Mark Boatman is an advocate for the disabled. He's a graduate of our program and writes for different publications on issues and trends surrounding that population.
Caitlin Copple is the first openly gay city council member in Missoula. She, too, is a UM J-School grad and worked for the Missoulian for a time before taking on her new role.
And you all know Jason Begay, a professor here in the school and a member of the Navajo Nation. Jason leads the Native News Honors project along with other J-School projects and classes. He has a long career writing for newspapers including the NY Times and the Navajo Times.
Question for Jason: What is the biggest hurdle you've faced with the Native News Program?
ReplyDeleteQuestion for all three speakers: Can you tell us about a time when a journalist came into your respective communities and definitely got off on the wrong foot as an example of what not to do?
ReplyDeleteQuestion for everyone: what are some of the internal struggles you've had to deal with while covering these different areas of journalism?
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