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APSE forms alliance with Indiana University

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by alanpagerules, May 14, 2009.

  1. alanpagerules

    alanpagerules Member

    The Associated Press Sports Editors, the nation's largest professional sports journalism organization, is establishing its headquarters at Indiana University's new National Sports Journalism Center.

    May 14, 2009

    The School of Journalism at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus will be the first official home for APSE, which was founded 35 years ago and now includes more than 550 members, including virtually all of the top print and online sports news executives in America.

    As part of this affiliation, Indiana University and APSE will erect a Hall of Fame in the new Student Media Center on the IUPUI campus that will honor the winners of the prestigious "Red Smith Award" for lifetime achievement in sports journalism. APSE initiated the award in 1981, and it is widely regarded as the top honor in sports journalism today. Past winners include legendary sports media figures such as Red Smith, Dick Schaap, Bud Collins, Jim Murray, Dave Kindred and many others. The exhibit also will include a tribute to APSE presidents.

    In addition to bestowing the Red Smith Award, APSE also sponsors highly coveted journalism awards that honor the best sports writing and sports sections in America. The IU School of Journalism will assist APSE in the administration of its national contest. The sports editors' organization and IU also will partner on training seminars for professional sports journalists.

    APSE hosts two annual conventions, meets regularly with the commissioners of the major professional sports leagues, and advocates for the rights of sports media.

    "This alliance between the Indiana University School of Journalism and the Associated Press Sports Editors was formed with the future of both organizations in mind," said Garry D. Howard, the incoming president of APSE and the assistant managing editor of sports at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "IU has made us an offer that will bridge the gap between APSE and college sports journalists not only at IU, but at all colleges and universities in the country. And for that, both of us will benefit greatly.

    "In addition, the proposed APSE Hall of Fame will be a meeting place where college students and visitors will, hopefully, be inspired to reach for the stars in this most exhilarating industry."

    IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz said that APSE's presence is a good fit for the campus and the city.

    "Housing the Associated Press Sports Editors at IUPUI is a natural alliance given the campus' long involvement in supporting the sports movement in Indianapolis and IUPUI's growing academic strengths in sports-related areas," Bantz said. "Along with journalism, IUPUI has faculty with expertise in sports law, management, medicine, culture and economics."

    Bradley J. Hamm, the dean of the IU School of Journalism, said there are several key factors behind APSE's decision to affiliate with IU. The School of Journalism at IUPUI has state-of-the-art facilities and is located near the headquarters of many of the nation's top sports organizations, including the NCAA, the National Federation of State High School Associations, the National Institute for Fitness and Sport, USA Gymnastics, USA Track & Field, U.S. Diving, the Black Coaches Association and the Indy Racing League, among others. In addition, Hamm said that Indianapolis' central location in the U.S. and its new international airport will make it convenient for future APSE activities. And, he said the partnership will allow APSE to tap into the resources and expertise of one of America's oldest and most respected journalism schools.

    "APSE is an ideal match with our new National Sports Journalism Center and we look forward to a long, beneficial partnership," Hamm said. "I believe that together we can teach and support the very best in sports journalism across all levels, from high school students to veteran professionals."

    Timothy A. Franklin, director of the sports journalism center and the Louis A. Weil, Jr. Endowed Chair, said the partnership represents a win for both organizations.

    "This collaboration will build a strong tie between students and leaders in the dynamic sports media industry," Franklin said. "This will help the center prepare sports journalists of the future. At the same time, IU can provide resources to strengthen APSE and train current professionals. It all adds up to a package that is about improving sports journalism in America, which is at the core of the mission of the sports journalism center and APSE."

    Indiana University launched the National Sports Journalism Center earlier this year after it hired Franklin, an IU alumnus and then editor of The Baltimore Sun. Franklin, who also has been sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, is leading a program that aims to become the premier sports media institute in America.

    The center will begin offering sports journalism courses on the IUPUI and Bloomington campuses this fall. It has begun a speaker series that will include top sports figures in America discussing major trends and issues in sports media. The center will launch a website in late summer. It is working to establish internships for students. And, the center expects to offer a full sequence of sports media courses on the IUPUI and Bloomington campuses in the fall of 2010.

    APSE's move is the latest in a string of major announcements from the School of Journalism.

    In recent months, the journalism school has hired on to its faculty Tom French, the Pulitzer Prize-winning feature writer from the St. Petersburg Times, as the Riley Endowed Chair in Journalism; Joe Coleman, the Tokyo bureau chief for the AP, as the Roy W. Howard Professional in Residence; and Franklin, who has been the top editor of metro newspapers in Baltimore, Orlando and Indianapolis and a senior editor at the Chicago Tribune, as the Louis A. Weil, Jr. Endowed Chair. Franklin also serves on the board of the American Society of News Editors. He's the first ASNE board member elected from an academic institution.
     
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    As an IU grad and Indianapolis resident, I think this is nice and all (certainly better here than Mizzou...kidding). And I recognize this is just a look-at-us press release. But when the dean of the school is touting the airport and they're pulling out the laundry list of Indy's amateur sports empire, I gotta ask 'where's the beef?' Improving sports journalism is a worthy goal, but I'd like to know where these improved journos are gonna end up after four years.

    Curious to hear other thoughts on this.
     
  3. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    Missouri has quite enough journalism organizations on its campus, that's for sure . . . .

    I have the same questions about where this will actually lead. They've hired some names, and it's nice that they're seeking to establish something that might set Indiana('s Indianapolis campus) apart as a journalism school.

    It will be very interesting to see what happens, as far as enrollment, placement of alumni, actual impact, etc. Obviously, I'd like to see it succeed.
     
  4. Wonderlic

    Wonderlic Member

    Nice.
     
  5. spnited

    spnited Active Member


    Because what they do best is feed their egos.
     
  6. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Wouldn't be the first president at IU to feed his ego.
     
  7. Riddick

    Riddick Active Member

    Well, just look at who's face is on the APSE website regarding this press release. Nuff said.
     
  8. mediaguy

    mediaguy Well-Known Member

    Since Hoppes is no longer at the Orlando Sentinel, you'd think he could move his APSE president's blog to another site -- say, APSE's. Just have the Sentinel redirect people from the old page ...
     
  9. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    You won't agree, I'm sure. But the best of them advanced the business for all of us, with better sections, higher standards, better dialogue and increased leverage with the major pro leagues. And the things they accomplished trickled down to smaller papers and made a lot of them better, and advanced the careers of a lot of worthy people who might not have advanced otherwise.

    I'll continue to make these points when somebody rips on APSE. There has been a lot of inner circle stuff, and drinking, and big dinners, and good old boy (and girl) connections.

    There have also been a lot of really positive things done for all of us that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
     
  10. FreddiePatek

    FreddiePatek Active Member

    Ditto what SF_Express said.
     
  11. JerryMicco

    JerryMicco Member

    Bill Dwyre, Dave Smith, Bill Millsaps, Jay Searcy, Paul Anger, Don Skwar, Vince Doria, Bill Eichenberger, Glen Crevier, Hal Bodley, Van McKenzie, Steve Doyle, Sandy Bailey, John Rawlings, Tim Burke.

    I could go on. You'd better have an ego to get in front of a lot of shit that slings your way when you are an officer in the organization. And when you're president, that shit comes hard and fast. Part of the job, but if you don't have enough faith in you and your decisions, don't take the job.

    Ego? To the posters who say this: This list of folks, any of them, would eat you for lunch in 15 minutes.

    I rarely post here, but come on. These folks -- and many more not mentioned who were past presidents and many who were never officers in the organization but were active -- have made sports sections today the best section in the newspaper. The transformation of the modern sports section has been so great in the last 30 years it's mind-boggling.

    I'm grateful for the wisdom I've received from these folks, as well as the camaraderie. And I cannot let those comments stand without speaking against them.
     
  12. Dave Kindred

    Dave Kindred Member

    I rise in applause.

    I worked for four APSE presidents -- Earl Cox, Van McKenzie, Vince Doria, and John Rawlings -- alongside two others -- Hubert Mizell and Sandy Bailey -- and have learned from a dozen more. It was always my privilege.
     
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