2001 Collegiate Journalism Conference

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"Should we be in the business of sanitizing the horror?"

Lynn Clayton, editor of the Lousiana Baptist Message, shares lunch in front of the SBC Building with Brian Blackwell, a student at Mississippi College.

During the journalism conference, students had an opportunity to have their newspaper critiqued. Students at Union University followed along during the critique.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Christian journalists "have a real advantage" in mass media professions because "we don't have to get bogged down with 'Why?'" Colleen Rudy told students and veteran journalists during the inaugural Baptist Press Student Journalism Conference. Being rooted in faith, Rudy said, "We already know why, so we can stick with the facts and get to the heart of a story."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Young Christians are needed in the mainstream media to counter the liberal and intensely secular views of most journalists, said Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and host of "The Beltway Boys" on the Fox News Channel.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Jessica Webb of Gardner-Webb University and Dale Peacock of Houston Baptist University were named recipients of the inaugural President's Award for Excellence in Student Journalism Sept. 29.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Baylor University took home top honors Baptist Press Excellence in Journalism competition as the best overall campus newspaper. Cumberland College won top honors in the broadcast division while Ouachita Baptist University won best overall yearbook.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A total of 451 entries have been received for judging in the inaugural Baptist Press Excellence in Journalism Competition, according to contest coordinator Joni Hannigan.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Registration for the 2001 Baptist Press National Student Journalism Conference is underway, according to Will Hall, vice president for news services with the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.