George Stanley Turnbull (December 5, 1882 – February 9, 1977) was an English-American scholar and educator. He began a career of newspaper work in 1894 and helped found the University of Oregon School of Journalism in 1917,[1][2] later serving as acting dean[3] and, from 1944 to 1948, as dean.[4] He founded and edited Oregon Exchanges, a newspaper for Oregon's "newspaper folk," which was at least initially produced by students at the School of Journalism.
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| Born | December 5, 1882 |
| Died | February 9, 1977 (aged 94) |
Turnbull published five books, including the 1939 History of Oregon Newspapers, which was identified in the Eugene Register-Guard in 1950 as the "most authentic source on newspapering in the state."[5] He presented at the 15th annual Oregon State Editorial Association conference, which was described at the time as the most successful conference to date.[6] The work has been cited as an authority in numerous sources.[7]
Following his retirement from teaching journalism, Turnbull worked for several newspapers, and taught at several universities.[4] He died February 9, 1977, in Salem, Oregon.[8][2] His son-in-law, Democratic bureaucrat and politician Ken Johnson, worked on a biography of Turnbull for about a year around the time of his death.[9]
References edit
- ^ wikisource:en:The Fourth Estate/1917/October 27/Journalism in the Colleges
- ^ a b Oregonian, February 12, 1977.
- ^ "Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests". 1923.
- ^ a b "George S. Turnbull". December 17, 2017.
- ^ "George Turnbull To Be in Eugene". Eugene Register-Guard.
- ^ "Oregon Editors Mix Business and Pleasure". The Fourth Estate. E. F. Birmingham. August 5, 1922. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Notson, Robert C. (November 30, 1975). "Making the Day Begin". The Oregonian.
- ^ Sullivan, Ann (February 11, 1977). "UO journalism professor Turnbull, 94, dies".
- ^ "Johnson to quit state job to run for legislative seat". September 27, 1977.
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