2013 Plenary 2: It Happened in Missouri
The panel will reflect on the closing and re-opening of the University of Missouri Press. What was the role of social media in rallying public sentiment, and what does the episode mean for how different constituents view university presses?
Host: Greg Britton, Editorial Director, Johns Hopkins University Press
Panelists: Bruce Miller, President, Miller Trade Book Marketing, Inc.
Janese Silvey, Story Specialist/Strategist, Stephens College (formerly Reporter, Columbia Daily Tribune)
Ned Stuckey-French, Assistant Professor of English at Florida State University and UMP author
Clair Willcox, Editor-in-Chief and Associate Director, University of Missouri Press
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