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Passion, relationships are key to success, say "Journalism in 2012" panelists
The Department's Professional Development Month concluded with six expert Seattle journalists and editors last week who talked about how the field of journalism will continue to change over the coming year. Journalism is "a lifestyle more than a job, David Boardman, executive editor at the Seattle Times, said. Mark Briggs from KING5.com advised, "If you're counting the hours, you're in the wrong job." Curiosity, and the will to act on it, are also must-have qualities for reporters.
The UW News Lab's Krista Staudinger has the full story, with more insights and tips from industry veterans.
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Joseph receives grant to co-edit WIRED volume
Congratulations are in order for assistant professor Ralina Joseph who, in collaboration with Janine Jones (School of Education) and Alexes Harris (Sociology), has received a Simpson Center Collaboration Studio grant.
Joseph and colleagues are co-editing WIRED: Critically Resisting, Reshaping and Engaging An Institution of Higher Education, an edited volume comprised of theoretically rich and critically engaged chapters that outlines, describes and critiques the experiences and ideas of women of color on tenure-track here at the University of Washington.
Silberner to report on cancer in developing world
When Artist in Residence Joanne Silberner attended a meeting on cancer in developing countries last fall, she didn’t anticipate that it would ignite her journalistic interests. After learning more about the problem and current treatments taking place around the world, she applied and was awarded by the Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting a $12 thousand grant to report on how the disease is affecting people in Uganda, India and Haiti.
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Author Douglas to speak on new form of sexism
Be sure to catch the chance to meet author and University of Michigan professor, Susan Douglas. Douglas will be discussing her latest book, Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism’s Work Is Done, on Tuesday, February 14, beginning at 3:30 p.m., in Kane 210. The event is free and open to the public.
In her most recent publication, Douglas chronicles the rise of Enlightened Sexism, a new, subtle, sneaky form of sexism that seems to accept—even celebrate—female achievements on the surface, but is really about repudiating feminism and keeping women, especially young women, in their place. Enlightened Sexism examines the widening gap between the images of women in the media and the everyday lives of girls and women in the United States.
