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July 5, 2018, e-Cursor: Zenger venue moved to Westward Look; Carson diversity workshop; Schwalbe takes reins; Patten remembered.
STUDENTS EXCEL AT CARSON DIVERSITY WORKSHOP


Eleven students attended the 2018 Donald W. Carson Journalism Diversity Workshop for Arizona High School Students last month, learning about reporting basics, media law and ethics, broadcast and multimedia journalism, design and editing, and different storytelling techniques.

The program, co-sponsored by the Don Carson Concerned Media Professionals fund, has been offered at the UA School of Journalism since 1981. The school and Wick Communications also help with funding.

Founded by Carson, the workshop was renamed in his honor after he died Feb. 1 at 85. Carson, a revered UA journalism professor from 1966 to 1997 and former department head, was one of the early leaders in helping diversify the nation’s newsrooms.
 

The school welcomed high school students Julian Armenta (Tucson Cholla), Sadie Azersky (Tucson Canyon del Oro), Ivory Bacy (Tucson Sahuaro), Kaleb Clyde (Winslow), Dara Garcia (Tohono O'odham), Gracy Hardy (Phoenix Washington), Nadira Mitchell (Tucson High), Rohan Patel (Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor), Madeline Richardson (Tucson The Gregory School), Stephany Rocha (Tucson High) and Jenny Sandoval (Tucson Desert View).

Students worked with writing coach Prof. Susan Knight, workshop director Andrés Domînguez and mentors Pascal AlbrightSimon AsherJane BendicksonKirshana Guy and Zeina Cabrera Peterson. Albright, Bendickson and Domínguez are graduates of the workshop. 

By the end of the workshop, students had produced The Chronicle newspaper, a website — thechronicleua.weebly.com— and multimedia projects. Students tackled tough subjects: school shootings, DACA, Native American success and health, sexual assault, opioid addiction, cultural competence, postpartum depression, mental illness, dress codes and a local monastery's future.

“These students did a fantastic job,” Knight said. “It was a privilege and an honor ... to work with them. Six days, three stories per student, five mentors, dozens of photos, one late-night dance session, many speakers and contributors, one newspaper and one website. The future is bright.”​

Alum Frank Sotomayor (’66) opened the workshop June 3 in the Marshall Building reading room with an inspirational talk about journalism and diversity. Sotomayor told students how he began his career working for the Tucson High newspaper before working for the Arizona Daily Star and the Los Angeles Times, where he co-edited a series on Latinos that won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for public service. Sotomayor showed a documentary, "Below the Fold," to the students.

• 2018 Chronicle issue  • Archives  • Website

Photo above (from left): Dara Garcia, Ivory Bacy, Stephany Rocha and Rohan Patel

UPCOMING EVENTS


Monday, Aug. 20
Fall classes begin

Saturday, Oct. 6
Family weekend. Open house for parents, TBA.
 

Friday, Oct. 12

Zenger Award for Press Freedom reception and dinner honoring Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui, 5:30 p.m., Westward Look Resort, Sonoran Ballroom, 245 E. Ina Road. Tickets

Saturday, Oct. 27
Homecoming weekend. Alumni open house, TBA.​

Friday, Dec. 14.
SBS Winter Convocation, 2 p.m., Centennial Hall​

 

ZOOVIEW
Read the school's science magazine on conservation at the Reid Park Zoo and globally.
 

​ARIZONA CAT'S EYE
Watch the school's spring 2018 broadcast, with co-anchors Bria Fonteno (left) and Carmen Valencia.

El INDEPENDIENTE
Read the school's spring 2018 bilingual magazine on the status of women.

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Zenger venue back at Westward Look

The venue for the 2018 Zenger Award for Press Freedom reception and dinner has moved back to the Westward Look.

Renowned Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui will be honored Friday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at the resort's Sonoran Ballroom, 245 E. Ina Road. The reception will offer 360-degree views of the city and mountains on a rooftop terrace, accessible by elevator and stairs.

Tickets ($85 each) or tables of 10 ($1,000 each) are available now through the UA Foundation at this secure site, with proceeds going toward student reporting projects and travel.

Aristegui has spent 20 years reporting on suspected cases of high-level corruption as a radio host and CNN en Español anchor in Mexico, where nearly 100 journalists have been killed or disappeared in the past decade. 

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Schwalbe takes reins as director

Associate Professor Carol Schwalbe started her new job as director of the UA School of Journalism on July 1.

Schwalbe, the second woman to lead the school since its inception in 1951, has taught at UA for eight years and is a former National Geographic editor.

“Carol is a phenomenal educator that we all respect and learn from,” said former director David Cuillier, who will return to his associate professor duties full-time to focus on his research and outreach in press freedom.

In his seven years as director, Cuillier assisted the faculty in coming out of the recession with more resources, new classes and student programs, and a successful re-accreditation this spring.

Linda Lumsden, a full professor, will take over Schwalbe's job as director of graduate studies.

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Write to Schwalbe.

Pillar of strength’​: Patten remembered

Professor Emeritus Jim Patten, who helped save the UA journalism program from elimination in the 1990s during his time as department head, died June 5 in Prescott after being diagnosed with lung cancer just weeks earlier. He was 83.

Patten led the department from 1991 to 2000 and taught at UA from 1983 to 2000. He also was an adjunct instructor from 2006 to 2009.

“He was a pillar of strength when the then journalism department was threatened with closure,” retired Prof. Jim Johnson said. “That the department, now school, is still thriving is a tribute to his leadership.”

Added Jen Duffy, a 2003 grad and former Arizona Daily Star reporter: "He encouraged us not only to seek the truth but also to challenge what we think we know."

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