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News Releases: July 2007
July 2007
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July 2, 2007: Dvorkin Steps Down as CCJ Director Jeffrey Dvorkin has stepped down as director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, the consulting and training organization for the nation's newsrooms. Bill Kovach, CCJ chairman and one of the founders of the organization, will step in as acting director. [More]
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July 9, 2007: Charter Membership in Walter Williams Society Now Available Through 2008 The work of Walter Williams continues to influence the profession of journalism a century after he founded the world's first school dedicated to the field on Sept. 14, 1908. Now, charter membership is available for a special giving society created to ensure that Williams' vision continues into the School's second century. Society members will be recognized in a permanent display at the Missouri School of Journalism. [More]
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July 12, 2007: Geneva Overholser Named CPI Board Chair The Center for Public Integrity is pleased to announce the election of Geneva Overholser to lead its board of directors. Overholser, who has served on the Center's board for the past two years, was named during the June board meeting to succeed co-founding board member and chairman Charles Piller, who will step down to join the Center's advisory board. [More]
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July 12, 2007: "Less is More" Online In a study that examined responses to pictures viewed online, Kevin Wise, assistant professor of strategic communication, and Kimberlee (Belcher) Pepple, BJ '04, MA '05, found that people were able to pay more attention to pictures selected from a small array of choices than from a large array of choices. These findings may have implications for Internet search engines, advertising and news sites. [More]
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July 31, 2007: Portrayal of Journalists in Harry Potter Books Doesn't Negatively Affect Young Readers' Perceptions When it comes to how journalists are portrayed in J.K. Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter book series, doctoral student Daxton R. "Chip" Stewart, MA '04, expected perceptions to meet reality. The negative depiction of Rita Skeeter and the Daily Prophet, Stewart figured, would push readers' attitudes toward journalists in an adverse direction. A recent study of 657 students at MU, however, proved differently. [More]
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