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In the January 2023 issue of Editor & Publisher Magazine, E&P featured an article about Dr. Peter Laufer's book, “Slow News: A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer,” and the subsequent film documentary "Slow News" that speaks to how media companies chasing "clicks" in a digital age has led to the erosion of quality journalism and the public’s trust.

However, what this professor of journalism and James N. Wallace Chair of Journalism at the University of Oregon was chasing was a personal dream to save the local cities newspaper — The Eugene (OR) Register-Guard.

In a recent article for the local weekly entitled "How to Save the 'Guarded-Register, ' Dr. Laufer writes, "We in Eugene are witnessing the slow murder of our daily newspaper. But maybe, just maybe, what’s rapidly becoming too thin to wrap fish and line the bird cage, can still be saved." He goes on to state, "When what's now the Gannett Company — the corporate monster that owns more U.S. newspapers than any other — bought the R-G, butchery began: de facto pink slips to venerable reporters and editors and photographers in the form of buyouts, and local news coverage replaced with outdated reporting from elsewhere via Gannett’s USA TODAY network.”

Dr. Laufer also recently published an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed entitled "A Plan to Save the Daily Paper." He told the story of how he approached Gannett to explore the idea of having his students take over the newspaper writing. Within the piece, he reports that he began the process by calling CEO Mike Reed and was connected to Amalie Nash, the Gannett senior vice president of local news and audience development, who performed a “gracious” entrée to Gannett’s senior vice president for corporate development, Jay Fogarty.

Laufer states that Fogarty wrote a note to him saying that “the Register-Guard is a paper we plan to own and operate long-term." However, in a subsequent phone conversation about the idea of offering the paper to the University, Laufer writes that Fogarty said, "I'm all for it when the paper stops making money. Glad we're talking. But at this point, it does make some money."

In this 173^rd episode of “E&P Reports,” we go one-on-one with Peter Laufer, Ph.D., an award-winning journalist, professor of journalism, James N. Wallace Chair of Journalism at the University of Oregon and author of "Slow News: A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer." We ask Laufer about his recent campaign to get Gannett to donate the city’s paper of record, The Eugene Register-Guard, to the school and his views on the media industry today.

This week, Sara brings us a cold case from Eugene, Oregon in 1969 - Janet Lynn Shanahan never made it home after a family birthday celebration, and her body was found the next day in the trunk of her own car.  Investigators have their suspicions, but Janet's murder remains unsolved to this day.  

If you have any information regarding Janet's case, please contact the Eugene Cold Case Squad at 541-682-5588 or email them at epdcoldcasesquad@ci.eugene.or.us.

If you would like to remain anonymous, please contact Oregon Crime Stoppers at 503-823-4357, on their website, or on their mobile app.  

Sources

• https://www.eugene-or.gov/4880/Cold-Cases
  
• https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2022/06/11/janet-shanahan-cold-case-murder-eugene-univeristy-of-oregon/65359976007/
  
• https://nbc16.com/news/local/reward-offered-for-1969-eugene-cold-case-the-murder-of-22-year-old-janet-lynn-shanahan
  
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/387256134/?terms=%22Janet%20Shanahan%22&match=1
  
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/316315151/?terms=%22Janet%20Shanahan%22&match=1
  
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/198399028/?terms=%22Janet%20Shanahan%22&match=1

Listen in to this week’s guest on “From the Chair,” Oregon AD Rob Mullens. Rob and I discuss AD tenures, his engagement with the Olympic/Paralympic ThinkTank, renovations at historic Hayward Field, maintaining a student-athlete focus, the impact Penny and Phil Knight have had on the University, hiring Dan Lanning and more....

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#049 – Today, Jankel and I talk about the different types of colleges available to high school graduates. The truth is that all high school kids, with different levels of academic preparation, can obtain a college education immediately after high school, if they choose to do so. There are a variety of types of colleges in the United States that exist to serve students from different levels of academic achievement and preparation. That also includes those students who had what may be considered an abysmal high school preparation. On this episode, we explore the different types of colleges, starting with those that are highly-selective (private and state), and transition to state schools that have a higher admission rate, private schools that are not highly selective, and community colleges. We also present the minimum requirements for admission into each type of institution. During our talk, Janekl and I debunk myths about two very inclusive and helpful types of institutions, state and community colleges. At the beginning of our conversation, we uncover the meaning of highly-selective, selective, and competitive colleges and universities. We also talk about the marked effect Mr. Loren Pope had in the world of college admissions in America. His writings, including Colleges That Change Lives, have led to changes in the way students, parents, and counselors approached the college admissions process. You can find the show notes for this episode at https://collegemetropolis.com/49. You can help us reach many other high school students and parents who could also benefit from our content, by giving this podcast a 5-star rating, by leaving us a positive review on the platform you used to download this episode, and by sharing our show with others. We will be very grateful to you for your valuable help. Thank you!

Bio for Alex Molden

Alex Molden is a former NFL player, and a leadership and personal development coach and speaker. 

Episode highlight

As an NFL player, Alex Molden had failures and successes, coaches and friends, and most of all, life experiences and stories to treasure. Join him as he talks about life before, during and after football. 

Links

Email: info@alexmoldenspeaks.com

Website: www.alexmolden.com

Social Media: @alexmolden

Quotes

“We can cover up so much of who we are with what we do… with our abilities, how we look.”

“Leadership is nothing more than influence when you really boil it down.”

On practice: “It builds toughness, it builds team because you’re around each other when you’re struggling.”

Takeaways

Childhood incidents:

Alex received a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the University of Oregon towards the end of his last year in high school and began slacking off. His biology teacher spoke to him about working hard and not using football as a free pass in life, which changed how he approached his duties. 

Groups you were born into and belonged to: 

Alex grew up in a family where he witnessed abuse, alcoholism and little expression of love. In high school and as a freshman, Alex spent time with people who influenced him to smoke weed and skip school. He made a change after a month and began spending time with other athletes who worked hard to be in college. 

Temperament and personality influences

Being a twin, Alex has always been competitive with his brother. Once, he bullied his brother, which instigated him to stab Alex. Seeing that he had used his strength negatively with someone he loved changed Alex and made him think about other people’s feelings before acting. 

A time I became aware that my way of doing things was cultural and specific to my cultural experience

The locker room culture in the NFL made Alex feel uncomfortable. There was also a palpable difference between the culture created by each of the coaches he had versus the culture of the players. 

Advice to an employer to work with me

Alex uses his life stories to inspire dialogue, impart tools to drive cultural change and teach leadership to impact lives. If you are just looking for a cool story about a football star, Alex says he may not be the right person for you. 

More great insights from our guest! 

Alex conducts a 6-week online leadership course. Contact him for coaching or speaking engagements! 

Instant reaction from Jerry and Jorgy, highlights, and Joey interviews head coach Mario Cristobal as well as running back Cyrus Habibi-Likio following Oregon's dominant 45-3 win vs Colorado.

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Adam Stanco looks ahead to the Sweet 16 matchup in the south region between #12 Oregon and #1 Virginia as they battle on Thursday night for the right to move on to the Elite 8 in hopes of a Final Four birth.

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