News from Wallace House
University of Michigan Names Knight-Wallace Fellows
The Knight-Wallace Fellows program at the University of Michigan has named 12 American and seven international jounalists for the 2012-2013 academic year. The group is the 39th to be offered fellowships by the University of Michigan.
University of Michigan Remembers Mike Wallace
Michigan TodayPublished April 19, 2012
Throughout his 40-year career at CBS News, Mike Wallace perfected a legendary, take-no-prisoners approach to journalism. It was an approach that could be traced to the reporter's formative days as a Michigan student, working at the University's 10-watt radio station and student newspaper.
Knight-Wallace Fellow at Erb Speaker Series
Roger Harrabin, Knight-Wallace Fellow and BBC Environmental Analyst, Changing Climates?
As part of the Erb Speakers Series, Roger presented 25 years of reporting on the environment. His look back on the world leaders he's upset, including Al Gore, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, and examination of how the BBC wrestles with impartiality on environmental issues provoked discussion and questions form the Rackham Auditorium audience.
New York Times Executive Editor and KWF Board Member Delivers Graduation Speech
The Michigan DailyBy Andrew Schulman
Published December 19, 2011
As Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times, took the podium at Crisler Arena Sunday to deliver the keynote address at Winter Commencement, she warned students that her speech may not echo the optimism of Steve Jobs’s address to Stanford graduates in 2005.
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26th Graham Hovey Lecture
The Chief Operating Officer of the Word's Largest Online Obituary Service Expores The Internet's Role in Preserving Legacies
Hayes Ferguson delivered the 26th Graham Hovey Lecture, “Access to Obits: Building Legacy.com" on September 15 at Wallace House. Ferguson is chief operating officer of Legacy.com, Inc., the largest online obituary and memorial site developed in conjunction with over 800 newspaper partners around the world. It is among the 100 most visited domains on the Internet. Ferguson oversees content, customer service, communications and corporate culture.
We followed up the lecture with a few questions. ... read more >>
