Tulsa World assistant editor to visit campus as part of Joel Gambill Distinguished Speaker series

From: Mar 28th, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
To: Mar 29th, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

ASU - Jonesboro:  Tulsa World assistant editor to visit campus as part of Joel Gambill

Distinguished Speaker series

JONESBORO -- Mary Bishop, the assistant editor of the Tulsa World newspaper, is the

featured speaker of the Dr. Joel Gambill Distinguished Alumni speakers, Monday and

Tuesday, March 28-29, on the Arkansas State University campus. Bishop will speak to

students during her two-day stay.

Bishop, who earned her master of science degree in Mass Communications from ASU in

1985, joined the Tulsa World as a copy editor in July 1995 and became assistant city

editor in May 1996. Her responsibilities as assistant city editor include managing

obituary writers and the Justice Team, a group of reporters who cover police, fire

and courts.

She also assigns and edits stories as well as editing breaking news and stories from

other teams, including government and education; managing the city desk at night;

posting breaking news and other stories.

Her title changed to assistant editor in early March when the newspaper reorganized

the newsroom. Bishop's duties expanded to include business, scene and sports as well

as news.

Prior to earning her masters degree from ASU, Bishop graduated in 1983 with a

bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from East Central University in Ada,

Okla. She has completed post-graduate work at the University of Oklahoma and East

Central University as well as course work toward a doctorate of education at

Oklahoma State University.

She worked as a reporter from the Bristow News and Record Citizen in Oklahoma in

1986 and served as copy editor for The Daily Oklahoman during the summer of 1986.

Bishop was an assistant professor of journalism at East Central University from

August 1986 to May 1995 when she joined the Tulsa World.