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Freedom of the Press and Criminal Solicitation

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:46 -0500

Freedom of the Press and Criminal Solicitation: Striking the right balance between the...

Principal Park, Des Moines Iowa, courtesy of Google Maps.

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:10:00 -0500

Principal Park, Des Moines Iowa, courtesy of Google Maps.

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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:35:46 -0600

Newspapers phasing out Newspapers phasing out copy...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:32:00 -0600

Newspapers phasing out Newspapers phasing out copy editorsNewspapers phasing out

Reporters Interviewing Children In Connecticut School Shooting Adds Little News Value, Experts Say

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:57:00 -0600

Reporters Interviewing Children In Connecticut School Shooting Adds Little News Value, Experts Say :...

"People use the phrase ‘the fog of war,’ but this is a case that seems to be the fog of..."

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:26:35 -0600

““People use the phrase ‘the fog of war,’ but this is a case that seems to...

I don’t know if this dissertation is any good, but if I could choose to make any impact at...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:50:59 -0600

I don’t know if this dissertation is any good, but if I could choose to make any impact at...

A conversation with my mom about newspapers' candidate endorsements

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:18:00 -0500

This is so one-sided it can hardly be considered a “conversation,” but I thought it was...

Granite City school suspends multiple students over Twitter comments

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:35:00 -0500

Granite City school suspends multiple students over Twitter comments: This is a really good case...

usnatarchives: This confidential cable to RFK from the State...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:22:41 -0500

usnatarchives:

This confidential cable to RFK from the State Department is just one of almost 3,000 pages of records released to the public this week.

Seven boxes of material (more than 2,700 pages) from the Robert F. Kennedy Papers, housed at the Kennedy Library in Boston, are now online. These digitized documents are mostly related to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What are you doing to celebrate Day of Digital of Archives?

“These guys … know how to control their...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:46:00 -0500

“These guys … know how to control their emotions…”

- Buster Posey, talking about his teammates as they uncork in the locker room after winning their division series.

Minneapolis Newspaper Index at University of MN now online

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:22:53 -0500

Minneapolis Newspaper Index at University of MN now online: hclib: Digitized Index Cards to...

Fourth Estate, July 22, 1905.

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:19:40 -0500

Fourth Estate, July 22, 1905.

Gerald Gold, Editor on the Pentagon Papers, Dies at 85

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:03:00 -0500

Gerald Gold, Editor on the Pentagon Papers, Dies at 85: “The Pentagon Papers episode was...

"An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television..."

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:28:17 -0500

“An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television...

theatlantic: This Cease-and-Desist Letter Should Be the Model...

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:42:57 -0500

theatlantic:

This Cease-and-Desist Letter Should Be the Model for Every Cease-and-Desist Letter

Sara: I'd like your permission to use you as a professional reference. Would that be alright with you?

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:14:00 -0500

Sara: I'd like your permission to use you as a professional reference. Would that be alright with...

motherjones: brooklynmutt: “Our favorite correction letter...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:02:15 -0500

motherjones:

brooklynmutt:

“Our favorite correction letter ever, from 5th graders @ Burning Tree E.S. in Bethesda MD.” - @RonCharles, Washington Post

Awesome.

COPY. EDITORS.

Under Minn. Supreme Court standard, university can regulate students' off-campus speech

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:19:00 -0500

In a decision released this morning, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the University of...

"It is particularly fortuitous that the very object of this particular first amendment fight can be..."

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:16:48 -0500

“It is particularly fortuitous that the very object of this particular first amendment fight...