SoJ Web Report | Jan. 10, 2012
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| Photo by James Brosher |
| Roy W. Howard Professor David Weaver will be inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame April 28. |
The other inductees are:
- Mark Ferree, a longtime senior executive of the Scripps-Howard newspaper company who was a national free press advocate as president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, and who established a scholarship for journalism students;
- Skip Hess, who spearheaded numerous prominent investigative projects during more than 30 years as a reporter for the Indianapolis News and Indianapolis Star;
- Steve Kroft, who has been a correspondent for CBS’ 60 Minutes for more than two decades; and
- Kate Milner Rabb, who wrote columns devoted to the state’s history for The Indianapolis Star from 1920 until 1937, a time when few women had such opportunities.
Weaver, who retired from teaching at the end of 2011, has been connected with IU nearly all of his student and professional life. After completing his undergraduate and master’s degrees at IU in the 1960s, he received his Ph.D. from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1974 and returned to the IU journalism program the same year.
His research niche is agenda setting, an exploration of media effects on the public as well as influences on the media agenda, such as news sources, other news media, journalistic norms and traditions, unexpected events, and media audiences.
Weaver is author of more than a dozen books, including the American Journalists series in collaboration with various School of Journalism colleagues over the years. The most recent, The Global Journalist in the 21st Century, will be published in April 2012 with co-editor and journalism professor Lars Willnat.
Other members of the hall of fame who served the school include student media publisher Jack Backer; HSJI director Mary Benedict; retired placement adviser Marge Blewett; retired IUPUI journalism associate dean Jim Brown; retired dean Trevor Brown; photojournalism professor Will Counts; professor Ralph Holsinger; 1900s-era journalism instructor Fred Bates Johnson; HSJI director Gretchen Kemp; student media publisher Pat Siddons; department chair John Stempel; and broadcast professor Richard Yoakam.
Also among the members are many alumni, including Nelson Poynter and Ernie Pyle.
The Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame was established in 1966 to recognize and honor journalists who have significantly contributed to the profession through their careers and communities. For more information, visit the organization’s website.
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