NBC correspondent
ponders news ethics
In a keynote speech in the
EMU Ballroom Wednesday,
NBC-TV news correspondent
Mary Nissenson addressed the
question, “Is it always right to
print the truth?*’ Her discussion
highlighted the 1984 High
School Press Conference held
on campus.
During her address, Nissen
son presented questions, of
fered a few hypothetical situa
tions and then allowed her au
dience to respond freely.
An investigative reporter,
Nissenson has covered several
national issues, including the
Tylenol poisonings, the Poland
labor crisis of 1980 and the con
troversial Chicago mayorial
election of 1983. She has receiv
ed three local Emmy Awards,
an Associated Press award, a
United Press International
award and a George Foster
Peabody Award.
The Jesse Jackson incident, in
which a reporter from the
Washington Post overheard
Jackson refer to Jews as hymies,
was Just one of the situations
Nissenson discussed. Her main
concern was the fairness of
printing Jackson’s statement.
Nissenson asked whether it
was fair to Jackson to print what
he said and whether it would
have been fair to the public to
not print it. Several audience
members — mostly junior and
senior high school students —
gave their opinions on the
subject.
Nissenson’8 address was the
main feature of an all-day event
sponsored by the Oregon
Scholastic Press, Oregon Jour
nalism Education Association
and the University School of
Journalism. Other events of the
day included competitions in
writing, photography and
editorial cartooning, lectures,
tours and 60 workshops.
A national collection of last
year’s best student photography
was exhibited at the conference,
and awards were presented at
the end of the day for the first,
second and third-place winners
of the various contests.
Alumni seek ambassadors
Nominations opened yester
day for student ambassadors,
students who represent the
University through the Alumni
Association, according to Sara
Wong, a student ambassador
since 1983.
The ambassadors represent
the student body at various
alumni functions by hosting
and "making sure things go
well,” Wong says.
Students must be nominated
by campus organizations or in
dividuals by Oct. IS. Nominees
should have knowledge of the
University, be articulate and
have time for attending various
functions, making speeches and
generally being a part of many
alumni gatherings, Wong says.
Sometime after the nomina
tion deadline a panel of seven
judges representing students,
faculty and members of the
community will hold a recep
tion for nominees, to get to
know them in an informal man
ner, and personal interviews
will follow, she says.
The program, implemented
last year by the Alumni Associa
tion, will undergo some
changes this year, according to
Wong.
“It will be a more structured
program with a more definite
purpose this year,” Wong says.
“It’s a great program. I met a
lot of people and found out
more about the University,
besides meeting alums, who are
fascinating to talk to,” she
adds.
The four new ambassadors
will be announced Oct. 22, at a
kick-off luncheon for
Homecoming week, Wong says.
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