News Crisis

These are two news coverage that provide in site to the mistreatment of teenagers a TYC.


http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/042907dntextycbarnard.385f0b3.html


http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/news/tyc_hotline.html

Analysis of both

I think the organization handled it rather professionally. They addressed the issue without putting names out there and pointing fingers. They let the community know in rather few words that they know there is a problem concerning the abuse of kids at TYC and they were definitely going to handle it. I noticed that they tried to attack the situation first before the news got there hands on it. They even developed a hotline to make it look as though they were not only persecuting the man charged with the crime in the news line but also searching out others who decide to partake on such questionable behavior. It is clear that they are trying to show that the truly care about the safety of the students at TYC. They go out their way to make sure that the community is alert on the problem m going on at TYC and that if they want to be involve they can by contacting their hotline number. The news made it out to look like a scandal has happen. They point fingers at certain people. They also make sure to note the problematic background of the instructor who was caught abusing the students. They even go as far as to make one of the head supervisors out to be a villain.

The words used in the organization are words that would draw sympathy towards the organization and fury towards the abuser and those who don’t take a part and helping to stop such acts. The word crime is in big red letters on the flyer of the press release to indicate that they will not stand for such behavior and it will be lawfully taken care of. “I want to make clear that we will not tolerate abuse of any youth in TYC”. “This hotline is another tool for people to report suspected abuse. I don’t care how it gets reported, just that it gets reported. We want to know what is happening so we can fix it and deal with those who would try to hurt our kids.” This is said by the Acting Executive Director, Ed Owens. He stresses that the hotline isn’t a tool of propaganda to make TYC look like the victims bit more the enforcers of a policy to make such behavior cease to exist. The new line reads, “TYC supervisor rebuffed abuse warnings”. The wordings for the headline itself points blame at representatives of TYC. They are clearly choosing to attack the organization in an attempt to exploit a hidden issue. In the press release for the organization I think Tim Savoy, the Public Information Officer in the speaker. He uses a lot of Ed Owens words to get across the message the organization as a whole is trying to portray. Gregg Jones of The Dallas Morning News is speaking in the news article. The two stories are definitely in disagreement. One is more of a pointing of fingers and the other is the reprimanding of said behavior. The tone in the organizational response is one of concise sternness and does not add to the story told by the press. The organization response is not adequate to filling in gaps in the news media accounts for it only says what it will do to stop the problem before it happens.

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, March 14, 2007
WaterWays Sessions are FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

PLEASE NOTE THAT TIMES AND ROOM ASSINGMENTS ARE TENTATIVE

9:00 AM- (ENV 115)
India’s River Linking Plan: History and Current Debates
Kelly Alley

10:30 AM-( ENV 120)
Water Concerns in South Asia: A Broad Survey of the Water Concerns of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, & Bangladesh
Ramaswamy R. Iyer - Former Secretary for Water

12:00 PM-( ENV 320A)
LUNCHEON

1:00 PM-( ENV 130)
PANEL DISCUSSION
River Cultures--Ecological Futures
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and John A. McLachlan

3:00 PM-( ENV Atrium)
RECEPTION WITH LIVE MUSIC: Trio Montuno
Trio Montuno

3:00 PM-(ENV Third Floor)
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Water on the Edge: Six Photographers
Dornith Doherty, Curator
Assoc. Prof. of Photography, UNT-Denton

3:00 PM- ( ENV Eagle Exhibit Hall )
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT:
Waterways of India
George Alfred James
Assoc. Prof. of Philosophy & Religion Studies, UNT-Denton

5:00 PM-( ART Gallery )
Daniel Bozhkov: Recent Works & Underground Waterworks
Rainmaker's Workshop
Daniel Bozhkov
Faculty at the Yale University School of Art, Columbia University, and the Rhode Island School of Design.

8:00 PM-( Union Lyceum)
Distinguished Speakers Series

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Waterways Conferance Comes to UNT Again!


" WaterWays: The Confluence of Art, Science, Policy & Philosophy"



Dateline- March 13-15,2007- The Waterways Conference is a exciting event that brings together scientists, philosophers, politicians, artists, managers and private sectors in order to bring to light one serious matter, the awareness of water basin issues at UNT .
This conference not only tackles the issue but also sheds light on recent matters and how we can improve upon them. The conference is held by the Philosophy of Water Project and other departments at the University of North Texas. The main focus of this conference this time around is the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin.
Some of the key speakers for the conference will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,founder of the River Keeper Oraganizaton, and John A. McLauclan the director of RiverSphere and the Katrina and the Environmental Research and restoration network.
This is a free event that is open to the public. This event is Tuesday, March 13 through Thursday, March 15. It is free and open to all general public. It will be held at Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, located on the northwest corner of Avenue C and West Mulberry (1704 W. Mulberry Street) on the University of North Texas campus.
This is a bi-annual conference sponsored by the University of North Texas.For a complete schedule of events, go to www.water.unt.edu/waterways.htm
The University of North Texas is a student-centered public research university and is the flagship of the UNT System. It is the most comprehensive university in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, offering 93 bachelor's, 111 master's and 50 doctoral degree programs, many nationally recognized. UNT is also one of the largest universities in Texas, enrolling more than 33,500 students.

Grassroots or Astroturfs

The Rain Forest Action Network (RAN) is a legitimate group. They are definitely a grassroots organization. They are composed of thousands of volunteers around the world. Their main goal is to not only educate but also enforce certain laws, that help maintain or ecosystem. There many campaigns have single handedly pushed big corporation to adhere to restriction in regard to economic policies. They also work with other groups like themselves to stand up for the preservation of rainforests and our global ecosystem. They use non-direct action, campaign and grassroot organizing to help enforce corporations to follow certain guidelines when it comes to the preservation of our precious resources here in earth. Some programs and campaigns they have are Global Finance, Old Growth, Rain forest in the class room and Protect-a-Acre. These and many others have brought awareness of global destruction to light. Even though their main mission is protecting rainforests they still shed light on other areas that need restoration from the harm that corporations and society have denatured. They are no doubt a real group built on the foundation of strong ethics in regards to the preservation of our world and the reservation of our forests.


Resources:

http://ran.org/act
http://rainforestheroes.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Mr. Kennedy is a graduate of Harvard University. He studied at the London School of Economics and received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. Following graduation he attended Pace University School of Law, where he was awarded a Masters Degree in Environmental Law.
Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine's “Heroes for the Planet” for his success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn more than 130 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe.
Mr. Kennedy serves as Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and President of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio.
He has worked on environmental issues across the Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands.


Dr. John A. McLachlan

He isdirector of the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities, and writer John M. Barry, author of a bestseller about the 1927 Mississippi River flood.
He is a renowned biologists and devoted humanatarian

Dr. McLachlan received his B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from the Johns Hopkins University
and a doctoral degree in pharmacology from the George Washington University.

Before coming to Tulane and Xavier in 1995, he spent the previous two decades
at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the world’s
largest and most comprehensive center for research on the effects of environmental
factors on human health. While at NIEHS, Dr. McLachlan’s scientific contributions led
to his discovery of the mechanisms by which environmental chemicals alter fetal
development. Dr. McLachlan was named Scientific Director of the NIEHS in 1989.

Dr. McLachlan’s wide range of research interests is reflected in his community service and awards.
He has worked to facilitate environmental literacy among New Orleans school children. His interests
in the environment and fetal development led to his appointment as a board member of the Children’s
Environmental Health Network.

Water Ways Lead

The Waterways Conference is a exciting event that brings together scientists, philosophers, politicians, artists, managers and private sectors in order to bring to light one serious matter, the awareness of water basin issues. This conference not only tackles the issue but also sheds light on recent matters and how we can improve upon them. The conference is held by the Philosophy of Water Project and other departments at the University of North Texas. The main focus of this conference this time around is the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin. Some of the key speakers for the conference will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,founder of the River Keeper Oraganizaton, and John A. McLauclan the director of RiverSphere and the Katrina and the Environmental Research and restoration network. This is a free event that is open to the public. This event is Tuesday, March 13 through Thursday, March 15. It is free and open to all general public. It will be held at Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, located on the northwest corner of Avenue C and West Mulberry (1704 W. Mulberry Street) on the University of North Texas campus.