tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264083664149382723.post5282054805436819586..comments2014-05-28T13:22:43.777-06:00Comments on Aggie Journalists: American Spectator: Death of A&M J-school 'sensible clean-up'Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382860122959816137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264083664149382723.post-76616910700951887572009-09-25T11:03:05.681-06:002009-09-25T11:03:05.681-06:00Johnson is a lying weasel. The department fell int...Johnson is a lying weasel. The department fell into disarray on his watch. Glad to see he's already getting payback for his actions.Edwin Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173107527463576916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8264083664149382723.post-26111755620029979922009-09-25T06:50:23.832-06:002009-09-25T06:50:23.832-06:00If anyone remotely familiar with death of the A&am...If anyone remotely familiar with death of the A&M Journalism Department bothers to read the rest of Mr. Mouhibian's American Spectator article, they will quickly realize that he only talked to Dean Charles Johnson and didn't bother with the facts. Journalism didn't die because of budget cuts. It died from years of inattention to its problems and failure to properly control its enrollment and fund its programs. The desire to put the money in pet programs spelled doom for Journalism. Is there a need to re-establish a quality journalism department at Texas A&M? Definitely! All anyone needs to do is look at articles in papers all across this country to see that accuracy and objectivity have been sacrificed to the Gods of speed and brevity. I may have still needed a good bit of OJT when I finished in the mid-1960s, but I had the basics down pat. These included covering all the information available in an unbiased manner and giving the reader enough information on which to base an informed decision.<br />Jerry Cooper<br />A&M Journalism '63Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413602887099568836noreply@blogger.com