The story of the former Atlanta Olympics security guard should be food for thought for all of us who traffic in the world of "exclusives" and "breaking news". Read about him here. And here.
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In ye olden days, AP or UPI newswire teletypes would spit out a constant stream of paper in newsrooms. Editors or reporters would have to periodically use rulers to tear apart the continuous spool of paper into individual stories. These stories would be sorted into baskets or hooks on the wall. This was called "stripping the wire". In the same way, this blog will attempt to sort through relevant content on the internet to identify and "strip out" items of interest for my students.
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2 comments:
I had not heard this story before, but am very sympathetic of Richard Jewel. Many reporters to this day are overly excited to get the story out first and don't take the time to check the facts. Because of this, a man's life was horribly affected and never the same.
I do believe in getting a of the facts because then one could defame a person's character, which could lead to lawsuits, there is nothing worse than getting false news, but I do feel sympathetic for Richard.
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