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August 21, 2018 at 8:13 am

Washington Post Quotes Jellison on ‘Ephemeral’ Be Best Campaign

Dr. Katherine Jellison, holdng a drawing

Dr. Katherine Jellison

The Washington Post quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “First lady Melania Trump warns of ‘destructive and harmful’ side of social media.”

Katherine Jellison, a history professor at Ohio University, said recently that “Be Best” so far lacks the vision and presence of Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign or Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. “Once it was given a name, there was something there, but what has it developed into?” Jellison asked. “It seems to be ephemeral at the moment.”

Read more in the Washington Post.

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