| 1998 Institute for Journalism Excellence Fellows announced
Published: December 14, 1998
Last Updated: July 17, 1998
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RESTON, Va. - Twenty-three journalism educators are working at daily
newspapers this summer through the ASNE Institute for Journalism Excellence,
which seeks to forge stronger ties between newsrooms and the academy.
The journalism educators, representing colleges and universities around
the country, are working as assignment editors, reporters, copy editors,
photographers and graphic artists. The Institute, in its fourth year, is
funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
"During the six-week newsroom residency, the educators are immersed
in the day-to-day excitement of putting out a newspaper," said Gil Thelen,
chairman of ASNE's Education for Journalism Committee and executive editor
of The Tampa Tribune. "Through their hands-on experience, the educators
take a renewed knowledge of newspaper operations and journalistic practices
back to their classrooms. And the newspapers benefit from the experience
and expertise of the educators."
Del Brinkman, director of journalism programs at Knight Foundation,
said the Institute re-invigorates both educators and editors. "There is
a commitment to sharing ideas and strengthening the connection between
those who are shaping the next generation of journalists and editors who
are charting the future of their newspapers."
The ASNE Fellows and the newspapers they are working for are:
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Lori Bergen, assistant professor, A.Q. Miller School of Journalism
and Mass Communications, Kansas State University; The Sacramento (Calif.)
Bee.
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Glen L. Bleske, assistant professor, Department of Journalism, California
State University - Chico; Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, Calif.
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Hong Cheng, assistant professor, Department of Communication, Bradley
University; San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News.
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Laura Nan Fairley, assistant professor, Department of Journalism,
Auburn University; The Albany (Ga.) Herald.
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Lillie M. Fears, assistant professor, Department of Journalism and
Printing, Arkansas State University; Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune.
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Lynne Flocke, associate professor, S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications, Syracuse University; The Oregonian, Portland.
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Julie Kay Henderson, assistant professor, Department of Journalism,
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh; Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald.
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Rhonda Gibson Hester, assistant professor, School of Mass Communications,
Texas Tech University; Gannett News Service, Arlington, Va.
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Randy Hines, associate professor, Department of Communication, East
Tennessee State University; Virgin Islands Daily News, Charlotte Amalie.
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Keith R. Kenney, associate professor, College of Journalism and
Mass Communications, University of South Carolina; The Charlotte (N.C.)
Observer.
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Steven D. Koski, chairman, Department of Journalism and Communications,
Point Park College; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Ray Laakaniemi, associate professor, Department of Journalism, Bowling
Green State University; The Day, New London, Conn.
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Michael A. Longinow, associate professor, Department of Journalism,
Asbury College; The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press.
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James E. McNay, professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications,
San Jose State University; Star Tribune, Minneapolis.
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Beverly G. Merrick, assistant professor, Department of Journalism
and Mass Communications, New Mexico State University; Newsday, Melville,
N.Y.
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Randy Miller, associate professor, School of Mass Communications,
University of South Florida; Newsday, Melville, N.Y.
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Catherine C. Mitchell, professor and chair, Department of Mass Communication,
University of North Carolina - Asheville; The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Burnis R. Morris, assistant professor, School of Journalism and
Telecommunications, University of Kentucky; The Record, Hackensack, N.J.
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Gaylon Eugene Murray, assistant professor, Department of Mass Communication,
Grambling State University; The Dallas Morning News.
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Allen W. Palmer, assistant professor, Department of Communications,
Brigham Young University; The Gazette, Colorado Springs.
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Paula Quinn, associate professor, Department of Journalism, Western
Kentucky University; San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times.
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Jim Stovall, professor, College of Communication, University of
Alabama; The Chicago Tribune.
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Randall Scott Sumpter, assistant professor, Department of Journalism,
Texas A&M University; San Antonio Express-News.
The Fellows were chosen from more than 80 applicants. The 1998 Institute
began in June with a weeklong industry update seminar at the American Press
Institute in Reston, Va. will conclude in August with a debriefing at the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention
in Baltimore. The program provides a $5,500 stipend plus housing and travel
for each participant.
Journalism educators interested in applying for the 1999 Institute may
obtain information by contacting ASNE Project Director Diana Mitsu Klos
(contact information below).
Established in 1950, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation makes
national grants in journalism, education and the field of arts and culture.
It also supports organizations in communities where the Knight brothers
were involved in publishing newspapers, but is wholly separate from and
independent of those newspapers.
The American Society of Newspaper Editors, with 850 members, is an organization
of the main editors of daily newspapers in the United States and Canada.
Founded in 1922, ASNE focuses on the professional development of its members
and journalism-related issues, including the First Amendment, newsroom
staff diversity, editorial innovation, and the newspaper's role in providing
information necessary to the informed practice of citizenship.
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