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Seeking an assistant professor

October 15, 2009 by sanderson1

 The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is in the market for a bright assistant professor who is keen to develop a high-quality research program and who will contribute to teaching in our strategic communication area and in our introductory courses.  We will begin reviewing applications after November 9, 2009.  Please see the full job ad.

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Steinberg, Greenfield appear on Wis Reflections

UW-Madison alumni Sue Steinberg and Jeff Greenfield each appear this month on the Big Ten Network on "Wisconsin Reflections," an interview show highlighting accomplished Badgers.

Steinberg, a 1974 J-School alum, is an experienced network executive and producer who helped found MTV. During her time back on campus in October, Sue also met with students to discuss pathways to fulfilling careers.

A senior political correspondent for CBS News, Jeff Greenfield is a 1964 UW-Madison graduate, holding a degree in English. Jeff also served as editor of The Daily Cardinal.

Enjoy their conversations with Reflections host John Roach (BSE, '77).

TIME's Halperin delivers "Obama Report Card" Nov. 4

Blogger and veteran political journalist Mark Halperin of TIME magazine gave "The Obama Report Card So Far: What's Surprising and What's Next" at the J-School's 2009 Nafziger Lecture Nov. 4 in the Pyle Center.

A social media team comprising J-School students will cover the event live online. Archive coverage is available at http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/events.

Center hosts "Survival of Good Journalism"

The Center for Journalism Ethics will host a forum on the future of journalism for UW alumni in Seattle on Nov. 12.  Center Director Stephen J. A. Ward will lead an interactive session on the challenges facing news media in a rapidly changing economic and technological climate. The discussion will focus on how ethical standards can be maintained and whether new models for funding journalism might be a way forward.

The forum is the latest in a series of cross-country meetings  to engage alumni in the discussion of journalism ethics and to increase their awareness of the center and its activities. The event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Center for Ethics attracts media attention

The new Center for Journalism Ethics and its director, Prof. Stephen Ward, have been attracting the attention of journalists, columnists, and book authors. Here are a couple of recent examples:

In his weekly column Sept. 6, Clark Hoyt, public editor of the New York Times, sought advice from three ethicists concerning an alleged conflict of interest involving technology writer David Pogue. One of the ethicists named in the column was Prof. Ward.  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/opinion/06pubed.html?_r=1

Also, on Sept. 6, in the Wisconsin State Journal, Prof. Ward was quoted in a report by Jason Stein for a story on a reporter who did not fully disclose to an interviewee who he was writing for. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_43751011-0980-527f-be38-63ee4a4530bf.html

Meanwhile, a new book, Losing the News, by Alex Jones of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, begins Chapter Five with a quote from a talk given by Prof. Ward on how ethics struggles in a media world that seems to be "going to hell in a hand basket."

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