OXFORD, Miss. – The Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi is preparing for its fourth annual Amplify, Clarify & Testify, or ACT, Experience conferment this week at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. This year’s event will focus on digital and print as an integrated force – not either/or, butRead the story …
Media Executives Set to Speak at ACT 4 Experience
UM Magazine Innovation Center to host fourth annual conference
November 5, 2013 by
Overby Panel to Focus on JFK’s Influence on Politics, Media Coverage
Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and CBS News' Susan Spencer set for 'Hail and Farewell'
October 31, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late President John F. Kennedy’s role in revolutionizing American politics and press coverage will be the focus of a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 7) at the University of Mississippi’s Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. This semester, Overby Center Chairman Charles Overby and Overby fellow Curtis Wilkie haveRead the story …
Wear Purple Day
October 17, 2013 by
Convincing a building of Ole Miss faculty and students to all wear purple the week before the football game against LSU might seem like a large feat, but Ole Miss students were eager to prove their support for a national cause. Pictured are journalism students and faculty supporting national “Wear Purple” day which is aRead the story …
Journalist Jack Ford Finds Inspiration, ‘Second Home’ at UM
CBS News legal analyst's new novel, "Walls of Jericho," inspired by trips to area
October 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – CBS News legal analyst and award-winning journalist Jack Ford’s many trips to the University of Mississippi and Oxford over the years have made the area feel like his second home. The visits also inspired his latest novel, “The Walls of Jericho,” which is set in the area. Ford spoke Thursday (Oct. 10)Read the story …
Opportunities for Future Journalists
Initiative to increase Jere Hoar Scholarships, matching gift offered
September 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Honors students in one of the leading academic programs at the University of Mississippi no longer have the opportunity to enroll in a class led by the famed and now retired Jere Hoar — but they may have the opportunity to be at Ole Miss due to the journalism professor’s legacy. InspiredRead the story …
Ole Miss Students Win Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Group wins for multimedia project documenting student efforts to build roads in Belizean community
August 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A multimedia project from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media has been selected as the 2013 college journalism winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights awards the RFK Journalism Award to recognize outstanding reporting onRead the story …
Student Journalists Win Award for Hurricane Coverage
Margaret Ann Morgan and Stephen Quinn receive accolades for tracking Hurricane Isaac
May 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A trip to the Gulf Coast to cover Hurricane Isaac has paid off for two University of Mississippi student journalists who won a national award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Margaret Ann Morgan and Stephen Quinn, journalism majors who were actively involved in the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center forRead the story …
Arabic Language Program Builds on Success
Graduate Maggie Day hired at Al Arab network; Orion Wilcox earns honors
May 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Arabic language program is seeing success among both its graduates and current students. Maggie Day, a 2012 graduate, is heading to Bahrain as a producer for Bloomberg TV. She will produce content as part of the Al Arab network, which is completely in Arabic. Day, who was aRead the story …
Chief Product Officer of Forbes Media to Visit UM
Lewis D'Vorkin plans to discuss digital publishing platform in April 10 lecture
April 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of Lewis D’Vorkin’s daily habits is to scan the 60 framed magazine covers lining the marble staircase of the Forbes office in New York City. The covers, which date back to October 2010, feature the no-nonsense, people-centric design recognized as the Forbes brand.The brand is clear, simple and unwavering, said D’Vorkin,Read the story …
Overby Center Event to Reflect on Medgar Evers’ Career
Myrlie Evers-Williams headlines panel to commemorate 50th anniversary of husband's death
April 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, will join two other prominent Mississippians to discuss her late husband’s life and career at 5 p.m. Friday (April 5) in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. Evers-Williams rose to fame herself as a civil rightsRead the story …