Keller Named Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Educator Prof

The Newsletter of the Radio-Television Journalism Division of AEJMC Vol. 39, No. 3 July 2000 Keller Named Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Educator Prof. Kenneth R. Keller of South- encouraged my desire for in-depth re- Denver, KMOX-TV St. Louis, ern Illinois University, a 35-year vet- porting.” WDAF-TV Kansas City, KNXT (now eran television news reporter, producer, Many letters described Keller’s KCBS-TV) Los Angeles, and director and educator, has won the an- commitment to his students: WHBF-AM-FM-TV Rock Island, Ill. nual Distinguished Broadcast Journal- From Joe Foote, dean of SIU’s Col- Keller has taught at SIU since 1986. ism Educator award from the Associa- lege of Mass Communication and Me- He retires this year to join his new wife, tion for Education and Journalism and dia Arts: “Like all of the great teachers Rose, in Normal, Ill. He will continue Mass Communication. in the profession as a broadcast jour- Keller will receive the award at an nalism consultant. August 11 ceremony in Phoenix as part “Ken Keller was a unanimous, of AEJMC’s national convention. The slam-dunk choice for this year’s announcement was made by Prof. Bill award,” said Knowles. “Ken is a leg- Knowles (Montana), chair of the end in our business. We’ve known that awards committee of AEJMC’s Radio- for years. All the letters and e-mails we Television Journalism Division. received just reinforced it.” Judges recei ved scores of letters This year’s contest was judged by supporting Keller’s nomination for the Prof. Lee Hood (Colorado), Prof. Rob award from his colleagues, students Wicks (Arkansas), and Knowles. and former students working in broad- Keller was nominated for the award by cast stations large and small. Nearly all Prof. Henry Lippold (Wisconsin-Eau recalled the hallmark phrase of Keller’s Claire), the 1986 winner of this award. teaching of television news, which Keller joins previous recipients of typifies devotion to the needs of view- in our field, Ken places a priority on the DBJE including Jack Shelly, Iowa ers: “What am I seeing and why am I keeping track of his students. His State (1983); Ed Bliss, American Uni- seeing it?” mentoring clearly does not stop with versity (1984); Dick Yoakam, Indiana SIU gra duate Shannon Powell, a the diploma.” (1985); Henry Lippold, Wisconsin-Eau Washington-based producer for Fox Former colleague Michael Murrie, Claire (1986); Rod Gelatt, Missouri News Channel, said Keller “knows now a professor at Pepperdine Univer- (1987); Mitchell Charnley, Minnesota how the television world works and sity: “Despite other demands, he al- (1988); Don Brown, Arizona State will not sugarcoat reality. He will tell ways made teaching his priority. He (1989); Irving Fang, Minnesota (1990): you if a story is good or bad, and why.” never hesitated to spend time with stu- Ernest F. Andrews, Syracuse (1991); From another former Keller student, dents. He worked with students to find Al Anderson, Texas-Austin (1992); reporter Jeremy Finley of KARK-TV their first jobs.” Michael Murray, Missouri-St. Louis Little Rock: “He yelled at me for writ- Keller began his broadcasting ca- (1993); Joseph R. Dominick, Georgia ing too long, told me to cut my hair reer in 1964 at WILL-TV in Urbana, (1994); Joan Konner, Columbia and stood over my shoulder as I at- Ill., when he was a graduate student at (1995); Gordon Greb, San Jose State tempted to produce newscasts. But he the University of Illinois. He went on (1996); Travis Linn, Nevado-Reno also applauded my enthusiasm, told me to work in various news positions for (1997); Vernon Stone (1998); and I had great promise as a reporter and WCIA-TV Champaign, Ill., KBTR Elmer Lower (1999). by CHRIS ALLEN RTVJ Head

My second year in AEJMC, 1988, Bob Papper asked need to educate ourselves and our colleagues. And we do me to be on a panel at the Portland Convention. I was scared that by putting together a panel in an area we are particu- to death. I’d only been teaching a year and a half. I don’t larly interested in, or serving on a panel we have some ex- know that I said anything constructive. pertise about. Several years later, when I got to the University of Mis- Every AEJMC convention I’ve at-tended, going back to souri as a student, I made a suggestion for a panel session. Trinity University, has taught me something. I’ve come When it was accepted, I was asked to organize and moder- away from each convention with a new perspective on a ate the session. It was tremendous fun, because the experts topic I’ve been teaching for years, new knowledge on a who agreed to my invitation were excellent. I did another subject I didn’t know about, new ways of teaching, new one the next year, and then more. And I’ve found a great ways of evaluating, new ways of organizing a syllabus and deal of reward in participating in RTVJ since that very first more. It’s because so many people in RTVJ have taken the time. time to step in. One thing led to another, and I was elected Professional I’m asking you to do the same thing. Freedom and Responsibility chair, then vice-head. This convention is planned and organized, thanks to the This year I’ve had the privilege of being division head. work of some talented people. And in August I expect RTVJ And each year has been a reward. to have one of the best sessions ever. But in September and The reason I gave you this brief biography is to encour- October it starts all over again. Whoever is elected vice- age other RTVJ members to get involved. chair (and program chair) will put out a call on RTVJ-L I could talk to you about rewards, meeting some great asking for suggestions for panels and sessions. Then it’s people, the importance of getting involved. All those intan- your turn to step forward. Make some suggestions, offer to gibles people tend to throw out when they’re trying to rope organize or moderate a panel. you into something. And I might yet do that. And to those who’ve worked hard on this convention, This isn’t roping. I’m not trying to defraud you. There is Jeanne Rollberg, the vice-head and program chair, the com- work involved. You have to make some phone calls, gener- mittee heads, panel organizers and moderators, my deepest ate some ideas and get to know some new people. thanks. But at the heart of the matter is our responsibility as RTVJ has been a good experience for me. I hope it is for teachers. Our teaching extends beyond the classroom. We you. Popular Phoenix Restaurant And Sports Bar to be Venue For DBJE Award Celebration and RTVJ Business Meeting Jackson’s on 3rd, a popular downtown Phoenix restau- Jackson’s on 3rd was arranged for by Joe Russomanno rant and sports bar, will be the venue for the RTVJ Division’s of Arizona State and DBJE chair Bill Knowles of Mon- Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Award ceremony, so- tana. The division will provide a fajita buffet with other cial and business meeting at the 2000 AEJMC national con- snacks, plus a cash bar. The restaurant is at 245 E. Jackson vention. St., about three blocks south of the Hyatt-Crowne Plaza The meeting is Friday, August 11, at 6:15 p.m. The divi- convention complex. sion will honor DBJE award winner Ken Keller of South- ern Illinois and elect new officers for the coming year. Jeanne Rollberg, current Vice Head, will become Divi- sion Head. The nominating committee has nominated the following people for the following positions: Suzanne Huffman for Vice Head & Program Chair; Larry Burkum for Secretary/Newsletter Editor; Gary Hanson for Profes- sional Freedom & Responsibility Chair; Lee Hood for Teaching Chair; Charlie Tuggle for research chair. Bill Davie, Don Heider, and Jeanne Rollberg served on the nominating committee.

Static/July, 2000 -- page 2 RTVJ Accepts 37% of Research Papers By KEISHA L. HOERRNER division this year. RTVJ Research Chair RTVJ’s second research session will be held Friday RTVJ tightened its acceptance rate this year, but the di- morning, Aug. 11, from 8:30 to 10 and is titled “Race, Class vision will still have six papers presented in two solely- and Corporate Bias in Television News.” Boasting the “Top sponsored research sessions and will have a showing of Faculty Paper” from veteran researcher Don Heider, this four papers in the popular Scholar-to-Scholar sessions session explores coverage of some of the thorniest issues scheduled for this year’s conference in Phoenix, Ariz. in society. The three papers to be presented are: The division received 27 papers this year and accepted “A Tale of Two Cities: How National Network 10 for presentation – an acceptance rate of 37 percent. That Television Framed Hate Crimes in Jasper, rate is lower than last year’s of 43 percent, showing that the Texas, and Laramie, Wyoming” by Larry quality of papers sent to the division is rising and judges Elliott, L. Paul Husselbee, O’Brien Stanley, and are taking a critical look at those submitted. Mary Alice Baker of Lamar University. Of the 10 papers accepted, four were authored by gradu- “Constructing Class and Race in Local TV ate students. This is particularly heartening as these indi- News” by Don Heider of the University of viduals represent the future researchers in our field. Many Texas at Austin and Koji Fuse of Pittsburg State are already off to a successful start. University, and The first research session during the conference will be “Synergy Bias: Conglomerates and News Con- held Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Titled tent” by Dmitri Williams of the University of “Exploring the Timeline: The Past of Commercial Radio, Michigan. the Present of TV News Writing, and the Future of Digital Elliott’s content analysis explored the various frames Technology,” the session will feature the following three used by national television networks to cover two grisly papers: hate crimes in 1998. Heider and Fuse also used content “Deregulation and Commercial Radio Network analysis along with participant observation to examine “how News: A Qualitative Analysis” by Richard the idea of class is constructed and how class is covered in Landesberg of the University of North Caro- news.” As the authors noted in their manuscript, analyzing lina at Chapel Hill, “class” as a construct required that “race” be included in “For the Ear to Hear: Conversational Writing the equation. Rounding out these content analyses are Wil- on the Network Television News Magazines” liams’ work that tests the “hypotheses that the influence of by C.A. Tuggle of the University of North parent companies on news content produces an increase in Carolina at Chapel Hill and Suzanne Huffman the quantity and quality of company-related materials men- and Dana Rosengard of Texas Christian Uni- tioned on the news.” versity, and In addition to these research sessions, RTVJ will have “Going Digital: An Exploratory Study of Non- four submissions in the Wednesday Scholar-to-Scholar ses- linear Editing Technology in Southeastern Tele- sion, which will be held from 2:45- 4:15 p.m. Those papers vision Newsrooms” by Seok Kang, George L. are: Daniels, Tanya Auguston, and Alyson Belatti “Local Television News and Viewer Empow- of the University of Georgia. erment: Why the Public’s Main Source of News Landesberg’s paper focuses on the consolidation in ra- Falls Short” by Denise Barkis-Richter of Palo dio network news and the role that regulation played in Alto College, bringing about its decline. The paper is one of several sub- “Symbolic Racism in Television News” by mitted to the division this year that utilized a qualitative David D. Kurpius of Louisiana State Univer- method, showing an increased diversity of methods and well sity, as topics submitted to RTVJ. “Learning Ethics: On the Job or in the Class- Tuggle’s paper explores the “level of adherence to con- room?” by Gary Hanson of Kent State Univer- versational writing style and the rules of grammar by cor- sity, and respondents and producers for network television news “Stealing the Show: How Individual Issues magazines,” according to the abstract. Finally, Kang’s work Dominate the Nightly Network News” by Brad looks at how one of the many new technologies being in- Love of the University of Florida. troduced into stations, nonlinear editing, is being utilized by a select group of broadcast stations. This comprehen- sive study won the “Top Student Paper” award from the see Papers, page 6 Static/July, 2000 -- page 3 RTVJ 2000 Convention Schedule Tuesday, August 8 1:00-2:30 p.m. 6:00-7:45 p.m. “Local News in the New Century” RTVJ Research Paper Session 1:00-5:00 p.m. (see page 2 for details)

(co-sponsor: Media Management and Pre-Convention Workshop: ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Producing 2000 Economics) Thursday, August 10 As TV news continues to evolve, as audi- This panel discussion will feature decision- makers who are rarely heard from but who ence demands change, as competitive pres- 1:00-2:30 p.m. sures increase, and as new technologies make many of the most important deci- sions regarding local TV news. Speakers “What a Tangled Web We Weave: develop, the role of the television news What Students Should Learn about producer is also changing. Students must will discuss the impact of increased com- be prepared to handle a variety of prob- petition, decreasing market share, and the the Internet for Y2K” lems and opportunities as they shape the role that education should play in training competitive look of TV news while keep- broadcast journalists in the first part of for (co-sponsor: VisualCommunication) ing a sense of substance and ethics at the the 21st century. forefront of their considerations. As we discuss broadcast news for Y2K, Moderator: Don Heider, Texas at Austin it's valuable to mark the progress the In-

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Panelists: Marty Haag, Sr. VP-News, A. ternet is making in the journalism mix, and Wednesday, August 9 H. Belo; what lessons we need to incorporate in our Susana Schuler, Nextar; classrooms. What are stations doing with Mark Effron, VP, Post-Newsweek Stations, web sites other than streaming audio; how 9:45-11:15 a.m. Inc.; will video be added? This panel will chart [at KNXV-TV] Fred Young, VP-News, Hearst-Argyle; the knowledge level that professors and “The Conversion to John Lippman, Univision faculty need to have to teach this technol- Digital TV in Phoenix” ogy.

(co-sponsor: Comm Tech, Media Manage- 4:15-5:45 p.m. Moderator: Claude Cookman, Indiana ment and Economics) “When the Expert Witness is You: Panelists: Eddie Robinette, Multimedia What to Expect When Lawyers and Editor, Sarasota Herald Tribune; The American television industry is in the Media Professors Cross Paths” Hubert Brown, Syracuse University; midst of a national conversion from ana- Paul Lester, California State-Fullerton log to digital technology. Affiliates from Some Journalism professors find them- the big three networks in the top 30 mar- selves called to be expert witnesses. Should kets (including #17, Phoenix) were re- they accept this role, and what are the eth- 6:15-7:45 p.m. quired to transmit their digital signals by ics involved if they do? Should academics “Is Corporate Ownership Nov.1, 1999. This panel will discuss DTV stick with plaintiffs or defendants when Bad for Journalism?” conversion and issues of implementation First Amendment issues are at stake? at the local level, including production of Should they take compensation, and if so, (co-sponsor: Media Management and Eco- local DTV programming, pass-through how much? This session will answer these nomics) national programing, and conversion costs. questions and offer guidelines, principles The panel session will include a tour of a and tips from those who have experience Conglomerates have now expanded their Phoenix TV station, with transportation taking the witness stand. station ownership to between 35%-50% of pre-arranged. the country. Is the public losing out in the Moderator: Craig Allen, Arizona State ongoing battle for "freedom of the press"? Moderator: Michel Dupagne, Miami Panelists: David J. Bodney, Trial Attorney, Are major media companies cross-promot- Panelists: Randy Decker, VP & Chief En- Steptoe and Johnson, LLP; ing programming to raise profits but giv- gineer, KPNX-TV; Kraid Marton, Trial Attorney, Marton and ing short shrift to local news? Speakers on Donald Thomas, Engineering Manager, Hall, P.A. this panel recommend the proper response KNXV-TV Karen Adams, Media Expert Witness, Ari- to broadcast news by media oligarchy. Discussant: Pete Seel, Colorado zona State; Don Heider, Media Expert Witness, Texas- Moderator: Ed Freedman, Frances Austin Marion 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. RTVJ Research Paper Session (see page 2 for details) see Schedule, page 5

Static/July, 2000 -- page 4 Schedule, from page 4 Presenters: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Texas-Austin, “The Hispanic-American “Radio News in the Panelists: Phil Alvidrez, News Director, Media;” Merger Mania Age” KTVK, Phoenix; Hubert Brown, Syracuse, “African- Barbara Cochran, President, RTNDA; American Media;” (co-sponsor: Internships and Careers In- tom Rosenstiel, Director, Project for Ex- Felix Gutierrez, Executive Director, West terest Group) cellence in Journalism Coast Center, The Freedom Forum Dr. David M. Rubin, Dean, S.I. Newhouse Discussant: Gracie Lawson-Borders, Radio news and news-talk program direc- School of Public Communications, Syra- Wayne State tors examine the radio newsroom, and how cuse; it has changed over the past decade, the Sherri Brennen, VP-Development, Broad- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ current need for talent, and the forecast for cast Division, A. H. Belo the next several years. Friday, August 11 Moderator: Katherine A. Bradshaw, 8:00-9:30 p.m. 8:30-10:00 a.m. Northern Colorado “Is Radio News Dead?” RTVJ Research Session Panelists: Kris Olinger, Program Director, (see page 2 for details) Seattle, WA; (co-sponsor: Media Management and Eco- Laurie Cantillo, Program Director, Phoe- nomics) nix, AZ; 1:00-2:30 p.m. & Kathy Walker, Asst. News Director, Den- ver, CO Radio news at commercial stations has 2:45-4:15 p.m. changed radically in recent years with (back-to-back sessions) fewer stations producing local news. At the 6:15-7:45 p.m. same time, more public radio stations/net- MINI-PLENARY: works are producing local news. Are col- RTVJ Business Meeting, Social, “Put me in, Coach... leges and universities placing less empha- and Distinguished Broadcast sis on radio news and more on TV? This I’m ready to Write: Journalism Educator session considers the future for radio news Coaching and Critiquing Award Presentation in the professional and academic worlds. Student Journalists” Jackson’s on 3rd Moderator: Dr. Janet Keefer, Dean, Drake (co-sponsored with Civic Journalism, 245 E. Jackson St. University School of Journalism & Mass Small Programs Interest Group, and Com- (about 3 blocks south of the Communication munity College Journalism) Hyatt-Crowne Plaza) Panelists: William E. Buzenberg, Execu-

tive Director and VP-News, Minnesota Part I: Broadcast Journalism ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Public Radio; John Dinges, Director of Radio, Colum- How to give students the honest feedback Saturday, August 12 bia University Graduate School of Jour- they need and deserve about assignments nalism; while not discouraging them has chal- 8:45-10:15 a.m. Diana Caine, Executive Editor, Metro Net- lenged professors for years. This is espe- works Metro Source, a Westwood One cially the case for radio-television faculty AEJMC training sessions for Company who typically review student reports in Incoming Heads, Vice Heads, class without the convenience of anonym- Teaching, PF&R, & Research Chairs ity. Speakers will offer tips on how to 9:45-11:00 p.m. remediate bad writing habits and coach “Minorities and Media students on the skills they need to com- 8:45-10:15 a.m. Ownership in the 21st Century” pete while building their confidence. “Bridging the Gap: Connecting Researchers (co-sponsor: Media Management and Eco- Moderator: Sonya Duhe-Fore, South and TV News Professionals” nomics and Council of Affiliates) Carolina Panelists: Lew Friedlan, Wisconsin; Caroll Ferguson Nardone, El Paso Com- (co-sponsor: Internships and Careers In- The panel will evaluate the status of mi- terest Group) nority-owned media outlets in the United munity College; States as they compete with marketplace Charlie Tuggle, North Carolina-Chapel Hill The panel will release and discuss new re- mergers. Emphasis is given to minority- search comparing viewers’ reactions to a owned newspapers, radio stations, and the alternative press. see Schedule, page 6

Static/July, 2000 -- page 5 Schedule, from page 5 Join AEJMC in Phoenix variety of television news structures and reporting styles. Dis- cussants will show how research findings can be made more use- for a Grand ‘00 Time! ful to TV news professionals. Panelists will also consider what Make plans to join the Association for Education in newsroom leaders may want to learn from the academy, offering suggestions for research with guaranteed relevance to the profes- Journalism and Mass Comunication as it takes its annual sion. convention to Phoenix, Arizona. Two debut areas that were extremely successful at the Moderator: Deborah Potter, Executive Director, NewsLab 1999 Convention, will be held again this year in Phoenix Panelists: Annie Lang, Indiana; -- the Scholar-to-Scholar convention-wide research ses- Bob Papper, Ball State; sion and Cybervillage. The Scholar-to-Scholar session will Ken Jobe, News Director, WLWT-TV, Cincinnati feature the presentation of research papers from the Coun- cil of Divisions and Interest Groups in two mass poster sessions. Last year these sessions were extremely suc- 1:00-2:30 p.m. cessful and should feature even more papers this year. “Should RTNDA's Code of Ethics be Re-Written? Arsys Innotech, Pearsoned, campus engine.com, What Do the Professionals and Professors Say?” ecollege, blackboard.com, knowledgenet.com, Allyn & Bacon, St. Martins and Virtual NewsRoom are early com- The danger of violence in American schools last year reverber- ated in Congressional hearings, and one of the targets for public mitments to participate in this year’s CyberVillage that concern became television news coverage at such times. Radio- will enrich the AEJMC conventions’ resources for a sec- Television News Directors Associaton President Barbara Cochran ond year. warns TV news managers, “We can't bury our heads in the sand CyberVillage serves a twofold purpose: 1) to provide like ostriches. The public is telling us something important about a platform where courseware and other new media ven- what they do and do not want to see and hear from television and dors can demonstrate software to convention attendees, radio.” The RTNDA Code of Ethics recommends that sensation- and 2) to provide at least some limited e-mail access for alism be avoided by broadcast journalists, but that is left for news attendees who do not have their own laptops. directors to define. Are codes of ethics the cure or to they pose a Randy Reddick, FACSNET, and Nancy Green, Geor- threat worse than the problem--given the fear that lawyers can gia G.L.O.B.E. are heading up the village project. Que- make any statement of principles fodder for lawsuits. Speakers in this session will consider broadcast journalism ethics and the ries about CyberVillage should be directed to Green codes to which professionals subscribe. ([email protected]) or Reddick ([email protected]). Moderator: Bill Davie, Louisiana at Lafayette Panelists: Barbara Cockran, President, RTNDA; Brian Trauring, RTNDA Task Force Chair, WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN; Forrest Carr, News Director, KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ; Papers, from page 3 Deborah Carr, Executive Director, NewsLab; Clifford Christians, Illinois These papers will be presented in a poster session along with submissions from several other AEJMC divisions.

2:45-4:15 p.m. A Personal Note RTVJ Executive Committee Meeting Although serving as Research Chair required me to be away from my four-month-old son more than I desired, I enjoyed the opportunity to work with so many dedicated researchers and conscientious judges. I found the job to be rewarding and informative. Thanks to all of you who took time out of your busy springs to serve as judges for this year’s paper competi- tion – especially those of you who returned your evalua- tion scores and sheets by the May 1st deadline. Congratulations to all the authors!

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Static/July, 2000 -- page 7 RTVJ Division 1999-2000 Vice Head & Program Chair Secretary/Static Editor Jeanne Rollberg Larry G. Burkum Officers Department of Journalism Communication Department Division Head University of Arkansas-Little Rock Drury University Chris Allen Little Rock, AR 72204 900 N. Benton Ave. Department of Communication E-mail: [email protected] Springfield, MO 65802 University of Nebraska-Omaha E-mail: [email protected] Omaha, NE 68182-0112 Teaching Standards E-mail: [email protected] Committee Chair Distinguished Broadcast Suzanne Huffman Journalism Educator Professional Freedom & Texas Christian University Committee Chair Responsibility Committee Chair TCU Box 298060 William L. (Bill) Knowles David Kurpius Fort Worth, TX 76129 School of Journalism Room 221, Journalism Building E-mail: [email protected] Radio-Television Department Manship School of Mass Comm University of Montana Louisiana State University Radio-Television News Missoula, MT 59812 Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7202 Directors Association Liaison E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Jim Upshaw School of Journalism Research Committee Chair & Communication Keisha L. Hoerrner 1275 University of Oregon Room 118, Journalism Building Eugene, OR 97403-1275 Published three times a year by the Manship School of Mass Comm E-mail: Radio-Television Division of the As- Louisiana State University [email protected] sociation for Education in Journal- Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7202 ism and Mass Communication. E-mail: [email protected]

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