Christy
C. Bulkeley worked for newspapers from junior high school through more than 20
years after receiving a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri
School of Journalism in 1964, the last 11 years as editor and publisher of Gannett
Co. Inc. dailies. She was the first woman named chief executive officer of a local
Gannett newspaper. In 1985, she became a vice president of the Gannett Foundation,
working in issues-related grant and program administration. When the foundation
was recreated as the Freedom Forum, she left to pursue independent studies and
earned a Master of Theological Studies degree at Wesley Theological Seminary in
Washington D.C. (1994). Bulkeley served on committees, boards and officer positions
of various professional and trade and education-related organizations, wrote for
their publications, was a guest lecturer at a number of journalism schools and
on newspaper and community programs, and is cited in several books dealing with
the progress of women in journalism and communications. Her interest focuses on
learning as the compelling component of news and how that process is affected
by community, social class and world view. Bulkeley works from her home near Sanford,
N.C.
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