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The Minnesota Journalism Center and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis hosted the annual "Supply, Demand & Deadlines Workshop" June 12-14. Eighteen journalists from around the United States participated in the conference, which culminated in a case study writing exercise.
The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents approved President Robert Bruininks' new strategic vision for the university June 10 at its annual meeting. The vote was 11-to-1, and David Metzen, chair of the Board of Regents said after the vote: “This is the right thing to do and the right time to do it. We move forward with a clear vision and strong plan for the future.” Previously, the University of Minnesota Alumni Association National Board of Directors had voted 33-to-2 to support the plan which has the goal of making the University of Minnesota "one of the top three public research institutions in the world."
Upcoming UMAA events, 2005-06
August 28: Maroon & Gold Day at the Minnesota State Fair
September 23: Scholars Walk and Alumni Wall of Honor Dedication
September 24: Homecoming Breakfast
October 7: Alumni Volunteer Awards
October 8: Alumni Volunteer Leadership Forum
May 23, 2006: UMAA 102nd Annual Celebration Featuring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Jane Kirtley was a guest on WHYY's show "Radio Times" on May 20. The topic was misuse and overuse of anonymous sources in journalism. WHYY is a public broadcasting station in Philadelphia. An archive of the show may be found here. Kirtley was also a guest on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midday" show on June 1. The topic was "Deep Throat steps from the shadows." (Click here to access that show.)
The Star Tribune quoted Kirtley in an article that appeared May 23 titled "'Hooked' on anonymous sources? Flap highlights credibility hurdles." The Star Tribune article was in response to the controversy surrounding the story appearing in Newsweek regarding alleged desecration of the Qu'ran at Guantanamo Bay. Said Kirtley: "Any time you publish information attributed to an anonymous source, you put the credibility of the entire news organization on the line."
Ken Doyle was recently elected to a two-year term to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Association of Scholars, an organization that works to preserve academic freedom, promote open debate on controversial issues and support standards of excellence in higher education.
Doyle was also named as the first president of the American Association for Financial Psychology. This newly established professional organization is for people who are interested in why individuals and groups make decisions regarding their money and property.
Kathleen Hansen received the David Rhydwen Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contributions to News Librarianship from the News Division. Hansen received the award June 7 at the Special Libraries Association annual conference in Toronto.
Lynn Ingrid Nelson, who serves as an adjunct faculty member at the SJMC, announces the establishment of a new public relations firm, The Links Group, of which she is one of three principals. The firm offers services in public relations, public affairs, investor relations and communications management.
Publications, Presentations and Research
Professor Kathleen Hansen appeared on a panel June 8 at the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association in Toronto. The panel, "The Urge to Merge," focused on the implications of mergers between Library and Information Science programs and Journalism and Mass Communication programs that have occurred in the last 10 years.
Professor Jane Kirtley contributed two chapters to the book, "Institutions of Democracy: The Press," edited by Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, which was published in May by Oxford University Press. Kirtley was the sole author on the chapter "Legal Evolution of the Government-News Media Relationship," and co-author with Bruce W. Sanford of the chapter "The First Amendment Tradition and Its Critics."
Assistant professor Brian Southwell will present a paper at the AEJMC national conference in August in San Antonio, Texas. The title of the paper is "Interpersonal Influence: Conversation sparks memory for science-related media content."
Assistant professor Jisu Huh is co-author (Mayer, R.N., Huh, J., & Cude, B. J.) of the article "Cues of credibility and price performance of life insurance comparison Web sites," which appears in the April 2005 (Vol. 39, issue 1) edition of the Journal of Consumer Affairs. The article reports the results of an analysis of 32 Web sites and the appearance of credibility cues on the Web sites.
Huh will also present a paper at the Research Workshop on the Influence of Presumed Media Influence at the University of Haifa in Israel June 20-23. The title of the paper is "Presumed influence of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising and its behavioral influence: Do the general public and the expert think differently?" The workshop is supported by the Israel Science Foundation and the University of Haifa. Its objective is to encourage an exchange of views between researchers interested in the area of presumed influence.
Classes for the fall 2005-06 semester begin Tuesday, Sept. 6.
The Institute for New Media Studies will host the third edition of New Research for New Media: Innovative Research Methodologies Symposium on the Twin Cities campus Sept. 15-16. The goal of the conference is to examine current new media research practices and to provide an opportunity to reflect on future directions new media research methods might take.
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