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Some media types are finding the public,
still reeling fiwm the horrific events of Sept
11, more closely scrutinizing their presentation
of the news recently.
Addressing the ethics associated with re-
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Saturday, Nov. 17 from cal journalists convened at UNCW as part of
Anyone interested the Pastoral Summit talks.
Allen Parsons, executive editor of the
UNCW’
day will be held
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.
1 volunteering should contact Noah
Riedel at the Leadership Center to reserve Wilmington Star; Ronda Bellamy of WGNI -
FM; Jot Evans of WWAY - TV; Frances Weller
of WECT -TV; and Susan Dankel of WHQR
- FM all participated in the recent campus dis
cussion, commenting on the recent me^ cov
erage and polling questions fiom a small audi-
eiKe of about 75 attendees.
The event moderator, Paul Wilkes of UNCW’s
creative writing department, opened the forum by
piesenting his view that there is no such thing as
“the media.” Rather, he explained, the media com-
Several courses are offered by the Cape prises many individuals who collectively and in-
t University
Red Cross to offer several
classes in accident and
rescue information
which is located
Child and Infant CPR/First Aid are avail
able on Nov. 5, 7 and 8 from 6 p.
.; CPR Professional Rescuer on Nov.
6 from 6p.m. to 9 p.m.; Adult CPR & First ment from the issues is key Second, Parsons said.
n Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.n:
Adult, Child & Infant CPR/First Aid o
Nov. 12, 13 and 14 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.rr
a situation, is paramount. Last, Parsons said it is
the responsibility of journalist to question author-
Babysitter’s Training on Nov. 17 from 8:30 i>y-by exa^giss^ through these ciite-
- - .. and Adult, Child & In-
come evident
o 4:30 p.i
fant CPR/First Aid on Nov. 27, 28 and 29
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. To register or for
more information, call 762-2683.
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The Center for Leadership Education
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Commenting on the Sept 11 terrorist attacks,
filiate, turned to “24 hour, wall-to-wall news (cov
erage) for four days.” Evans said that the 96-hour
period of continuous national news coverage pre
help students in kindergarten through fifth ^ stories are what fill time when no other
reading, writing and math tutoring. For Evans’comments.
is available.
Frances Weller of WECT - TV agreed with
information, call Community Liaise
Lauren Davis at 962-3877 oi visit the of-
n the University Union ii
‘XDur job is to be responsible,” she said.
Parsons said many members of the public se
Beverly Perdue to speak at fall commencement
UNCW News Bureau
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue will address the
university’s 1,000 Dec. graduates at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 21, in Trask Coliseum as com
mencement speaker.
Perdue is a former public school teacher,
health care professional and co-chair of the
North Carolina Senate Appropriations Com
mittee. Prior to her election as Lt. Gov., Per
due served five terms in the Senate and two
terms in the state House of Representatives.
She was consistently ranked as one of the-most
effective members of the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly and gained the reputation a
of the legislature’s hardest workers. She is in
volved in many civic and commimity boards
including the State Board of Education and
State Board of Community Colleges and she
chairs the Health and Wellness Trust Fund. She
has also supported innovative advances in edu
cation, including the Excellent Schools Act and
Governor Hunt’s Smart Start for early child
hood development. UNCW December gradu
ates should report to Hanover Hall no later dian
9 a.m. on commencement day to robe and form
the processional
Following the
ceremony.
academic depart-
dividual
ceremonies and
host receptions for
their graduates and
guests. Exact loca
tions will be an
nounced in the commencement program.
Allen Parsons, executive editor of the
Wilmington Stan Ronda Bellamy of WGNI
- FM; Jon Evans of WWAY - TV; Frances
Weller of WECT -TV; and Susan Dankel of
WHQR - FM participate In the panal
discusbn aix)ut newsroom ethics.
the media as gatekeepers. Thus, the media is
charged with the task of acting as a mirror for the
society and giving the public a clear picture of
what is going on.
When asked how their respected TV stations
would be handling presentation of material dur
ing Nielsen’s November sweeps ratings, Weller
Fear Chapter of the Red Cross this month, dividually come together to present news and im- conceded that her station would be giving special
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ParsOTS, beginning the panel discussion, iden
tified three critical issues relative to effective news
reporting. He noted first, that journalist detach-
attention to stories that might gain the attention of
an increased number of viewers. Although, she
said along with Evans that stories would still be
handled in a responsible, ethical way.
WHQR - FM’s Susan Dankel, spoke of her
balance in addressing the fiill, contextiial range of station’s effort to bring a local perspective to the
events affecting the nation, by returning the sta
tion to its regular format as early as possible.
“Americans have a responsibility to leam few
themselves” (about the new news topKs),” Weller
said. Bellamy agreed, noting that she reads a large
number of online and print sources daily, sc
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Evans said his news station, WWAY, an ABC af- she can gain knowledge and varying viewpoints
1 a single topic. She encouraged others to do so
as well.
The Pastoral Summit concluded with the panel
sented challenges in regard to filling time. He addressing questions concerning how and why
said that ABC aired some stories that he, persOT-
ally, thought were somewhat questionable in na
ture, noting specifically a story tiiey aired that ad
dressed the means by which bombs were made in
the Oklahoma City bombing. He said fliat these
prior to the Sept 11 tenorist attacks. Evans said
Uiat these recent attacks just hit too close to home
fw many Americans.
“Oh my God. Is that a plane that just hit the
worid trade center,” Evans recalled of what Charlie
Goodman of Good Morning America said on air
at the time of the secOTd building’s attack. ‘It was
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