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At The Vigil
2007.04.17.
A view of the crowd at the candlelight vigil on the Drill Field of the Virginia Tech campus.
Photo courtesy of Ivan V. Morozov
A view of the crowd at the candlelight vigil on the Drill Field of the Virginia Tech campus.
Photo courtesy of Ivan V. Morozov
Tags: candlelight vigil, crowd, drill field, Drillfield, media
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
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
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
Dedication3
Media coverage of the memorial dedication ceremony on August 19, 2007.
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Students carrying chairs at the memorial dedication ceremony on August 19, 2007.
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EDITORIAL - Media exploits killer's manifesto
By: STAFF EDITORIAL
Posted: 4/20/07
Just days after the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, NBC made the inappropriate decision to release videos of killer Cho Seung-Hui angrily ranting about the reasoning behind his crimes.
Cho had sent a…
Posted: 4/20/07
Just days after the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, NBC made the inappropriate decision to release videos of killer Cho Seung-Hui angrily ranting about the reasoning behind his crimes.
Cho had sent a…
Tags: media, media criticism , media response, pitt university
FM slashes U.S. untruthful reports on campus shooting
www.chinaview.cn 2007-04-18 16:42:35
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Wednesday criticized some U.S. media's irresponsible reports on the Virginia Tech shooting before finding out the truth,…
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Wednesday criticized some U.S. media's irresponsible reports on the Virginia Tech shooting before finding out the truth,…
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
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
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 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 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 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