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VT Stay Strong
Sign in front of Burruss Hall reading 'VT Stay Strong Media Stay Away.' By around this time I was sensing that this sentiment was shared by growing numbers of this community. Photo taken April 19, 2007.
Tags: burruss, Drillfield, flag, media, sign
RTE Morning Ireland Radio Show Clip
This is a clip on the Virginia Tech shooting from April 18, 2006. It ran on 'Morning Ireland' show on the Irish radio station RTE 1. It featured an interview between myself and Irish journalist Robert Shortt on the drillfield which took place…
Tags: candlelight vigil, international, kiersey, media, rte
News Coverage of the VA tech Shooting
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Topics like these are always hard to approach. For some, the event holds particular weight, either because of their relationship with the victims, with the assailant, with the location where it takes place, or because of the…
Topics like these are always hard to approach. For some, the event holds particular weight, either because of their relationship with the victims, with the assailant, with the location where it takes place, or because of the…
Tags: blog, commentary, media, news
Massacre at Virginia Tech: Let the Media Exploitation Begin
Posted Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 at 1:43 AM by Justin
I hate it how, whenever we have a national tragedy, journos just eat it up. The TV stations make logos for it, and slogans like "Massacre at Virginia Tech" that become ominous jingles as the…
I hate it how, whenever we have a national tragedy, journos just eat it up. The TV stations make logos for it, and slogans like "Massacre at Virginia Tech" that become ominous jingles as the…
Tags: blog, commentary, media
Satellite Dishes
The parking lot of the convention center bristled with satellite dishes. Dozens, maybe hundreds, sprouted from the tops of the vans.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/463569272/in/set-72157600088262276/
Licensed under…
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldoj/463569272/in/set-72157600088262276/
Licensed under…
Tags: inn, media, virginia tech inn
Media Coverage of the Virginia Tech Massacre
Charles Warner / Media Curmudgeon Blog
Television has once again gone on a rampage of gluttony over the tragic murders at Virginia Tech. However, it depends on your definition of what constitutes gluttony and what kind of TV you're talking…
Television has once again gone on a rampage of gluttony over the tragic murders at Virginia Tech. However, it depends on your definition of what constitutes gluttony and what kind of TV you're talking…
Tags: blog, commentary, media
NBC Should Never Have Aired the Virginia Tech Video
By: Jack Myers / Jack Myers Think Tank (Blog)
May 07, 2007
The more I think and talk to people about NBC's handling of Cho Seung-Hui's videos following the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the more convinced I am the decision was mishandled…
May 07, 2007
The more I think and talk to people about NBC's handling of Cho Seung-Hui's videos following the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the more convinced I am the decision was mishandled…
Tags: blog, commentary, media
Virginia Tech Grieves Online
Posted by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira on April 17th, 2007
I know that I speak for everyone here at Profy when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims of yesterday's events at Virginia Tech.
The horror of yesterday…
I know that I speak for everyone here at Profy when I say that our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims of yesterday's events at Virginia Tech.
The horror of yesterday…
Tags: blog, commentary, media, online
Media Warning
These warnings are posted everywhere on campus buildings to ward off the media from attending class when the students returned.
Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultrumble/468776222/
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Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultrumble/468776222/
Licensed under Creative Commons…
Tags: media, media warning
Blame Game and The Ghosts of Waco
Adam Roberts / The Metropolis Times (Blog)
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
"There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre." - Kurt Vonnegut
I don't really want to write this blog. I wanted to just take a few days off and give condolences…
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
"There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre." - Kurt Vonnegut
I don't really want to write this blog. I wanted to just take a few days off and give condolences…
Tags: blog, commentary, media, violence, waco
Virginia Tech shootings create media ethics debate
Jeff Vrabel / GateHouse Media
Thu Apr 19, 2007, 05:01 PM CDT
BLACKSBURG, VA - Regular readers of this column - and hello to all three of you - know that, when appropriate, partially appropriate, tangentially connected or carries the very slight…
Thu Apr 19, 2007, 05:01 PM CDT
BLACKSBURG, VA - Regular readers of this column - and hello to all three of you - know that, when appropriate, partially appropriate, tangentially connected or carries the very slight…
Tags: column, commentary, ethics, illinois, media
Virginia Tech Tragedy: A Revealing Sociological Tome
about 1 month ago by Nate Brugnone
The recent shootings at Virginia Tech are not only a tragedy at face-value, they are also a revealing tragedy on many social levels. As this story broke almost every headline across the US, and no doubt…
The recent shootings at Virginia Tech are not only a tragedy at face-value, they are also a revealing tragedy on many social levels. As this story broke almost every headline across the US, and no doubt…
Tags: blog, commentary, media