Last week, Dwight Bentel himself, the 99-year-old namesake of the journalism building, stopped by to see what the Daily was all about these days.
He reminisced about the old times a bit, and Mack prodded him to talk about the five-column photograph Bentel had put in a paper back in the day, before five-paragraph photos were at all common.
Then, the obligatory questions from the students arose, mostly of the ilk of “golly mister, what’s changed the most in journalism over the years?”
But the highlight of his visit occurred after one such question from a bright-eyed student went as follows: “What’s the number one rule in journalism?”
Bentel paused, then bellowed “Get it right!”
Bentel continued “The second rule in journalism: Get it right. Get it right, get it right, get it right!”
Tags: Dwight Bentel, Journalism, SJSU
February 23, 2009 at 3:04 pm |
My grandfather worked with Dr. Bentel at San Jose State. He’s mentioned in a lot of my grandfather’s letters, which I’ve been reading through. It’s amazing he’s doing so well at 99.
July 19, 2009 at 6:43 am |
Dwight Bentel has not changed over the years. He was and still is simply the best in his field — he got it right!