James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research

Visiting Journalists:

Mr. Uwe Jahn
Mr. Pit Lehmann
Ms. Annette Moll
Mr. Dirk Waldrich

Hosts:

Dr. Lee B. Becker
Ms. Kornelia Probst-Mackowiak
Ms. Dale Wechsler

Student Assistants:

Mr. George Daniels
Ms. Carolyn Chinn
Ms. Anna Mackowiak

Wednesday, Oct. 27 Journalists arrive in Atlanta Uwe Jahn, arrives 4:01, DL #782 from San Antonio Annette Moll, arrives 4:05, DL #317 from Denver Dirk Waldrich, arrives 4:29, DL #256 from El Paso Pit Lehmann, arrives 4:48, DL #222 from Phoenix Car Rental Details: A 4-door full size sedan is reserved at:
Hertz Confirmation no: A8641D81791 Reservation is under the name of Uwe Jahn. Jahn or another will need to present a major credit card in order to rent the car. Travel by car to Athens. Reservations in place at:
Holiday Inn Express
513 West Broad St. Athens, GA 30603
Phone: 706-546-8122
Fax: 706-546-1722 Thursday, Oct. 28

9:00 Journalists met at hotel by Ms. Probst-Mackowiak; walk to campus. 9:30 Journalists welcomed to Cox Center, 309 Journalism Bldg., by Dr. Becker.
9:45 Journalists meet Dean Thomas Russell of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism
and Mass Communication in his office, Room 237B Journalism Bldg. 10:00 Introductory Session Faherty Broadcast Management Lab, Room 118 Journalism to Bldg.
11:30 Overview of Schedule

Ms. Probst-Mackowiak Overview of Journalism Education in the United States
Dr. Becker, in addition to directing the Cox Center, conducts the
Annual Surveys of Journalism and Mass Communication, which monitor
trends in journalism education in the United States.

Noon Lunch in Memorial Hall for RIAS Journalists and Program Participants
1:15 Tour of Journalism Building with business administrator, Susan Gabriel.
2:00 Tour of Athens, Athens Welcome Center. During open time Journalists are free to explore the city and campus.
Here are some possible destinations: Georgia Museum of Natural History, Natural History Building, UGA campus
Georgia Museum of Art, UGA campus
Botanical Garden, UGA campus
Lyndon House Arts Center and Ware-Lyndon House Museum, Clayton, Jackson & Hoyt Streets.
The art center consists of 5 galleries and 7 studio classrooms, adjoining the beautifully and recently restored Ware-Lyndon House.

Evening Program Possibilities:
8:00 Cellar Theater, "Scapin", Fine Arts Building, North Campus. (Four tickets are reserved at the Cellar Theater Box office for Thurs. 28th.)

Friday, Oct. 29
7:30 Depart for Atlanta with George Daniels and Dr. Becker
10:00 Meeting at CNN Contact is Mr. Todd Fantz.
2:00 Meeting at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Contact is Mr. Michael Schwartz. Discussion of how a large metropolitan newspaper covers international news.
4:00 Visit to the Martin Luther King Memorial and Center
Evening Program Possibilities:
In Athens:
7:00 Women's Volleyball vs. Florida, Ramsey student center
In Atlanta: 8:00 Fox Theater: "Annie"
Saturday, Oct. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 31

Participants have the option of staying in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday night, of returning to Athens for the weekend, of traveling to any number of other locations, and of doing some of each.

It also is possible for the group to split up, with some staying in Atlanta and others traveling with the car to other locations. Those who stay in Atlanta can travel back to Athens on the AAA Airport Express, which departs the airport and will drop travelers back in Athens at the hotel. It is possible to reach the airport via subway, called MARTA in Atlanta, from most of the important Atlanta locations.

Probably the two most attractive city travel destinations are Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. The former is about five hours by car from Athens. It has many beautifully restored homes, good restaurants, and an active social life. Savannah is about four hours by car from Athens. The city is less commercial than Charleston and is more interesting for its architecture and the beauty of its city parks. Both cities are on the coast and offer many coastal attractions.

The Georgia and North Carolina mountains are easily accessible from Athens. The former are more settled and more commercial than the latter, which also are higher and offer more demanding terrain. Two of many popular hiking locations in Georgia are Brasstown Bald and the approach trail to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail at Amicalola Fall State Park. The Appalachian trail starts at Spring Mountain, Georgia, and terminates in Maine. Both Brasstown Bald and Amicolola Falls State Park are easily reached in two to three hours from Athens.

In North Carolina, two popular destinations, each reachable in about three hours from Athens, are Highlands and Hayesville. It is possible to hike sections of the Appalachian trail east of Franklin, which also can be reached in about three hours. The Great Smokey Mountains National Park also can be reached in under four hours from Athens.

It also is possible to do day trips to interesting small towns around Athens. Of particular note, because of their antebellum architecture, are Madison and Washington. Each is about an hour from Athens.

Other day trips are to:

Jonesboro, South of Atlanta, where Civil War Ghost Stories will be told at 7:30 on the evening of the 30^th.

Tallulah Gorge State Park, north and east of Athens, where water is being released from a dam and it is possible to have a guided hikes during the day on the 30^th of the dramatic gorge.

Lake Lanier Island Resort, north west of Athens, where at 7:00 in the evening of the 31^st a Halloween trip will be organized.

Among the many attractions of Atlanta are:

Atlanta Cyclorama
Atlanta History Center
Underground Atlanta Coca-Cola Museum Wheat Street Baptist Church, Sunday morning gospel music
Peachtree Plaza the highest hotel in the world, with a sky lounge
High Museum of Art
Excellent shopping, including at Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
Margaret Mitchell House Museum
In Athens, there is a UGA women's soccer match vs. the University of Alabama, Georgia Soccer Stadium, at 2 p.m. on the 31^st, S. Milledge Ave.

Monday, Nov. 1 9:00 Tour of Campus. Meet at the Visitors Center (Four Towers Building). Tour leaves promptly at 9:15. Part driving, part walking tour of North and South Campus. 10:30 Tour of Library. Meet at the Reference Desk, Main Library, after campus tour. Among other facilities of the library, participants will be shown the Peabody Awards Collection.
Kay Nagel, Reference Librarian
1:25 International Mass Communication (Class) -- Dr. Andy Kavoori, Room 402 Journalism to Bldg.
2:15 Course Summary: Mass media of the world--what they are like, how they operate, and what impact they have. Philosophies of different systems will be compared, as well as efforts at development or regulation of these systems. Attention will be given to print and electronic media and to international news agencies.
2:30 Meet with Dr. Tudor Vlad, visiting Fulbright professor from Romania, Cox Center, 309 Journalism Bldg., for tea and coffee.

Evening Program Possibilities:
7:00 Women's Volleyball vs. Georgia State, Ramsey Student Center

Tuesday, Nov. 2 9:30 Introduction to Telecommunications (Class) -- Dr. Barry Sherman, Park Hall, Room 265.
to 10:45 Course Summary:
The structure of world telecommunication systems with emphasis on the United States. Special attention is given to the regulatory features of the systems, the impact of technology, the economic dynamics, and the range of career possibilities.

10:45 Tour of Peabody Awards Program. Dr. Barry Sherman, director of the awards, will explain the Peabody selection process. Print materials will be provided, and there will be a video.
12:30 Meeting with Graduate Students in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Room 205.
Jeff Wilson, Hannah Norton, Co-chairs of the Grad Caucus, will host in the Dean's conference room Pizza provided by the Cox Center.
2:00 Advanced Magazine Editing and Design (Class) -- Dr. Leara Rhodes, Room 310
to Journalism Bldg.
4:45 Course Summary: Planning, processing, and production of a magazine.

11:45 McGill Lecture Luncheon at the Tate Center Reception Hall 1:25 Media Programming and Management (Class) -- Dr. Dwight Brooks and Dr. Ann
to Hollifield, Room 401 Journalism Bldg.
2:15 Course Summary: The methods by which radio and television program schedules are developed, tested, implemented, and revised. Topics include program budgeting and finance, syndication, local origination, automation, ratings, and qualitative program research, program strategies, formats, and adapting radio/television programs for alternative distribution systems.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
Evening Program Possibilities:
7:30 Movie "Alma Corsaria", Carlos Reichenbach, Georgia Museum of Art
Thursday, Nov. 4

10:00 Presentation of student produced AIDS documentary, followed by discussion, Faherty
to Lab, Room 118 Journalism Bldg.
11:00 Prof. Allan MacLeod
11:00 Broadcast News Writing and Production (Class) -- Prof. David Hazinski and Prof. Martha
to Cameron, Room 128 Journalism Bldg.
12:15 Course Summary: The gathering of information and writing of broadcast news copy as well as the processing of that information into radio and television news programs under deadline discipline, including the responsibilities and ethics of the broadcast news reporter.
12:20 Lunch with Prof. Conrad Fink, director, Cox Institute for Newspaper Management Studies, Memorial Hall
3 p.m. Tour of Red & Black student newspaper of the University of Georgia. 30 minute tour+
Harry Montevideo, Publisher
7:30 Closing Southern Barbecue at Home of Professors Becker and Hollifield
Friday, Nov. 5
Travel to Atlanta for departure.