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December 2008
Bylines Briefly
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 And just in case you've caught that spirit of giving, here's an easy way to help enrich the School's programs, provide state-of-the-art equipment or fill some gaps in financial support for students in these uncertain times. You can make a year-end gift to the School with the knowledge that it's 100 percent tax-deductible -- and that 100 percent of your gift goes to the School. The easiest way to give is our secure online method. Or, send a check made out to "CU Foundation" with "Journalism Fund" in the memo line, to the SJMC at 1511 University Ave., 478 UCB, Boulder CO 80302-04778.
Thanks, and all the best to you and yours in 2009!
Paul S. Voakes
Dean
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Keep Your Eyes Peeled!
It's that time of year again when your mailbox brims with holiday greetings and Bylines in full color. Be sure to email us with your name and address, if you don't receive your copy by January.
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Get Linked
In just a month, nearly 40 J-school alumni have connected with each other on LinkedIn. Although there are other social networking groups for CU alumni, this is the only group we know of that is specific to the SJMC.
David Mason ('06) created the group to help SJMC alumni further their careers. "This service, as well as the existing career network, could be of immediate benefit to all current and future alumni. Like any network, the bigger the better, so the more Buffs in the group the better," he said.
We're interested in knowing if you use services such as LinkedIn and how online social networking has impacted your career. Please send us your story!
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Conversion Factor
 To cap her studies at the SJMC, master's student Yu Miao produced a multi-media presentation on efforts to convert Chinese students to Christianity.
Miao shot the video and wrote the text, and used a Flash
template for the presentation. "I think this project is a great example of what our
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Alumni Updates
Democratizing Publishing
Dan Pacheco ('94), senior manager of digital products for The Bakersfield Californian, won a $837,000 grant from the Knight News Challenge last spring. His "Printcasting" project is due to launch in beta early next year and go live in the spring. Pacheco is looking for people to join a select group to help test the concept.
Alum's Book Towers
Scholar-in-Residence Jim Sheeler's latest book "Final Salute" is listed as one of the "Books That Tower Above the Rest," in the Nov. 28 issue of The New York Times. Sheeler (MA'07) won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in feature writing for the story in the Rocky Mountain News that led to the book. The book was also chosen from among 540 other nominations in the non-fiction category as one of five finalist for this year's National Book Award.
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Voices from the Podium
Washington
Post political correspondent Shailagh Murray delivered the the fifth annual
Jack E. Holden journalism lecture on Dec. 4.
On the campaign:
"[Obama is a] detached guy - very serious and not particularly
likeable in a John McCain sort of way." He wasn't in the back
of the plane "eating pistachios with the press corps. He was up in the
front of the plane eating pistachios and reading Foreign Affairs."
While likeable, John McCain "is a lousy campaigner... If he were running against
a lamppost he would have lost. It was sad to see."
On journalism:
"The
business is contracting but it's not going away. Even though there are
fewer journalists to cover the hard news, the demand is still as high as it's
ever been. These are just tough times."
"For the first time, we're dealing with the economic
realities of this business."
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News & Events
 Graduation
Join us in welcoming a new crop of SJMC alumni Thursday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. in
Macky Auditorium. Scholar-in-Residence Jim Sheeler will deliver the graduation
speech.
Submit Alumni Award Nominations Nominate an accomplished alumnus for the 2009 Distinguished Alumni
Award. This annual award recognizes alumni for extraordinary
achievement and ongoing support for the School. Send your nomination to Bylines@Colorado.edu before Jan. 15 with "Distinguished Alumni" in the subject line. Tell us in 2-3 sentences why your nominee deserves this recognition.
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Pay it Forward
Connect with other alumni by joining the Career Network.
- Join the Career Network.You'll become a contact for other SJMC graduates looking for jobs in your area of the country or
field of work. Our Career Network has hundreds of alumni contacts.
Adding your name is an easy way to give back to the School by sharing
your expertise with other SJMC alums.
- Tell us what's new!
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Happy Holidays! We'd love to know what you're up to!
Regards,
Beth Gaeddert
Director of Career Services and External Affairs
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Felicia Russell
Newsletter Editor
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