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Journalists converge: UCO hosts conference Kory Oswald
the Seattle Post Intelligencer printed its last issue in March and the Ann Arbor News has set its last print Correspondent for July. All three papers were in business for over News outlets in all mediums are suffering from a 100 years. declining audience and revenue stream; a result of The newspaper industry is not the only news outthe economic recession and the increase of people let that is facing a crisis of a declining revenue and getting their news from the Internet instead of tradi- audience. Television news, the ethnic press and cable tional news sources. news are also feeling the effects of an economic recesThis is one of the messages Amy Mitchell, the sion and the Internet. Deputy Director of the PEW Research Center's In the executive summary of the report, the Project for Excellence in Journalism, emphasized Project for Excellence in Journalism says that staff yesterday during her presentation at the Press in of local television news channels already too small to Crisis conference held at Constitution Hall in the adequately cover their communities, are being cut at Nigh University Center. unprecedented rates. "The news business is in crisis...the whole industry The second part of .Wednesday's conference was is in a state of, flux, so we held a conference to see composed of a panel of academics and professionals what we can do to reinvigorate the press," Dr. Mark in broadcast and print. Hanebutt, a journalism professor at UCO and orgaIn spite of the bleak outlook for the news industry, nizer of the conference said. the panelists were optimistic that the industry will Mitchell presented the "2009 State of the Media survive and there will be jobs available for UCO's Report" to a mixed crowd of students, faculty mem- mass communications majors. bers and industry insiders in the first of a two-day "I am optimistic about your journalism futures," forum that is focused on ways to reinvent America's said Joe Worley, the executive editor of the Tulsa news business. World. The PEW report states that despite their declin"You have to understand that every market is difing ad revenue, which fell 23 percent in the last two ferent and every model Will have to be developed in years, newspapers are still economically viable, it is every market to make it work in that community," the companies that own the papers that are on the Worley said. 'There is no cookie cutter answer for brink of bankruptcy. this predicament that we're in." "There is still profitability in newspapers in most Dr. Terry Clark, the chair of the Mass cases," Mitchell said. Communications department at UCO was one of five She said that 90 percent of a company's advertise- people on the panel that included Hanebutt, Worley, ment revenue comes from print and only 40 to 5o Charles Self, a professor of journalism and mass compercent of its cost goes toward the print product. munications at the University of Oklahoma and Dick 'There is not yet an...equation that makes sense for Pryor, deputy director, managing editor of ()ETA. newspapers to fully give up their product," Mitchell While they all agreed that there will be jobs, the said. entire conference stressed the need for all forms of —"But what we may see more of is...printing three media to focus on ways to cope with and overcome times a week...on their high circulation days." the inevitable challenges that technology and a lack This has been underscored by the fact that three of funding brings to the industry. major newspapers in other states have gone out of The Press in Crisis conference is a two-day event usiness or have completely moved into the digital that begins its second day today ,at 8:3o a.m. and McEntire b Photo by Stacey realm already this year. ends at 3. Amy Mitchell presents the "2009 State of the Media Report" on April 1. The Rocky Mountain News shutdown in February,
Heart Walk Workgroup carries on 15-year tradition Mike Nievez Correspondent
For at least 15 years, the 'Heart Walk' event has been beating across campus to help raise money for heart health education and awareness of proper diet and exercise, Mark Brennaman, chair of the UCO Heart Walk Workgroup, said. "The ,Heart Walk Workgroup is sponsoring two 30-minute walks every day between now and April 17," Brennaman said. "When people complete a 3o-minute walk, they get a chance to win a $50 gift card from Academy Sports." For those interested in walking, groups
will leave UCO's Central Clock at noon and at 12:30, Monday through Friday. After completing the 3o-minute walk, participants receive a raffle ticket that will be entered in a drawing. Other rewards for participants include two $100 gift cards from Thompson's Bookstore. One will go to the student who submits the best heart health essay and the other one will go to the student who submits the best transformative reflective essay after going on at least ten 30-minute walks, he said. However, the deadlines for both essays will conclude toward the end of April, but there will be campus notices displayed when the deadline draws near.
The UCO celebration of the 'Heart Walk' campaign began March 23 and will continue until Friday, April 17. "The HeartWalk Workgroup is made up of people from different areas of the campus who volunteer their time to make the event a success," Brennaman said. "Oklahoma is dead last in deaths from heart disease and stroke and no other state is below us. The number one reason to get involved is to get active to promote heart health. The number two reason is to help raise money that is used right here in Oklahoma to educate people about heart health and to fund clinical studies." Brennaman also said that Heart Walk Workgroup is asking a minimum donation
of $7 for students and $10 for faculty and staff. All proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association. This year's 'Heart Walk' event is sponsored by BronchoSpiritCard.com , Bradford Village, Pitzer's Lawn Management, UCOHealthyCampus . co m, MyIPGI.com , Thompson's Bookstore and Academy Sports and Outdoors. For more information about the 'Heart Walk' event, contact Mark Brennaman, chair of the UCO Heart Walk Workgroup, at mbrennaman@uco.edu . To read more about the prizes, events and special offers, visit the 2009 Heart Walk Web site at www.uco.edu/heartwalk.
Renowned poet to present ideas on art collaboration Greg Newby Co-Editor
The University of Central Oklahoma will host "The Art of Writing, The Writing of Art," a free, public lecture about the intersection of creative writing and the visual arts, at 7 p.m. tonight in the Education Building, Room 115. Dr. Kim Stafford, a nationally renowned poet, essayist, photographer, editor, educator and founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College, will lead the discussion and lecture, which is co-sponsored by UCO's Department of Art and Department of English. "In our time is a great thing not yet done," Stafford said. "It is the marriage of Woody Guthrie's gusto and the
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Internet. It is the composing, and wide sharing, of stories, songs, poems, essays, letters, blessings and other forms of heart-utterance by those with voice for those with need." Stafford will focus on how to use writing to stimulate creativity in all areas of creation, as well as how to think about the creative writing process in a comprehensive and complete manner. "Dr. Stafford is a very inspirational storyteller and is very captivating. He has such a powerful way of engaging with people and their stories," said Charleen Weidell, chair of UCO's Department of Art. Dr. David Macey, chairperson and associate professor in UCO's Department of English added that Stafford's work models strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration. "Dr. Stafford's work shows what visual artists and visual
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writers have much to learn from and to teach one another and it also opens up exciting new possibilities for collaborative teaching and creative work among practicing writers and artists working in visual media," said Macey. In his lecture, Stafford hopes to provide examples of the basic human urge to tell it like it is. "We are living in a time when the individual voice can read?. a stranger far away," he said. "If the message be worthy, this transaction deserves our devotion." A reception will follow the event, and registration is not required. "I'm looking forward to meeting writers, readers and listeners in Oklahoma," Stafford said. For more information, contact the .Department of Art at 974-5201 or the Department of English at 974-5667.
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