The Carol Burnett Fund for Responsible Journalism
Ethics Programs at the University of Hawaii
Aloha!
The University of Hawai'i Journalism program in the School of Communications has a
long-standing emphasis on ethics and
excellence, strengthened by a gift of $100,000
from actress Carol
Burnett.
Income from the $100,000 endowment, which was received in summer 1981, is used "to support teaching and research designed to further high standards of ethics and professionalism in journalism, and for awards to outstanding students who have demonstrated a strong sense of journalistic responsibility and integrity."
UH-Journalism Carol Burnett Prizes
With part of the proceeds, the department awards annual Carol Burnett Prizes to UH
student journalists whose work reflects ethics and excellence. Ms. Burnett personally
presented the prizes at the ceremony in April 1983.
UH-Journalism Annual Ethics Program
The department also has established a special lecture series, which brings a prominent mainland journalist or ethicist to the campus for a formal lecture on journalism ethics, a panel discussion with Hawaii journalists, and interaction with student and professional journalists. The first Carol Burnett Fund Lecture, in March 1982, was delivered by Norman E. Issacs, then chairman of the National News Council. Subsequent lecturers have been:
- David Shaw, the media critic for the Los Angeles Times;
- J. Edward Murray, a former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and theAssociated Press Managing Editors Association;
- Richard D. Smyser, then president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors;
- Burton Benjamin, for many years senior executive producer for CBS-TV news and documentary programs;
- Elmer W. Lower, one of the nation's most distinguished broadcast news executives and journalism educators;
- Eugene Patterson, chairman and chief executive officer of the St. Petersburg Times and its affiliated magazines;
- Howard Simons, curator of Harvard's Nieman Fellowships and
former managing editor of the Washington Post;
- Dr. Everette E. Dennis, executive director of the Gannett Center for Media Studies;
- Dr. Robert M. Steele, director of Journalism Ethics Program at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
- Joann Byrd, ombudsman of the Washington Post;
- Hawaii journalists Mark Matsunaga, Kathy Muneno, Marvin Buenconsejo,
David Waite and Dan Boylan, discussing "Privacy in the Pacific."
- Deni Elliott, Mansfield Professor of Ethics, University of Montana and author of Responsible Journalism
- Paul Lester, Professor of Communications, California State
University, Fullerton, and author of Images That Injure: Pictorial
Stereotypes in the Media
- Mark Trahant, Editor and Publisher of the Moscow/Pullman Daily News
and author of Pictures of Our Nobler Selves: A history of Native
American contributions to the news media.
- Dr. James Meredith, Civil Rights pioneer.
- Peter Prichard, president, Freedom Forum, and former editor USA
TODAY
-
Victor
Merina, Ford Foundation/Poynter Diversity Fellow and former
investigative reporter, Los Angeles Times
- Helen Thomas, UPI, Dean of White House Correspondents
- Linda Deutsch, AP, Senior Courts Writer
- Frank Rich, New York Times Senior Columnist
- Gary Gilson, executive director, Minnesota News Council
- Ed Lambeth, Professor of Journalism, University of Missouri and author of Committed
Journalism
In addition, the department has funded faculty research projects on ethical issues;
developed relevant instructional materials and library sources; and joined the Honolulu
Community-Media Council, the Hawaii chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and
Asian American Journalists Association, and
other community and professional organizations in sponsoring public forums on the rights and responsibilities of the news media.
Carol Burnett/UH/AEJMC National Student Competition
In the belief that journalism students throughout the country should
be encouraged to think and write about ethical problems, the UH Journalism
Department in 1984-85 joined the Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communications in establishing a national competition for the
best articles or research papers on ethical issues in journalism or public
relations. The annual Carol Burnett/University of Hawaii/AEJMC Prizes are given at the annual AEJMC convention for the best student research paper selected for presentation by the Media Ethics Division.
See the AEJMC web site for the annual Call
for Papers and deadlines for submission.
For more information on the Carol Burnett Ethics Programs, e-mail
Professor Tom Brislin at: tbrislin@hawaii.edu or write:
Carol Burnett Fund for Responsible Journalism
Attn: Prof. Tom Brislin
School of Communications
University of Hawai'i
2550 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822-2217
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tbrislin@hawaii.edu