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Joined May 2009
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Our co-founder, former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia. For more information: cartercenter.org/news/pr/202…
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On the Hill to talk #communityjournalism with some reps. @TexasPress @nnaonline
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“We need to see it as a critical need, like schools, roads, bridges, clean water and emergency personnel.” We subsidize oil and green energy initiatives, which are private interests. Some food for thought here. #localnews #communitynews @TexasPress www-scientificamerican-com.c…
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The Rural Blog: Uvalde Leader-News Publisher Craig Garnett wins Gi... irjci.blogspot.com/2023/08/u…
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BREAKING: The journalism major at Texas A&M was just approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Students will be able to enroll in a B.S. and B.A. program for the fall. Full story to come.
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Press friends. Are any of you experimenting with AI in your operations — either in newsrooms or with advertising efforts? I'm penning my next column for the @TexasPress Messenger and want to include some examples. Please respond or DM me. Danke!
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Breaking: M. Katherine Banks has resigned as Texas A&M University's president following a week of turmoil over the botched hiring of a Black journalist to revive the university's journalism department. bit.ly/3Op5wMc
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Jesse Abrams Thomas was a prominent Texas newspaperman, owning first the Leonard Graphic and later the Mineola Monitor. He served in the 29th & 30th Texas Legislatures representing Fannin County. Served on the school boards in Mineola and Leonard, was a @TexasPress President.
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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Multimedia Teacher and Lion Yearbook Adviser at Ozona High School at Ozona High School!
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When Texas A&M announced that Kathleen McElroy, a respected journalist with a long career, would spearhead the revival of the journalism program, there was fanfare. But, within days, McElroy said she was told there was a target on her back. bit.ly/3D9f8E9
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Uvalde Leader-News publisher discussed covering tragic shooting one year later with @djnf @SWJournalist interns. Read what the interns thought on @collegemedia College Media Review — cmreview.org/uvalde-publishe… @UvaldeNews
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Congrats to our friend Kathleen McElroy on helping A&M restart its J-school. Though she was a prof at the U.T. School of Journalism and worked at larger publications, she has exhibited a care for our state's smaller publications (like ours). @TexasPress today.tamu.edu/2023/06/13/ag…
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The @TexasPress convention was great! It provided so much information and opportunity to help strengthen community newspapers. Hats off to the many winners. Texas community newspapers is a giant in the arena of journalism.
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