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Andrew Revkin: In the Hot Seat
Wednesday, April 8, 2009. New York Times environmental journalist Andrew Revkin, author of the DotEarth blog, talked about his reporting on global warming and other human impact on the earth's climate, and even played a little music. Sponsored by the Geography Department and Journalism Program.
Saving Good Journalism: Or Is It Too Late?
Monday, March 30, 2009. Distinguished scholars and journalists considered how the news media can preserve and protect quality practices. Panelists included Joshua Benton (pictured), director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard; Jan Schaffer, director of J-Lab at the Institute for Interactive Journalism; Kevin Riley, editor of the Dayton Daily News; Ken Barcus, Midwest bureau chief of National Public Radio; and Patricia Aufderheide, director of the Center for Social Media at American University. Sponsored by the Journalism Program.
Salman Rushdie: At What Price Security?
March 23, 2009, Hall Auditorium. The celebrated author of "The Satanic Verses," "Midnight's Children," and 11 other books, talked to the Miami community about religion, Pakistan, and having the courage to continue writing amid threats and personal sacrifice. Part of the Lecture Series.
Dan Rather Reports: From Miami
Feb. 23, 2009, Hall Auditorium. He was the face of CBS Evening News for 24 years, contributed to 60 Minutes and now hosts Dan Rather Reports on HDNet. The news anchor, winner of seven Peabody Awards, appeared at Miami to talk about President Obama's first 100 days, as part of the Lecture Series.
Dana Priest: Prominent Washington Post Investigative, War Reporter Talks Here
Feb. 9, 2009, Hall Auditorium. Dana Priest won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for her Washington Post articles about government care of military veterans: "The Other Walter Reed." She has covered wars from Panama to Afghanistan and, for seven years, reported on the Pentagon. Sponsored by the Journalism Program.
In the Heartland: Student In-Depth Project on Economy, Education Debuts
Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at the Union County Library in Liberty, Ind.; and Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Miami Middletown Downtown Center for Community Engagement. Students in the first Miami-Whitewater Valley Public Media Capstone class this semester explored in multi-media form how education and the economy are re-shaping the heartland. Their project debuted at these two locations, reflecting their regional reporting. Free and open to the public.
Future of Magazine Journalism: Editors Dissect Industry Changes
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, Bachelor Hall 337. Three magazine editors talked about the current state of the industry and career paths for students. Roundtable participants included Jay Stowe (pictured), editor of Cincinnati magazine magazine; Nick Gillespie, editor of reason magazine online and reason.tv; and Zachary Pettit, managing editor of Writer's Digest.
Remembering Rachel Carson: Mother of Environmental Movement
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.This gentle scientist and writer was one of the earliest voices to draw attention to mankind's effect on the natural world. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) wrote 1962's "Silent Spring" about the dangers of pesticides. Yale's Mark Lytle talked about why her voice matters more than ever today.
Checkup: Miami Administrators Discuss Finances
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, live on WMUB (88.8 FM) and MUTV (Channel 15 in Oxford). University administrators - including President David Hodge (pictured) and Provost Jeff Herbst - discussed Miami's financial health in a forum discussion moderated by Gary Scott, WMUB news director. A selection of staff, faculty and students asked questions about the future, learning that some faculty cuts were probable. Find it online 24/7. Sponsored by Journalism and Mass Communications.
Unscripted: Real World Creator Visits
Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, Hall Auditorium. Jonathan Murray, who is widely credited with inventing reality TV, discussed what is real in reality TV today. He created shows like Road Rules and The Real World, and had an insider view to share.
Election 2008: The View from a Reporter, a Commentator, a Pollster
Monday, October 6, 2008, at Hall Auditorium. Three top political junkies talked about how race, gender and age are reshaping American politics. Elisabeth Bumiller is a Washington reporter for The New York Times, biographer of Condoleezza Rice and has been covering John McCain. Larry Wilmore is the so-called "Senior Black Correspondent" for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. John Zogby is president and CEO of Zogby International - and probably the hottest pollster in the U.S.
Master of the Political Message
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, Hall Auditorium. Karl Rove was the mastermind behind President George Bush's presidential campaigns, and he served the Bush Administration as deputy chief of staff until 2007. His talk at Miami, sponsored by the Young Republicans, will focus on - what else - the 2008 presidential election.
Journalist Extraordinaire: Thomas Friedman at Miami
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at Millett Hall. Author of the bestseller The World is Flat and the new Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why we need a green revolution and how it can renew America, Thomas Friedman is one of the best-known journalists in America. His foreign affairs column for The New York Times is a must-read. His talk was sponsored by the Farmer School of Business.
The 2007-08 school year brought some of the world's best-known journalists to Miami University. Ken Paulson, editor of USA Today. Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times. Tucker Carlson of MSNBC. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the civil rights pioneer who has reported for CNN, NPR, The New York Times and News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Dan Patrick, now with Sports Illustrated after years with ESPN. James McBride, the journalist turned composer/musician who wrote "The Color of Water."
These media luminaries talked with students, beat the drums for the First Amendment, lectured about the plight of women in developing countries, told some jokes, played some music, and generally made us feel like Oxford is at the crossroads of the world for media and culture.
Highlights are below.
Of Caps, Gowns and Best Wishes
Fifty-eight Journalism majors graduated from Miami University on May 10, four of them magna cum laude. They hailed from as far away as Minnesota, Georgia and New Hampshire. Most left with real-world internship experience and current multi-media knowledge under their belts - along with the double majors that deepened their liberal arts experience. 2008 Miami University Journalism graduates.
Celebrating Miami's Journalism Students
Thursday, May 1, 4 p.m., in MacMillan Hall's Great Room. At the Journalism Program's third annual Journalism Student Recognition Event, we recognized winners of writing competitions and scholarships, student-run media leaders and those who interned this year at professional media organizations. Friends and family also attended.
Journalism Majors Senior Breakfast
Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. After four long years, killer AP quizzes, hours holding a digital camera, weeks doing internships across the country -- don't graduating journalism majors deserve some pancakes and eggs? Faculty, families and friends feted the graduates at this breakfast.
USA Today Editor on Defending the First Amendment
Monday, April 7, 4 p.m. at the Shriver Center. Ken Paulson, editor of USA Today and former executive director of the First Amendment Center, led a discussion titled "Liberty Tree Initiative: Celebrating the First Amendment," with other media leaders, First Amendment experts, students and academics. Hosted by the Journalism Program and Miami's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. More on the event.
Plain Talk with "Color of Water" Author James McBride
March 31, 2008, 8 p.m., Hall Auditorium. Writer and composer James McBride came to Miami for "Plain Talk," A Mediation on American Pop Culture," part of the Lecture Series. A former staff writer for The Washington Post, People magazine and The Boston Globe, McBride's 1997 memoir "The Color of Water" was a best-seller.
Tucker Carlson Dissects 2008 Election
Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m., Millett Auditorium. Tucker Carlson, former host of "Tucker" on MSNBC, talked presidential politics at Miami mere days after Ohio's primary elections. His visit to Miami included a 4:45 p.m. press conference and 5 p.m. question and answer session with students. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Council and Lecture Board.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press and MSNBC.
Searching for Media Relevance with Columnist Ellen Goodman
Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m., Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati. Syndicated columnist and Pulitzer-winner Ellen Goodman visited Cincinnati for a talk titled, "The Political is (Too) Personal, the Media is (Too) Polarized and Television News is an Oxymoron." Goodman's columns are carried in 450 publications. Her appearance was hosted by the Journalism Program and the Woman's City Club of Greater Cincinnati.
Globe-Trotting Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof
Tuesday, March 4, 4 p.m. in Hall Auditorium. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof talked about the plight of women in developing countries and his new book on the subject, co-authored with wife Sheryl WuDunn. Kristof has lived on four continents, and reports globally from hot spots and quiet corners. He and WuDunn won a Pulitzer for coverage of Tiananmen Square. Co-sponsored by the Journalism Program.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault Visits Miami
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, 7 p.m., Hall Auditorium. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Johannesburg bureau chief for CNN and National Public Radio, talked about her years as an international journalist during her first Miami visit. Hunter-Gault, winner of two Peabody Awards for her coverage of Africa, as well as two Emmys, also was a reporter for The New York Times and PBS's News Hour with Jim Lehrer. She is the author of "New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance," and "In My Place," a memoir about being the first African-American female student at the University of Georgia. No tickets necessary.
Journalist John Bacon: Why Sports Matter
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, Art Hall 100. Long-time sports journalist John Bacon, a visiting professor at Miami for spring term, discussed why sports matters so much in American culture. Hosted by the Honor's Program.
Boston Red Sox image by The Associated Press.
ESPN and SI's Dan Patrick on Sports Journalism
Monday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m., Hall Auditorium. Ohio native and former ESPN anchor Dan Patrick, now a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, talked to Miami students about his career and sports journalism. Student media were able to interview Patrick before the talk in the TV studios of Williams Hall. Hosted by the Lecture Series.
National Public Radio Reporter on China's Silk Road
Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, 3:30 p.m., in Hall Auditorium. Rob Gifford, who covered China for National Public Radio for three years, talked about his 1,000-mile journey along China's Silk Road to illustrate the vast changes under way across the country. Sponsored by the Farmer School of Business.
Radio-Style Theater: Stacey Keach performs in "Top Secret"
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, 7:30 p.m., Hall Auditorium. "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers" featured Stacey Keach in a a radio-style performance. Sponsored by School of Fine Arts.
Jobs in Journalism: Students talk about Summer Internships
Wednesday, Oct.17, 2007, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Shriver Multipurpose Center. Journalism students talked about their summer internships, and student media recruit staff. Sponsored by SPJ.
Bob Schieffer, From the Anchor's Desk, Facing the Nation
Monday, March 5, 2007, 8 p.m., Hall Auditorium.
Documentary Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki
Awarding-winning documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki discussed his film Why We Fight at Miami University on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in 100 Laws Hall auditorium.
The film Why We Fight was screened in full at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, in 100 Laws.
