That’s true of students as well.”

It was through this work with US West that Wehrenberg’s leadership talent became evident. He was put in charge of more clients and began focusing on new business initiatives, including winning the Air Touch Cellular (now Verizon Wireless) account and opening up offices in Seattle, Detroit and Irving, Calif. On top of that, Wehrenberg pulled in the Minnesota Wild, ShopNBC, H & R Block and others. “We had a great roll,” he said of the late 1990s.

“Those were fantastic times.”

Wehrenberg was tapped to help develop the program, which allows professionals to get their master’s degree in two years, and has taught a course in strategy creation since the beginning. “Coming to the U after a hard day at work to teach became my absolute favorite thing,” he recalls. “Leaving downtown [Minneapolis] to enter campus and the world of continuous learning really energized me.”

Following this streak, Wehrenberg transitioned to account planning and was named director of strategic planning and integration in 2003. It was around this time that his Campbell Mithun colleague, SJMC adjunct instructor and 1968 SJMC alumnus Howard Liszt informed him about a new program at the Univeristy of Minnesota: the Professional M.A. in Strategic Communication. “I said that if they ever need a teacher let me know, and

In 2011, when then-program director Gordon Leighton retired, Wehrenberg was a natural fit to take over. He joined SJMC’s faculty full-time in fall 2013 as a teaching professor of strategic communication, serving as program director for the Professional M.A. in Strategic Communication program and teaching undergraduate courses in advertising strategy and creative development. “I have been impressed with the caliber of

the students here,” Wehrenberg said. “The maturity, the thinking and ideas have just been exceptional.”

And Wehrenberg has big ideas for the Professional M.A. program, from adding a summer special topics course to nationally recognized speakers at the program’s twice-annual forum events to developing more aggressive marketing methods. “This program is one-of-a-kind in the Twin Cities market,” Wehrenberg said. “This type of program is something I really needed when I was starting out in my career and felt a bit isolated. It’s rewarding to see the students grow and transform throughout the program.”

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Excellent Work

Annual event honors alumni achievements and student accomplishments On April 30, 2014, nearly 275 guests gathered in Memorial Hall of the McNamara Alumni Center for Spring Showcase: A Celebration of Excellence, which celebrates student and alumni achievements and honors the generosity of donors.

The event began with a cocktail hour and student showcase. Nearly 50 students were on-hand to discuss 20 projects created throughout the 2013-2014 school year.

From apps to award-winning journalism and strategic communication campaigns, every aspect of SJMC’s curriculum was represented. “It was great to be part of the showcase,” said strategic communication senior David Deal. “Plus, I got some really great feedback from alumni,” he said of his project, which was a video about the use of mobile technology and its effect on society.

“It’s great to see all of the hard work students put into projects,” said SJMC adjunct instructor Earl Herzog.

The evening’s formal program began with a video featuring alumni sharing the continued impact of SJMC throughout their careers. “It’s somewhere I learned a great deal not only about myself, but about communication, about teamwork and being a good person,” said Zach Sussman (B.A., ’05) of his days in Murphy Hall. (To see the full video, visit sjmc.umn.edu/alumniimpact.html).

Then, it was the alumni’s time to shine.

Mary Tan, vice president of the SJMC Alumni Society Board, presented the Above the Fold Awards, which honor alumni under the age of 40 who have shown exemplary accomplishments in their careers.

The award went to Luke Behrends (B.A., ’04), associate creative director at Anomaly New York; Sam Black (B.A., ’97), senior reporter for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal; Amy Carlson Gustafson (B.A., ’99), arts and entertainment reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press; and Lee Hutton III (B.A., ’99), attorney for Zelle Hoffman.

SJMC Alumni Society Board president Chad Haldeman next took the stage to present the 2014 Award for Excellence to Minnesota broadcast pioneer Bob Fransen (B.A., ’43). Fransen spoke to the students in the audience about the importance of relationship building and the influence a “can-do” attitude had on his career.

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Following alumni honors, the attention moved to the next generation: students.

Ph.D. candidate Rodrigo Zamith thanked donors and explained the impact of fellowship support. “Without the help of fellowships, many graduate students would not be able to accomplish the great work that they produce and to become nationally known educators and academics across the world.”

SJMC student Tyler Gieseke spoke about the importance of undergraduate scholarships. Gieseke, who is the 20142015 recipient of the Hattie Steinberg Scholarship and the Charles Sweningsen Scholarship, spoke about how scholarship support enables him to be involved in the University community as a reporter for the Minnesota Daily, a member of the Greek community and a singer in the group Basses Wild. “With help from SJMC scholarships, I have the time to develop skills I will need in a future career, give back to my community and just enjoy the college experience,” he said. “Receiving scholarships makes me feel more connected to the School and the University’s journalistic community. I think it really says something about a school when its notable alumni are so willing to give back to the institute and sponsor students like me.” –S.H.

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1: Guests hear about Drew Coveyou’s campaign for the Minnesota Student Association. 2: Emma Mongan and Erin Lengas talk about their work at the St. Paul Pioneer Press with a guest. 3: Christopher and Patti Chesky talk with Emma Nelson about her work at the Star Tribune. 4: Scholarship recipient Kerry Gaynor. 5: Nearly 275 guests fill McNamara Alumni Center’s Memorial Hall. 6: Al Tims and Bob Fransen. 7: Rodrigo Zamith. 8: Lee Hutton III, Amy Carlson Gustafson, Al Tims, Luke Behrends and Sam Black. 9: Gayle Golden gathers former students in the photobooth. 10: Alysha Bohanan, Rebecca Harrington and Kelsey Schwartz talk with a guest about their magazine, GenMe. 11: Rebecca Rassier speaks to Amanda Snyder at the Showcase.

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Under Pressure From journalists to law enforcement, panel explores different perspectives of traumatic events Reporting on crimes, accidents and disasters is a routine part of journalists’ work. Covering tragedies requires a balance of human compassion and dispassionate fact-finding. For the journalist who must interview victims, grieving families, rescue workers and others on the front line of the situation, keeping professional can be difficult emotionally. In most newsrooms there is no procedure for processing the traumatic events they cover and the topic of the emotional impact of news reporting is rarely discussed.

On March 27, 2014, the Minnesota Journalism Center and the Society of Professional Journalists co-hosted a panel of professionals who cope daily with traumatic events to talk about how they deal with the emotional stresses. The event, held in Murphy Hall, led into a keynote speech by television news anchor Mike Walter delivered the following day at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minn.

Walter, now an anchor for China Central Television (CCTV), was joined by Star Tribune reporter Paul McEnroe to discuss their experiences as reporters covering traumatic stories. Both journalists are former Ochberg fellows of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and have been on the front-line of tragedy.

While sitting in traffic on his way to work on September 11, 2001, Walter witnessed the airplane fly into the Pentagon. He experienced being on the receiving end of reporters’ interviews while also trying to cover the biggest story of his career. He didn’t recognize the emotional toll the day’s events had on him until (after months of reassuring his family and colleagues that he was fine) his boss pressured him to see a counselor. He came to realize the event had had an incredible impact on his life and was harming his relationships and health.

McEnroe’s years of interviewing victims of violence as part of his coverage of social justice issues exacted an emotional toll that he discussed frankly. The co-panelists, State Trooper Dan Lewis and psychologist Jenna Bemis, who specializes in trauma recovery, were able to add their own experiences to the discussion of the impact of trauma not just on the victims but on those who are there to help.

Trooper Lewis said that debriefing is standard procedure for police, firefighters and military personnel returning from conflict, but the journalists said this was not routine for traumatized reporters. One of the attendees indicated that the photojournalists in her newsroom have a weekly session to discuss and process the horrific things they had to document during the week’s work. Bemis highly approved of this practice and encouraged attendees to find some outlet for their emotions, whether it be formal counseling or informal conversations with co-workers.

All attendees agreed that there is not enough conversation on the emotional pressures of daily news reporting. In an effort to continue this discussion, the Minnesota Journalism Center, again working with members of SPJ, will be hosting a Saturday morning event on September 20, 2014 at the KBJR television station in Duluth, Minn. on the topic. –Sue Couling

From top: Jenna Bemis and Trooper Dan Lewis; Mike Walter; Paul McEnroe.

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MINNESOTA JOURNALISM CENTER EVENTS Russell Wilson became the second AfricanAmerican quarterback in National Football League (NFL) history to win the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, 2014 when he led the Seattle Seahawks to victory over the Denver Broncos.

This coincidentally happened on the second day of Black History Month.

The victory was possible because of the players, coaches and teams that struggled to de-segregate sports and America in the 1960s.

And while it’s not uncommon to see an African-American or Latino playing professional or college sports today, there are still concerns when it comes to diversity and tolerance in American sports.

A discussion held on Feb. 13, 2014 — sponsored by the Minnesota Journalism Center, African American & African Studies, Institute for Advanced Study and the Department of American Studies — highlighted diversity in American sports from the civil rights era through today.

The discussion was moderated by SJMC senior fellow Keith Moyer and featured awardwinning authors and journalists Samuel Freedman and John Rosengren.

Freedman, who has authored seven books, is a New York Times columnist and is a professor at Columbia University, talked about his most recent book, “Breaking the Line: the Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights.”

In the book, Freedman chronicled Florida A&M and Grambling College’s 1967 landmark football game, which not only changed college football but was instrumental in desegregating the south.

The impact of the game served a bigger role than simply opening the door for African-American and other minority athletes, especially after Grambling quarterback James Harris became the first black quarterback to win a playoff game in the NFL, Freedman said.

“What he did made the case for black intellectual capacity, black leadership and strength of character,” Freedman said. “It plays its own role in why you have Barack Obama in the White House now.”

Rosengren, a Minneapolis resident, has authored seven books. His articles have appeared in more than 100 publications.

Rosengren’s latest book, “The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball’s Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption,” examined the uncharacteristic 1965 fight between two baseball players: Marichal, a Dominican and Roseboro, a black man.

The book put the brawl between the two players into context and also looked at racial prejudices both men were subjected to as an African-American and Latino playing profes-

sional baseball.

After breaking down the ideas behind their books, the authors turned their attention to the current state of diversity in American sports.

They concluded that even though the civil rights struggle dates back to the 1960s, there are still races and lifestyles that are scorned in sports and American culture.

“Racism has infected our entire country and it is the primary theme of our national story,” Rosengren said.

Freedman said he believed the efforts of the coaches and players from the 1967 Grambling and Florida A&M squads likely turned the tide in favor of accepting black athletes.

The two authors also told the audience that there is still work to be done to make society more accepting of other races and lifestyle choices, despite the barriers that were dismantled.

Both speakers compared the situation of Michael Sam to the issues African-American and Latino athletes faced decades ago.

Sam, an All-American football player and recent graduate of the University of Missouri, recently said he’s gay. Drafted by the St. Louis Rams, Sam is the first openly gay player in the NFL. “Michael Sam is our best test case,” Freedman said.

“Homophobia in the NFL is rampant,” Rosengren added. “People are terrified what it would do to their team.”

Rosengren said outed gay athletes face the same hardships African-American and darkskinned athletes faced in the civil rights era.

“They have to be a little better than the whites because they’re not going to be hired to be second string,” he said.

In 2006, Rosengren also wrote “Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL” with Esera Tuaolo, who spent his nine-year career in the NFL hiding his homosexuality.

Both men also agreed that money, not cultural or racial sensitivity, drives the actions of leagues like the NFL and NCAA. Even if those attitudes mean falling on the wrong side of history.

“People operate within the context of history,” Freedman said. “Individuals make changes within the context of history. It’s easy to be on right side after the context changes.

It’s brave to be on right side when it’s risky to do it. We’re going to look back on those people who supported him [Sam] and we’re going to judge harshly those who never took a stand.”

One problem that needs to be addressed, Freedman said, is the lack of African-American coaches in sports, even though black athletes are the majority in sports like basketball and football.

But Freedman and Rosengren said that sports popularity plays an important role in fostering wide scale change.

“Don’t ever think sports don’t matter,”

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Award-Winning Authors Discuss Diversity in Sports

From top: John Rosengren listens to Samuel Freedman; Freedman answers an audience question.

Freedman said.

“It’s listening to these stories and educating ourselves to overcome our own fears, prejudices, and ignorance so that we might welcome those who are different and create a culture of acceptance,” Rosengren said. –Christopher Aadland This article is courtesy of the Murphy News Service, learn more at murphynewsservice.org

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By Casey Carmody Photos by Bill Kelley

Media Law Symposium Honors the Legacy of Donald M. Gillmor The School of Journalism & Mass Communication honored the legacy of late Silha Professor Emeritus Donald M. Gillmor with a symposium on April 23, 2014.

“How Far from Near? 50 Years of New York Times v. Sullivan in Minnesota and Beyond” examined the landmark Supreme Court cases Near v. Minnesota and New York Times v. Sullivan. The Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law co-sponsored the event.

Gillmor, who passed away in February 2013, was the founding director of the Silha Center. He received his Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Minnesota in 1961 and joined the University’s faculty in 1965. Gillmor was named the first Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law in 1990. He held the position until his retirement from the University in 1998. Gillmor was internationally known as a leading expert on issues of media law and ethics. His distinguished career included authoring the seminal media law textbook Mass Communication Law: Cases and Comment (with Jerome A. Barron).

Gillmor’s achievements included numerous publications and awards, and he left a legacy as a dedicated educator.

The symposium focused on the subjects that Gillmor taught and studied: legal and ethical issues surrounding landmark First Amendment cases. Near was the first case to establish the First Amendment principle that prior restraints on publication are presumptively unconstitutional. Sullivan, decided 50 years ago, established that public officials must prove that a defendant acted with actual malice — knowledge that a statement is false or made with reckless disregard of the truth — before recovering damages for defamation. The event consisted of two panel discussions by media scholars and professional practitioners followed by a keynote address by Robert D. Sack, leading defamation expert and Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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truth is a very old and often very unsolvable question,” Kirtley said. “I think here in the United States we have a real aversion to the notion of the government telling us what the truth is.”

The symposium’s first panel, “Beyond First Amendment Exceptionalism: The Multiple Legacies of Near and Sullivan,” was moderated by former Gillmor student Everette E. Dennis, dean and CEO at Northwestern University in Qatar and professor of journalism and communication studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The panel featured former Gillmor students and University of Minnesota alumni, including University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Associate Professor David S. Allen, University of WisconsinMadison James E. Burgess Professor of Journalism Ethics Robert Drechsel, Washington State University Associate Professor Elizabeth Blanks Hindman, and Indiana University-Bloomington Professor Emeritus Herbert A. Terry.

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around whether we could do something or whether we were going to be sued if we did do something,” Sullivan said.

referred to debate on public issues, which he said should be uninhibited, robust, and wide open,” Sack said.

Throughout the day, participants reflected on the impact that Gillmor had on their lives. Both Tanick and Jones noted that Gillmor encouraged them to enter law school. Allen said, “[Gillmor] continues to shape my research, my teaching and my life in many ways.” Blanks Hindman remembered Gillmor “especially for his ability to encourage students to make sound legal and philosophical arguments, his kindness and, most importantly, his devotion to his wife, Sophie.”

Blanks Hindman suggested that Sullivan ushered in a new era of media ethics.

“If you look at the discussion the court has… they’re talking about ethics,” Blanks Hindman said. “[The Justices] argue that the press needs to be accountable.” The scholars said that the legacy of Sullivan extended worldwide. Dennis observed that “an interesting aspect of the Sullivan case is the enormous admiration that people have for that ability of media to navigate around public officials to realize there isn’t going to be seditious treatment as is [the case in] many other countries.”

Tanick asked whether the Sullivan decision should be overruled. “Absolutely not,” Gilson said. “All governments lie.

Not all the time, but too often, and it’s the job of journalists to root out the truth.”

Jones said that Sullivan was absolutely necessary, but she would make one small change. “Justice Brennan, toward the end of his life, regretted that he used the term ‘actual malice’ because it doesn’t really make sense,” Jones said. “So if we could change that without getting rid of the case, it would be ideal.”

The capstone event was Sack’s speech, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at New York Times v. Sullivan.” Sack described Sullivan as an important and difficult case decided in a “short, yet sprawling, opinion by Justice [William J.] Brennan.” Sack explained that the core issue of the Sullivan decision was how the Supreme Court could protect speakers from judges and juries. “The First Amendment is about protecting unpopular speech,” Sack said. “You don’t need a constitutional provision to preserve your right to say things at the terrible risk of wide public approval and applause.”

Marshall H. Tanick, partner at law firm Hellmuth & Johnson and another Gillmor student, moderated the event’s practitioners panel, “Time after Times: Defamation Law (and Privacy, Too) in Minnesota.”

The panel included several journalists and practicing attorneys: John Borger, a partner at law firm Faegre Baker Daniels LLP; Gary Gilson, former executive director of the Minnesota News Council; Barbara L. Jones, managing editor for Minnesota Lawyer; Jack Sullivan, attorney at law firm Best & Flanagan LLP; and Patrick Tierney, partner at law firm Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh.

The symposium honoring Gillmor’s legacy was funded primarily by the School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

The Silha Center, the event’s co-sponsor, was established by a generous endowment from the late Otto Silha and his wife, Helen.

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Sack said that he believes that Sullivan has worked well, but he noted that the Court limited the Sullivan decision to public officials because its central concern was discussion of public issues. “Perhaps most strikingly in what may be the most famous sentence in the case, Justice Brennan

The practitioners focused on the impact that Sullivan has had on the fields of law and journalism. Borger said, “Sullivan returned the law of defamation to the kind of free-for-all roots [of free expression] that the Framers had in mind.”

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1: Hon. Robert Sack. 2: Marshall Tanick. 3: Elizabeth Blanks Hindman. 4: Robert Dreschel watches on as David Allen answers a question. 5: (From left): Al Tims, Birgit Wassmuth, Sophie Gillmor, Peter Gillmor, Vivian Carthart, Barbara Gillmor, Kevin Gillmor, Geoffrey Gillmor.

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NEWS

Radio K took home three College Radio News Awards at the annual College Music Journal’s Music Marathon in October 2013. The station received honors for Best Community Resource, Most Creative Programming and Biggest Champion of the Local Scene. Radio K was also one of four finalists for station of the year.

For the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (formerly Northwest Broadcast News Association)’s annual Eric Sevareid Awards, Arthur Neinhuis placed first in the Photojournalism category for “Robotics Competition.” Mitch Skinner won first for Audio-Studio Market Radio. The May 3, 2013 University Report from JOUR 4452: Electronic Newscast Producing Spring 2013 was given an Award of Merit in NewscastStudent Market TV. Mitch Skinner was named a National Finalist in Radio for the 2014 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Finalists were selected from more than 1,000 entries across writing, photo, radio, television and multimedia categories. Skinner is the managing editor and host of Radio K’s Culture Queue.

Nick Tabbert was awarded a College Student Production Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences-Upper Midwest Chapter for his piece “WAM Art Rentals.”

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Students Sweep PRSA Classics

From left: Taryn Ibach, Mollie Bush, Ryan Pandl and Laura Jollie.

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The Society of Professional Journalists honored the Minnesota Daily and a number of SJMC students with its prestigious Mark of Excellence Awards. The publication’s website was the national winner for Best Affiliated Website.

Other national winners were: “How bad is it? Perspectives on campus crime” by SJMC students Kia Farhang and Bryna Godar with Nick Studenski (General News Reporting) and “Activists hang out to protest 3M” by Ichigo Takikawa (Breaking News Photography).

National finalists were: “Outing sexual violence disparities” by Branden Largent (Feature Writing) and “Same-sex marriage bills to be introduced” by Bridget Bennett (General News Photography).

At the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Classics Awards, held April 3, 2014 at Nicollet Island Pavilion, SJMC students gained accolades and scholarships. For the PRSA Student Classics Awards, Laura Jollie was awarded Best Special Purpose Publication for “Surviving a Financial Crisis: How the Insurance Industry Didn’t Get Booted Off the Island.” Mollie Bush, Ryan Pandl and Caitlin Whealon were awarded Best Planning for “University of Minnesota SJMC Digital Media Campaign Plan,” which they created in JOUR 3275: Digital Media in Strategic Communication. Also at the awards program, Laura Jollie and Taryn Bitterly were awarded the Dr. Willard Thompson Scholarship.

Diana Albrecht and Drew Coveyou were both awarded scholarships from The LAGRANT Foundation, which awards scholarships to 40 students from ethnically diverse backgrounds pursuing careers in advertising, marketing and public relations.

Tarek Abdelqader was awarded the 201415 College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Selmer Birkelo Scholarship. To be considered for this prestigious scholarship, which only goes to a handful of CLA students every year, students must be nominated by their department.

Sarah Barchus was named to the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) Summer Internship Program, a 10-week program for college seniors. The program places students at magazines in New York City and Washington, D.C. Only 10 percent of applicants are accepted. ASME interns have distinguished academic records and experience working at a city or regional magazine.

Jillian Ryks (B.A., ’12) was given Honorable Mention for the Turner Award for the outstanding Honors thesis in the College of Liberal Arts for the 2013 calendar year.

Her thesis, “A Content Analysis of Women’s Issues in Cable News: Election 2012,” was completed under the supervision of professor Daniel Wackman.

GRADUATE STUDENT NEWS Heewon Im was awarded the 2014 Ralph D. Casey Dissertation Research Award for her dissertation project titled, “Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising on Patients’ Medication Regimen Adherence.” The Casey Dissertation Award is named for SJMC’s first director and is the highest recognition awarded to Ph.D. students in the program. Im also received the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Doctoral Dissertation for her dissertation proposal.

Soyoon Kim has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in health communication at the University of Miami’s School of Communication.

Kim presented a study completed along with faculty member Marco Yzer at the 2014 Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. The study is titled, “Convincing health messages reduce effects of psychological reactance.”

Ruth DeFoster published “Orientalism for a New Millennium: Cable News and the Specter of the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’” in the Journal of Communication Inquiry’s summer issue.

DeFoster won a Top Three Student Award in the Mass Communication and Society division of 2013’s AEJMC conference for “The Miami Zombie Attack: How Broadcast News Media Constructed a ‘Bath Salts Epidemic,’” coauthored with Tasha Swalve of the University of Nebraska.

Taemin Kim and Okhyun Kim won the Best Student Paper award at the AAA conference for their paper, “Effects of Ironic Advertising on Consumers’ Attention, Involvement and Attitude.” The award is given to the single best paper written only by students.

Soojung Kim won a graduate student conference travel grant and presented three soloand co-authored papers at the AAA annual conference.

Jennifer Lueck, Xiaoyan Liu and Yun Peng presented a research paper at the AAA annual conference that was produced from a class team project.

Ph.D. student Rodrigo Zamith has published (along with faculty member Seth Lewis) “From Public Spaces to Public Sphere: Rethinking Systems for Reader Comments on Online News Sites” in Digital Journalism.

Graduate Students Present at National Mass Communication Conferences At the International Communication Association conference, held May 22-26, 2014 in Seattle, six SJMC students presented solo- and co-authored papers.

Brent Johnson and Kriste Patrow presented “Filtering Out Harm: A Comparative Theoretical Analysis of David Cameron’s Policy of Filtering Pornography

by Default.”

Soojung Kim presented “The Cultural Mediated Moderation Effects of CSR Campaigns: Perceived CSR as a Mediator” and “Predicting Individuals’ Interactions with Facebook Sponsored Stories: The Application of TRA and Personal Norms.”

Whitney Walther presented, “‘Am I Being Entertained or Manipulated?’ Audience Interpretations of Persuasive Intent.”

Michelle Chen presented “The Past Brought Into the Present: Collective Memory and Journalism.”

Rodrigo Zamith was awarded a top three student paper for “What is the ‘Elite Press’? A Network Analysis of HighCirculation Newspapers in the US” and also presented his co-authored paper with faculty member Seth Lewis, “Assessing Foreign Nation Visibility in the Associated Press: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Three students received top student paper awards for the upcoming Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, to be held in August in Montreal.

Alex Vlisides won top student paper in the Law & Policy Division for “Video Games and NCAA Athletes: Resolving a Modern Threat to the First Amendment.”

Chelsea Reynolds and Susan LoRusso received second place in the Magazine Division for “The Women’s Magazine Diet: A Content Analysis of Nutrition and Fitness Articles in Women’s and Women’s Health Magazines.”

A total of 15 students will present at

the conference.

Reynolds will present “Moral Panic in a Pandemic: A Historical Analysis of HIV Coverage and the America Responds to AIDS Campaign in 1987” and “Perfectly Preggers: Media Representations of Mommies and the Social Capital of the Ideal Pregnant Body.”

Casey Carmody will present “Political Culture, Policy Liberalism, Public Opinion and Strength of Journalist’s Privilege in the American United States.”

Sarah Cavanah will present “Comparing National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Finalists to the Average School with Student Media.”

Michelle Chen and Christina Zhang will present “Framing Corruption in the Chinese Government: A Comparison of Frames Between Media, Government, and Netizens.”

Jiyoung Han will present “Intergroup Relations through News Exposure: Roles of Group-based Emotion.”

Elizabeth Householder, Susan LoRusso, Jordan Dolbin and Shaurav Adhikari will present “Does Political Advertising Lead to Online Information Seeking? A Real-World Test Using Google Search Data,” written with faculty member Brendan Watson.

Soojung Kim will present “The Role of Personal and Societal Norms in Understanding Social Media Advertising Effects: A Study of Sponsored Stories on Facebook” and “Perceived Norms and Consumer Responses to Social Media Advertising: A Cross-Cultural Study of Facebook Sponsored Stories among Americans and Koreans.”

Rodrigo Zamith will present “Latin America in the Associated Press: A Longitudinal Analysis of Contextual Predictors of Visibility” and “Content Analysis and Computational Social Science: Rethinking a Method.”

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FACULTY NEWS GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO was promoted to associate professor with tenure effective July, 2014.

JOHN EIGHMEY, along with George Anghelcev (Ph.D., ’08), has been nominated for the Journal of Advertising Education’s 2014 Best Paper Award for “The Impact of Extrinsic Incentives on Advertising Students’ Willingness to Volunteer as Peer Mentors: Implications for Advertising Education.”

GAYLE “G.G.” GOLDEN presented “Writing Great Features” at the Associated Collegiate Press Best of the Midwest College Journalism Convention in February 2014.

KATHY HANSEN’s Enhancement of Academic Programs Using Digital Technology Grant project to develop student and faculty tutorials on ePortfolios and Personal Learning Networks is expected to launch in fall 2014.

Hansen was asked to participate in the University’s “Grand Challenges” strategic planning process by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. She will serve on the Grand Challenges: Curriculum Issues team.

JISU HUH has been elected as future president of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA). Her term as president-elect will begin in January 2015.

In 2016 she will serve as president and in 2017 as past-president. Huh is currently serving as vice president of AAA.

At the 2014 AAA annual conference, Huh received the 2014 Research Fellowship Award for her research on “Influence of Endorser Testimonials in Print DTC Prescription Drug Advertising: An Elaboration Likelihood Model Approach,” which is an interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with three other researchers in the pharmacy field.

Huh organized and co-chaired a pre-conference event at the 2014 AAA annual conference focusing on big data for advertising research and education, a collaborative project with Hairong Li of Michigan State, Michelle Nelson of the University of Illinois and Harsha Gangadharbatla of the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Huh published “The Influence of Sender Trust and Advertiser Trust on Multi-Stage Effects of Viral Advertising” in the Journal of Advertising with former student Soyeon Cho and professor emeritus Ron Faber.

Huh published “Trust in Prescription Drug Brand Websites:Website Trust Cues, Attitude Toward Website, and Behavioral Intentions” with Wonsun Shin of Nanyang Technological University.

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JANE KIRTLEY appeared on three panels at the 2014 Breaux Symposium, 50 Years After New York Times v. Sullivan at Louisiana State University on March 6, 2014. The panels were: “Importance of New York Times v. Sullivan for media and law,” “Impact of New York Times v. Sullivan on media coverage of politics and government” and “Impact of New York Times v. Sullivan on the future of media.”

Kirtley appeared on a panel, “The New Media as an Advocate for Human Rights Reform in Colombia” at the 15th Annual Conference on Legal Policy and Issues in the Americas: Human Rights in Colombia at the Universidad del Magdalena in Santa Maria. Her presentation was titled “Hard and Soft Censorship: Promoting and Maintaining Freedom of Expression Principles for the New Media in the Americas.”

SETH LEWIS received a $2,500 AEJMC Emerging Scholar Grant to help support his research project titled “Big Data and Journalism: Epistemology, Expertise, and Ethics.”

In February 2014, Lewis participated in an American Press Institute Research Advisory Group meeting, hosted by the Knight Foundation in Miami.

Lewis co-authored a number of published papers, including “Audience Clicks and News Placement: A Study of Time-Lagged Influence in Online Journalism” in Communication Research; “Sourcing the Arab Spring: A Case Study of Andy Carvin’s Sources on Twitter During the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions” in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; “Code Collaboration, and the Future of Journalism: A Case Study of the Hacks/Hackers Global Network” in Digital Journalism; and “Reciprocal Journalism: A Concept of Mutual Exchange Between Journalists and Audiences” in Journalism Practice. With Ph.D. student Rodrigo Zamith, Lewis published “From Public Spaces to Public Sphere: Rethinking Systems for Reader Comments on Online News Sites” in Digital Journalism.

SCOTT LIBIN has joined SJMC’s faculty as a Hubbard Senior Fellow teaching courses on electronic news and multimedia production and storytelling. Libin is the former Vice President of News and Content for Internet Broadcasting in St. Paul, Minn. He has led newsrooms at WCCO-TV and KSTP-TV in the Twin Cities, and WGHP-TV in the Greensboro/High Point/ Winston-Salem, N.C., market and has twice been a full-time member of the resident faculty at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla.

REBEKAH NAGLER was awarded a $34,500 grant-in-aid for her project titled “Effects of Media Exposure to Cancer Screening Controversy: A Mixed-Methods Study.” The award will allow Nagler to train graduate research assistants in community-based research methods, populationbased survey experimental design and grant writing.

Nagler co-authored “Health Media Use Among Childhood and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Who Smoke” in Supportive Care in Cancer.

In April 2014, Nagler co-presented “Exposure to Health Disparities Messages and Attention to Health Information Among Whites and Latinos” at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication in Lexington, Ky.

In May 2014, Nagler gave an invited colloquium titled “Conflicting Health Messages in the Public Information Environment” at Portland State University in Portland, Ore. AMY KRISTIN SANDERS has accepted a faculty position at the University of Northwestern Qatar.

DONA SCHWARTZ has accepted a tenured faculty appointment at the University of Calgary’s Department of Art. SHAYLA THIEL-STERN published “We Didn’t Have Adventures Like That: The Lure of Adventure Stories and Courageous Females for Girls Growing Up in the United States During the Mid-20th Century” in the Journal of Communication Inquiry’s April 2014 issue.

Thiel-Stern was promoted to associate professor with tenure effective July, 2014.

MARCO YZER was invited to present at the Interpersonal Communication and Healthy Symposium in Amsterdam in January 2014. His talk was titled, “Talk with others and norm perceptions as distinct influences on marijuana use decisions.”

Yzer gave a talk in May 2014 at the 17th Annual Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Colloquium on Health Care Transformation in St. Paul, Minn. titled “Knowledge is overrated: Patients neither want nor need to be fully informed.”

Yzer gave the keynote address at the 35th TABU meeting in June 2014 at his alma mater, the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The address was titled, “Health Communication in 2014 is interdisciplinary, sophisticated and exciting. But is it real?”

Faculty Research Spotlight

KATHLEEN HANSEN

Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) M.L.S. & M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

FOCUS:

Preservation of digital and print news archives, information access, serious games in news

You’ve been with SJMC more than 30 years. What’s changed the most?

I was hired to teach a course on gathering and evaluating information. In terms of tools and resources, that field has completely changed. I started teaching that course before the Internet! But students both then and now don’t fully grasp what goes into creating a message. The research and diligence that goes into a story or an ad concept is ignored by many. There’s a misconception that it’s all about creativity. While yes, that’s a part of it, the creativity has to be rooted in research.

You recently developed a course on digital gaming. What will students learn?

The course is really about storytelling, commerce and play. This is an area where mass communication researchers have a stake in the ground because it’s a form of communication. Brands, political campaigns and activists are all using gaming to send ads based on what game you’re playing and what location you’re in.

Games as stories and the gamification of news are other issues.

As DUS, you’re in-charge of SJMC’s curriculum. How does the curriculum reflect industry standards?

While we aren’t servants to the industry, we have to look at what is going on in the industry and get in front of what’s next. We want our students to go into the field knowing how they can bring this future orientation to their organizations.

How do you continue to focus on archiving in your research?

[Fellow SJMC faculty member] Nora Paul and I are editing a special edition of the Newspaper Research Journal all about archiving in the digital age. In the issue, we’re including a study of the archiving practices of 10 major news organizations around the country. We’re finding that with digital, archiving is lost. Going forward, it is going to be easier to find an article from 1814 than from 2014!

You recently received the Tate Award for Advising. How has advising students affected your work?

I’ve learned as much from students as they have learned from me. It’s simple: from working with students, I’ve learned how to work with students. Every interaction helps you understand your next interaction.

MARCO YZER

FOCUS:

Motivational basis of health behavior, health communication, persuasion

Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Groningen, Netherlands What work have you done to try to figure out what works with health messaging?

I’ve been working with a neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota for the past seven years on how the adolescent brain works in regards to health communication. We’ve had teens look at anti-drug ads and nonhealth-related ads and have analyzed what brain networks these ads trigger. We’ve had two interesting findings.

The first is that health ads spark the fight or flight response in the brain and made the teens on “high alert.” The second is that effective health ads activated both the emotional part of the brain and the control system, or the part of the brain that makes decisions. Weak ads just created an impulse response, which allows the message to be ignored. So now, we’re working to identify what elements were in those effective ads that made the control and emotional systems respond. When both of those systems work together in the brain, we see action.

How is health communication different?

The way I approach health communication is around self-identity. While no two self-identities are alike, we all have two things in common: we need to see ourselves as decent people and we need to be seen as a healthy person. And we will instinctually protect our self-identity. Health communication implicitly or explicitly is a threat to that healthy identity.

The easiest way to protect ourselves and our self-identity is to ignore these messages.

How does fear play into this?

With every new health crisis, a huge part of the initial strategy involves scaring people, but fear appeals that only scare but don’t address effective skills do not work. People are quick to see a “scary” message as something that doesn’t apply to them. We’re very good at rationalizing our actions and ignoring messages.

How do you make sure people understand health messages?

If only it was a dichotomy and we could tell patients, “You make a change and this will happen.” But it’s not. If you don’t make a health change, the odds of something happening only increases a little. There is no certainty. The positive consequence is the absence of disease.

But this leads to a question of health literacy and ethics. How much does a patient need to know to understand what we want them to understand? Do we need full disclosure, which can confuse a patient? Or is “gist”-based information enough? If the ultimate goal is to keep people healthy and safe and we achieve that by not giving full information but giving the patient the “gist” of the information and that keeps them healthy and safe, isn’t that enough? We should redefine what “informed” means.

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ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES SJMC ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD UPDATE As I end my tenure as board president, I am reflecting back on all that has happened with the SJMC Alumni Board. We celebrated our 30th anniversary of the SJMC Alumni Mentor Program. More than 50 mentors willingly gave of their time and experience to help students make the transition to the professional world.

This spring, the board hosted the first of what will be an ongoing alumni panel discussion of topics designed to help students better navigate today’s job market.

Every year, the alumni board is honored to take part in Spring Showcase to celebrate alumni achievements. The 2014 Award for Excellence recipient went to Minnesota broadcast legend Bob Fransen. In addition, four SJMC alumni under the age of 40 were recognized for their significant contributions to the profession with the Above the Fold Award.

The coming school year will feature an Alumni Board with six new members with fresh ideas and experiences ready to contribute to SJMC. On behalf of the entire board, have a great summer!

–Chad Haldeman (B.A. ’08) SJMC Alumni Society Board President

TELL US WHAT YOU’RE UP TO Email sjmc@umn.edu with updates.

Please include your name and graduation year.

New book?

Win an award?

Job change?

Keep SJMC and your fellow alumni informed.

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EMILY BANKS (B.A., ’08) is the lead news editor for mobile content at the Wall Street Journal, working with reporters, editors, developers and designers to create content optimized for a mobile audience. Previously, she was managing editor at Mashable.com.

LYNN CASEY (M.A., ’80) was one of 15 College of Liberal Arts (CLA) alumni honored with the 2014 CLA Alumni of Notable Achievement.

Every year, CLA honors alumni who have made remarkable contributions or attained significant achievements in their fields.

Casey was also named to the 2014 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame by Twin Cities Business magazine. Casey is chair and CEO of PadillaCRT and an active community member.

MCKENNA EWEN (B.A., ’09) is now a visual journalist at the Washington Post. Since 2010, he has been a multimedia journalist at the Star Tribune where he won numerous industry awards.

EUGENE K. JORDAN (B.A., ’49), long-retired marketing communications manager at 3M, proudly reports the May graduation of his grandson, Steven M. Jordan, from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2014. Steven was honored as one of the 28 graduates named to the SEALS for immediate deployment.

KEVIN KEEN (B.A., ’09) is now a multimedia communications specialist for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Geneva, Switzerland. He also consults for a United Nations-World Trade Organization agency.

DAVE MONA (B.A., ’65) was named by Twin Cities Business magazine to the 2013 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame. He retired in 2013 from Weber Shandwick, the public relations firm he started in 1981 as David L. Mona & Associates. He and Susan Adams Loyd (B.A., speech communication, ’81) are the volunteer co-chairs of the U.S. Senior Games, which will be held in Minnesota in July 2015.

LYNN NELSON (B.A., ’79) celebrated the 20-year anniversary of her boutique Twin Cities public relations agency LIN PR + Associates. Clients include Fredrikson & Byron, RESOURCE, Inc., the American Craft Council and more.

HYEDI (CRIBBEN) NELSON (B.A., ’08; M.A., ’10) is now a senior account executive at Bellmont Partners Public Relations. Previously, she was

a marketing communications consultant at HealthPartners.

SADA REED (B.A., ’03; M.A., ’11) presented a paper, “Who is Steering this Ship? The Diverse Origins and Objectives of Sports Journalism Associations” at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sports Conference in Quebec City on Nov. 8, 2013. Reed is a doctoral student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

DOUGLAS RITTER (M.A., ’76) has authored his second book, “Succeeding with the Twenty Seed Game: My Education in Sales,” a how-to book on successful networking in sales, business development and securing a new job.

TAYLOR SELCKE (B.A., ’12) recently celebrated one year with MSP Communications. She joined the company in February 2013 as an assistant editor and currently writes and edits for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twins magazine, Independent Banker and Minnesota Golfer. Since graduating, her work has also appeared in Lake Minnetonka Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, Epic Life magazine and Men’s Fitness.

CLINT SHAFF (B.A., ’00) has joined Dare, a global creative digital agency as its US General Manager.

An adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism since 2008, Shaff was also named a 2014 New Leaders Council Fellow.

SEIJEN TAKAMURA (B.A., ’08) has moved from digital agency SapientNitro London to Seattlebased UP Global, a nonprofit whose grassroots-led programs like Startup Weekend promote entrepreneurship and foster startup communities on a global scale. As regional manager, Takamura leads all of UP Global’s activity across the Northeastern United States.

STEPHEN S. UPTON (B.A., ’67) has released his new novel, “The Second Coming: America’s Second 9/11 Attack.” The thriller/mystery explores the world of al-Qaida sleeper cells, suitcasesized nuclear weapons and the colorful lives of an eclectic collection of heroic justice seekers.

Upton is also currently working on a collection of children’s stories and poems titled “A One Room School House.”

DONOR REPORT

DONORS TO THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION With gratitude, we would like to acknowledge the generosity of the many donors to SJMC. The Presidents Club includes donors who have contributed over $10,000 to the school over a lifetime, and the Heritage Society includes those individuals and organizations that have pledged a future gift to the school. We are grateful to our 2013 donors, listed below. The strength of our school and evolving programs depends on your ongoing support.

2013 Presidents Club Members $10 million+ Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. and The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation $1 million+ Elizabeth B.* & John* Cowles, Sr. Otto A.* & Helen F. Silha William D. Wells $500,000-$999,999 Herbert Berridge Elliston Memorial Fund Doris B.* & Raymond O.* Mithun Star Tribune and Star Tribune Foundation Elvira A.* & Raymond J. Tarleton $100,000-$499,999

$25,000-$49,999 Brian E. Anderson* Ann & Thomas L. Friedman Charitable Fund Helen V. Beggs* Harold* & Phyllis* Conrad Ellen R. Costello* Cowles Media Company Michael A. Donner* Eastern Enterprises Norma C. & John R.* Finnegan, Sr. Thomas L. & Ann Friedman Herman F. Haeberle* Bette M. Hammel Ronald N. & Carol A. Handberg Patricia J. Heikenen* Hazel H.* & John* Helgeson Allan A. & Lois Hietala Deborah L. Hopp Wendy F. Horn John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Clayton Kaufman* Joseph* & Jacqueline* Kinderwater Mark R. Kriss KSTP AM/FM & TV Don R. & Carole J. Larson DJ Leary & Linda L. Wilson Serge E. Logan* Lester A.* & Lorraine K.* Malkerson Midwest Communications Inc. Janell M. Pepper Strother Communications Group Charles B. Sweningsen Joyce L. & Daniel F. Wascoe, Jr. William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Michael H. Anderson Paul S. Brainerd China Times Cultural Foundation David C. & Vicki B. Cox David D. Floren Freedom Forum Neil D.* & Jeanne K.* Freeman Audrey H. Kinney Joel R. & Laurie M. Kramer Carol E. Ladwig* Robert W.* & Joan* Owens Reader’s Digest Foundation Jane* & Bernard H.* Ridder, Jr. Dr. R. Smith Schuneman & Patricia Ward Schuneman Vincent Bancroft Shea* St. Paul Pioneer Press WCCO AM/TV-WLTE FM $10,000-24,999 Muriel* & Mark* Wexler American Broadcasting Co. Inc. Asian American Journalists $50,000-$99,999 Association of Minnesota Adath Jeshurun Congregation Linda K. Berg Keith H.* & Martha S. Anderson Lily T.* & Walter H.* Brovald Kenneth G. Brown* Campbell Mithun Stan W. Carlson* Virginia D. & Robert W. Carlson, Jr. The Century Council Inc. Lynn Casey & Mike Thornton Charles K. Porter Judith Conrad Porter Creative Services Inc. Gus L.* & Shirley G.* Cooper 3M Company and 3M Foundation DDB Needham Worldwide Inc.

Presidents Club Charter Members Professor Hazel F. Dicken-Garcia Campbell Mithun Elizabeth D. Edmonds* Gus Cooper* Fast Horse Inc. William Randolph Hearst Foundation Harvey & Gail Dryer Goldberg Graham Hovey* Willard A.* & Doris A.* Greenleaf William H.* & Madoline D.* Kelty William F.* & Patricia M.* Greer Falsum V. Russell* Kathleen A. Hansen Michael Soffin Gladys L.* & Robert W.* Hefty Victor N. Stein* Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation John Wiley & Sons Inc. Mary J.* & Graham B.* Hovey Milton P. Woodard* Jerome Foundation John & Mary R. Markle Foundation Heritage Society Members Future gifts of any amount John Wiley & Sons KTCA/KTCI Public Television Keith H.* & Martha S. Anderson Sam H. Kaufman* James D. Catalano William H.* & Madoline D.* Kelty Norma C. & John R.* Finnegan, Sr. Steven P. Krikava & Linda A. Singer Sheila M. Gothmann Land O’Lakes Foundation Cathy J. E. Gustafson Howard & Roberta Liszt Kristin E. & Gary A. Hays Mary N. Mullaney* Don R. & Carole J. Larson The New York Times Co. Foundation Sandra K. Nelson Photo Marketing Association Carol L. Pine International Elizabeth P. & B. Warner* Shippee Jorg & Angela Pierach Elvira A.* & Raymond J. Tarleton Harold J. Roitenberg William D. Wells Falsum V. Russell* John W. Wheeler S. C. Johnson Fund Elizabeth A. & Thomas C. Yuzer Selwoc Inc. Sigma Delta Chi Foundation Norma B.* & James A.* Smutz Michael & Betty Anne Soffin Victor N. Stein* James M. Sternberg & Marsha E.* Sternberg-May Patrick J. Strother & Patricia Henning Tunheim Partners Inc. Dare L.* & William F.* White Milton P. Woodard*

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DONOR REPORT 2013 Donor Roster Thank you to these supporters who made a gift between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 More than $25,000 Michael H. Anderson Don R. & Carole J. Larson $10,000-$25,000 Helen V. Beggs* Janell M. Pepper Charles K. Porter Porter Creative Services Inc. Star Tribune $5,000-$9,999 3M Company and 3M Foundation Judith Conrad John F. Dille Deborah L. Hopp Mark & Muriel Wexler Foundation Muriel Wexler* $1,000-$4,999 Adath Jeshurun Congregation Asian American Journalists Association of Minnesota Jill M. Braaten Jane Y. Burk Colle & McVoy Inc. Fast Horse Inc. Bruce R. Gefvert Miriam R. Hernandez Allan A. & Lois Hietala Todd T. Hunt Steven P. Krikava & Linda A. Singer KSTP AM/FM & TV Land O’Lakes Foundation Jorg A. & Angela M. Pierach Jean C. Schlemmer Lester I.* & Joan S. Strouse Tunheim Partners Inc. Kasisomayajula Viswanath The Walt Disney Co. Foundation John W. Wheeler William Randolph Hearst Foundation $500-$999 American Endowment Foundation BBDO Walter K. & Judith A. Bunge Carmichael Lynch Qimei Chen Karen Dahlen Richard A. Forschler

Brian R. Gabrial Martha M. Head The Head Family Foundation Interpublic Group Marielle M. Lachambre Thomas M. Lewin Judith A. Moen David L. & Linda J. Mona Olson Periscope Marketing Preston Kelly Inc. Michael L. & Betty A. Soffin Phillip J. & Joan M. Tichenor Kathryn & Daniel B. Wackman Birgit L. Wassmuth & David R. Thompson $100-$499 A T & T Foundation Jean B. Adams Linda Adler-Kassner & Scott G. Kassner Aidan M. Anderson Frank L. Anton Marcia F. Appel & Vincent C. Giorgi Ellen M. Archer Brian P. Armentrout Lawrence E. Arturo BD Kathleen M. Bergquist Paula M. Bilitz Mary Beth Bremer Donald F. Brod Carleton W. & Jean A. Brookins Jeff A. Brueggeman Dean P. Buck Hannah N. Bullion James B. Byrnes Don R. Casey Marian & Loren L. Chamberlain Anne S. Christianson Dean J. Coleman Richard H. & Frances F. Compton Joan L. Conners Patricia K. Cullen Drew A. Davidock Dirk G. DeYoung Professor Hazel F. Dicken-Garcia Richard L. Dillon Irina Y. Dmitrieva Lynn M. & Robert E. Drechsel Michael B. Duffy Steven N. Dzubay Katherine G. Eaton Marilyn & Marvin Eckerle John A. & Margaret Ernste John R. & Janice M. Finnegan Keith A. Fligge Roy G. Foltz

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Joan W. Frey Kendra L. Gale Cecilie J. Gaziano Susan & Alan Gillmor R. Douglas & Donna Gillmor Darlene A. Gorrill Sheila M. Gothmann Nancy & Judson A. Grenier James B. Gustafson Chad W. Haldeman Bette M. Hammel Barbara S. Haugen Mary K. Hicks Michael E. Hill John B. & Tracy R. Hoeft Doris P. & John R. Hosfield William E. Huntzicker Eugene F. Huse Lynne K. Jacobson Pamela K. Jennings Mark L. Johnson Gregory L. Johnson Janice I. & Russell V. Johnson Caryl L. Jones Megan K. Juffer Scott R. & Michelle C. Kegler Rolf M. & Marcia L. Kemen Richard B. Kielbowicz Linda V. Kline Darrel E. Koehler Richard E. Kozitka Mark R. Kriss Megan E. Kruse Beth M. LaBreche Patrick C. Larkin Gary Libman Kim O. Lindahl Roland C. Lovstad Catherine A. Luther Judith K. Mack Gerald F. & Janet Madison Carol E. Mahoney Cynthia S. Markle John & Lois A. Martin Martin Williams Inc. Stanley J. Maslowski Cynthia A. Matson John S. McKeon Fred S. Meyer Philip C. Meyer Kent R. Middleton Jerimiah J. Moerke Melva D. Moline Stephen Moline & Ellen M. Mrja Steven A. & Valerie S. Morawetz Carol J. & James E. Mulligan Geoffrey M. Nathanson Nathanson Family Trust Mary Y. Nelson

Nemer Fieger & Associates Inc. John S. & Christine K. Nichols Noel-Levitz Inc. Seth L. Normington James P. & Judith A. O’Donnell Anne M. Obst Jack Ohman Barbara J. Pearson Pepsico Foundation Thomas R. Piechura Richard J. & Virginia K. Plaisance Karen K. Potter Christine Reid-Tierney & Brian Tierney Sally A. & Charles H. Rix Richard L. Robertson James C. Robertson Juan C. Rodriguez Terrance T. Ruane Jane H. Ryan Sands Lee & Anderson Ltd. Jon F. Scheid Nina Jo & Thomas M. Schubert Inez M. & Lyall A. Schwarzkopf Robert E. Sheldon Elizabeth P. Shippee Mia K. Signorino Mary J. Smetanka Mary V. Smith Connie M. Smith Paul M. Sponholz David E. Steen Ryan L. Stoer Thomas Suddes Elizabeth R. & Paul C. Susie Gerald R. & Helen L. Taft Marshall H. Tanick Donald Tehven Mabel L. Thompson Ernie & Evelyn Toffan Kathleen Turnquist Ultimate Tanning Salon of Faribault Mildred J. Vaccarella Joy D. Viola Melody S. Volek Jean W. Ward Emily H. Warden Ellen A. Wartella & David C. Whitney Thomas J. & Martha H. Whelan Bruce A. Williams Karen J. Wright Kristi M. & Douglas D. Youngdahl

DONOR REPORT Less than $100 Stuart P. Aase William A. Allard Susan M. Alnes Claire H. Amsden Kristin D. Anderson Murray C. & Arlene B. Appelbaum Douglas D. Armstrong Douglas A. Ascher Alyssa Atkins Kay F. Bahan Mollee B. Bauer Dennis M. Behr Alan B. Benson Marjorie A. Benson Joan M. & James A. Bertelsen Julie A. & Ross A. Bertelsen Margaret A. Bertelsen Theodore D. Blumberg Burton H. Boersma Samuel B. Boeser Janet S. Boysen Brenda K. Bredahl Gregory D. Breining Paul S. & Jane E. Brissett Ernie & Lolly Brunetta Julian V. Brunetta Paul & Ruth Buchkosky Amber F. Bullington David E.* & Maria J. Burrington Joseph M. Campbell Dorothy T. Casserly Katherine R. Christian Catherine M. Cleary Delane D. Cleveland Zita M. Coburn Katie J. Comstock Thomas P. Costello Jacqueline M. Couillard John T. Coyne Carroll E. Crawford Marjorie E. Daniels Stacy A. Davison Dianne R. De Grood Thomas M. DeFrank Janice M. Demarais Amy M. Demarest Cynthia J. Dickison Martin K. Duda Evelyn C. Duvall Mary M. Edlund David R. Elvin Valerie Enkhaus Joellen P. Erdman Eileen M. Everett Georgia A. Ewing David W. Fant Fredric E. Fedler Stephen R. Fisher Franciscan Friars of the Atonement

Mark L. Friedman Gannett Foundation Kristin L. Gast Elaine P. Geelan Timothy J. Gephart Krista M. Giuffi Mr & Mrs. Len Glasow Barbara A. Goodspeed A. David & Suzon R. Gordon Donald Grussing Susan M. Gulstad Megan A. Habashy Joan L. Halgren Richard P. Hames Donald O. & Lisa K. Hamnes Monte J. Hanson John T. Hartmann Daniel R. Haugen Inna K. Hays Stephen M. Hedlund Denise J. Herme-Duscher William R. Hoffman Anne F. Huiras Christopher J. Ison Cassandra J. & Michael H. Jackson Carol L. James Leo W. Jeffres Harlan R. Johnson Rodney L. & Lucille A. Johnson Lillian C. Johnson Dorothy A. Jorgensen Warren K. Jorgensen Gerald D. Kahlert Judy A. Kaiser Hisanao & Sue Kasahara Jessica L. Katz John A. Kerans Susan A. Kilian Christina D. Killion-Valdez Frances V. Killpatrick Jane E. Kirtley Jacob L. Kittilstad Katherine A. Knudson Kristin A. Kolaszewski Lara R. Kolberg Elsie J. Kolstad Leah Krawetz Robert K. & Dale J. Krishef Marit Lee Kucera Amy J. Kuebelbeck Sharon L. Lage Lynette M. Lamb Daniel L. Larson DJ Leary & Linda L. Wilson Darren S. Leno Jane E. Leonard & Loretto G. Lippert Sharon D. Lesikar Gary R. Lindberg Linda K. Lindholm Nancy Loomis

Rita J. Lynch Michael A. Mallory Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Malnati Market Mapping Plus LLC Addie Mattson Beth C. Mattson Duane R. Mattson Colleen J. Mc Carty-Gould Kathleen H. McClung Meredith A. McNab David G. Mellen Marc Meltzer Joan M. Meyer Todd H. Mixer Scott Moe Kevin A. Morales Wallace E. Neal Bud Nelsen Pam Nelsen Tim Nelsen Jacqueline M. Nelson Arthur C. Nienhuis David S. Odegard Allison M. Pankow Renee S. Passal Susan S. Pastin David A. Pedersen Peter O. Perkins Pamela A. Perkowski Jack W. Peters Daniel C. Peterson Jackie Phillips Cynthia K. Pichotta John A. Pribek Evelyn C. Raedler Sharon M. Rask Duane A. Rasmussen Jo Anne Ray Julianne E. Raymond John P. Richards Malcolm F. Ritter Robert D. Rominski Robert J. Roos Sharon M. Ross Heather M. Rudloff Gerald H. & Cheryl M. Rushenberg Mareena L. Saucedo John L. Schmidt Thomas M. & Janet L. Schubert Timothy S. Schulte Lynn E. & Mark O. Schwartz Securian Foundation Jessica L. Sellers Jane M. Serbus Michael R. Sigelman Raymond C. Sinclair Ginger L. Sisco Nancy E. Slator Diana R. Smith Robin M. Smothers

Nicole A. Sprenger Linda J. Steenerson John C. & Carol A. Stegmeir Ruth E. Stroebel Timothy F. Sturrock Tao Sun Vermayne N. Sundem Edward B. Swain & Mary E. Keirstead Bryant D. Switzky Zixue Tai Mary M. Tan Danielle & Mark J. Thomson John J. Tipton Sandra K. Tobin Francine K. Tolbert Michael A. Tri Dean D. Trippler John J. Ulku Dana A. Villamagna Kaitlyn E. Walsh Amanda C. Wartgow Lynnette M. & Brian C. Wass Karen D. Waters Kelly A. Watkins Garrett M. Weber John B. Webster Elizabeth M. Wegele Donna M. Weispfenning & Robert K. Groger Philip W. Werner Brent P. Westra Susan M. Wolf The Write Approach Inc. William L. Wroblewski Kevin J. Yellick Elizabeth R. Young Janine M. Zabel Mr. & Mrs. E. Zappa David A. Zarkin Marie E. Zhuikov * denotes deceased

PLEASE NOTE: We make every effort to ensure that this list is accurate and up-to-date. If you have comments, questions or corrections, please contact the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Office of Institutional Advancement at 612-625-5031 or claer@umn.edu.

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DONOR REPORT

Coming Home

WHY I GIVE

There are a couple of reasons that I give to the School of Journalism & Mass Communication. The first is simply about giving back. My time at Murphy Hall was far and away the most important influence on my career. There is really no way to repay that debt, but I’m happy if these scholarships move a little in that direction.

The second reason is the students themselves. It’s gratifying and a real privilege to provide some measure of help as they prepare for their own careers.

The benefit here really runs both ways. My part of it, even after all of these years, is feeling the thrill and challenge and anticipation that comes from progressing through a great university. I wish them all the very best.

–David Floren, B.A., ’64. Former president, Martin Williams Advertising

HOW GIVING HELPS

I received the David Floren Scholarship my junior year, and it allowed my parents to not take out any loans. It lessened a lot of financial stress, giving me the time to focus on my studies and parttime work. It was also an honor for my potential as a student and professional to be recognized by someone who has a prominent role in the advertising industry.

–Nicholas Khow, B.A., ’14

Receiving the David Floren Scholarship my senior year helped me by reducing the burden of tuition, which I am thankful for to this day. It also made me feel more connected to the alumni of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, a group I am now a proud member of. –Samantha Steinbring, B.A., ’13 For the past two years, I have received the David Floren Scholarship which not only helped me continue to receive my education, but also enabled me to study abroad in Rome through a program affiliated with SJMC. Knowing that alumni want to support the School and its students, makes it clear that the School leaves a lasting impact after graduation. –Rachel McGuigan, senior

This fall semester, I’m taking 19 credits. I know I will need to focus on my studies in order to continue being a great student.

With the help of the David Floren Scholarship, I will be able to narrow my focus on what really matters. –Diana Albrecht, junior

Since it’s inception in 2003, the endowment has awarded $147,000 to 73 Floren Scholars

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I will admit I am a heavily biased advocate of the University of Minnesota. Attending the University, and especially being a student in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication, has had a profound impact on the direction of my life.

My own story started as an incoming student with an interest in becoming a reporter or a high school journalism teacher. In my senior year I took a publicity course taught by professor Robert Lindsay. I was especially intrigued with one of the lectures about employee publications. At the time, I was working part-time in the mailroom of Piper Jaffray. The company didn’t have any form of employee communications so I wrote a proposal recommending an employee magazine. They liked the idea and offered me the job. That started me on a 10-year career in corporate communications.

I left the corporate world and eventually joined Dave Mona and Dennis McGrath — two wonderful friends and fellow journalism alumni — in creating the public relations firm of Mona Meyer McGrath (which later became Mona Meyer McGrath & Gavin).

While at MMMG, I joined the adjunct faculty of SJMC, teaching a course in public relations. Teaching helped me stay current in what was going on and I also saw it as a recruiting opportunity. I had the good sense to recognize talent like Jorg Pierach and bring Jorg and other rock stars into the agency.

In 2002 I left what had then become Weber Shandwick to focus on international business. After touching down in 46 countries and acquiring businesses in Asia and Europe, it was time to come back home.

Home for me is the University of Minnesota. After five years of intriguing consulting assignments touching almost every area of the U, I have settled in as chief advancement officer for the College of Liberal Arts. CLA is a remarkable college with a brilliant faculty and students who will change the world. CLA alumni are in every job and role imaginable in the world. Our focus in the Office of Institutional Advancement is to spread the word, bring more alumni home and inspire a growing base of donors.

It’s good to be home, Scott Meyer Chief Advancement Officer, College of Liberal Arts 612-625-5031 meye2199@umn.edu A previous recipient of the SJMC Alumni Board’s Award for Excellence, Scott Meyer most recently served the University of Minnesota as a consultant with University Relations, senior counselor to President Eric Kaler and interim president and CEO of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. We are delighted to have him serving CLA and the SJMC as the College’s new chief advancement officer.

IN MEMORIAM Kerry Ashmore (B.A., ’77, Music Education) passed away on Jan. 27, 2014 of cancer at the age of 59. He was co-owner and co-publisher of the Northeaster and NorthNews newspapers.

While at the University of Minnesota, he worked at WMMR (now Radio K) where he met his wife Margo Fluegel. They married in 1977 and purchased the Northeaster in 1981 and NorthNews in 1991. The two worked a variety of roles at the paper: editor, manager of business operations, advertising sales and editorial columnist, to name a few. He is survived by his wife; siblings Carole Ashmore, Bonnie Scot, Paul (Terri) Ashmore and Wendie Ashmore (Tim Salo).

David Burrington (B.A., ’53) passed away on Dec. 26, 2013 at the age of 82. Born in 1931 in Rapid City, SD, he served as editor of the Minnesota Daily for the 1952-53 academic year and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1953. He was drafted into the Army and served in postwar Germany.

Using his GI Bill benefits, he attended postgraduate school in Paris and returned to the University of Minnesota to obtain his master’s degree in American Studies in 1959. From there, he began a 40-year career in broadcast journalism, starting at local TV stations in Minneapolis and Philadelphia. He studied film at UCLA and then went to work at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles as a reporter. He became a network news correspondent for NBC news in 1966 and spent most of his career with NBC overseas with postings in Vietnam, Paris, Rome, Cairo and San Francisco. From 1991 to 2001, he worked as a freelance producer. He married Maria in 1983 and became father to Rachel and Ingrid when he was in his 50s. Burrington is preceded in death by his parents Therlo and Mary, his sister Barbara Mehrens and his nephews John and Jeff Mehrens.

He is survived by his wife, daughters, sister Joyce Barsaleau and nieces and nephews.

Wayne Donald Hoshal (B.A., ’50) passed away on Jan. 16, 2014 at the age of 86 at the Grand Itasca Hospital.

Born April 8, 1927 in Sioux Falls, SD. In 1937 the family moved to northern Minnesota and Hoshal graduated from Greenway High School in 1945. He immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed on Kwajalein Island in the Pacific for the duration of WWII. After the war, Hoshal returned to Minnesota and graduated from Itasca Junior College and the University of Minnesota. In 1953 he was accepted into the U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service in Washington, D.C., where he enjoyed a 32-year career as a diplomatic courier traveling around the world carrying messages too secret to be transmittable by cable. In 1970 he married Jean Lessner in Washington, D.C. and the couple was posted to Germany, where their two children were born. Hoshal retired as chief to the Diplomatic Courier Service and moved his family to Grand Rapids, Minn. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers Julian (Shirley), Earl (Dorothy) and sister Colleen (Burt) Peters. He is survived by Jean, his wife of 43 years; daughter Ann, son Neil; grandchildren Alex and Alyssa Chinn; brothers Dale

(Carla), Gary (Robin); sisters Allene (Patrick) Quinn, DonnaMae (Frank) Weis; and numerous nieces and nephews.

William H. Kelty (B.A., ’40) of Chappaqua, NY passed away on March 28, 2014 at the age of 93. A journalist and radio broadcaster, he worked with the Office of War Information, NBC and Newsweek during World War II. In 1945 he joined the Reader’s Digest International Editions, eventually becoming vice president of the company. In 1971 he worked as a consultant to British and American publishers and became director of Hammond Inc. He is preceded in death by his daughter Lee Hannah and wife of 58 years, Madoline. He is survived by his son Douglas and daughter-in-law Joann of New Jersey. Memorial gifts can be sent to The University of Minnesota, P.O. Box 70870, St. Paul, MN 55179-3854, marked “College of Liberal Arts-William Kelty Scholarship.”

Jim Lange (B.A., ’54) passed away on Feb. 25, 2014 at the age of 81. Born in 1932 in St. Paul, Lange was the original and best-known host of the legendary “Dating Game” television show during the 1960s and 1970s. His television career began as the title character for “Captain 11,” a Twin Cities children’s program in the mid-1950s. An accomplished radio disc jockey, Lange had stints at several stations in San Francisco and Los Angeles for more than 45 years. He is survived by his wife Nancy Fleming, a sister, five children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.

Serge Edward Logan (B.A., ’50) passed away on Oct. 30, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisc. at the age of 87. During World War II (1944-46), he served as a radioman aboard the USS Lander in the Pacific Theatre. After graduating magna cum laude, he joined the staff of the Racine Journal Times as a reporter and rose to the position of Sunday Editor. Logan worked for SC Johnson for 29 years, working in such positions as director of corporate social responsibility, trustee of the SC Johnson Fund and director of communications. At the time of his retirement, Logan was the special assistant to chairman Sam Johnson. He also served as editor of The Johnson Magazine for 20 years. Logan was a dedicated community member. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America since 1951, having been Scoutmaster at the former Lincoln School for 20 years, past president of the local council, and a member of the board of the Southeast Wisconsin Council. He was awarded the Silver Antelope and the Silver Beaver for his service. SC Johnson awarded Logan the H.F. Johnson Community Service Award for his activities. Logan was active in several civic organizations including the Racine Community Foundation, the Wutsum Museum and more. He was preceded in death by his mother, Alexandra; his father, Carl; his sister, Annette; his brother, Victor (Eva); and his nephew, Dwayne Serge Logan.

He is survived by his niece, Vicki Lee Logan of Chicago. He is also survived by his special friends, James and Carol May, Neal and Jeanne Seiser and Carol Hansen.

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2014 Silha Lecture October 6, 2014 7:00 pm Cowles Auditorium University of Minnesota West Bank, Twin Cities Campus

David A. Schulz

See No Evil: Why We Need A New Approach to Government Transparency Featuring

David A. Schulz Partner, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP Co-Director of the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School Counsel to The Associated Press, New York Times, Guardian, and other investigative news organizations On the 25th anniversary of Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee, one of the nation’s leading advocates for press access and the public’s right to know will explore the judicial and bureaucratic debilitation of the Freedom of Information Act since 9/11, and the critical need to broaden and enforce the First Amendment right of access to government proceedings and records. The discussion will consider the untapped potential of the constitutional access right and the role of the press in illuminating issues ranging from “secret law” articulated by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, to the government’s plans to prevent Guantanamo detainees from testifying publicly at their own trials, to a State’s ability to keep secret the formulas used for lethal injection executions.