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Jack D. Lail

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How Blacksburg got covered

Jack D. Lail
Jack D. Lail
~1 min read April 17, 2007

Categories

  • Newspapers
  • Online Media

Here’s a roundup of interesting coverage – and interesting trends in coverage – of the shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech:

  • Instapundit: Lots of people want me to say more
  • Invisible Inkling: Mad props where mad props are due
  • Dan Gillmor: Mobile Phone Journalism at Virginia Tech
  • Hillbilly Savants: The Virginia Tech Massacre: News
  • Online Media Cultist: Tragedy at Virginia Tech: The Blogosphere Reacts
  • Dr. Helen: “We’re all locked in our dorms surfing the Internet trying to figure out what’s going on.”
  • Lost Remote: Newspapers cover shooting blog-style (Cory Bergman)
  • Lost Remote: Virginia Tech shooting live streams, resources (Cory Bergman)
  • No Silence Here coverage: Bloggers reacting to today’s massacre, Statement from University of Tennessee chancellor and Questions arising out of tragic shootings
  • Lots more here
A shoutout to Roanoke.com for just doing it. Pultizer caliber for next year? And how many people found out their friends were safe from Facebook? Horrible event; fascinating story. Leave me on comments on links to great coverage you find. Tags: Virginia Tech blogosphere online media newspapers

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