CJI Presenters for 2008

 

 

Presenters for 2009 include:

 

RUSS PULLIAM

russell.pulliam@indystar.com
Associate Editor
The Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Indiana
 

This dyed-in-the-wool newspaperman is associate editor/columnist for The Indianapolis Star, which was acquired by the Pulliam family in 1944. The Star was managed by his grandfather, the late Eugene C. Pulliam, and subsequently by his father, the late Eugene S. Pulliam. The Pulliam family’s newspaper holdings, which had included The Star, The Arizona Republic and other Indiana dailies, were acquired by the Gannett newspaper group in 2000. However, the third-generation Pulliam writes weekly opinion columns in The Star on topics ranging from politics to family life to social issues. Pulliam has:

  • Has given nuts and bolts journalism presentations at CJI in 2004-2008.
  • Reported for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Springfield Union, The Indianapolis News, The Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press
  • Served and still serves as a board member for World Magazine
  • Authored the book, “Publisher: Gene Pulliam, Last of the Newspaper Titans.”
  • Earned numerous journalistic awards during his newspaper career
  • A Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College
  • Six children, who have been home-schooled by his wife and himself for as long as they can remember

 

ALAN BLANCHARD, A.B.D.

alan_blanchard@cornerstone.edu
Associate Professor of Journalism
Executive Director of Cornerstone Journalism Institute
Grand Rapids, Michigan
alan_blanchard@cornerstone.edu

This veteran newspaperman has more than two decades of newspaper experience working as a reporter, photographer, copy editor, managing editor, editor, publisher and newspaper owner. He also earned a living with words as a magazine freelance writer, public/media relations officer, marketing director. He has advised the college newspaper and taught journalism at Cornerstone University since 1997-1998.

  • Associate Professor of Journalism and director of CJI at Cornerstone U. 
  • Editor, publisher, owner of The Clare (Mich.) Sentinel, which his son manages
  • Worked on papers in California, New Mexico, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, Michigan
  • Former editor of The Daily News, Greenville, Mich., leading this paper to 3 consecutive Michigan Press Assn. Newspaper of Year awards in ’96, ’97, ’98. 
  • Former publisher/editor of The Sentinel-Standard, Ionia, Mich.
  • Former managing editor for Mackinac Center for Public Policy publications
  • Associate’s Degree in Journalism from Artesia (N.M.) Christian College
  • Bachelor’s degree in communication/journalism from Eastern N.M. University
  • Completing a Ph.D. in Mass Media/Journalism at Michigan State University
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  • http://journalist4truth.blogspot.com/  (Prof. Blanchard's blog)
  • www.cornerstoneonjournalism.wordpress.com (CU Journalism Dept blog)