By Emily Silva
October 22, 2008
“Iraq is not Saddam,” said Ahmed Fadaam, an Iraqi sculptor and journalist, in a talk at Elon University this morning. Fadaam spoke to journalism students about the war in Iraq, what it takes to be a journalist during war and what it means to be an Iraqi or American amid this [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Ahmed Fadaam: An Iraqi journalist in America
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at Elon University’s Latham Park
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Emily Silva
October 17, 2008
Beginning at nine o’clock this morning, crowds flocked to Elon University’s Latham Park baseball field to hear Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin speak on behalf of the McCain-Palin campaign.
Sun scorched Democrats and Republicans alike as people waited in line to get into the stadium. Eighty degrees, in mid-October, didn’t stop people [...]
Michael Clemente advises future journalists at Elon
Posted in Uncategorized on October 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Emily Silva
October 10, 2008
Every few minutes, something new is posted online from some major news network. Change is an ongoing theme in the world of communication and adapting to that is something all aspiring communicators need to be aware of.
Michael Clemente, producer for ABC News, spoke Friday morning to a journalism class at Elon [...]
Keren Rivas speaks at Elon University
Posted in Uncategorized on October 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Emily Silva
October 6, 2008
Burlington Times-News reporter Keren Rivas spoke to a reporting class at Elon University Monday.
Rivas has worked on the police and crime beat for the local paper since 2005. For eight to nine months before that, she worked in government reporting.
Rivas spoke today to future reporters at Elon about how crime reporting isn’t [...]
Crime and Courts
Posted in Uncategorized on October 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Emily Silva
October 6, 2008
“Observers here watch criminal after criminal come and go as if in some grisly surrealistic play.” Linnet Myers wrote “Humanity on Trial” for the Chicago Tribune in 1989. Her story details the goings-on at “26th & Cal.” – the Cook County Circuit Court, Criminal Division, at the intersection of 26th Street [...]
Opinions on vice presidential debate are shared at Elon University
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Emily Silva
October 3, 2008
Elon University students and faculty are talking about who won Thursday night’s televised vice presidential debate. Hot topics during the debate were the economy, foreign policy, health care and a timeline for the war in Iraq.
In a poll conducted by students in a reporting class, 230 people were asked their opinion. [...]
Newsweek senior editor visits Elon University
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Emily Silva
September 29, 2008
Senior Editor of Newsweek Jonathan Alter spoke Monday at Elon University. A question-and-answer session was held in the afternoon prior to a speech that evening.
Alter presented his views on the current economic situation and the upcoming election. He emphasized the importance of young voters, technology and early voting in today’s presidential [...]
