E.W. Scripps
School of Journalism
Ohio
University
The Foundation has partnered with the
Scripps Howard Visiting Professional
This year’s Scripps Howard Visiting Professional is Mark W. Tatge who will help the E.W. Scripps School develop a business journalism program.
For the past seven years, Mr. Tatge has served as Forbes' Midwest Bureau Chief. Since joining the magazine, he has written major corporate profiles on 3M, Motorola, Monsanto, Boeing, Federal Express, Sears and Best Buy.
Prior to joining Forbes, Mr. Tatge was a staff writer in the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal, an investigative reporter for The Plain Dealer's statehouse bureau, a staff writer for The Dallas Morning News, and a business writer for The Denver Post.
Mr. Tatge received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Western Illinois University and his master's degree from Ohio State University, where he was a Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting.
He will remain a contributing editor at Forbes and Forbes on Fox.
Scripps Howard Teaching Fellows
Four doctoral candidates are Scripps Howard Teaching Fellows at the E.W. Scripps School this year. They are: Dave Sennerud, who is a former reporter and editor and high school teacher of social studies and journalism in Illinois; Howard Fisher, who has professional experience as a technical writer, a radio disc jockey and a newspaper columnist; Stephen Siff, a former investigative reporter, editor and freelancer; and Daniel Reimold, former reporter and copyeditor for The Philadelphia Enquirer who has been a teaching assistant at Temple University.
Career Day
Continuing a tradition of connecting students with the industry, Foundation and Company representatives offered a special "Scripps Career Day" on campus. Some two dozen media professionals spent the day in classrooms, in critique sessions, in one-on-one interviews and in special workshops aimed at bringing professional realities home to students. The day culminated in a speech by Scripps Interactive Media President Deanna Brown, which was open to the public.
High School Journalism Workshop
With Foundation funding, 16 high schoolers attended the annual workshop aimed at introducing them to the world of journalism and to the opportunities at the E.W. Scripps School. They participated in either the newspaper or broadcast journalism track,spending time in classrooms, on-site visits and with professionals and faculty. Each student went home with a newspaper or tape of a TV newscast they wrote and produced. .