- SPRING
2008 HOURS:
Mon, Wed: 11-noon, 1 to 4
Tues, Fri: 9 to 11:30
Thurs: 9 to 11:30, 1 to 4
- LOCATION: 110
Stauffer-Flint Hall
- MORE INFORMATION: Sue
Novak , 864-7623, novaks@ku.edu
- FUNCTION: Journalism
students work with professors and teaching assistants to
improve their editing and writing skills through coaching,
computer programs, videos and books.
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John Bremner, namesake of the
Bremner Editing Center |
Prof. John B. Bremner demanded the best
of his editing students. His legacy lives on in the J-School
and beyond.
In fall 2004, the J-School opened the
door to the new Bremner Editing Center in 110 Stauffer Flint,
named in honor of the late KU professor.
Students work with
professors and teaching assistants to improve their editing
and writing skills. Sue Novak works at the center, offering
coaching, computer programs, videos and books to journalism
students.
“Professors in the J-School are
concerned about the quality of writing in classes of all
levels,” said Mary Wallace, assistant to the dean.
“We created the Center to help students address deficiencies,
and ensure continued excellence in our students’ editing
and writing skills.”
An Australian native, Bremner came to
KU in 1969 and taught copy editing until 1985. During his
tenure at KU, he won the HOPE teaching award and was named
the national Outstanding Journalism Educator.
Bremner wrote two books, “Words
on Words” and “HTK.” He was also involved
with the Gannett Foundation in creating the ”John Bremner:
Guardian of the Newsroom” video, which is still used
to teach editing in the newsroom.
“This was the guy who, at the
last part of his career, was invited to go to the New
York Times to help the New York Times’ editors
to become better editors,” said Prof. Tim Bengtson,
chair of the J-School curriculum committee.
“What we are trying to do is make
the school live up to what John Bremner wanted it to be,” he
said.
Bengtson said that often students are
easily satisfied with what they write, and don’t realize
the need to rewrite and strive for more.
In the Bremner Editing Center, students
are able to get help in problem areas identified by their
professors. It is going to be up to each student to make
sure that he or she masters the material.
The Bremner Pages
Memories and mementos of one of the
J-School's distinguished teachers of editing, John Bremner:
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