Walter Cronkite Conference

01/31/2018

January 12th, 2018 marked 30 years since the Hazelwood V. Kuhlmeier decision, a landmark Supreme Court decision that held that public school student newspapers that have not clearly been established as public forums for student expression are subject to less First Amendment protection than student e...

11/04/2017

Happy 101st birthday, Walter!

11/03/2017

It was great to get to hear from Bob Schieffer, one of Cronkite's colleagues at CBS!

10/29/2017

Thanks to everyone who came to one or more of our sessions! We had over 100 people attend the presentations and panels yesterday. If you took some pictures, please send them so we can post them to the FB page and website!

10/28/2017

Halfway through the conference! Bob Schieffer is next.

10/20/2017

Just over one week until the conference! Looking forward to all the presentations and papers!

09/30/2017

We've got a fantastic schedule! Hope many of you can make it!

09/30/2017

Finally cemented the last panel for the conference--and it was worth the wait! Journalists who did work for the Dallas Morning News, Dallas Observer, CBS Dallas and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram during the protests in Dallas last July will be discussing "The Ethics of Covering Protests." Hats off to former Cronkite graduate student paper award winner Leah Wankum (now with the Richmond News) for rounding up a spectacular panel!

09/26/2017

Hotel update: The Sheraton has a $218 advance purchase rate for the conference dates. The Hotel Indigo Dallas (Intercontinental/Holiday Inn chain), four blocks away, has a $169 rate. The Dallas Sheraton is located on a DART line, so it can be easily reached if you need to stay farther away.

09/25/2017

Sorry for the late notice: while there are several hotels in the area, if you're looking at the Sheraton Dallas, the hotel where the conference sessions will be held, book TODAY to get a $179 rate. It needs to be booked through the College Media Association (the group we are co-locating with) link,

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08/31/2017

Conference schedule coming soon! Remember, we're slated for Saturday, Oct. 28. We'll run about 9-5, with a mix of academic sessions, panel/discussion sessions and of course, our keynote Bob Schieffer!