Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Laura Keeley ’11 writes about Duke sports for the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer
It has been 35 years since Melissa Ludtke, a reporter for Sports Illustrated, and her editors filed a civil rights lawsuit after she was barred from entering the New York Yankees locker room to conduct interviews during the 1977 World Series. A court decision in Ludtke’s favor opened the door for women sports reporters to do their jobs, but women are still in the minority when it comes to sports writing and editing jobs.
Patton Callaway, the student employee of the Office of External Relations, interviewed four former staffers who turned their Chronicle experience into careers in sports writing, and asked them about making their way in a male-dominated profession. || Read more
Please join former Chronicle staffers and other D.C.-area Duke alumni on Tuesday, May 7 for an evening with Duke football coach David Cutcliffe.
Former Chronicle sports editor Ben Cohen ’10 will talk informally with Coach Cutcliffe about the past and future of Duke football, qualifying for a bowl game, helping Peyton Manning return to form and many other topics. Afterwards, the Coach will take your questions. || Read more
Come join Chronicle friends and alumni at our “ReTweet III” during this spring’s Duke Reunion Weekend.
We’ll gather for a mini-reunion on April 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. in 301 Flowers. It’ll be a rare opportunity to see old friends, trade war stories, meet current staffers and learn about all the exciting things going on at today’s Chronicle (including, naturally, Twitter). || Read more
Since graduating from Duke in 2003, Greg Veis has written for top-shelf magazines and been an editor at GQ and The New York Times Magazine. Last June he left The Times for The New Republic, where he helped the 98-year-old publication undertake a major redesign. In an interview with The Chronicle’s Director of External Affairs David Rice, Veis discussed the new TNR, how his Chronicle connections have helped him build his career, and the artfulness of magazine making. || Read more
After the Masthead provides an opportunity for alumni Chronicle staffers to keep classmates and the greater Chronicle community informed of significant accomplishments. || Read more
From his first job after graduating from Duke to his startups and current position as vice president of Yahoo! News and Finance, Rob Barrett ’88 recognizes his experiences at the Chronicle as a major factor in shaping his career. || Read more
Duke alumni John Drescher MPP ’88 and Sanette Tanaka ’12 were selected as the recipients of the 2013 Futrell Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communications and Journalism and the 2013 Melcher Family Award for Excellence in Journalism. || Read more
As this year’s Chronicle student staff has carried out the daily tasks of reporting, editing, ad sales and production, Duke Student Publishing Company’s (DSPC’s) board of directors has been developing plans to make a final transition from a strong newspaper with a website to a multimedia news company whose products include a great newspaper. || Read more
The Chronicle staff elected sophomore Danielle Muoio to serve as editor-in-chief of its 109th volume.
In a staff-wide election Friday evening, Muoio, currently a Health and Science editor, was appointed editor of The Chronicle and president of the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., which publishes the independent student-run daily newspaper. She will succeed junior Yeshwanth Kandimalla for a one-year term beginning in May. || Read more
Just five years after graduating from Duke, Jimmy Soni ’07 has already worked in four different fields, most recently entering the publishing industry as a new author. || Read more
