Gift of Civil War Newspapers Enriches W&L Collections and Classes
More than 150 Civil War-era newspapers have found a home in the Special Collections of Washington and Lee University's Leyburn Library thanks to Fred Farrar, a member of W&L's Class of 1941 and a...
View ArticleNewspapers, Politics and Critical Thinking
Washington and Lee senior Michael McGuire argues that newspapers should not endorse political candidates in an op-ed for Editor & Publisher's "Critical Thinking" series this month.
View ArticleW&L Hosts Inaugural Knight Poverty Journalism Conference
Journalists from around the country who write about poverty and economic justice will convene at Washington and Lee University next month for the inaugural Knight Poverty Journalism Conference.
View ArticleKnight Poverty Journalism Conference at W&L Challenges, Aids Reporters on...
Journalists from around the country gathered at Washington and Lee to discuss how to write about poverty and economic injustice during the first Knight Poverty Journalism Conference.
View ArticleW&L Alum Lectures on Reporting for Reuters in Russia
Thomas Grove, a 2002 graduate of Washington and Lee University, will return to campus to give a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium of Leyburn Library. The title of the talk...
View ArticleNew York Times' David Carr to Address W&L Journalism Ethics Institute
David Carr, media and culture columnist at The New York Times, will present the keynote address of the 54th Institute on Ethics in Journalism at Washington and Lee University on Friday, Oct. 19, at...
View ArticleNew York Times David Carr Addresses W&L Journalism Ethics Institute
Addressing the 54th Institute on Ethics in Journalism at Washington and Lee University on Friday, David Carr, media and culture columnist at The New York Times, said that the time to be a journalist is...
View ArticleFrom Couch Potato to Rising Star: Grant Gish '04
Washington and Lee alumnus Grant Gish, the executive director of 20th Century Fox TV Animation, has been named one of Next Gen 2012: Hollywood's Fastest-Rising Stars, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
View ArticleW&L Alumna Named AP's Director of Polling
Washington and Lee alumna Jennifer Agiesta, of the Class of 2000, is the new director of polling for Associated Press.
View ArticleEvans '07 on the Forbes List
Forbes Magazine has tabbed Washington and Lee alumna Kelly Evans, of the Class of 2007, one its annual list of 30 Under 30: Media -- "the next wave of power players in the news and information..."
View ArticleW&L's ODK Circle Honors Four Honorary Initiates, Inducts Undergraduate...
Washington and Lee University's Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa will recognize its new initiaties at the University's Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation on January 18.
View ArticleW&L Seniors Shannon McGovern, Keaton Fletcher Are January Generals of the...
Washington and Lee University seniors Shannon McGovern and Keaton Fletcher will be recognized as the Generals of the Month for January.
View ArticleW&L's Locy Writes Legal Reporting Textbook
A new textbook by Washington and Lee journalism professor Toni Locy introduces students to legal reporting.
View ArticleRay Suarez to Speak on "Media, Politics and Washington"
Ray Suarez, Washington-based senior correspondent for National Public Radio's "The News Hour," is the Fishback Visiting Writer at Washington and Lee University for 2013 and will present a public...
View ArticleChristopher Graves to give Keynote Address for W&L's 55th Media Ethics...
Christopher Graves, CEO of one of the world's largest public relations networks, Ogilvy Public Relations, will give the keynote address for the 55th Media Ethics Institute at Washington and Lee...
View ArticlePBS Correspondent Ray Suarez Discusses Challenges for Reporters, Audiences
Ray Suarez, the Washington-based senior correspondent for the "PBS NewsHour," told a Washington and Lee University audience Monday that rather than talking about things that matter to the American...
View ArticleArthur Brisbane, Former Public Editor of New York Times, to Teach at W&L
Arthur S. Brisbane, a longtime journalist who most recently served as public editor of The New York Times, will be the Visiting Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics at Washington and Lee University...
View ArticleHarwood '74, Belt '72 Named to Va. Communications Hall of Fame
Washington and Lee alumni Don Belt '72 and Doug Harwood '74 will be inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame in Richmond on April 11.
View ArticlePulitzer Prize for W&L Alum John Dahlburg '75
A series of investigative stories edited by John Dahlburg, of Washington and Lee's Class of 1975, in the Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., won the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service...
View ArticleGoodspeed '92 Talks Naval Aviation History
Washington and Lee alumnus Hill Goodspeed '92 was featured in an interview on WALA-TV (FOX10TV) for Pensacola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala., earlier this month.
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