Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-1986 Transfer to and Operation of The Cache Citizen by the Utah State University Department of Communication William P Davis Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation Davis, William P., "Transfer to and Operation of The Cache Citizen by the Utah State University Department of Communication" (1986) All Graduate Theses and Dissertations 8238 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8238 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usu.edu TRANSFER TO AND OPERATION OF THE CACHE CITIZEN BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION by William P A thesis submitted in of the requirements Davis partial fulfillment for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE In Communication Approved: Major Professor Committee Member Dean of Committee Member Committee Member Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 1986 Copyright© William All Rights P Davis Reserved 1986 ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special walk into thanks a tornado, Thanks also Department - education in a crew proved are that more up your also useful than have of John Communication At least outside "Sailing Under also to Mary and were my fellow a support Wind" I could to work Gay for with the much appreciated grad group competing the Pressure." be privileged the classroom, Against to due half the than they When you some company the place "Grace sanity, operating students, is who a lot Who says more you can't fun make own rules? A special influence the took future and colleagues Comm 700, of to faculty Gratitude doses Thanks and the Nancy, nice and Comm 683, no better periodic the provided Jim's Deni's such to they Nelson, it's friends particularly and to thank on my life you to since Tom Lyon, 1968 has whose positive extended far beyond campus In memory because the of best my friends travellers Joan don't Swanson always and Gail cover the Lenell, greatest distance And above they all, with love, to Kris, because sometimes iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABSTRACT ll iv INTRODUCTION REVIEW OF LITERATURE METHODOLOGY 34 CHRONOLOGY 44 ANALYSIS 68 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUR'rHER STUDY 98 LITERATURE REVIEW NOTES 100 METHODOLOGYNOTES 105 CHRONOLOGY NOTES 106 ANALYSIS NOTES 108 iv ABSTRACT Transfer to and Operation by the Utah of State Department of The Cache Citizen University Communication by William P Utah Major Professor: Communication 21, content published in Second, has and recommendations and steps for the providing a weekly graduate to of to future to professional students preserve operation scholars newspaper plans provide purpose transfer, taken to and journalism the Citizen, paper, a twofold year of of The department designed analyzes encountered the first by future it responsibility undergraduate document, use 1986 USU Department Idaho of The thesis for the The Cache Preston, for transfer Science Wadsworth the for operation the of University, 1985, assumed editorial historical Master Communication On January experience State Nelson Department: continue Davis, First, it the details by the and is an of department, historians identifies correct them, This section problems and makes should aid V other institutions interested in developing a similar program The main sections: portion Literature Analysis readers with section Review, to The Cache and journalistic for the study, methods and sequence of events Analysis is be based documents, as interviews professional a Citizen in 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with of record to development project's interview Citizen be possible An effort the the of and other from students graduate Interested of highlighting Epitaph, strengths similarities, the all of studies cooperation the Tombstone the and and differences with be done could above and new curriculum Comparison Citizen on the experience the to reaction student explore to interesting be extremely also would It community for the the 100 LITERATURE REVIEW NOTES , University of Curricular Change University of Ibid., Ibid., 79 Ibid , Edwin Oregon in 1979): Gordon Journalism and Journalism, Education Press, 1984), Kenneth Job Kenneth Editors Journalism Educator Ibid., 12 Ibid , 15 Ibid 10 Ibid , 16 11 Ibid., 18 12 Gilbert Journalism of Planning for (Eugene: E Market," Harvey, "Frowns Journalism Greet Educator 6,7 Mills, L to School Magazine "Newspaper Responds in Haroldsen New J-Grads (July Oregon Educator 13 Ibid 14 Ibid , 41 15 Ibid., 40 Point 35 Fowler Specific Harvey to Needs 37 J-Grad {July Jr., and Leland B Warnick, Deficiencies," 1980): 19 "Community Journalism of Weekly (Winter State's 1983): 39 Program Press," 34 101 16 M K Guzda, Editor 17 and Robert Highest "Newspapers Publisher "Editing, Ratings of Journalism Educator 18 Ibid., 15 19 Paul Journalism 1968): 20 Ibid 21 Ibid 22 John Press, in Design, Graphics in Classes," 12, Grads," 13 Courses Association 1982): Playing J-School Get Society," 14 Can Provide 'Real Journalism ' Quarterly 45 339 W Johnstone, The News People Edward J Salawski (Urbana: w and William University of Illinois 1976) 23 Harold Raymond Guetzkow, V Bowers (ed.) Organizations (Athens: Michael and Aiken Boundary Spanners presented to Orleans, 1972 24 Mark Deadlines 1980): 25 Most 1985): 37 (Summer "Role the February Communicators T McCalib, (Summer Bowman, 25 (25 Byler, Experience Hire John Jerald and American "Relations Among Organizations," Studies on Behavior University Hage, of Sociological of Georgia Press, "Organizational Organizational paper Association, McElreath, "An Open System in Newswork," Journalism Quarterly "Practical Research 1976): Permeability Structures," P in New Analysis of 57 (Winter 634 C Schweitzer, Can Bring 102 26 29 Ibid 30 Ibid 31 Ibid., 32 Ibid 33 Ibid 34 Prof and 49 by the was prepared Questionnaire Derry James Prof Black Jay by Prof endorsed was also proposal April author, with conversation Wadsworth, Nelson This 1985 37 48 1982): (Spring Has Newspaper Educator Journalism Advantages," Educational Definite Campus "Department-Run R Rampal, Kuldip 19 1985): 40 (Autumn Educator Journalism Seat," an Enviable in is Education "Journalism Copple, Neale Catbird 28 36 1970): (Spring 47 Quarterly Journalism Research," Newspaper for Publishers: of Needs "Information B Haskins, Jack Basis 27 39 38, 1985): 40 (Summer Educator Journalism J-Schools," to Respect author 35 Rampal, 36 Utah "Campus State 17 during average of 1984-85 school and 30 during Enrollment records class newswriting Department University enrollment files, year winter 50 Newspaper," 130) (Communication the to _quarters three 31 during quarter fall Average of Communication in the from jumped of basic the quarter enrollment an regular of 1985-86, in the 103 in and 14 in 1980-81 , 37 Bruce D Itule, Itule, "Sunday 39 Edward G Weston, 36 (October Educator 40 41 Hellen, 43 A Edward 44 Ibid 45 Ibid 46 Ibid Ibid 48 Edward Reports University 49 A Walsh, M Lyons Louis Nieman Heins, of Ut., of (May 1985): Epitaph, The Tombstone January 1986 Partnership," author, interview with "How Best Prepare Logan, Ut., 1985 October in Logan, "Successful 42 newsletter editor UA Journalism University The Cursor, Journalism author, with Journalism and Epitaph Newspaper Local Accuracy," Tombstone former Smith, interview 47 of Department Jillyn 1981): Partnership," - a Successful Arizona Improve "Local Hellen, Toni to in Page "Lab-Produced Incentives Added Gives 59 Edition," 38 58 1980): 35 (October Educator Journalism Edition," Sunday on Members Key Staff are "News Students 1982-83, 10 in 1983-84, 15 in was years previous class Ibid., Press, 266 (ed.) (Cambridge: 1965), for the News: The Belknap Press Reporting 262-270 Newspaper Work?" Selections of Harvard rrom 104 50 The Iowa (Ames: Reporting 1976): Press, University State and Newswriting Brown, S Suzanne and M Neal James 17 • 51 52 Ibid., 28 53 Howard Good, Ibid 55 James 1984): 56 Black, Jay editor, the The Quill 72 with interview 28 Ut., Logan, author, Quarterly Journalism by Control ' s Journalists: "Tomorrow (Autumn 538 W Budd, Richard Communication 1985): to Selection," Purposive 58 letter H Schwartz, Stuart 1976): 72 1986 February 57 The Quill 27 M Neal, (September Roam," Dinosaurs "Where 1984): (July / August 54 26 1984): (July / August The Quil Heresy," of Bit "A Little Serafin, Anthony "It's Education," Time to Set New Directions Journalism Educator Curricular Change, 40 (Autumn 24 59 Uni v ersit Ibid , y of Oregon, in 105 METHODOLOGYNOTES Paul History Alice of Sound: Richard (Oxford: Oxford Kessler Harris, Six Practice of Precedent NJ: Robert Ibid., Jones IL: 149 University in History Harris, R Ward, (Homewood, Oral Microfilming The Voice and Inc., Testimony Press, Oral 91 (ed.) Method, Envelopes Theory and (Chicago: Herbert Oral Guide 1980): T Hoover History of America, (ed.),~ The Dorsey Grele Oral of Past: 1978): the H Cash, Corporation the Discuss The Practice Shafer J 1975): Joseph of Press, Ronald Practitioners Publishing, Ramon I Stephen Thompson, (Glen 1975): to Historical 127 and Rock, 51-56 Method 106 CHRONOLOGYNOTES State Utah Peter to Del Brinkman E Wagner, 29 November of Communication University Department Wadsworth, interview Utah 1984, files Photocopy Nelson November November 22 1985 James to C Ence 1984, 18 December Derry, of Department University State Ut., Logan, author, with interview Derry, Robert 25 Ut., 1985 James Logan, author, with Utah files Communication Photocopy Derry, Brent of Cache Utah Citizen," 38 (23 January Statesman Reins Editorial Takes "USU Department Israelsen, 1985 22 November author, with interview 1984): Pamela Utah Statesman, Keith Citizen, and Kipper McCord, March, Susan 39 (25 January letters 1984): Time Access'' "Prime 1985, Shay, KSL Channel 5, to segment Salt editor, on The Cache Lake City Videotape 10 11 Ibid Ibid Cache University Citizen Department pr~posal, of 22 June Communication 1985, files Utah State Photocopy 1, 107 12 Utah State Utah 1985, 22 June 13 Ibid., 20 April 14 Ibid., 22 June 15 Ibid 16 Steve Review with Weinberg, Small-Time (May 1985): 17 Institutional 18 Curriculum Department 19 State of Philosophy University Photocopy of Department University Photocopy files Communication Right State minutes, Council, Institutional University 1985 1985 "The Journalism Washington Journalism," What's Tribune: Daily Columbia 39-42 Council proposal, Communication and Mission Department minutes, fall 1985, files Statement, of 1985 22 June Utah State University Photocopy November Communication 1985, files Utah 108 ANALYSIS NOTES Ibid Ibid Ibid James Swift E to Stanford Ut., author, Logan, Cazier, 13 June 22 1985, Utah files Communication of Department University Photocopy Ibid Emerald the Utah Logan, of Department University Market," Journal's Herald the "Protecting A Jerome, in Interest State 1985, 15 March Communication Utah files Photocopy Richard 10 M Swenson Communication 11 Ibid 12 Ibid 13 Jay June, Black, 1985, Utah 1985 13 June Cazier, 31 January Wagner, of to Swift 25 1985 Philip State with interview Derry, November Ut., 1985 November Logan, author, with interview Wadsworth, Nelson 1985, files to Stanford Utah Peter and E Department University Photocopy "A Readership State State Cazier University Study of The Cache Department of Citizen," 109 Communication files Photocopy .. .TRANSFER TO AND OPERATION OF THE CACHE CITIZEN BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION by William P A thesis submitted in of the requirements Davis partial fulfillment for the. .. 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