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University of Alabama is Looking for a Lemon from Louisiana
Lemons are usually yellow or pale, sweet, make good lemonade or they’re bad cars. Depending on how you look at it, only a couple of those descriptors would apply to CNN Anchor Don Lemon, who is making...
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SEVEN Lessons I Learned From Hearing CNN’s Don Lemon Speak at University of...
For me, this particular week will be most remembered as one where I had a golden opportunity to hear THREE journalists speak here at the University of Alabama– CNN Anchor Don Lemon, Bob Woodward of the...
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Attention Journalism Students: Bob Woodward Is More Than a Figure in American...
WOODWARD-NOW Woodward THEN- in the 1970s as a reporter for The Washington Post. Courtesy: http://www.achievement.com You couldn’t tell it by the standing-room only crowd that came to hear Washington...
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Ohio U. Students, Faculty Share Wisdom From Gwen Ifill Lecture
View as slideshow Ohio University@ohiou .@OhioU Schuneman Symposium on Photojournalism and New Media starts at 7:30p with Gwen Ifill’s #keynote! htl.li/hGgSP #Smitty13 Mon, Feb 25 2013 13:46:52...
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Here’s Why I’m Sad About Missing Today’s Events This Sunday in Selma
This is the button I want. Maybe it will happen in March of 2014. It’s call the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The annual commemoration of what became known as “Bloody Sunday” is taking place at this hour in...
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Photos Suggest Society of Professional Journalists Takes Its Toll on...
Those of us on the Society of Professional Journalists National Board of Directors have the pleasure of working directly with Joe Skeel, who leads our top-notch national staff. The photo on the left...
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‘Bargainomics Lady’ Provides Wonderful Writing Wisdom For Aspiring Authors
Viewers of her segments on Birmingham’s Fox 6 WBRC-TV probably don’t realize “The Bargainomics Lady,” who regular appears on the top-rated station, has experienced a lot of rejection in her life. Judy...
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Completing Mayor’s Cup Gives New Meaning to April 27th
Two years ago this afternoon an EF-4 tornado tore through Tuscaloosa and wiped out so many homes and neighborhoods. This is a file photo taken in November 2012 after I completed the Couch to 5K at The...
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Reporting on A Great Mother’s Day With My Mom
RICHMOND, Va.– Mother’s Day is supposed to be about honoring mothers. But, even as I reflect on Mother’s Day 2013, I can’t help but say how memorable THIS ONE will be. For many people, Mother’s Day is...
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Comments by President Obama, Bishop Jackson Raise Question of Embracing One’s...
I rarely wade into the waters of writing on the words of politicians. But, today I could not resist after reading news involving two prominent African American male politicians, one who resides at...
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50th anniversary for University of Alabama integration brings chance for...
As much the 50th anniversary of the integration of the University of Alabama means to me as an African American faculty UA member, an unexpected reunion after 25 years on June 11, 2013 meant much...
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Speakers from UA’s Communication College take prominent roles in 50th...
Andre Taylor speaks at 50th anniversary program June 11, 2013 at Foster Auditorium. For Andre Taylor, June 11, 1963 is remembered most as the day he, as a boy, had a thought about enrolling at the...
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Outstanding Class for 30th Multicultural Journalism Workshop Wraps Up 10-Day...
Students in the 30th Multicultural Journalism Workshop each gave short presentations Sunday at their closing program, attended by members of their family. So proud of all of the students who we hosted...
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Nashville’s Joseph Walker To Lead Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Starting in...
LOUISVILLE– The suspense has been high all week here in Kentucky’s largest city as those of us attending the 20th Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Conference were anticipating the...
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Time to Celebrate The Impact of A Beloved Educator–Charlie Bjerregaard
Charles Bjerregaard RICHMOND, Va.– I just did an Internet search on the name “Charles Bjerregaard” or “Charlie Bjerregaard” and only an obituary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch comes up. So, on this...
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Who cares about Jeff Bezos’ visit to The Washington Post?
The story of the Post sale this summer was international news. This web site capture is one example. As a journalism graduate from Howard University, I grew up reading The Washington Post as a student...
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WFLA-TV’s Rod Carter Makes a Return Visit to Birmingham, Reminds Black...
It’s a been a few years since morning news viewers in Central Alabama have been able to watch Rod Carter. That’s because he’s been doing the early morning news back in Tampa, Fla. at WFLA-TV...
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Former NABJ President Kathy Times Questions Latest Newsroom Diversity Strategies
Kathy Y. Times, in 2010, was national president of National Association of Black Journalists. She was among those who launched NABJ’s Annual Diversity Census. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– On the 50th anniversary...
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Weeklong Visit to Lubbock Begins With Texas Cuisine, New Impressions of the...
This file photo of Broadway entrance to Texas Tech University doesn’t quite capture the spirit on campus during this homecoming week. LUBBOCK, Texas— For the first time in 12 years, I am back in the...
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Sports Talk at Texas Tech Provides Chance to Meet Terrific Students, Faculty
LUBBOCK, Texas– Even though I am here for the 12th Engagement Scholarship Consortium on the Texas Tech campus this week, my visit to the new College of Media and Communication building for a lecture...
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