Gonzaga U. Journalism Instructor Morehouse Selected for Prestigious Seminar

SPOKANE, Wash. – Kris Morehouse, Gonzaga University lecturer in journalism and communications arts, was among 16 professors to attend the 2012 Business Journalism Professors Seminar Jan. 2-5 at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.

Hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, the seminar selected 36 total fellows – 20 journalists and 16 professors – for four days of separate, all-expense-paid seminars on intensive study in business journalism.

“We were impressed by the growing number, quality and commitment of applicants in this sixth year of our annual business journalism seminars,” said Andrew Leckey, president of the Reynolds Center and the Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism at the Cronkite School. “The global economy and volatile markets have made it clear to everyone that journalists with sophisticated business knowledge provide a needed service to society.”

Morehouse teaches classes in applied communication studies at Gonzaga. Prior to Gonzaga, she spent 13 years in newspaper reporting and editing and earned a master’s degree in journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas.

The four-day seminar covered financial, economic and writing aspects of business journalism and was led by award-winning professors and journalists. James Gentry, recipient of the Barry Sherman Teaching Award and journalism professor at the University of Kansas, taught seminars on multimedia and finance. Diana Henriques, The New York Times investigative reporter, gave a presentation on “Today’s Business Journalists as Investigators.” Also, there was a panel discussion featuring Don Barlett and Jim Steele, a legendary investigative-reporting duo.

For more questions about the fellowship, seminar or The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, contact Dave Hill at 602-496-9188 or Morehouse via e-mail or at (509) 313-6116.