UNH alumna, Jackie MacMullen, model of integrity and success
Sean Bourbeau
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: News
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Jackie MacMullan is a University of New Hampshire alumna who defines the journalistic role of integrity and success.
She's covered sports across the country since the 1980s. She was there when the Boston Celtics had legends like Bird and Parish. She was there when the Red Sox won their first World Series. She was there when the Patriots won their first Superbowl. She was also there for her family when it was just too hard to balance a career in sports journalism and home life.
MacMullan feels that it's important for a journalist to be truthful and fair. "Whenever I'm writing about someone, I try to put myself in his or her shoes," she said. "You've got to be fair."
It is on these principles -- truth and fairness -- that she models all her stories. University of New Hampshire Professor Andrew Merton was one of MacMullan's professors in her undergrad years. He believes that a good writer must have "curiosity, a sense of idealism, fairness and justice." According to Merton, MacMullan has all of these qualities.
Late former professor of MacMullan and Pulitzer Prize winner Don Murray has said, "Talent is fairly cheap. What a lot of people don't have is the drive to follow it through. She was good, just there, regular and committed."
MacMullan developed these principles of hard work and fairness quickly at the beginning of her career. There were times when her commitment to truth and fairness brought her to write or say negative things about people she liked. She called Larry Brown out on one of his coaching decisions. He didn't like it. Brown hasn't spoken to her since.
Her professionalism and sense of fairness has made her a staple of the sports industry. She's covered major sporting events like the Patriots' first Superbowl win, the Red Sox's first World Series win in 86 years, the 1988 Olympic Games, and the multiple Celtics' championships through the '80s.
MacMullan began her career writing for the Boston Globe in 1982. She went on to cover basketball for Sports Illustrated from 1995 to 2000. She then took a short break to spend more time with her family. She returned to the Boston Globe in 2002 and was named associate editor. She appears on television with ESPN, NESN and WHDH-TV as a sports correspondent.
She's covered sports across the country since the 1980s. She was there when the Boston Celtics had legends like Bird and Parish. She was there when the Red Sox won their first World Series. She was there when the Patriots won their first Superbowl. She was also there for her family when it was just too hard to balance a career in sports journalism and home life.
MacMullan feels that it's important for a journalist to be truthful and fair. "Whenever I'm writing about someone, I try to put myself in his or her shoes," she said. "You've got to be fair."
It is on these principles -- truth and fairness -- that she models all her stories. University of New Hampshire Professor Andrew Merton was one of MacMullan's professors in her undergrad years. He believes that a good writer must have "curiosity, a sense of idealism, fairness and justice." According to Merton, MacMullan has all of these qualities.
Late former professor of MacMullan and Pulitzer Prize winner Don Murray has said, "Talent is fairly cheap. What a lot of people don't have is the drive to follow it through. She was good, just there, regular and committed."
MacMullan developed these principles of hard work and fairness quickly at the beginning of her career. There were times when her commitment to truth and fairness brought her to write or say negative things about people she liked. She called Larry Brown out on one of his coaching decisions. He didn't like it. Brown hasn't spoken to her since.
Her professionalism and sense of fairness has made her a staple of the sports industry. She's covered major sporting events like the Patriots' first Superbowl win, the Red Sox's first World Series win in 86 years, the 1988 Olympic Games, and the multiple Celtics' championships through the '80s.
MacMullan began her career writing for the Boston Globe in 1982. She went on to cover basketball for Sports Illustrated from 1995 to 2000. She then took a short break to spend more time with her family. She returned to the Boston Globe in 2002 and was named associate editor. She appears on television with ESPN, NESN and WHDH-TV as a sports correspondent.
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TDB
posted 4/14/07 @ 4:23 PM EST
Hey Sean, tell whoever who wrote the headline not to make it a habit to screw up the spelling of one of your most notable graduates. Or just tell him/her to read the article. (Continued…)
Sean Bourbeau
posted 4/17/07 @ 11:50 PM EST
Hi TDB,
I'll pass it along. I don't know how that mistake was made to be honest with you. She is one of our most famous alumns. I haven't been very happy with the ways some of my articles have been handled in the past. (Continued…)
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