Is it possible to be a victim of too much media coverage? Ask New York Knicks rookie phenom Jeremy Lin–he’ll say Absolutely.
Over the past month, “Lin-Sanity” has swept the nation, mainly through ESPN’s most-watched program SportsCenter. Deadspin.com reported that any form of “Lin” or even “Super-Lin-Tendo” was dropped around 350 times last week, topping LeBron James, Tiger Woods, and even All-Star teammate Carmelo Anthony.
It’s official. The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted 5-4 to shut down the Journalism School. This leaves a number of questions and media throughout Colorado are working on the answers to those questions.
What happens to the J-School students? Was this closing necessary?
The four dissenting voters expressed their opinion in this open letter to the Boulder Daily Camera. Many columnists wrote about the importance of the journalism school while some columnists say good riddance.
Journalism professors, especially those teaching Public Affairs Reporting courses, routinely tell their students that Freedom of Information Act Requests are useful tools in rooting out the truth in a situation.
And sometimes, if a journalist has a gut feeling, a FOIA request fishing expedition isn’t the worst thing. After all, if the reporter doesn’t find anything, what harm was done?
Much of our expanded “Midwest” is dealing with questions surrounding unions, teachers and the political ramifications of new regimes trying to make sweeping, sometimes unpopular moves. The recent political upheaval in Wisconsin is creating tremors felt across the country, but especially in the Midwest. One key story is the latest news about Indiana prosecutor Carlos Lam resigning after suggesting to Walker that he fake an attack on himself.
