Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Minter, JimShort, Bob, 19322008-10-06Minter discusses his childhood in Inman, Georgia, during the Depression, and his mother's family, the Harps. Minter talks about his education, his work at The Red and Black student newspaper, and about being a sports reporter for college football. Minter discusses his career at the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. He mentions troubles with in-house unions. Minter discusses the political influence of the Cox Family, owners of both the Journal and the Constitution. Minter explains that the Constitution was meant to be more liberal while the Journal was meant to be conservative. He discusses the powerful influence of the newspapers' converage of politics and the state capitol. He discusses how the editorial board decided which political candidate to endorse and what role the newspapers played in the Civil Rights Movement. Minter also discusses Reg Murphy's kidnapping and subsequent ransoming. Minter recalls working with John Pennington, Mike Edwards, Ray Jenkins, Dan Magill, Ed Pope, Eddie Barker, Guy Tiller, Bill Fields, Reg Murphy, Harold Raines, Bill Shipp, Hal Gulliver, and Zell Miller.Finding aid available in repository.Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection 004, Bill Shipp; Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection 147, Bill Shipp.Interviewed by Bob Short.James G. "Jim" Minter was born in Inman, Georgia, in 1930. He attended North Georgia College, and graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. He worked as a sportswriter for UGA's The Red and Black newspaper, and then went on to the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution, working with Lewis Grizzard, Bill Shipp, and Reg Murphy. He was appointed executive editor of the newly combined Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He retired from the vice presidency of Cox Enterprises in 1988.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlUniversity of GeorgiaRed and blackAtlanta journal and constitutionAmerican newspapers--Georgia--HistoryJournalists--Georgia--InterviewsPress and politics--Georgia--HistoryCivil rights movements--Georgia--HistoryAmerican newspapersCivil rights movementsJournalistsKidnappingPress and politicsUniversities and colleges--Alumni and alumnaeInman (Ga.)--HistoryGeorgiaJim Minter, 06 October 2008.MovingImage