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Communication News Communication News FALL 2017 Journalism alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize n in-depth series written While she was a student, Ryley by Sarah Ryley (BA- interned at the Detroit News, journalism, 2006) for Oakland Press and Brooklyn the New York Daily Daily Eagle. She also served as ANews in collaboration with Pro- editor-in-chief of The South Publica won the 2017 Pulitzer End, WSU’s student newspaper. Prize for public service, the most “When your instructors and prestigious award in journalism. mentors are great journalists The series exposed the New York themselves, you’re taught very Police Department’s widespread solid news values — straight, abuse of eviction rules to force fair and factual journalism,” hundreds of people — many of Ryley said. them poor minorities — from Ryley is now working as an their homes over alleged criminal investigative reporter covering activities. gun policy for The Trace, an The investigation, which independent nonprofit journal- detailed and analyzed more than ism startup dedicated to shining 1,100 cases, led to the passage of a light on American gun violence. 13 laws intended to create pro- As an investigative reporter tections for the accused, an inter- covering hot-button issues, Ryley nal NYPD investigation, and a believes in the importance of class-action civil rights lawsuit. research and data, and is optimis- Ryley, 36, a native of Toledo, to have incredible mentors.” Sarah Ryley won the tic about the future of journal- Ohio, and a graduate of North- Those mentors included jour- 2017 Pulitzer Prize ism. “You have to believe that ville High School, credits Wayne nalism instructors M.L. Elrick for public service for there will always be an appetite State for her professional and Darci McConnell, journal- a series that exposed for fair and factual information,” development. ism head Jack Lessenberry, and the New York Police she said. “There will always be “Studying in Detroit helped the late Ben Burns. Department’s abuse people who want to make prepare me as a reporter,” Ryley “Sarah was and is one of the of eviction rules. informed decisions. I believe said. “I wanted to report on best and most driven young we’re seeing a resurgence toward urban issues, urban develop- investigative reporters I have investigative efforts and an ment and social justice, and known,” Lessenberry said. “I am emphasis toward data-based Wayne State provided a lot of delighted by her Pulitzer — but journalism.” oppor tunity to do so. I was lucky not really surprised.” In addition to her work on the Pulitzer-winning series, Ryley has reported on racial dis- Another Pulitzer finalist parity in summonses, the surge Sarah Ryley is not the only Warrior with a 2017 Pulitzer presence. in fare-evasion arrests, police Terry Parris Jr. (BA-journalism, 2008) was nominated as a finalist for the misconduct, sexual abuse trials, explanatory reporting award. Parris, along with a team of colleagues flaws within the Department of from ProPublica, was recognized for the series “Machine Bias,” which Homeland Security’s visa process outlined Facebook’s algorithms, its use of personal data, and the and more. Her work also has platform’s system that allows advertisers to exclude specific groups been recognized by the New York based on race, gender and other sensitive factors that are prohibited State Associated Press Association by federal law in housing and employment. and the Newswomen’s Club of New York, among others. • FROM THE CHAIR | LEE WILKINS Exceptional accomplishments Department of Communication ne of the delights of the academy is being able to support faculty mem- 585 Manoogian Hall bers as they move forward in their careers. Only slightly less delightful Detroit, MI 48201 Ois being able to acknowledge past exceptional work. This newsletter is 313-577-2943 filled with reports of both. I’ll begin at the top: Dean Matt Seeger, Ph.D., who at this conference will [email protected] receive a career award for his research, has made remark- About us able contributions to the College of Fine, Performing The Department of Communication and Communication Arts, including raising more than is part of Wayne State’s College of Fine, $30 million to support the efforts of four departments. Performing and Communication Arts. This acknowledgment from the National Communica- With approximately 630 undergraduate tion Association demonstrates that although Dean Seeger majors and 150 graduate students, the takes pride in collegewide accomplishments, his heart and department is diverse and dynamic, mind are committed to scholarship in his own academic featuring programs in communication discipline. studies, media arts and studies, film, At the early end of the continuum, Assistant Professor journalism, public relations, and dispute Elizabeth Stoycheff, Ph.D., in just the fourth year of her academic career, pro- resolution. duced a paper that was named the best study published by Journalism and Mass Our students experience the benefit Communication Quarterly in 2016. Most of us will go our entire careers without of a world-class education in a real-world such an accolade. Stoycheff also received a collegewide teaching award and context. The department comprises a nationally competitive externship. 30 tenure and tenure-track faculty and Associate professorship is often — rightly — considered the doldrums of 35 part-time faculty with strong back- academic life. But, Associate Professors Kat Maguire, Ph.D., and Fred Vultee, grounds in both scholarly and profes- Ph.D., both won campuswide awards this year: Maguire received the President’s sional approaches to communication. Award for Excellence in Teaching; Vultee was named the campus’s outstanding graduate faculty mentor. Communication News All of the accomplishments listed in the following pages — from numerous Produced by the Department academic and teaching awards to multiple book projects, papers and presenta- of Communication tions — have emerged during a time of disruption in higher education in general Department Chair: Lee Wilkins and at Wayne State in particular. Editor/Designer: Sheila Young Tomkowiak This year, the communication department will begin adapting to a new gen- eral education architecture. We will be given the opportunity to attract — but not require — students to enroll in communication courses, a challenge that will require new skills, like marketing, that go beyond teaching prowess. Budgetary constraints and declining enrollments also present challenges, especially in an era of dwindling federal grant dollars. Often when confronted with uncertainty, we seek a “home base” in our academic specialties. I believe that in the face of change and risk, we should do only those things that we believe will cause the least harm to individuals, organizations and the project at large. This approach has been borne out in a year where research productivity has meant putting books on library shelves and where teaching excellence has been widely acknowledged. As for how well it works going forward … stay tuned. — Lee Wilkins 2 • Communication News • Fall 2017 FACULTY ACTIVITY Award was a lifetime in the making ack Lessenberry, journalism Muslim Community Council, the capstone course, Issues in area head, received a number and his column in the Metro News Media Management, and Jof honors this year, includ- Times, “Politics and Prejudices,” supervises all internships for the ing a lifetime achievement was named the best alternative Department of Communication. award from the Metropolitan political column in the nation He also is senior news ana- Detroit Society of Professional for the fourth time. lyst for Michigan Public Radio, Journalists. Lessenberry’s book The Peo- delivering daily essays and com- “It is a wonderful honor, but ple’s Lawyer: The Life and Times mentary on state issues. He is two men I admired — George of Frank J. Kelley was chosen as or has been a writer for many Cantor and George Puscas — got a Michigan Notable Book of the national and regional publica- this award in recent years, and Year by the State Library of Jack Lessenberry: tions, including Vanity Fair, died within a few months after Michigan. “It is an extremely Esquire, George, the New York receiving it,” Lessenberry said. He was also elected president nice honor, to be Times, the Washington Post, and “I have decided not to con- of the Historical Society of Mich- recognized by your the Boston Globe. Currently, tinue that tradition.” igan, which was founded in 1828 peers in this way.” he is a contributing editor and It’s been a busy year for Less- and is one of the nation’s oldest columnist for the Metro Times, enberry, who has been a full-time such societies, and promoted to the Traverse-City Record Eagle, faculty member since 1994. He senior lecturer. Dome Magazine and the Toledo received a Fairness in Media Lessenberry primarily teaches Blade, where he also is writing award from the Michigan journalism history and law and coach and ombudsman. • Kelly Jakes takes rhetoric to a higher note ssistant Professor Kelly Jakes, Ph.D., combines A her love of popular song with her scholarly research to prove a point: Music provides a way to develop and maintain cul- tural and political diversity. This interdisciplinary insight has found of rhetoric to uncover the ways swing, classical and scat. a natural home in Detroit and in marginalized and repressed “It’s just a lot of fun. It feels the Department of Communica- people use pop culture to resist like a rock concert sometimes,” tion, where Jakes teaches public oppression. Jakes said. “Rearranging Handel address and explores social move- But she never abandoned is a fun way to feature a more ments while conducting archival her love of performing and now diverse sound and really break research on the uses of popular is a member of the Rackham through the classical barrier.” music during World War II.
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