Presidents of the five schools have
agreed to support this effort financially and institutionally. The names of the students
involved in this initiative can be found on both foundations ' web
sites.

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Five of America's Most Respected Research Universities Unite in a More Than $6 Million Effort to Help Revitalize Journalism Education

A study based on interviews with 40 of the country 's most
prestigious news leaders indicated a need for schools of journalism to
help reporters build specialized expertise that will enhance coverage
of complex beats ranging from medicine to economics to international
conflicts, and to understand the languages and cultures of distant
parts of the world.
This Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism
Education was crafted by:

Geoffrey Cowan, dean, Annenberg School for Communication, USC
Loren Ghiglione, dean, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern
Alex Jones, director, The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press ,
Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard
Nicholas Lemann, dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia
Orville Schell, dean, Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley

As part of the planning for the initiative, the five deans drafted
a vision for change that seeks to renew the mission of schools of
journalism much the same way that schools of business, medicine and
law have renewed themselves at different junctures in history.

The "deans' manifesto" clarifies goals for today's schools of
journalism and focuses on the centrality of the university in the
preparation of tomorrow's journalism leaders.

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Board in April 2000.
Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wis .

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Davis Announces Transition Plans Harvey Elected CEO of Alliant Energy

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, also
revealed a desire for journalism schools to help students understand
and appreciate the ethical dimensions of their work as well as prepare
them for the pressures they will face in a 24/7 competitive news
environment. They also expect the Carnegie-Knight Task Force to commission
research from other universities in order to spread to other
journalism educators at other colleges the innovations that arise from
the initiative . MADISON, Wis. Mr. "This transition and the excellent team
supporting Bill reflect the quality and depth of management we have in place
at Alliant Energy. and Xerox Corp.

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The initiative will experiment with
curriculum and hands-on experience with the hope of creating a
national conversation with other schools across the country. Davis, Jr."
Davis joined the former Wisconsin Power and Light Co. In 1990, he also became President and
CEO of WPL Holdings, the parent company of WP+L. in
Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a MBA in Finance
from the University of Chicago.

Harvey was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Alliant Energy
in January 2004 .

Alliant Energy Corporation is an energy-services provider with
subsidiaries serving more than three million customers.

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News 21 Incubators: annual national investigative reporting
projects overseen by campus professors and distributed
nationally through both traditional and innovative media. "These five institutions are proving this by
doing something they've never done before: agreeing to work
collaboratively on a major project for the greater benefit of all
journalism educators. Prior to joining WP+L, he
was on the corporate financial staffs of Ford Motor Co.

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carnegie . Davis
has served almost 27 years with Alliant Energy and its predecessor company,
WPL Holdings ., Interstate Power Co. Upon the formation of Alliant Energy in 1998, he was
elected Executive Vice President in charge of generation and President of
WP+L.com .

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The news leaders voiced a need for the profession to
depend on universities to channel the best writers, the most
curious-minded reporters and the finest analytic thinkers to the news
business.
Carnegie Corporation and Knight Foundation see these five highly
respected universities as locations for experimentation, research and
change.

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An executive summary is available at www."
In the first two years, Carnegie Corporation is pledging $2. The students will have eight-week fellowships under the
guidance of ABC News and work with the award-winning ABC News
Investigative Unit on a specific project that takes advantage of the
students' experience, learning and research abilities.

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S., PPG Industries,
Union Pacific Corp.
Prior to joining WPL Holdings, Harvey was in private legal practice in
Madison , WI. A native of Sun Prairie, WI, Harvey received a B.

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As part of this five-university journalism education launch,
Carnegie Corporation is sponsoring an ABC News Summer Institute that
will involve 10 students -- two from each of the universities
involved.

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study on the
economic and technological challenges facing the news industry
in the 21st century

A national initiative led by five of America's leading research
universities with the support of two major foundations will advance
the U.S. Nicole Gallagher, director, news practices, ABC
News, will head the summer institute. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in January, 2005.
Harvey serves on the Boards of the Meriter Foundation, Wisconsin
Manufacturers and Commerce, the American Transmission Company, and the
University of Wisconsin - Extension Board of Visitors. Other business platforms
include the international energy market and non-regulated domestic generation.

Agencies, usually related to particular university or university system, that disseminate news and information such as news stories , press releases, events, announcements and expert lists.

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news business by helping revitalize schools of journalism. The Carnegie-Knight Task Force, focusing on research and
creating a platform for educators to speak on policy and
journalism education issues.org
"This is an explosively creative time to be in journalism -- if
you are not in search of the past," said Hodding Carter, president of
the Knight Foundation. Henry Bienen, president of
Northwestern; Robert Birgeneau , chancellor of UC Berkeley; Lee
Bollinger, president of Columbia; Steven Sample, president of USC; and
Harvard president Lawrence Summers have all agreed to support the
initiative in its third year and there are clear indicators that the
initiative is making progress. A native of Pittsburgh , PA, Davis has a B., and the United States Olympic Committee. Alliant Energy's domestic utility
subsidiaries , Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serve
982,000 electric and 416,000 natural gas customers.

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New York

Schools of Journalism at Columbia, Northwestern, Berkeley and
USC, and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics
and Public Policy at Harvard are part of the The
Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism
Education

The initiative responds to a McKinsey + Co.knightfdn.
Harvey joined WPL Holdings in 1986 as Vice President and Associate General
Counsel.

This does NOT include alumni update and reunion sites , which should be submitted to the appropriate school's category in Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities .

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The students
will be trained in ethics, investigative reporting and digital
journalism.A.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York president Vartan Gregorian and
John S.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO )
As part of Alliant Energy's succession plan, the Board of Directors today
elected William D.
Davis is a member of the Boards of Directors of BP p.

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Knight Foundation president Hodding Carter III
announced the formation of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the
Future of Journalism Education with representatives of the University
of California-Berkeley, Columbia University, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University, Northwestern University and the
University of Southern California.
The Carnegie-Knight Initiative involves three distinct efforts:

1.

3.

At a time when technology's digital revolution is changing the
news industry , the Carnegie-Knight Initiative will focus on preparing
future media leaders to be analytic thinkers , clear writers and
communicators, armed with an in-depth understanding of the context and
complexity of issues facing the modern world.
The report, undertaken for the Corporation by McKinsey + Co. The summer's work will feature in a specific project
underway at ABC News to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the
World Trade Center.
In April 1998, Davis became the first President and CEO of Alliant Energy,
a company formed as the result of a three-way merger between IES Industries ,
Inc. Davis is a
Life Member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon
University and served on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
from 1987 - 1994 . For more
information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.

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"Journalism is too important to this nation and our democracy to
have the schools that educate its future leaders be anything but
central to the universities in which they reside," said Vartan
Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
(Logo: http://www. Harvey, 56, as President and Chief Executive Officer,
effective July 1, 2005. in 1978 as Vice
President-Finance. He was then named President in 1987
and Chief Executive Officer in 1988.
Davis is a member of the Board of Directors of the Edison Electric
Institute and was Chair from June 2002 - June 2003.alliantenergy.

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knightfdn . "Our
American universities, which offer the most enriching, challenging and
academically excellent higher education in the world, can provide
journalism schools with an unparalleled opportunity to engage with
ideas about subjects such as history, philosophy, economics and
culture that will help their students develop a passion for learning
and knowledge along with the exemplary skills they will need to be at
the forefront of the journalism profession in the 21st century. Davis will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.l.

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Curriculum Enrichment that will integrate the schools of
journalism more deeply into the life of the university.carnegie. That document is
available in its entirety at www. In 1984, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and
was elected to the Board of Directors. He also serves on the
Boards of the Electric Power Research Institute, The Conference Board, and is
a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Advisory Board as well as the
American Society of Corporate Executives where he serves as Chair.

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million; Knight Foundation $1.7 million. "Bill's transition to CEO is consistent with the plan
the Board put in place in January of 2004 reflecting the culmination of two
years of planning," said Davis. Since that time, he has successfully held a variety of positions
including General Counsel and head of Gas Operations and Senior Vice President
in charge of power production, gas operations, legal affairs and
administrative services. Providing its
customers in the Midwest with regulated electricity and natural gas service
remains the company's primary focus.

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, Erroll B., 60,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT), announced
today he will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer July 1,
2005, and retire from the Board of Directors no later than the 2006 annual
meeting ., and WPL Holdings, Inc., is a Fortune 1000 company
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LNT.

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The universities will take advantage of the riches of their
institutions by integrating the schools of journalism more closely
with the entire campus in an effort to better teach, challenge and
prepare the next generation of news industry leaders for an
increasingly complex world.

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