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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
Posted in Chapter 13
Tagged first amendment, legal issues
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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
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
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
Posted in Chapter 6, Uncategorized
Tagged links, newspapers
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