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Today's word on journalism

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

News from the vast wasteland:

"I'm here to propose that we replace the bad old bargain that past FCCs struck with the media moguls with a new American Media Contract. It goes like this. We, the American people have given broadcasters free use of the nation's most valuable spectrum, and we expect something in return. We expect this:
1. A right to media that strengthens our democracy
2. A right to local stations that are actually local
3. A right to media that looks and sounds like America
4. A right to news that isn't canned and radio playlists that aren't for sale
5. A right to programming that isn't so damned bad so damned often."

--Michael J. Copps. Federal Communications Commission, 2007 (Thanks to alert WORDster Mark Larson)

News : :

Annual USU Scribendi Creative Writing Contest Submissions due Feb. 2

January 23 | Utah State University's department of English invites students across campus to enter their creative work in the annual Scribendi Creative Writing Contest.

All students are welcome to participate, no matter their college or department, said Anne Shifrer, contest director.

The final deadline for submission is Feb. 2, and entries will be accepted from now until that date, Shifrer said. Judging will then take place and winners will be notified in March.

Graduates and undergraduates compete separately in the following categories: poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction essay. There also will be a new award for science and environmental writing. The contest is sponsored by the department of English, the Honors Program, and ASUSU Arts and Lectures. The sponsors have generously supplied cash awards for each category, and winning entries will be published in a hard copy edition of Scribendi as well as online.

For submission instructions and more information, visit http://english.usu.edu, and click on the Creative Writing Contest link. You may also contact Anne Shifrer at annes@cc.usu.edu.

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