Journalism award is rescinded over spanking allegations
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) " Ohio University's journalism school is rescinding an award given to a former Alabama newspaper executive who recently resigned following allegations that he assaulted female newsroom employees in the 1970s by spanking them.Because of those accusations, faculty at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism voted in January to rescind H. Brandt Ayers' 2011 Carr Van Anda Award, the school's highest honor.Ayers had stepped down as chairman of the board of [...]
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