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Adele, Vogue, and Body Image: “I don’t want to be some skinny-mini with my t#%s out”
Adele’s been getting a lot of attention lately. Not only for her music, but also for her looks. Here’s a discussion from CNN about her new cover of Vogue in which she looks a good deal thinner than she does … Continue reading
Link Ch.6 – How VTech’s Collegiate Times covered the 2011 shooting on campus
The student journalists at Virginia Tech’s Collegiate Times had the best coverage in the country during December 8, 2011′s shooting deaths of two people on the VTech campus. Here are two blog posts I wrote as their reporting was unfolding: … Continue reading
Link Ch. 6 – Alternative Papers
Here are links to several of the alternative papers discussed in the newspaper chapter of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World. Please note that these papers at times may contain R-rated type language and imagery. Chicago Defender One of … Continue reading
Link Ch. 6 – Top Ten U.S. Newspapers
Here are links to the top ten newspapers in the United States: Wall Street Journal Note that most of the WSJ’s content is available only to paid subscribers. USA Today New York Times It’s not the biggest paper, but it … Continue reading
Link Ch. 6 – Edward R. Murrow in London
A recording of one of Edward R. Murrow’s broadcasts from London during World War II.
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 6, Chapter 7
Tagged Edward R. Murrow, media history, radio news
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Link Ch. 6 – New York Daily News DEAD! cover
Jesús Marrone wrote his doctoral dissertation on front covers of publications, and has a lot of great background on the New York Daily News DEAD! cover featuring murderer Ruth Snyder being executed. Lots of great background information and photos of … Continue reading
Link Ch. 6 – The Yellow Kid
The Yellow Kid, an early newspaper comic character who got his start in a comic called Hogan’s Alley, was the star of the comics page during the yellow journalism era in New York City. You can read and see more … Continue reading
Link Ch. 6 – Nellie Bly’s Ten Days in a Mad House
New York World stunt journalist Nellie Bly landed her job working for Joseph Pulitzer’s penny paper by going under cover as a patient at the women’s lunatic asylum. In addition to a great series of newspaper articles, Bly also produced … Continue reading
Privacy in the Digital Age: Target knows that high school girl is preggers before dad does
In the age of online shopping and digital information, it’s easy to get paranoid about how much vendors know about us. You want to get creeped out? Start paying attention to the recommendations that Amazon makes to you based on … Continue reading
Jeremy Lin – Can race-based humor not be racist?
A blog by sudden NBA star Jeremy Lin as a 15-year-old has grabbed online attention today. There’s several things interesting about it. According to sports blog Deadspin, Lin’s teenage blog was under the address: chiNkBaLLa88.xanga.com. (You can follow the link, but … Continue reading