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Brigham Young University. News Bureau

 Organization

Biography

The Brigham Young University News Bureau was established around 1952, and was responsible for overseeing university news publications. In 1978 Press Relations was renamed Public Communications. Directors for the News Bureau included Edwin J. Butterworth (1952-1978).

Press Relations’ main function was to serve the university in dispersing school news to the outside world. It also prepares news releases and dissemination of the same to press, radio, television, magazine, and wire services. Within it there were four main divisions: news operations, information service, publications, and advertising. The news bureau was responsible for publishing president ‘s letter to the parents, special editions of the Daily Universe, and BYU Today, the alumni magazine.

The director of News Bureau reported to the director of the Division of Public Relations until 1964, after which they reported to the director of University Relations.

Later units include Brigham Young University Public Communications Department(1978-1997) and University Communications (1997-).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

University Communications files on educational institutions, 1969-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning other educational institutions in relation to Brigham Young University from 1969 to 1997. Material topics include university relations, the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly, the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, placement center, preschool, secondary education foundation, BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho, Dixie, New Zion School, Snow College, University of Utah, Utah Public Schools-BYU partnership, Utah State University, Utah Valley State...
Dates: 1969-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

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