Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Center News

WELLS: Willie Morris and Ole Miss, 1980-90

Willie Morris at his work table at 16 Faculty Row in 1982 (photo by Kathy Ferguson) By Larry Wells From In Faulkner’s Shadow: A Memoir (University Press of...

ROSE: “The Case That Never Died”

By Bill Rose When I saw headlines announcing the death of Caroline Bryant Donham, the woman at the center of the Emmett Till case, my...

STUDENT VOICE: Press and Policy Can Mix

By Georgia Kemmett, UM Sophomore Following the Pulitzer Panel, I walked out of Farley Hall with a deeper understanding of the importance  and significance that...

Around the South

Changes to Confederate symbols in the US

In April, a news release from the Southern Poverty Law Center reported that during 2022, 48 Confederate symbols in the United States were removed,...

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 in Washington and New York. Best known for her role as press secretary to both...

The Future of Local Television News

Travel to any American city, turn on a television set, and you will find at least four stations producing almost identical local newscasts.  Each...