Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, September 21, 1992, Page 22A, Image 21

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McDonald leaves behind legacy
By Rene DeCaif
£mwakj Associate Editor
The professor who could bo
Satan's mentor t* leaving for u
more heavenly job.
Duncan McDonald, arguably
the University School of Jour
nalism's most well-known and
toughest teacher. has both en
tertained and frustrated stu
dents for 14 years
This month he'll become tho
deputy director and chief oper
ating officer for The Freedom
Forum Media Studies Center at
Columbia University.
"Now ! can call myself Depu
ty Duncan." McDonald joktxl.
Working under the vice pres
ident of The Freedom Forum,
hvorette Dennis, who was tho
dean of the School of Journal
ism In the early IMOs, he'll
oversee a staff of 30 and a
budget seven times the journal
ism school's budget.
"Think big stuff.” McDonald
said. "It's an opportunity to
bring people together in a very
fertile, intellectual environ
ment."
The "think tank" is one of
the most prestigious in tho
country. It produces about 30
publications each year.
The advisory board is packed
with big names including Ann
Compton, Tom Drokuw and
Walter Cronkito. Former hos
tago Terry Anderson Is joining
tho center in the fall.
McDonald describes it as a
plot* whore people discuss im
portant media issues and in
"post-facto autopsies" examino
such things as the press perfor
mance during elections.
McDonald will manugu tho
think tank but won't do the
heavy thinking himself. "I'm
not capable of doing the deep
thinking." he said.
When he goes, ho'll not only
pack up a lot of memories but
will leave behind the legendary
prnio by Jafl Puuqr
Protestor Duncan McDonald will ba laaving tha Journalism school
this tail to haad lor a madia “think tank " at Columbia Unlvarslty.
class (hat both ho and students
call "Info Hell.” or Information
Gathering, us it is officially
called.
McDonald holped craft the
class, which is a hurdle Into the
school.
It requires that studonts, in
addition to regular class work,
research and compile a SO
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with government documents
that could be used, for exam
ple. for an episode of 60 Min
utes.
It is to University journalists
what the bar oxam is to aspiring
lawyers.
"The standing joke is, 'We
hired someono this fall who
wouldn't be quite as tough.' ”
McDonald said grinning. "The
answer is — Satan."
McDonald has a reputation,
and he knows it. But he socs
himself as being a well-liked
guy
"I think students who have
gone through one class with me
have come to like me," he said
"I've never had a concern that I
was a negative force.''
Besides, he has a box full of
letters of correspondence from
former students to back up
what he says. He figures he
hears from about 200 a year
who let him know about their
lives. Some even send him pic
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