Bronze Quill: The best of the best
IABC Fort Worth in June honored primo work in and around Tarrant County at the
annual Bronze Quill Awards luncheon.
above and left: For a full house at the City Club, Josh Byerly shares tales from his experiences
as the voice of mission control at NASA in Houston.
below left: Former chapter president Lori De La Cruz, ABC, with AmeriCredit creative
director Mark Hernandez, who captured best in show honors.
below: Studios 121’s Will Raymond produced the segments that featured outgoing president Cheryl
Hart interacting with
a Texas rendition of HAL
9000, the computer in “2001:
A Space Odyssey.” Studios
121 sponsored the luncheon.
HAL, right, was the emcee.
a Texas rendition of HAL
9000, the computer in “2001:
A Space Odyssey.” Studios
121 sponsored the luncheon.
HAL, right, was the emcee.
TCU PRSSA member Megan McGuire has received the 2010 PRSA/PRSSA Internship
Award. A May 2010 graduate of the TCU Schieffer School of Journalism, McGuire
is the first winner from Texas to earn the award, now in its eighth year. She
began her internship in New York City on May 24. She also recently presented a
paper, “China’s Free Economy Under Authoritarian Rule,” at the conference of the International Association of Business Disciplines in
St. Louis, and she was a core member of the 2010 TCU Bateman Competition team.
Cowtown Strategic Communications, a student-run public relations firm at TCU,
took home an honorable mention in the Public Relations Student Society of
America’s 2010 Bateman Competition. The team — from left, Megan McGuire, Catie Jenschke, Kimberly Dena, Marisa Reynolds and
Lisa Baity (not pictured: Sarah McPhail) — designed a campaign to promote college student participation in the 2010 U.S.
Census. The campaign culminated in an event that brought more than 2,000
students to the TCU campus. An academic adviser, Dr. Amiso George, APR, and a
PR professional, Carolyn Bobo, APR, Fellow PRSA, guided the team. TCU was one
of 68 colleges and universities that participated.
Authors and inveterate characters Carlton Stowers, left, and Jeff Guinn make a
moment — other presenters Sue Gilbert, Leslie McConachie, Caroline Collier, Carol
Zuber-Mallison, Robert Hart and Bob Ray Sanders made a few themselves — at Fort Worth SPJ’s “Reinventing Your Career: Freelance Options for Journalists, Photojournalists and
All Media Professionals” seminar June 5 at UTA. Fifty-two knowledge seekers, SPJ organizers and
presenters came out on a Saturday morning to plumb the tortured fiscal nuances
of today’s media business.
— photo by Michael Rettig, The Shorthorn, UTA
Seen at the June PRSA luncheon ...
from left: Fort Worth ISD co-workers Clint Bond, Barbara Griffith and Scott Juvette.
below from left: Kimberly-
Clark colleagues Jenny Lewis, Karen Henson and Quinton Crenshaw,
Kimberly-Clark’s
Laura Moore, and
Rene Smith with Concussion.
Clark colleagues Jenny Lewis, Karen Henson and Quinton Crenshaw,
Kimberly-Clark’s
Laura Moore, and
Rene Smith with Concussion.
SPJ national update: ”The Runaway General” Rolling Stone story: Seduction and betrayal; ex-Pentagon reporter: The dirty little secret is we informally agree not to
report a lot of things. ... The Army reversed a decision to punish three officers for command failures
that led to one of the deadliest firefights since the Afghanistan war began
nearly a decade ago. Families of the soldiers killed in the battle were briefed
by Army officials on why the officers would not be reprimanded for dereliction
of duty. The families were told that punishing the three would have a chilling
effect on battlefield commanders who have to make crucial decisions. Retired
Army Col. David Brostrom, whose son Jonathan was killed during the attack, said he and members of other families walked out
of the briefing before it was over because they were so upset. More here.
SPJ national update II: Helen Thomas’ legendary career ended in shame over her “go home” outburst to the Jews of Israel. Thomas apologized for saying Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and go back to Germany, Poland or the U.S., but that wasn’t enough for her Hearst Corp. bosses, her press room colleagues or the White
House. More here and here and here.
SPJ national update III: Media organizations at the end of June said they faced restrictions on plane and
boat traffic that made it difficult to document the worst oil spill in U.S.
history. In at least two cases, a media organization and a seaplane pilot say
BP PLC, the company responsible for cleaning up the spill, appeared to have a
role in determining access. More here and here and here. ... Poll shows little support for new taxes to prop up newspapers.
SPJ national update IV: Fewer reporters + remote state capitals = more corruption. ... Iceland has approved a proposal to revamp the country’s media laws to provide strong protection for freedom of expression and speech.
The idea is to create a haven for international journalism and to protect any
publication that sets up base in Iceland against attacks in any other
countries. More here. ... The internet is set to overtake newspapers in ad revenue.
