April 2019
MOODY NEWS A subsidary of Communication Council’s Moody Magazine
MOODY EVENTS Mark your calendars!
APRIL 1-5 Moody College of Communication Week
APRIL 3 The Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism by Andrea Joyce
APRIL 4 Injustices of Digital Disruption: More Tepid Policy or a Radical Democratic Turn? With Robin Mansell
APRIL 5 Woolfolk Distinguished Lecture Series
APRIL 8 Hearst lecture with New York Times columnist Charles Blow
APRIL 9 Media Ethics Speaker Series: Race, Democracy, and Media
APRIL 11 Hackathon: Build news-credibility tools with The Texas Tribune and ISO Confront online violence: Female journalists cultivating resilience and building community Global Media Industries Speaker Series: The Time the Telephone Company Broke the Talkies - a talk with Eric Dienstfrey
APRIL 12-13 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) 1
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APRIL 14 Twelfth Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism
APRIL 29 CSCM Research Talk: Sam Schelfhout Imagine Moody Presents: Fiscally Delicious
OTHER EVENTS APRIL 3 Take Back The Night
APRIL 3-4 40 Hours for the Forty Acres
APRIL 6 Forty Acres Fest
APRIL 15-19 Campus Wide Research Week
APRIL 10 Horns Against Hazing: Courageous Decisions
APRIL 23 Al Green performs at Bass Concert Hall 2
MOODY FEATURE Women’s media foundation hosts workshop tackling online harrassment response tactics Written by EMMA BITTNER
Harassment comes in many shapes and sizes, but regardless of who its geared towards and when it occurs, it does not change what it truly is: incredibly offensive. The rise of deception in media has created a concerningly great amount of opportunity for people to point fingers, and must now fight even harder to protect themselves from it due to increasing distrust in the media. In an attempt to bring this issue to light and foster answers for female journalists, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in partnership with the Knight Foundation and the International Women’s Media Foundation, is hosting a day-long workshop called “Strategies to confront online violence: Female journalists cultivating resilience & building community.” The workshop will present information from a study done by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), as well as tactics to combat online harassment often aimed at female journalists. Mallary Tenore, assistant director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, included that the workshop will feature journalists and platform representatives in addition to a presentation from Dr. Michelle Ferrier. “This workshop will provide practical strategies and tips that female journalists can implement while in the field,” Tenore said. “We
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will take a solutions-focused approach to the workshop in hopes that attendees will leave with a heightened sense of resilience and a greater understanding of how to deal with this all too prevalent issue.” As reported in by the IWMF, almost two out of three respondents to a 2018 global survey of women journalists reported harassed online. While this is a terrifying thought for many women who are pursuing journalism, this workshop aims to build a community of female and male journalists as well as provide strategies to put our nerves at ease. Having a community and support system for female journalists will not only help alleviate online harassment and attacks, but it will also encourage diversity in the media. Being able to report accurate and compelling information starts with not having to be afraid of the public, and this community will spark that. This day-long workshop will be held on April 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Belo Center for New Media and will conclude with a town hall where attendees may ask questions and collaboratively foster solutions to confront online violence and harassment. To be a part of this conversation and learn how to combat harassment for female journalists you can sign up here. Change starts with a conversation; Let your voice be heard.
MOODY FEATURE NBC sports journalist Andrea Joyce sheds light on gender inequality in the workplace Written by HELEN HULSEY
On April 3, the Center for Sports Communication and Media will be hosting the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism. The Deford Lecture, an annual event at the Moody College of Communication, is a discussion of current issues and events featuring professionals in the sports media industry. This year’s featured speaker is Andrea Joyce, NBC sports reporter and past Olympic correspondent. Joyce’s experience in sports reporting is expansive, including (but not limited to) the NFL Draft, the French Open Tennis Championships and most notably, fourteen Olympic Games. After earning a degree from the University of Michigan, Joyce was a news anchor at various local broadcast stations before debuting as a reporter for ESPN at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Soon after, she joined CBS Sports, making her on-air debut during the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Joyce spent nine years at CBS, covering events ranging from the Final Four to the Heisman Trophy Award Show. Joyce hosted CBS’ early-round coverage of the 1991 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, College Football Today, CBS’ college football studio show and the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Final Four. During her time at CBS, she also worked as a Major League Baseball (MLB) studio host and later became the first female co-host for a World Series on network television for the 1993 World Series. Since 2000, Joyce has served as a gymnas-
tics and figure skating reporter for the NBC Sports group. Joyce’s Olympic reporting experience with NBC includes speed skating, figure skating, gymnastics, water polo, soccer and diving. Her sportscasting truly knows no boundaries - Joyce’s reporting has been heard across the world in London, Vancouver, PyeongChang, Torino, Athens and Sydney. She is also an active member of the Women’s Sports Foundation, a group of individuals, foundations, corporations, and government entities that are dedicated to promoting all girls’ access to sport education and empowering women through sports. While progress is being made regarding the gender inequity in sports journalism, the industry is still very much a man’s world. Women in sports journalism face numerous gender-specific barriers including harassment, wage differences and double standards. Oftentimes, female sports reporters are judged more on the basis of their outward appearance than their skills and achievements. Andrea Joyce is a prominent example of a woman who was able to thrive in an industry despite evident gender stigma. Her noteworthy accomplishments serve as a source of inspiration for women hoping to make an impact in a male-dominated field. Hear her speech, “Men, She’s Comin’ In: My Unlikely Journey Through 30 Years in Sports Broadcasting” in the Belo Center for New Media second floor auditorium at 3:30 p.m. on April 3.
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