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| Courtesy photo |
| The 2007 Howard winners, with Dean Brad Hamm (right), near the DMZ between North and South Korea. |
IU School of Journalism Dean Brad Hamm and Director of Experiential Learning Jessica Gall accompanied the nine students from universities around the nation to Seoul, South Korea and the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Kobe and Tokyo. The group visited news organizations in both countries as they explored journalism in other cultures.
The School of Journalism is a partner with Scripps Howard Foundation, which sponsors the competition in honor of Roy W. Howard, longtime leader of the Scripps Howard media organization. The Howard archive of papers and correspondence is housed here and draws researchers studying Howard and the decades during which he was an industry leader. Both Hamm and Roy W. Howard Professor David Weaver have researched Howard’s life and legacy.
Howard traveled extensively during his long career, working as a correspondent even while leading the newspaper chain. He interviewed international leaders, including Chiang Kai-shek, Francisco Franco and Joseph Stalin.
This was the third year Hamm led the winners to Asia. While no one from IU won this year, the school was represented in 2006 and 2007.