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Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieria of the Today Show broadcast from the drill field.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464203561/in/photostream/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geeknerd99/464203561/in/photostream/
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Lin
Tags: media, reporter, today show
too much coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy
April 19, 2007
The amount of coverage has been staggering--dozens of stories per day in the top national newspapers, nightly broadcast news programs that are lengthened by half an hour, 24-hour repetitions of the same information on cable news,…
The amount of coverage has been staggering--dozens of stories per day in the top national newspapers, nightly broadcast news programs that are lengthened by half an hour, 24-hour repetitions of the same information on cable news,…
Tags: blog, commentary, media
You vs. MSM in Va Tech Shooting Coverage
by brock | April 23, 2007 at 08:21 pm
As the terrible story of the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus began to unfold last week, the tens of thousands of moving pieces that make up the main stream media were kicked into high gear. The effort…
As the terrible story of the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus began to unfold last week, the tens of thousands of moving pieces that make up the main stream media were kicked into high gear. The effort…
Tags: blog, citizen journalists, commentary, coverage, media
Virginia Tech Redux: Did the Old Media Lose it in Blacksburg?
April 18th, 2007
As the words continue to flow along with the tears after the deaths at Virginia Tech, one important observation rises above the ruins: the incident represented a triumph for what the pundits term the New Media over the Old. The keys…
As the words continue to flow along with the tears after the deaths at Virginia Tech, one important observation rises above the ruins: the incident represented a triumph for what the pundits term the New Media over the Old. The keys…
Tags: blog, citizen, commentary, journalism, journalists, media, new media, old media
The Tangled Thicket of Cho seung-hui, Don Imus, YouTube and American Idol
April 21st, 2007
Cho seung-hui, the Rutgers University women's basketball team, the students and Virginia Tech all form a tangled thicket nourished by the American media, overgrown with too many words, too many pictures and too many answers to…
Cho seung-hui, the Rutgers University women's basketball team, the students and Virginia Tech all form a tangled thicket nourished by the American media, overgrown with too many words, too many pictures and too many answers to…
Bowing Down to Our Own Violence
Media Beat (4/19/07)
By Norman Solomon
Many days after the mass killings at Virginia Tech, grisly stories about the tragedy still dominated front pages and cable television. News of carnage on a vastly larger scale -- the war in Iraq -- ebbs…
By Norman Solomon
Many days after the mass killings at Virginia Tech, grisly stories about the tragedy still dominated front pages and cable television. News of carnage on a vastly larger scale -- the war in Iraq -- ebbs…
Tags: commentary, iraq, media, violence, war
What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings
By Tamara K. Nopper | 04.19.2007
April 17, 2007
Like many, I was glued to the television news yesterday, keeping updated about the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech University. I was trying to deal with my own disgust and sadness, especially…
April 17, 2007
Like many, I was glued to the television news yesterday, keeping updated about the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech University. I was trying to deal with my own disgust and sadness, especially…
Virginia Tech, Imus and Curve Balls
[Philosophical Musing on Media Culture]
By Carl Davidson
20 Apr 2007
The universe throws curve balls at us, now and then.
It seems to want to wake us up, and teach us lessons in impermanence and interconnectedness.
Take the killings at…
By Carl Davidson
20 Apr 2007
The universe throws curve balls at us, now and then.
It seems to want to wake us up, and teach us lessons in impermanence and interconnectedness.
Take the killings at…
Tags: blog, cho, commentary, imus, media
Wall-to-Wall VT
There are always a trio of TVs running next to the information desk in Squires, tuned to three different news channels. All three were reporting on Virginia Tech.
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Original source:…
Tags: media, student squires center
Virginia Tech: How Media Are Evolving
April 17th, 2007 by Dan Gillmor
(Note: This will appear tomorrow as an op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner newspaper.)
Once again, horror has given us a glimpse of our media future: simultaneously conversational and distributed, mass and…
(Note: This will appear tomorrow as an op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner newspaper.)
Once again, horror has given us a glimpse of our media future: simultaneously conversational and distributed, mass and…
Tags: citizen journalism, democratization, editorial, media
Re-Imaging Violence
Recorded Thursday, April 19 (24 MB MP3)
We've decided to scrap tonight's planned show (about language post-Imus) in favor of a show about the visual reverberations of the Virginia Tech shooting. Our central prod came from the trusty barthjg,…
We've decided to scrap tonight's planned show (about language post-Imus) in favor of a show about the visual reverberations of the Virginia Tech shooting. Our central prod came from the trusty barthjg,…
Tags: media, mp3, open source, radio, show, technology, violence, visual
Connected to the news by a generation of wired witnesses
Posted by Dale Peskin | April 23rd, 2007
Unaware of a shooting in a dormitory that left two people dead, Virginia Tech graduate student Jamal al Barghouti headed across campus to meet with his advisor. Nearing Norris Hall he ran into police, guns…
Unaware of a shooting in a dormitory that left two people dead, Virginia Tech graduate student Jamal al Barghouti headed across campus to meet with his advisor. Nearing Norris Hall he ran into police, guns…
Tags: citizen journalism, common good, community, media
Seeking Healing
The media need our help to shift their focus from murderers and violence to the compassionate healing journeys of victims' families:
After the Virginia Tech tragedy, the president of the American Psychiatric Association, Pedro Ruiz, wrote an…
After the Virginia Tech tragedy, the president of the American Psychiatric Association, Pedro Ruiz, wrote an…
Tags: healing, media, memorial, peace, school violence
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Major media outlets interview students, faculty, and staff.
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Photo Courtesy of Dana Burman
Tags: interviews, media, reporter
Reflections on Virginia Tech
By Billy McMorris
Apr 17 2007
John Manetta Once Told Me
In early modern Europe the infant mortality rate was astronomical. Crude medical practices led to a high casualty rate for mother and child alike. In many cases, new mothers would be…
Apr 17 2007
John Manetta Once Told Me
In early modern Europe the infant mortality rate was astronomical. Crude medical practices led to a high casualty rate for mother and child alike. In many cases, new mothers would be…
Tags: cornell, gun control, media