Veteran Newsman Says Print Will Never Die "I like to tell people I was born in a Carnegie Library in Niles, Michigan, but that's not quite true. But I grew up in a house full of newspapers, magazines, and books, just around the corner from that library, where the librarians knew how to feed my reading habit. I became a reporter and editor in fifth grade, and had my first front page byline in our local newspaper in my senior year of high school. Do not tell me our dependence on words is near an end. The written word remains at the heart of our culture, despite all the claptrap claims about the imminent death of print. The Internet has changed many things, but sentences and paragraphs still stream before our eyes. "In short, we will always need people who can report and write and put it all together in an interesting story form. Writing nonfiction is a satisfying challenge. It is mostly about connecting with readers, trying to share what you have found out with them. It's both art and craft, and it can be taught and learned. I have enjoyed being a writer and teacher of writing most of my adult life." Wally Eberhard, an award-winning UGA journalism professor, is teaching Writing for Money: The Art of Freelance Nonfiction Journalism this summer. All contents copyright © 2008 University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel All rights reserved URL: http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/ppd/courses/more_info/eberhard.html