Thursday, September 21, 2023

Primer: Can Nonprofit Newsrooms Save the South?

In today’s news landscape, national and international stories often overshadow the issues that profoundly impact our local communities. However, through investigative reporting and comprehensive state-focused projects nonprofit news organizations...

History provides the recipe for Democrats in Mississippi

When an election approaches, a lot of focus is on polls. A bit should be on history. In Mississippi,...

OC announces fall programming

The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics is proud to announce an exciting lineup of on-campus events...

Leslie Westbrook’s Gift Elevates Overby Center Graduate Assistants

OXFORD, MS – Thanks to a substantial financial gift from Leslie M. Westbrook, the Overby Center for Southern...

Trying To Live the Truth in a Polarized Society

By John Perkins (The Rev. John Perkins, a Bible teacher, author and community developer, celebrated his 93rd birthday last...

Center News
CENTER NEWS

Leslie Westbrook’s Gift Elevates Overby Center Graduate Assistants

OXFORD, MS – Thanks to a substantial financial gift...

Tony Pederson named senior national fellow at OC

Tony Pederson, a career journalist, editor and professor of...

WELLS: Willie Morris and Ole Miss, 1980-90

Willie Morris at his work table at 16 Faculty...

ROSE: “The Case That Never Died”

By Bill Rose When I saw headlines announcing the death...

Around the South
AROUND THE SOUTH

George McElroy made history by believing in the power of journalism

Among longtime journalists in Houston, there are two main...

Ibargüen receives AEJMC’s Presidential Award

On August 7, 2023, 1,500 members of the Association...

An interview with UM Alum Karen Hinton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWnhgQvLjU&feature=youtu.be Mississippi native Karen Hinton is a nationally-recognized media professional...

A journalism lion roars no more 

(Note: Bill Rose worked for Hodding Carter’s Delta Democrat-Times...