[AEJMC Newspaper Division list] NWSP Division Name Change?

[Michael Abrams]

What exactly is wrong with calling it the ³Newsonymy Division?²  This
descriptive adaptation would take into account the variety of mediastical
forms we see today, while retaining the essential prefix ²news.²


On 7/28/10 12:40 PM, "Heloiza Herscovitz" <Heloiza at journalism.com> wrote:

> I totally agree with Tracy.
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> From: news-list-bounces at aejmc.net [mailto:news-list-bounces at aejmc.net] On
> Behalf Of Tracy Everbach
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:02 AM
> To: news-list at aejmc.net; Bill Cassidy
> Subject: Re: [AEJMC Newspaper Division list] NWSP Division Name Change?
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>   My two cents: a newspaper is a newspaper, whether it is online or on paper.
> I think we should keep the name.
>   Now argue away.
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>  Tracy Everbach
>  Assistant professor of journalism
>  University of North Texas
>  214-995-8464-cell
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>  --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Bill Cassidy <bcassidy at niu.edu> wrote:
>  From: Bill Cassidy <bcassidy at niu.edu>
>  Subject: [AEJMC Newspaper Division list] NWSP Division Name Change?
>  To: news-list at aejmc.net
>  Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 2:33 PM
>   Hello Everyone, This is Bill Cassidy, the current Head of the Newspaper
> Division. With the convention close at hand, I wanted to look into reviving
> discussion about a potential change to the division¹s name.  As I¹m sure you
> recall, when this issue first came up a couple of years ago, the discussion
> was lively and it seemed that those who participated had strong feelings. But
> ultimately, no action was taken by division leadership because the opinions
> expressed were very mixed. I brought up the subject again in the Winter/Spring
> 2010 issue of LeadTime, the division¹s newsletter, in the hope of coming to
> some kind of definitive answer on whether or not the division's name should be
> changed. I invited folks to post comments on the division¹s blog. The response
> was tepid, to say the least, and I¹m not sure why. So, I thought I would give
> it one more shot before the convention in an attempt to get some sense from
> the division membership of how we should proceed.  Should the division¹s name
> be changed? If so, why, and to what? If not, why?  I know we¹ve been through
> this before. But, your responses will give us valuable information.  The 2008
> discussion about a potential name change is available for review on the
> Newspaper Division web site (http://aejmc.net/newspaper) and my more recent
> column is available on the division¹s blog (http://aejmc.net/news). Feel free
> to comment on either the blog or this list serv. Please note that posting
> comments on the list serv requires approval. So, there may be some lag time
> before comments are posted. Thanks very much. I look forward to seeing you in
> Denver. Sincerely, Bill
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>  Bill Cassidy, Ph.D.
>  Associate Professor
>  Department of Communication
>  Northern Illinois University
>  DeKalb, IL 60115
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