Venerable newsman Mike Wallace has donated papers from his forty-year career at
CBS News to his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Of course, when I say "papers" I'm talking about
fifty file cabinet drawers filled with notes, interviews, photos, and etc. When I was in college and dabbling in
journalism I would have been utterly thrilled by something like this. It's not many J-schools that are able to offer
such an intimate look into the mind of a famous journalist. Of course, I'm also reminded of the time I went to hear Carl Bernstein give a speech and the college kids next to me
just played games on their mobile phones the whole time. I'm hoping the students at the U of M have a better
appreciation of what they're being given.Mike Wallace donates papers to alma mater
Venerable newsman Mike Wallace has donated papers from his forty-year career at
CBS News to his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Of course, when I say "papers" I'm talking about
fifty file cabinet drawers filled with notes, interviews, photos, and etc. When I was in college and dabbling in
journalism I would have been utterly thrilled by something like this. It's not many J-schools that are able to offer
such an intimate look into the mind of a famous journalist. Of course, I'm also reminded of the time I went to hear Carl Bernstein give a speech and the college kids next to me
just played games on their mobile phones the whole time. I'm hoping the students at the U of M have a better
appreciation of what they're being given.
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2-24-2006 @ 4:09PM
Jason Simmons said...
"It's a good thing" that Mr. Wallace donated his papers to his alma mater because he's keeping journalism alive and well at his alma mater.
Personally, I would have kept them.
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