George Stanley Turnbull

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George Stanley Turnbull
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Born(1882-12-05)December 5, 1882
DiedFebruary 9, 1977(1977-02-09) (aged 94)

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 1944–48, as dean.[4]

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]

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  1. ^ wikisource:en:The Fourth Estate/1917/October 27/Journalism in the Colleges
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Oregonian, February 12, 1977.
  3. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=2IMXAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA25-PA22&dq=%22Fourth+Estate%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi3i8uxq-bmAhVCw4sKHc7cAR4Q6AEwA3oECAMQAg#v=snippet&q=%22George%20Turnbull%22&f=false
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b https://journalism.uoregon.edu/george-s-turnbull
  5. ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon Editors Mix Business and Pleasure". The Fourth Estate. E. F. Birmingham. August 5, 1922. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Notson, Robert C. (November 30, 1975). "Making the Day Begin". The Oregonian.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Ann (February 11, 1977). "UO journalism professor Turnbull, 94, dies".
  9. ^ "Johnson to quit state job to run for legislative seat". September 27, 1977.

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