Show judicious journalist r 1 joins jargon jockeys joc eys t journalism professional visits Horizon staff Mark Hewitt News Editor The Horizon and its it's advisor advisor advisor ad ad- visor Roselyn Kirk hosted special guest speaker Terri Orr editor of the Park Record Park City's award winning newspaper At a two hour session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion immediately following lunch at the retreat Friday afternoon Orr related the saga of her career From her struggle as a talented but inopportune inopportune inopportune in in- opportune writer through her tenure as a newspaper columnist in Park City she mesmerized the Horizon staff with the story of her controversial controversial controversial con con- success as editor of the Park Record Orr discussed her beginnings beginnings beginnings begin begin- as a high school writer and journalist explaining that after a short stint at college college college col col- col- col lege she married and never returned to academia Despite her lack of a degree chance and her stellar writing talent provided her with the opp opportunity ity to P write a weekly Ve kl column u for forthe the P Park fk Re Record ora r Writing while raising her two children single handedly handed- handed ly Orr was again aided by providence and experience Park City's two newspapers merged and upon an invitation invitation invitation tion by the publisher she as assumed assumed assumed as- as the role of Editor and organized her staff to form the Park Record Park City's only present newspaper i t j 4 IT i F tt q t. t a 1 y I k h 1 j i iT T 44 i TL n H. H n J y Rl J fl y i Park Record Editor shares inspiring afternoon with Horizon staff I Orr explained to the Horizon the controversy that sometimes surrounds firm editorial commitments Her editorial policies have been anything but pacific Editorial contention concerning concerning concerning con con- the Park Records Record's social social social so so- cial political and economic stance has given Orr the reputation of being tough but fair The Horizon staff found a consummate professional jo journalist in Orr Her ethical integrity and civic concern provided the staff with a splendid role model As Orr continues her tradition of excellence excellence excellence ex ex- at the Park Register journalists will look to to- her het- for 5 example and advice I |