Category Archives: Journalism

1981 TV Report about Online Newspapers

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I love this 1981 news segment about how some people were dialing in to CompuServe to read newspapers on their home computers. According to the report, it took two hours to download the paper at a cost of $5 per … Continue reading →

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Journalism: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

This is a career information film from 1940 makes journalism sound like a great career. Especially if you’re a man. Here’s the advice for girls considering this career choice: “Women find it difficult to compete with men in general reporting … Continue reading →

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The Massie Affair

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Honor Killing : How the Infamous “Massie Affair” Transformed Hawai’i — By David E. Stannard In 1931, something happens to Thalia Massie, the young wife of a Naval officer stationed in Hawaii, but it almost certainly wasn’t what she said: … Continue reading →

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The Journalist and the Murderer

Posted on January 3, 2003 by Elizabeth Thomsen

The Journalist and the Murderer — By Janet Malcolm Malcolm explores the uneasy, seductive and ethically complex relationship between journalist and subject, interviewer and interviewee, seen through the example of the lawsuit between convicted murderer Jeffrey MacDonald, and author Joe … Continue reading →

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