Johnny Edwards Iraq War correspondence

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS-296

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains a transcript of an interview with Johnny Edwards and his Augusta Chronicle Colleagues about his embedded reporter experience, back ground material on Iraqi war reporters’ experience, financial and expenses records and handwritten notes and a draft speech given by Dr. Debra Reddin van Tuyll for a panel discussion. Also included is a clippings file of Johnny Edwards’ reports during the Iraqi war.

Dates

Created: -
Other: Majority of material found in 2003
Other: Date acquired: 08/26/2010

Creator

van Tuyll, Debra Reddin (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

no restrictions

Biographical or Historical Information

Material was transferred to Special Collections Reese Library on August 26, 2010. This material was collection by Dr. Debra Reddin van Tuyll to leave information about the reporting of the Iraqi war for researchers. Dr. van Tuyll expressed that she wished to leave an example of the type of material she wished were more available to her in her work on American Civil War reporting. Johnny Edwards started at the Augusta Chronicle in 2000 as a night reporter. In 2003, he covered the invasion of Iraq as an embedded reporter with the Augusta-based 319th Transportation Company. At this writing, he is the Public Services reporter for the Augusta Chronicle. For more information, please see http://chronicle.augusta.com/authors/johnny-edwards .

Note written by

Extent

1.00 boxes

Language

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

Folder 1 - 3 copies of interview transcript conducted June 18, 2003. First copy includes hand-written notes Folder 2 - Print-out of a 2003 briefing on embedded reporting policies and guidelines Folder 3 - Copies of travel vouchers authorized for Johnny Edwards during his assignment as an embedded reporter Folder 4 - Speech by Dr. Debra Reddin van Tuyll for panel discussion and handwritten notes Folder 5 - Photocopies of American Civil War newspaper articles which are examples of embedded reporting Folder 6 - Photocopies of articles used in Dr. Debra Reddin van Tuyll’s research on embedded reporting Folder 7 - Photocopies of clippings file Folder 8 - Clippings file

Source of Acquisition

Debra R. Van Tuyll

Method of Acquisition

This material was transfered to Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta University by Debra R. Van Tuyll of the city of Augusta, County of Richmond, State of Georgia, on 08/26/2010. Acc#2010.17