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Sophomore Danielle Rindler sits in the “Dictators Lounge.” She was randomly selectedto sit in the chair as part of an effort to demonstrate the First Amendment.SPJ, NABJ host First Amendment FestivalThis Spring, more than 150 people hada taste of what American society mightbe like without the First Amendment. Inexchange for free food in Dunn Meadow,they gave up the right to speak freely.Hosted by the IU chapters of theSociety of Professional Journalists and theNational Association of Black Journalists,the inaugural First Amendment FreeFood Festival challenged students tospeak about one assigned topic and togive up other rights covered by the FirstAmendment, such as carrying newspapers,gathering in groups and wearingT-shirts expressing religious or politicalviewpoints. SPJ members patrolled themeadow to ensure compliance.Sophomore T.J. Watters, for instance,was given an index card that dictated theonly topic he was allowed to talk about:the Furby, a once-popular toy.“It limited your focus on what youcould or couldn’t talk about,” Watterssaid of the event. “You really signed awaystuff that you take for granted, like whatyou think, hear and read, all for a slice ofpizza.”SPJ secretary Stephanie Doctrow saidHeather Brogdenshe saw how people began to realize the powerof the First Amendment.“Some people didn’t realize what the implicationsof not having the First Amendmentrights in their life could be,” Doctrow said.“They couldn’t talk to friends because theycouldn’t assemble … People either thought itwas really funny or some people were reallyupset about it. It was really interesting to seetheir reactions.”But more than the reactions surprisedDoctrow.“I was surprised that some people didn’tknow what the First Amendment was,” shesaid. “Some people said, ‘What is that, whatdoes that mean?.’ One person asked what anamendment was. That was the most shockingthing — we didn’t realize people wouldwalk into it not really realizing what the FirstAmendment is.”The festival marked the first event for theIU chapter of NABJ since it became an officialchapter recognized by the national organizationearlier this semester, as well as the firstevent sponsored jointly by NABJ and SPJ.— Shannon McEnerneyColeman studies elderlyworkers in JapanWith one of the most rapidly aging societiesin the world, Japan faces a potential shortfallof workers to maintain the country’s statusas a top economic power. Supported by theAbe Fellowship Program, Roy W. HowardProfessional-in-Residence Joe Coleman spentthe summer in Japan interviewing some ofthe elderly workers whose growing numberssupport the economy.Among the interviewees were a 74-yearoldwelder who works full time in a steelworks factory outside Hiroshima; an89-year-old woman who works on her farmin southwestern Japan picking and bundlingtree leaves as seasonal garnishes for highclassrestaurants, earning enough to helptwo grandsons put down payments on theirfirst homes; and a 65-year-old man who wasrehired after retirement to teach youngerworkers how to build the nose cones ofhigh-speed bullet trains.The Abe Fellowship Program providesfunding for research on topics of “globalpressing concern” in the social sciencesetting. Coleman’s research, titled “TheSilver Bullet? Putting the elderly to workin an aging Japan,” focuses on Japan’schanging society from a youthful one toan elderly one.Coleman, former Tokyo bureau chief forthe Associated Press, lived in Japan for 11years on and off, and often wrote storiesabout how the workforce is aging becauseof the low birth rate in Japan.He said he was impressed with howmany roles work played in the lives of hissubjects.“Work was not only a way to make a living— in fact, elderly Japanese can still drawa pension even if they work part time, somoney is often not a prime motivation,” hesaid. “Instead, work was a way for them todemonstrate their worth to society or theirfamilies, to keep physically and mentally fit,and to stay connected to their communities.Especially for skilled craftsmen, workis also a way to express creativity — evenif the final product is a part of a train or amachine tool.”Coleman,who plans towrite a bookbased on hisresearch, saidfactories inJapan altermachinery so itcauses less wearJoe Colemanand tear onlimbs and allows the older people to continueto work.“Elderly people who are more engagedin society are healthier, more content, lessprone to depression … There is somethingimportant about feeling socially engagedand youthful in old age,” he said.Abe Fellowships are sponsored by theSocial Science Research Council, the JapanFoundation Center for Global Partnershipand the American Council of LearnedSocieties. Funding for the Abe FellowshipProgram is provided by Center for GlobalPartnership.— Shannon McEnerneyJames Brosher< 6 > newswire / Fall 2010
Ask the ProthescoopQ :Ask the Pro is a recurring feature in which Newswire asks a professional journalistand a professor from our faculty a provocative question. This issue, we ask:“What can journalism schools and professional journalists do to support the workof media professionals in developing countries?”James KellyJames Kelly, MA’88, PhD’90, is an associateprofessor of photojournalism at IU Bloomington.In June, he led students on the journalism school’sfirst trip to Eldoret, Kenya, to learn about reportingon HIV/AIDS. For the past three years, funded bythe U.S. Department of State, he has conductedworkshops on HIV/AIDS reporting in South Asia.Ann SchertzCourtesyRon ReasonRon Reason, BA’85, is a Chicago-based educator,designer and consultant to newspaper publishers aroundthe world. He has made frequent visits to countries,including India, United Arab Emirates, Kenya and Nigeria,and has created training programs for professionals fornearly 20 years. He is happy to offer further tipson reaching out to developing nations. For moreinformation, see www.ronreason.com.A : A :I have been answering this question for nearly 15 years nowthrough a series of projects funded by the U.S. Departmentof State. In each, I have worked with professional colleaguesin the developing world and America to arrange short-termexchanges where American journalists go to either South Asiaor East Africa. While there, they lead two- or three-day workshopsattended by working journalists, and then the best participantsare brought to the U.S. for two- or three-week visits.The last few years, I’ve placed these visiting journalistsinto American newsrooms including The Indianapolis Star, theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Herald-Times in Bloomington.These weeklong “observerships” have been of great value tothe developing world journalists.Last year, Afshan Khan, a reporter for the English-languagedaily The News International in Islamabad, Pakistan, spentfive days with Gannett News Service in Washington, D.C. Sheattended a White House briefing, a Congressional briefing onCapitol Hill and a day with national political writer ChuckRaasch.When I visited Afshan this January in Islamabad, she saidher visit was a career changer. She said she has worked tobuild the kind of camaraderie and ethical integrity in herIslamabad newsroom that she witnessed in the Gannett officeand is making progress.The benefits accrue both ways, however. My friends atThe Star tell me they learned a lot about journalism on thesubcontinent from an Indian photojournalist they hosted inspring 2008. After all, Indiana and India are pretty similar.Well, OK, maybe not that similar. But certainly journalists theworld over are pretty similar.Private foundations sponsor similar exchange programs.The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships and the Hubert H.Humphrey Fellowships are probably the best known. Like myState Department projects, exchanges are best when journalistshave an opportunity to visit university campuses as well asmetropolitan newsrooms. Seeing the connection between theprofession and the academy in this country is one of the mostvalued lessons visitors return home with.Strong ties between journalists and educators strengthenthe profession here and strengthen journalism in the developingworld as well.From the minute I got my degree from IU, the importance offostering relationships with foreign journalists was instilled inme, primarily through my first 10 years in the business at TheSt. Petersburg Times and later as a faculty member at Poynter Institute.Both attracted journalists from around the world whowanted to learn the trade in the newsroom and the classroom.Today, the Web offers countless avenues for individuals toreach out to and support foreign journalists. I’m a memberof informal listservs, bulletin boards and blogs in places likeIndia, where regional journalists go for help. I write guestcolumns, answer questions, share resources. Nearly every weekI get e-mails from professionals and students asking: What arethe best approaches to newspaper design, editing, marketing?What do you think of this story or page I have produced? Canyou help me with my master’s thesis? (I’ve done so much Webpublishing over 20 years, I almost always have a URL at theready to send along.)IU has become a leader in sending students abroad tospend time in the field as reporters and as observers of mediain other cultures. Perhaps someday soon, alumni will regularlyjoin them. The International Center for Foreign Journalists(http://www.icfj.org) and the Fulbright programs (http://us.fulbrightonline.org) offer great opportunities to reach out.And there are plenty of other ways to share your talentsand energy.Traveling to Africa, Central America or Asia? Contact a localnewsroom and ask if you can visit and do critiques, observeplanning meetings or mentor some young journalists. Trainingbudgets in developing nations are nonexistent or severely limited,and if they don’t have to pay travel or speaker fees, they’dwelcome your input with open arms.Want to take it further? Add a few days and offer to go outon assignment with a reporter, photographer or videographer.Coach him or her on the scene; critique the work after publication.Chances are you’ll end up seeing local culture you neverwould have as a tourist and feeling like you’re on a NationalGeographic adventure.Fall 2010 / newswire < 7 >
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