Hampton U. names journalism school head

Hampton University has named Christopher Campbell as director of its Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Campbell recently held similar positions at Xavier University in Cincinnati and the University of Idaho in Moscow.

Campbell succeeds acting director Rosalynne Whitaker-Heck, who took over from Charlotte Grimes last year.

HU opened its new state-of-the-art building to house the department in the fall of 2002, two years after partnerin with the Scripps Howard Foundation.

Va. gets failing grade for lobbyist disclosure

The Washington-based Center for Public Integrity took a close look at Virginia's lobbying laws. It didn't like what it found.

The watchdog group ranked Virginia's regulatory rules 30th among the states, mostly because of lax enforcement and vague statutes.

Lobbying reports (totaling $10 million in FY03) are not checked for accuracy, and do not require lobbyists to disclose the bills they are working for or against.

The Roanoke Times called the lack of scrutiny "inexcusable."