McDavid Conference is March 25
The annual O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference, sponsored by the MPA Education Foundation, will be held Thursday, March 25 from 10am-2pm at the Mississippi Crafts Center in Ridgeland.
Dr. Will Norton (right), Dean of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at Ole Miss, will be the keynote speaker.
About 100 students from journalism and communication programs at Mississippi’s universities and colleges are expected to attend. The program will culminate with the presentation of the Better Newspaper Contest – Student Division awards at 1pm. MPA members and Foundation supporters are welcome to attend; there is no registration fee and lunch will be served. The cost is underwritten by MPAEF.
This is the 11th anniversary of the conference, established in 1999 via the O.C. McDavid Memorial Fund administered by the Foundation. The event is named after the late O.C. McDavid, a former editor of the Jackson Daily News who actively pursued a second career as an artist and sculptor after retiring from journalism. Attendees receive a copy of McDavid’s autobiography, “My Name is O.C.”
For more information on the conference, email Beth Boone or call 601-981-3060.