ASJMC Breaking News
ASJMC Statement on the Value of Scholastic Media
This spring ASJMC will send a statement on the value of scholastic media to high school principals across the country, as well as to state scholastic press associations and other organizations that are concerned about scholastic media. Full story.
Kunkel Appointed Next President St. Norbet College
ASJMC 2007/08 President, Tom Kunkel Appointed Next President of St. Norbet College effective July 1, 2008. Full story.No Name Change
The membership decided that ASJMC should keep its current name during the ASJMC Business Meeting in Washington, DC, August 11. Full story.
ASJMC Training Statement
ASJMC membership approved a statement on the need for professional development in Spring 2007. Full statement.
Recent Administrative Appointments
Dwight Brooks to Chair of the Department of Mass Communication, Jackson State University.
Barbara DeSanto to Chair of the Department of Mass Media, Washburn University.
Jennifer Greer to Chair of the Department of Journalism, University of Alabama.
Peggy Kuhr to Dean of the School of Journalism, University of Montana.
Esther Thorson to Acting Dean of the School of Journalism, University of Missouri.
Ernest Wilson to Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California.
Website Offers Journalists and Students Training Information
JOURNALISMTRAINING.ORG is a searchable database of journalism training programs. It lists classes, seminars and conventions on a variety of topics, including freedom information, ethics, design, photojournalism, editing and publishing and computer assisted reporting. The site was created in 2003 by the Society of Professional Journalists for the Council of National Journalism Organizations through a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
