Category Archives: Book Link

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

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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

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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

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Link Ch. 6 – Edward R. Murrow in London

A recording of one of Edward R. Murrow’s broadcasts from London during World War II.

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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

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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

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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

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Link Ch. 4 – A Million Little Memoir Fabrications

Reprinted from my blog from January 27, 2006: A Million Little Problems Dept. – Fall Out From James Frey’s Fabrications A week or so ago I ran a guest commentary by my colleague John Temple about his outrage at the apparent fabrications … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 4 – Apple’s e-textbook system

In January of 2012, Apple announced a collection of software to create and use e-textbooks on the iPad.  USA Today’s Edward C. Baig demonstrates it:

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Link Ch. 4 – Meet Amanda Hocking

Meet Amanda Hocking, the indie author sensation who now has a contract with St. Martin’s Press. Storyseller – A profile of author Amanda Hocking in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Interview with KTTC TV Interview with the Associated Press

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