Read Wordlaw's remarks Edwards Wins Dotson Fellowship Stephen Q. Edwards, regional operations manager for The Arizona Republic, is the 2001 recipient of the John L. Dotson Jr. Media Management Fellowship for the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education's Management Training Center . The dates for the 2001 MTC are July 22 - August 25. Funding for the Dotson fellowship comes from John L. Dotson Jr., publisher and president of the Akron Beacon-Journal. Online media sites have flourished in recent years, offering another career path to seasoned media professionals. Yet it s a volatile time for the industry as many sites are cutting jobs and costs.
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