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Mark Ethridge Delivers VCU Turpin Lecture

Mark Ethridge recently visited Virginia Commonwealth University as a guest lecturer during the school’s annual Mass Communications Week. Ethridge spoke on Oct. 9, where he talked about journalism and about…

‘Power and money and celebrity can blind you’

John Walcott warns: 'Instead of being members of the Fourth Estate, too many Washington reporters have been itching to move up an estate or two.' He also argues against the…
2008 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

2008 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Videos Award Presentation and John Walcott Speech Panel Discussion Speech Transcript John Walcott, now the Washington bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, was awarded the first I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic…

Christopher Cousins to Cover Maine Statehouse

Christopher Cousins, a member of the Class of 2007, has accepted a position with Statehouse News Service, which offers in-depth coverage of the Maine Statehouse and state government.

Roberta Baskin and the WJLA I-Team Win Top Award in TV

Roberta Baskin, Class of 2002, and the WJLA  I-Team won the Emmy for Outstanding Regional News Story – Investigative Reporting. The news story "Drilling for Dollars" covered the I-Team’s reports…

Nancy Maynard, Nieman Advisory Board Member, Dies at 61

Nancy Hicks Maynard, 61, a former co-publisher of the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and co-founder of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, died Sept. 21.

Managing editor to leave Baltimore Sun

In the latest high-level departure at The Baltimore Sun, Managing Editor Robert Blau announced his resignation. Blau is a member of the Class of 1997.

H. Y. Sharada Prasad Dies at 84

H.Y. Sharada Prasad, media adviser to former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, died Sept. 2 following a prolonged illness. Prasad was a member of the Class of 1956.

Edwin O. Guthman dies at 89

Edwin O. Guthman, 89, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newsman respected for his unwavering integrity and whose storied career included stints as a soldier, a public servant, an educator, and editor of…

Jeb Sharp a Recipient of Sigma Delta Chi Award

The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of the 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism on April 14. Jeb Sharp, Class of 2006, was part of…