Howard W. Hewitt<\/i> \u2013 The Wabash classroom experience is often enhanced by alumni and guests. The \u2018real-world\u2019 speakers bring additional credibility and context to the message students are hearing daily from their professors.<\/p>\n
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Stephen Buckley, managing editor of the St. Petersburg Times<\/i>, is on campus through Thursday afternoon sharing his journalistic experiences and tips on writing and reporting. He\u2019ll be speaking at 8 p.m. Wednesday night in Baxter. His speech, knowingly or not, fits in well with President Patrick White\u2019s call to join a \u2018grand conversation.\u2019<\/p>\n
Buckley\u2019s speech is titled, \u201cSex, Lies, and Video: Public Discourse in the Age of the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former Washington Post<\/i> reporter and foreign correspondent spoke to Tobey Herzog\u2019s Business and Technical Writing class Wednesday morning. He offered up tips for a good newspaper feature.<\/p>\n
His message about a formula which will work for such stories, and other stories as well, was punctuated by what I\u2019ve found myself telling student journalists. \u201cIt\u2019s not like this is difficult,\u201d Buckley told Herzog\u2019s class. \u201cIt\u2019s the critical thinking you bring to the task.\u201d<\/p>\n
No, journalism isn\u2019t brain surgery \u2013 but it\u2019s really difficult to do it well, and that was Buckley\u2019s morning message.<\/p>\n
Buckley is a personal friend of Religion Professor Jon Baer. His visit is sponsored by the Religion and English Departments, Lecture Committee, Malcolm X Institute, and Multicultural Committee. <\/p>\n
Being in that classroom this morning reminded me what a rare opportunity our students enjoy. The College brings these people to the classroom to not only re-enforce basic principles they may hear from a professor, but to bring the rich context of experience that is invaluable.<\/p>\n
Many of the speakers face Baxter 101 or Korb with only 20-30 or 50 people in attendance. I often sit there thinking of what a great opportunity many of our students, faculty, and staff miss. Indeed, it\u2019s a rare chance to enrich your education, student or not, to not take advantage of people as dynamic as Stephen Buckley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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