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NOVEMBER 14, 2011
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Bluegrass and … tabouli? Southern hospitality for visiting journalists
Fine Craft Fair Is coming to Jacob Building, and it includes art such as Molly Durr’s pressed flowers. See Anne Hart’s story on page A-10
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New critters! Smokies home to thousands of newlydiscovered species. See story on page A-6
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By Wendy Smith It turns out that bluegrass music sounds just as good when it’s served with leg of lamb as when it’s served with barbecue. That’s what Ron and Therese Leadbetter learned when they hosted 16 journalists who were in town last weekend as participants of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The U.S. State Department program brings rising international journalists to the U.S. each fall to examine journalistic principles and practices. UT is one of 10 schools nationwide that hosts academic seminars for the visitors. This year, the 16 journalists who came to Knoxville were all from the Middle East, and since the reception at the Leadbetter’s West Knoxville home fell on Eid Al-Adha, a Muslim holiday, the visitors requested a meal that would meet dietary restrictions. So tabouli, hummus and baklava, prepared by the Time Out Delicatessen Ali Baba, were on the menu, rather than traditional East Tennessee fare. Peter Gross, director of the UT’s School and Journalism and Electronic Media, also attended the event. The theme for this year’s program was “Media and Democracy,” and seminar topics included freedom of the press, access to information and protection of sources. The conversations were especially interesting, given what
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Americans are crazy about 3-D. Photography was a relatively new art form when stereoscopic photography, which uses two images taken about two-and-a-half inches (the distance between the eyes) apart, became the rage. The images merged when viewed with a device called a stereoscope, and postcards with dual images allowed our greatgrandmothers to feel like they were visiting far-off tourist attractions. The View-Master took over the genre when Kodachrome film was developed in the 1930s. The device’s
dent Hosni Mubarak first addressed the country that day and pledged to form a new government. While the revolution was bound to happen, he thinks social media sped up the process. The freedom of journalists is still constrained, he said, because while it was safe for them to criticize Mubarak, it is unwise to malign armed forces. “We can only go so far with the transitional government.” He’d ultimately like to see more liberty for Egypt, and he’s optimistic about the future. While Islamic groups are still politically dominant,
most have become more moderate because of Arab Spring events. He also hopes that the Christian minority, which makes up 10 percent of the population, will become more involved in politics. The journalists visited Washington, D.C., and San Francisco before arriving in Knoxville, but Abdelmawgod said Knoxville was the most hospitable. He is surprised that UT could contain so many minority groups and experience so little friction. The group learned from Gross that education addresses such problems, and that the university doesn’t allow acts of violence.
primary audience changed from adults to children when reels featuring television and movie characters outsold those of exotic locales. Now, following on the heels of the realistic (and pricey) 3-D movie, is the 3-D television. And while there are 3-D computers and video games currently on the market, Michael Kaplan predicts that Apple will soon develop 3-D devices that don’t require special glasses. Kaplan, a professor of architecture emeritus at UT, is a 3-D devotee. He bought himself a $10 3-D camera while studying architecture
A 1935 stereoscopic photo shows the construction of Norris Dam. Michael Kaplan collects 3-D images of East Tennessee and hopes to compile them on a ViewMaster reel. Photo submitted in the early 1960s and dazzled his both entertaining and practical, friends when he showed the images given his field. To page A-3 with a 3-D projector. His hobby was
Rogero’s election a milestone for DeSelm By Betty Bean About the time that Mark Padgett called Madeline Rogero to concede the election, Bee DeSelm was rolling her walker up the ramp into the Foundry to join the victory celebration. Inside, the first woman ever elected mayor of Knoxville was watching for her former County Commission colleague, whom she considers her mentor and inspiration. “I called her in 1990 when I was running for County Commission and said ‘Hey, can I come get some advice?’ I asked how much time it took to be a county commissioner and she pulled out her appointment book and showed me details that you need to know when you are thinking
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the journalists have experienced this year and their hopes for the future of their countries, he said. Most would like to see true democracy at home. Osama Abdelmawgod, a social media editor for Yahoo, played a role in Egypt’s revolution when he used Twitter to give protesters information about the police during protests. When he reported that officers were fatigued or that their resources had run so low that they were using civilian vehicles, it emboldened other protesters to join in. He was part of the crowd of protesters on Jan. 28, the final day of what was called “Anger Week.” Presi-
Old technology, new perspective By Wendy Smith
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Rita Chamouri of Lebanon and Khemais Ben Braik of Tunisia, left, dance to the music of the Stringdusters at the home of Ron and Therese Leadbetter. The couple hosted a reception for participants in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. Pictured band members are Oscar Tedford, Sam Carey, Mark Jones and Bill Rasnick. Photo by Wendy Smith
although it didn’t go into effect until 2002 (and wasn’t enforced until a court order in 2007), both DeSelm and Rogero – unlike most of their colleagues – voluntarily honored the voters’ mandate. DeSelm had served 22 years, Rogero eight. Rogero’s election has been a point of light in an otherwise grim year for DeSelm – in July, she lost her Bee DeSelm and Madeline Rogero on election night. Photo by husband, Hal, after 63 years Betty Bean of marriage. She fell and broke her hip in August and about running for political studied the issues and did moved into an assisted livoffice,” Rogero said. what she thought was right.” ing center to recuperate for “She was a great role modRepublican DeSelm and a month and never returned el, an advisor and somebody Democrat Rogero served to- home. And there’s somewho always studied the is- gether for eight years, often thing else, too. sues and didn’t look out in the teaming up on matters of “I’ve got Alzheimer’s, crowd to see who was sitting conscience. In 1994, a term which is a big problem for there to determine which way limits referendum passed me, but not so much that I she was going to vote. She with a broad majority, and can’t usually carry on a con-
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