Articles for August 3rd, 2011
UNT Journalism Prof Says She’s “Disturbed” by Mayborn Conference, Ctd.
“Just arrived in the mail: A D magazine “special edition” with the headline “Why Black Achievers Choose Dallas.” It’s good that D is making an attempt to cover the black community. But (of course there is a but) why segregate the coverage into a separate magazine? And did they really need to feature a lovely businesswoman who’s showing lots of cleavage on the cover?”
That led to a comment thread wherein Everbach offered more opinions of our cover:
UNT Journalism Prof Says She’s “Disturbed” by Mayborn Conference, Ctd.
Gene Weingarten also took the time to annotate part of this DMN editorial by Tod Robberson. Robberson essentially puts Weingarten in the same league as Rupert Murdoch, blaming him for all the ills of journalism. You can see Weingarten’s annotated version after the jump.
UNT Journalism Prof Says She’s “Disturbed” by Mayborn Conference
There’s going to be a very serious faculty meeting soon at the UNT journalism department, where there is likely to be a very serious discussion of the recent Mayborn conference. (Disclosure: I graduated from the UNT journalism department and was a speaker at this year’s conference. You can read Harvard’s summary of the event here.) This meeting may be related to the comments one journalism professor made on her public Facebook page, suggesting the event “seems to tarnish the reputation of the journalism school.”
Tracy Everbach, a recently tenured professor who teaches “Race, Gender, and Media” and undergraduate reporting classes, told me she didn’t want to comment to FrontBurner before the faculty meeting. But she’s made plenty of comments about the conference on her Facebook page. Last week, she posted a link to this DMN blog by Pultizer Prize-winning editorial writer Tod Robberson about two-time Pultizer Prize-winning feature writer and columnist Gene Weingarten’s discussion of the ethical dilemma he faced when a source offered him a loaded hash pipe. Everbach typed:
“I was not there, either, so I am not an authority, but the simple fact that people thought it was OK to do illegal drugs with a source disturbs me greatly, and also seems to tarnish the reputation of the journalism school. This, combined with the recent Dallas Observer blog post that made the conference sound like a drunk fest, bothers me as a professor at the school because I do not embrace these types of ethics and try hard to communicate that to my students.”
More outrage and Gene Weingarten’s response, after the jump.
Glenn Hudson Shuts Down His “Outreach Programs”
Prediction: this is not the last you hear of this fella.
Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Aug. 3
I am from Irving. And if you have ever spent upwards of 15 minutes in Irving, you know that there is not much to do besides loiter for embarrassing lengths of time at the Starbucks on 114. Which I did, quite a bit, throughout high school. But my favorite thing, because I didn’t drink and I didn’t party, was driving into Dallas on non-football Friday and Saturday nights, sitting in the passenger seat of my friend Michael’s Honda Civic listening to Ratatat or the Postal Service or Dizzee Rascal, invariably headed for Mockingbird Station and a movie at the Angelika. I witnessed the construction of the Hunt Oil Tower this way, and the bow of the building made everything seem precariously close to tumbling out onto the freeway.
I digress, but this trip down memory lane is completely relevant, I promise. The Angelika Film Center opened on a Wednesday exactly ten years ago today, and they’re celebrating with a free retrospective of twelve films that significantly impacted their programming over the last decade. I saw plenty of these at the theater when they were first released: Children of Men, Pride & Prejudice, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, (500) Days of Summer.
Other films screening today include Mulholland Drive, Tell No One (which is directed by Guillaume Canet, who I love as both an actor and a director mostly because he is talented but also because he is adorable and French), and The Station Agent. The movies start at 1:30 pm with Pride & Prejudice, and the last is Children of Men at 10 pm. You can grab free tickets to the anniversary films an hour before each one starts, and popcorn and fountain drinks are ten cents. Also, air conditioning. Lots of it. There’s a full schedule with times in the event listing, too, in case you’re looking.
Just to make this a complete throwback experience, I’ll probably go to Cafe Brazil afterwards even though I like BuzzBrews‘ omelets better. Do you guys have a nostalgia eatery? This is probably a good night for it.
For more things to do with your superhot Wednesday evening, go here.
Neiman Marcus Revamps The Book
I’d heard a rumor that Neiman Marcus was working on a new editorial print product. Turns out to be sorta true (but not really). Neiman’s spokesperson Ginger Reeder says they have decided to cease publication of Entree, the magazine that went to InCircle members. Reeder says the same sort of editorial that ran in that magazine will be rolled into The Book, along with outside advertising. New editorial product? Let’s call it revamped. (Bonus: here’s some cool behind-the-scenes footage of a photo shoot in Bandon, Oregon, for the fall 2011 Book.)
Leading Off (8/3/11)
Man Says Alleged Swingers Club Is a “Spiritual Outreach Program.” Glenn Hudson also says that he should be allowed to continue operating the Playground and his other club, the Fenix Project, in the name of God. OK, look, the city and Channel 8 and everyone on the other side of this appear to pretty much have Hudson dead to rights. And while I’m not saying I condone what Hudson does, you have to like the cut of this guy’s jib. At least a little. I mean, he just keeps doubling down on all this, throwing out one force field after another (God, saving marriages, and so on) when anyone else would have disappeared a week ago. That’s solid hustle.
Dallas Will Probably Set Another Heat Record Today. The previous high for August 3 occurred in 1951; it was 103 degrees. Since the forecast currently calls for 90 precent chance of Mordor, I believe that will fall. It’s been so hot I’m making Lord of the Rings references, and I don’t even much care for those movies.
This Guy May Be New Coach of Texas Legends. Yep. This guy. I don’t think he will like Texas.
John Wiley Price Should Be Getting a W-2 From Channel 8 This Year. He’s done so much work for them already. And here’s more! Secretive gear. Willis Johnson. Search warrants. FBI. BRETT SHIPP.
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