Will Sutton, former deputy managing editor at The News & Observer in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and former president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), will serve as the Scripps Howard Visiting Professor at Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) for the 2005-2006 academic school year, announced SHSJC Dean Tony Brown.
Sutton, a graduate of Hampton University, had been responsible for supervising features, sports and the news copy desk at The News & Observer. While at HU, Sutton worked at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, La., and as a reporter at the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va. Sutton previously served as editor and vice president of the Post-Tribune in Gary, Ind., and in 1999, he was elected president of NABJ, the nation's largest media organization of people of color.
Posted By: Joah King
Tuesday, November 1st 2005 at 4:25AM
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