A revered journalist and scholar, the “father of journalism in North Carolina,” and an advertising ace will be honored at the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 30 at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. The hall is housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The school’s Knight Chair in Journalism, Phil Meyer, who retires this year, will be inducted to the hall of fame, and James Davis will receive the honor posthumously. Susan Credle, executive vice president and executive creative director at the BBDO agency in New York, will receive the Next Generation Leadership Award. The evening will begin with a 5:30 p.m. reception, followed by dinner and the induction ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
Meyer joined the journalism school in 1981 after an award-winning career as a reporter and researcher. Meyer’s book “Precision Journalism,” published in 1973, was listed by Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly as one of the 35 significant journalism and mass communication books of the 20th century. Using methods of precision journalism, Meyer analyzed the grievances behind the Detroit riots of 1967 for the Detroit Free Press, leading to a Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting for the newspaper’s staff. His 2004 book, “The Vanishing Newspaper,” sounded a warning about the decline in daily newspaper readers.
Davis brought the first printing press to North Carolina in 1749. He was the state’s first printer, published the state’s first book, first newspaper and first magazine. In 2000, Davis’ descendent Virginia Pou Doughton established a scholarship in Davis’ name in for a journalism student and N.C. native with an interest in N.C. history.
Credle is known for her work establishing the M&M “spokescandies” as icons in global pop culture. Credle has created award-winning advertising campaigns for other brands including Dove, Celebrations, Popables and M’Azing.
To attend the ceremony, call (919) 962-1204 by Friday (March 21) for reservations. Tickets cost $75 per person. For more information, visit jomc.unc.edu/hof2008 .
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