Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student Organizations WKU Archives Records 3-15-1976 UA68/13/5 The ourF th Estate, Vol. 1, No. 2 Sigma Delta Chi Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org Part of the Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Recommended Citation Sigma Delta Chi, "UA68/13/5 The ourF th Estate, Vol. 1, No. 2" (1976). Student Organizations. Paper 233. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org/233 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WESI£I!IIl\ElffiJOI\l ~'9//D ;1 u"',e""". • L.ARCHNES Western will host seminar on pnvacy Western Kentucky Univer­ he public access to govern· at.tendance of public meetings, Dr. Dwight. Teeter, profes· sity will host a one-day legal ment information. including those of federal, sor of communication law, seminar April 9, dealing wi t h This issue has direct s late, county and city University of Kentucky, and privacy and access to informa· im plications for the press in governments. cQ(author of Law of Mass tion. Kent ucky and on government 3. The need for g reater Communication; The seminar will feature offi ciols who serve the pe<>ple access to government meet· Robert. Saloschin, chairman guest lecturers and panelisLS a nd the press in t.he state of ings of all types and t he of the U.S. Department of from arca universities, news' Kentucky. benefits of access to t he Justice Freedom of Infonna· papers a nd judicial bodies. The public policy issues to public. tion Committee. Because of recent Supreme be discussed include: The seminar will a lso Edgar Zingman, legal coun· Court rulings afld decisions of 1. Pri vacy as a bar to t he examine other current legal sel for the Louisville Courier· cerlain government agencies, examination of public record s, issues as they exist for those J ournal and Times. t here is some question where including those of federal, persons who face problems in Anthony Wilhoit, deput.y an individual's right to state, county and city Kentucky. secretary of justice, StaLe of privacy begins and ends, and government agencies. The guest lecturers and Kentucky. where t here ri ghtfully should 2. Privacy as a bar to the panelists include: - Continued to Page 6- The Fourth Estate Vol. I , No . 2 Mar. 15, 1976 Department 01 Mau Communications WHtern Kentucky UniVl!flity NBC's chief executive raps broadcast regulation A Western Kentucky University Fairness Doctrine, tobacco advertis­ graduate, who rose to the top ing. prime·time access a nd child­ posit ion at t.he Nationa l Broadcast· ren's programming. ing Co. INSCt last year, cri ticized " In total, they tend not only to government regulation of television inhibit broadcasting but also to and radio in an add ress here. dilute t he quality of public service Julian Goodman, chainnan of the t he public receives," he said. board and chief executive officer of Speaking to about 200 people NBC, told an audience of Kentucky a ttending the dinner, Goodman Broadcasters that in the 50 years warned t hat years of federal since t he beginning of broadcasting, regulation of broadcasting "can "The most important thing we have fonn the base for government learned is t hat freedom is control over matters t hat a re better broadcasting's most fragile posses· left to the individual. " sion. He also cautioned listeners about Goodman was the principal new forms of competitIOn for speaker for a dinner meeting during commercial television such as cable t he Kentucky Broadcaster Associa­ televis ion. pay television, video t ion (KH A) fa ll convention in disks and cassetes. -CUI Krull Bowling Grron. "All can be important businesses, Goodman pointed to government Recent Western graduate Julian Goodman. intervention in t he areas of the - Continued to Page 2- 2 Th e Fourfh E.Ha fe 3-15-76 Western represented at SDX convention An army of more than 1,000 Budde lost the battle. he journalists invaded the streets participated in • panel of Philadelphia Nov. 12-15 for discussion on improving the 66th annual national campus chapters, convention of the Society of I n a discussion with other Professional Journalists­ campus chapter represen· Sigma Delta Chi (SPJ·SDX). tatives, Budde w id them and The 12 ·member delegation the audience about the SPJ-SDX national president Bill Small, also CBS News from the Western Kentucky Western chapter's speakers vice: president, and WKU Prof. Jim Highland meet at University local chapter was and awards programs. recent national convention. among the record-breaking Jim Highland, WKU contingent. campus chapter adviser, The Western group heard William Rusher, National Neil Budde, chapter presided over the region five many speakers. Among them Review publisher; and Harry treasurer. was a candidate for business meeting at which were Edwin Newman of NBC ; Reasoner. ABC anchorman. campus chapter representative Chicago Tribune environment U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan, Panelists discussing "Cov- to the SPJ·SDX national editor Casey Bukro was D·Tex.; Tom Wicker, New board of directors. While re-elected regional director. York Times columnist; - Continued to Page 6- NBC'S Goodman receives degree, awards - Continued from Page 1- be in danger from many The Barren County native credit hours to be transferred sources," he added. told the KBA audience that from George Washinton Uni­ and commercial television will Goodman's remarks tOpped the degree conferred upon him versity to Western to qualify co·exist with them," Goodman off a rewarding day for NBC earlier in the day proved that Goodman for the degree, said. "But these businesses chieftain that included three anyone who works hard The degree was conferred by should not get a free ride on distinguished awards and a enough and waits long enough regent Hugh Poland ot the present services of college degree from Western. can get a degree "if the Guthrie during a luncheon on commercial broadcasting, The degree wa s unexpected college's president happens to the University campus. " The events and the for Goodman, who attended be his cousin." At that time, Goodman also programs now carried free of Western 30 years ago but left Goodman, 53, and Western received a Distinguished charge to the public must before graduation to join the President Dr. Dero Downing Alumnus A ward and a College remain free, " he said. Army in 1943. are first cousins and grew up Heights Herald Award from "My observation is that the After leaving t he Army, together in the Glasgow area. the student newspaper. American viewer does not Goodman earned a bachelor's Goodman said Downing and In addition, Goodman was realize that the free television degree from George Washing­ the Western Board of Regents presented the Kentucky he sees and enjoys today could ton University, had arranged for some college Broadcaster Association Distinguished Kentuckian Award, It was the fifth time the award has been bestowed in the 20'year history of the Senator backs fairness doctrine KBA. The awards are not the first During the recent Kentucky that we have," "doing a pretty good job." for Goodman who started wi th Broadcas ters Convention in In his support of the Huddleston, a fonner presi· NBC as a newswriter in 1945. Bowling Green, U.S. '8!n. Fairness Doctrine, Huddles- dent of the Kentucky Broad Last May, he became one of Walter (Dee) Huddleston, ton s'aid he realized he was in casters Association, w" only 10 living journalists D-Ky., said he supports the disagreement with most elected to t he Hall of Fame of Fairness Doctrine, under broadcasters. sports and program director of t he New York Chapter of The which a television or radio ,. A terrible and awesome WKCT radio in Bowling Green Society of Professional station must provide equal air responsibility" is on the print after graduation from the ~J ournalists·Sigma Delta Chi. time for opposing viewpoints. and broadcast media in this University of Kentucky. In He also holds the American Huddleston said t he Fair­ country, Huddleston said. 1952 he went to Elizabethtown Association of State Colleges ness Doctrine "extends t he Despite t hat responsibility, to become general manager of and Universities Distin· First Amendment freedoms t he senator said the media are WI EL radio station. guished Alumni Award. KOO1JCIIY • ~ IJN""' ~"'fY ~ ARCHiv tS 3- 15-76 The Fourth Estate 3 Pros are_guests in Western J-classes Fourteen professional news management class, along with chapter of The Society of Whitaker, director of univer­ men and women - including AI Smith, past Kentucky Professional J ournalists, sity publications and co­ national press photographer of Press Association president; Sigma Delta Chi (SPJ-SDX). ordinator of journalism, the the year Bill Strode of the Tom Moore, Daily News The S PJ-SDX chapter press photography class of­ Louisville Courier-Journal - reporter: and Bil! Winter, adviser, Professor Jim fered for the first time last taught classes or served as Associated Press Kentucky Highland, is teaching the news semester, is an effort on the guest lecturers last semester bureau chief. writing classes as a full time part of the journalism in the journalism program at Dave Kindred, Courier­ journalism staff member, but program to respond to the Western Kentucky University Journal sports editor, W.J. in addition, serves as a need for highly trained press Strode, immediate past presi­ Cannon. Allen County News part-time writer and media photographers. dent of 'the National publisher, and Bob Schulman, columnist for the Park City The course is one of three Press Photographers Asso­ Louisville Times media critic, Daily News in Bowling Green.