Guest Speaker On Monday, January 29, 2007, Mr. Barker spoke to our Mass Media & Society class. Mr. Barker is currently a sports and society writer for the Baltimore Sun. Mr. Barker write sport aad athlete profiles and stories related to the sports teams. Mr. Jeff C. has been witth the Baltimore Sun for five years. Barker is based out of Washington, D.C. He often travels throughout the country covering sports stories. Mr. Barker stated that he knew he wanted to be a writer since he was 10 years old. He recalled dreaming about having his name is balck and white letter of a newspaper. Upon graduating for colege, Mr. Barker earned an intership with the Associated Press inPhilidelphia. Mr. Jeff C. was back here in Durham, N.C. to cover the Duke Lacros case. During our discussion we cover many topics dealing with media and it's influence on people. We openingly gave our personal opinions about the Duke rape case, and all that is involved in the legal process. Overall, I enjoyed our guest speaker, he gave valuable information to those who are intrested in pursuing a career in sports journalism.
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by Jeremiah McNeill
1/30/07
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