Monthly Archives: October 2010

SCOTUS – Does Westboro Baptist Church Have Right To Picket Funerals?

UPDATE: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church’s right to picket funerals. The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing arguments today on the case of Snyder v. Phelps.  Fred Phelps, the leader of a … Continue reading

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We Were Promised Jetpacks – Day 2

Not surprisingly, CNN’s Jeanne Moos had fun with Fox’s mistaken story about the LAPD buying 10,000 jetpacks at $100,000 a pop. She did manage, initially, to miss the fact that Fox corrected the story approximately 40 minutes after it ran. … Continue reading

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Truth 7 – There is No They Dept. – We were promised jetpacks

Except when it’s tragic, it’s funny to see news organizations caught with their pants down when they didn’t bother to check on the truthfulness of stories they report.  The news organizations decide that the story is good enough that it … Continue reading

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Samples of Newspaper Series

My in-depth reporting class is working on a pair series about the funding of K-12 education and higher education.  Here are some samples of great newspaper series from the past (which don’t have anything to do with education funding…) Left … Continue reading

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