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'Six Mile Post' visits Nashville for National media convention

By Sam Chapman
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Editor

Members of the "Six Mile Post" staff attended the 83rd annual National College Media Convention in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 3-6.

Josh Grubb, chief photographer; Lindy Dugger, assistant editor; Amy Waters, assistant editor; Sam Chapman, editor; and advisers Dr. Kristie Kemper and Fred Green went on the trip.

Staffers attended sessions on free speech, ethics, photography, staff leadership and the media's presence during the war in Iraq.

MSNBC correspondent John Seigenthaler Jr. and his father John Seigenthaler, who founded the First Amendment Center in 1991, were speakers during a keynote session and did a father-son Q & A on topics such as the recent presidential election, how the media covered the political campaigning and the media's role in the war in Iraq.

Another highlight was a concert by the group Freedom Sings, which performed songs that have been banned from radio stations or that have signified efforts of free speech, such as "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday, "The Times They Are A Changin'" by Bob Dylan and "Red Rag Top" by songwriter Jason White, who was one of the performers.

"This is my first media convention, and I really enjoyed the sessions about page layout and design," said Waters. She added that Nashville was a great city for the event. "Everything we needed was within walking distance," she said.

The National College Media Convention is a joint meeting of the College Media Advisers and the Associated Collegiate Press.

The College Media Advisers organization celebrated its 50th anniversary at the convention.

Approximately 2,700 student journalist and their advisers from all over the United States were in attendance.

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