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Distinguished Fellow Visits JOUR 4953

3/23/2012

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Marquette students Tessa Fox, Diana Voigt and Caroline Campbell listen to guest Mike Gousha in their JOUR 4953 seminar.
Having interviewed hundreds of people in his Hall of Fame broadcast journalism career, Mike Gousha laments those cable TV show hosts who aim to prosecute their guests at the expense of civility and a fair exchange of ideas. "At the end of the day, the guest is entitled to his or her opinion," Gousha said yesterday while visiting my journalism seminar class on elections and campaigns. "I'm a firm believer that people make intelligent decisions when they are presented with information. I think people are a lot smarter than we give them credit for."

Gousha spent 25 years as a reporter, anchor and public affairs program host in Milwaukee – indeed, he had the kind of career I wanted upon enrolling as a broadcast journalism major at Marquette University in 1980. Gousha is now a distinguished fellow in law and public policy at the university's law school and hosts "Upfront With Mike Gousha," a Sunday morning program airing statewide. Marquette undergraduates know him primarily as host of "On the Issues With Mike Gousha," the program that brings newsmakers and policy shapers to campus. "We are trying to make a difference in the political discourse in our community," he told my class.

My students clearly enjoyed listening to Gousha talk about the media's role and responsibility in fostering public debate. (It's been a good week for JOUR 4953, as his visit followed that of polling extraordinaire Charles Franklin on Tuesday.) He also discussed the impact of social media on political campaigns, saying candidates love that Facebook lets them better control their message. He also offered some ideas for when the students, as a class assignment, will spend time individually or in pairs covering the Wisconsin primary on April 3.

The class ended with Gousha helping me to urge the students to ask tough questions of those who very much wish they would not. "It's hard," even for someone with his experience and credibility, Gousha said. "You can ask great questions – tough questions – and you don't always get an answer."

Afterward, Gousha shared this with me via email: "Thanks so much for the opportunity to visit with your class. I had a great time and particularly enjoyed the interaction with the students. They were smart, engaged and asked some terrific questions. From where I sat, the future of journalism looked pretty bright, indeed."

#JOUR4953 with Mike Gousha proved that fair and accurate reporting still exists and very much matters.

— Kelly White (@kellymowhite) March 22, 2012

Today in #JOUR4953 we had a lively discussion about old school and new school journalism with Mike Gousha!

— Allison Kruschke (@AllisonKruschke) March 22, 2012

I recently had the opportunity to meet journalist Mike Gousha. Read my blog post about the experience. #JOUR4953 bit.ly/H5mngN

— Tessa Fox (@TessaFFox) March 26, 2012
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Ashley De La Torre
8/29/2012 02:39:01 pm

I love Mike Gousha he is super nice. He is a great person to learn from, and has great information to share. Seems like the students got a lot out of him speaking.

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Jacob Born
8/29/2012 04:15:32 pm

I think that Marquette bringing in speakers like Gousha are really invaluable to learning about Journalism. He and Dick Enberg are someone that I look up to and aspire to be, and to be able to talk to them and interview them is something that I can really only two once or twice in a lifetime.

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