Alumni News:

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas French has accepted an offer to serve on the faculty in the Indiana University School of Journalism beginning in fall 2009.

National Public Radio’s Nina Totenberg, who covers the Supreme Court and legal affairs; book and magazine author Elizabeth Gilbert; and Leonard Downie, formerly executive editor at The Washington Post, are featured Speaker Series guests.

In July, Gerould Kern, B.A. ‘71, was named executive editor of the Chicago Tribune, an organization where he has spent 17 years of his near four decades in journalism, including IDS experience and years guiding other newspapers.

Alumnus Gerould Kern, B.A. ’71, is the new executive editor of the Chicago Tribune, the newspaper company announced Monday.Kern had been vice president of editorial since 2003, but had spent most of his career in the newsroom. He was associate editor before assuming the role of vice president, had been associate editor and deputy managing [...]

Rafat Ali, M.A. ’01, just sold his ContentNext media company to The Guardian for what some business analysts estimated was $30 million. Ali said he created the original version of the site in 2002 as a de facto resume, a way to show what he could do as a journalist working online. For details, check [...]

School of Journalism alumni attending IU’s Cream and Crimson Weekend are invited to stop by Ernie Pyle Hall Saturday, June 14, for breakfast and reconnecting with old friends. Alumni will meet in the lounge, then will tour the building to check out recent updates to the facility. They’ll also stop by the IDS to reminisce [...]

The School of Journalism says goodbye to two longtime faculty members this month as professors Christine Ogan and Carol Polsgrove retire.