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Media Message and Norris Hall
A sign affixed to a light pole on the Virginia Tech campus reads "VT Stay
Strong! Media Stay Away!"
Norris Hall is in the background. Photo taken April 15, 2008.
Photo by Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative…
Strong! Media Stay Away!"
Norris Hall is in the background. Photo taken April 15, 2008.
Photo by Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative…
Tags: anniversary, media sign, norris hall
Media Message
A sign affixed to a light pole on the Virginia Tech campus reads "VT Stay
Strong! Media Stay Away!"
Photo taken near the April 16 Memorial on April 15, 2008.
Photo by Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative…
Strong! Media Stay Away!"
Photo taken near the April 16 Memorial on April 15, 2008.
Photo by Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative…
Tags: anniversary, media sign
Media focus is off target
I'm from Virginia, and I know students at Va. Tech. I've been watching the irksome news coverage.
Death is always sad, but the silver lining is that it brings people together. Solidarity is why people are so compelled to tune in, and while…
Death is always sad, but the silver lining is that it brings people together. Solidarity is why people are so compelled to tune in, and while…
Media doesn't always know best
By Mark Humphrey
Monday, April 23, 2007
It's no secret that the news media exercises bad judgment at times.
Granted, we, as journalists, try to make informed decisions about what to cover and how. For example, during summer training at the…
Monday, April 23, 2007
It's no secret that the news media exercises bad judgment at times.
Granted, we, as journalists, try to make informed decisions about what to cover and how. For example, during summer training at the…
Tags: media response, tragedy response, ucla
Media Directives
Special instructions for the media, on display at a "Remembering Through Art Creation" event in Squires Student Center. Photo taken on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance.
Photo by Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative…
Photo by Brent Jesiek.
Licensed under Creative…
Media Coverage of VT Tragedy Irresponsible
By Tammesia Green
Following the massacre that occurred at Virginia Tech University on April 16, many have come to question their own safety at universities across the country. The profile of a school shooter, once narrowed to a lonely white…
Following the massacre that occurred at Virginia Tech University on April 16, many have come to question their own safety at universities across the country. The profile of a school shooter, once narrowed to a lonely white…
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
Media and the return to school
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:09:39 -0400
From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients
Subject: Media and the return to school
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
TO: The students, faculty, and staff of Virginia Tech
RE: Media and the…
From: Virginia.Tech.news@vt.edu
To: Multiple recipients
Subject: Media and the return to school
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
TO: The students, faculty, and staff of Virginia Tech
RE: Media and the…
Media
2007.04.17.
Ever present media is setting up to report from the Drill Field about the candlelight vigil.
Photo courtesy of Ivan V. Morozov
Ever present media is setting up to report from the Drill Field about the candlelight vigil.
Photo courtesy of Ivan V. Morozov
Tags: broadcast, drill field, Drillfield, media, reporter
MEADOR: Virginia Tech shootings show need for humanity
By: Jake Meador / Freshman English major
Posted: 4/30/07
When I first sat down to write my column after the massacre at Virginia Tech on April 16, my thoughts were two-fold: First, to write a column advocating stricter gun control. Second, to write…
Posted: 4/30/07
When I first sat down to write my column after the massacre at Virginia Tech on April 16, my thoughts were two-fold: First, to write a column advocating stricter gun control. Second, to write…
Tags: university of nebraska
MEADOR: Heroes arise out of tragic events at Virginia Tech
By: Jake Meador / Freshman English major
Posted: 4/25/07
The heroes of the Protestant Reformation had an old saying that man is simultaneously both saint and sinner, and the truth of this statement is impossible to argue. In the 20th century alone…
Posted: 4/25/07
The heroes of the Protestant Reformation had an old saying that man is simultaneously both saint and sinner, and the truth of this statement is impossible to argue. In the 20th century alone…
Tags: university of nebraska
McCain memorial
Memorial stone of Lauren Ashley McCain on 4/16/08.
Photo by Brian Sewell.
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Original Source:
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Photo by Brian Sewell.
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Original Source:
http://flickr.com/photos/briansewell/2419173833/in/set-72157604577382666/
Tags: anniversary, mccain, memorial, stone
Maxine Shelly Turner
Items left at the memorial plaque of Maxine Turner on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.
Photo by Teri H. Hoover.
Photo by Teri H. Hoover.
Tags: Drillfield, memorial, turner
Mattthew Gwaltney
A second from Richmond...graduate of Thomas Dale High School in Chesterfield.
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Photo courtesy of Krissy Watson
Original source: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b3292af30542&auto=0&idx=7&m=1&d=1180361530851
Photo courtesy of Krissy Watson
Tags: gwaltney, hokie rock, Hokie stone, mattthew gwaltnev, memorial, rock, stone
Matthew Joseph La Porte
Items left at the memorial plaque of Matthew La Porte on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.
Photo by Teri H. Hoover.
Photo by Teri H. Hoover.
Tags: Drillfield, la porte, memorial
Matthew Gregory Gwaltney
Items left at the memorial plaque of Matthew Gwaltney on the drillfield. Photo taken on 5-1-07.
Photo by Teri H. Hoover.
Photo by Teri H. Hoover.
Tags: Drillfield, gwaltney, memorial
Matt La Porte
This photo captured Matt La Porte's hokie stone.
Photo Courtesy of Garry Thompson
Photo Courtesy of Garry Thompson
Tags: hokie rock, Hokie stone, la porte, matthew la porte, memorial
Master of Ceremonies, Dave Matthews
As master of ceremonies, Dave Matthews introduces fellow performers at A Concert for Virginia Tech, September 6, 2007.
Photo courtesy of Kevin Cupp.
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Photo courtesy of Kevin Cupp.
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Original Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincupp/1342165648/
Massacre of 32 at Virginia Tech shocks alumni in MetroWest
By Danielle Williamson/Daily News staff
GHS
Tue Apr 17, 2007, 12:07 AM EDT
NO DATA - For Bill Saam, the slaughter yesterday at his alma mater resurrected the shock, sadness and anger he felt when terrorists attacked the World Trade…
GHS
Tue Apr 17, 2007, 12:07 AM EDT
NO DATA - For Bill Saam, the slaughter yesterday at his alma mater resurrected the shock, sadness and anger he felt when terrorists attacked the World Trade…
Tags: alumni, boston university, massacre, metrowest