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The Battalion
Thursday, March 11,1993
Ropin 7 the wind
RICHARD DIXON/The Battalion
David Hiieman, a biomedical science major from won a mug from the Texas Aggie Food Services
Plano, ropes a steer in the Off Campus Housing for his talent.
Fair Wednesday afternoon in the MSC. Hiieman
Producer says role of women in media is changing
'No longer just a pretty face'
By ROBIN ROACH
The Battalion
Women can find progressive and rewarding
careers in the media, said Catherine Evering,
executive producer of "Homefront News," at a
meeting of Women in
Communications, Inc. Wednesday
evening.
"The entire spectrum of
working in the media for women
has changed tremendously,'
Evering said. "It's no longer
that pretty face, pretty girl
syndrome. You're actually
recognized and acknowledged
for the skills and experience that you
have."
Ten years ago, the jobs of women in broadcast
media consisted of reading a prepared script with
little emphasis on explaining or even understanding
the news, she said.
Evering stressed the importance of being able to
communicate information to people, transferring
meaning and not just reading a script.
The three things media employers look for in job
applicants are the ability to communicate, a solid
educational background and practical experience,
she said.
"Try, as much as possible, to get as much
practical experience because, unfortunately, that's
what they're looking for," Evering said. "Choose a
couple of courses that force you to gain practical
experience.
"Take a speech class where you have to stand up
with people, where you have to debate, where you
have to present information in five minutes time,”
she said.
Evering also encouraged students to expose
themselves to both the production and technical side
of the media.
"As an individual you need to be really interested
in the news, what's happening, and you need to be
creative too," she said. "You need to think about
what you like and that comes from exposure, not
through academic courses."
Evering is originally from Guyana in South
America and lived in Jamaica where she received a
degree in mass communications with an emphasis
on television production.
She also worked in Jamaica for two years and
then moved to England where she received a degree
in management and worked for British Broadcasting
Corp. before coming to Bryan-College Station.
Mattox quits his quest for Senate
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — He's been talking
like a candidate, and he's been
campaigning like a candidate for
nearly three months, but former
attorney general Jim Mattox
announced Wednesday he will
not run for the U.S. Senate.
Mattox, a Democrat, said he
will not challenge interim
Democratic Sen. Bob Krueger in
the May 1 special election because
he doesn't want to hurt the
party's efforts to keep the seat.
"Given the fairly equal footing
between the two political parties
in Texas, a divisive race between
Bob Krueger and me could very
well jeopardize the Democratic
Party's chances of holding on to
the Senate seat in the run-off
against whichever Republican
who might emerge," he said.
Mattox had said he intended to
run in the race, although he had
not officially announced his
candidacy.
But Democratic leaders last
week decided to force his hand.
Democratic Party Chairman Bob
Slagle and others who have
endorsed Krueger in the race met
with Mattox in a closed-door
session to urge him not to run.
Slagle, who joined Mattox at a
news conference to announce the
decision, praised Mattox's choice
to stay out of the race.
"For more than 20 years. I've
always respected the Jim Mattox
who is willing to make a tough
decision because it's the right
thing to do," Slagle said. "Today,
we 'Democrats stand united
behind Bob Krueger knowing
there's a lot more to Jim Mattox
than just being tough."
Krueger, in a written
statement, thanked Mattox for
stepping aside, saying he had
"made a magnanimous decision,
setting aside nis personal goals in
order to serve the good of the
Democratic Party."
Correction
A front page story
running in Wednesday's
edition of The Battalfon
incorrectly identified the
keynote speaker for this
year's Muster. The name of
the speaker is actually Jack
Fritts.
The Battalion regrets the
error.
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