^ *ageJO The News Argus — April 1991
Winston-Salem Journal Provides Volunteer Faculty
^orothea Vanhooke
Staff Writer
John D. Gates and Floyd Rogers are two new
aces in the Mass Communications department at
■Vinston-Salem State University; but what makes
hem different from other new professors at the
iniversity? They are volunteer professors, thanks
o the Winston Salem Journal.
Joe Doster, publisher of the Winston-
ialem Joumel, says his newspaper is pleased
o be of service to the university. "Winston-
•>alem State plays an important role in this
ommunity. 1 think that supporting the goals
)f the university means making a genuine
-ontributin to the development of this region."
Both Gates and Rogers are full time
;mployees at The Winston Salem Journal, and
ire both enjoying the opportunity to come
)utside of the job and teach those students in
iheir prospective field about life in the real
world. Gates, who is Editorial Page Editor,
volunteers his time and energy to teach
-ritical and persuasive writing. When asked
why he chose to volunteer his time he said, "I
have always thought it would be kind of fun
to tech." He also added that the Journal made
a commitment to help the Mass
Communications Department in anyway it
could. "What 1 hoped to get out of this was to
get to know some of the people in the Mass
Communications department, and open up
some avenues of communication between the
school and the newspaper. We don't have
enough Black reporters, my effort is to
remedy that," said Gates.
Gates a long time veteran in this field
started out as a
sports writer for
the Charlotte
Observer. He
admitted that it
wasn't a hard
transition from
sports writing to
editorial writing
because writing
sports stories
are more like
editorial
writing.
Gates went to
Yale University
and the Columbia
School of
Joumalism. He has
written two books
and has researched
another. Ke enjoys
his job and has been with the Journal for almost a
decade.
Gates says, "as far as future plans are
concerned, I would like to retire early enough
to tcach on the college level here in the
Winston Salem area." When asked what the
advantages were, he responded with a smile,
"I am my own boss and the salary is better.
Floyd Rogers , who is a Senior Writer
and Special Projects Reporter, has been with
the Journal for nineteen years. This is also
his first time formally teaching a class. He
agrees with Gates about why he decided to
volunteer here at W.S.S.U. "Someone needed
to do it," said Rogers. He also added that the
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for not having enough Black journalists.
Rogers attended the School of Journalism at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
While he was still in school, he had his first job.
He worked part-time at The Journal Patriot in North
Wilkesboro. After Rogers graduated , he continued
to work at The Journal Patriot. He said,"It's better
to start off in a small business because you learn
more things and you can get a much broader
experience." He encouraged college students to go
to work for a small establishment, and learn as
much as possible, and then move on. By doing
this, it will be easier to decide what you want to
John Gates (left) and Floyd
Rogers (top) both are full time
employees with the Journal.
They also volunteer their time
to teach students at WSSU.
specialize in.
In the past three years, Rogers has taken on
some satisfying projects. These include, special
stories on the education system and how it
effects Black childrens' needs, and stories on
East Winston's poverty among Blacks and
Whites. These projects played a role in deciding
to come and teach here at W.S.S.U.
As far as the future, he plans to stay with
the Winston-Salem Journal until retirement.
When asked if he wanted to teach again, he
responded, " I don't know, I might, it just
depends, it has been fun teaching," he
concluded.
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