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How the Mainstream Press Affected the Outcomes of Three High-Profile Criminal Cases

December 5, 2011
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How the Mainstream Press Affected the Outcomes of Three High-Profile Criminal Cases

Does the mainstream press play a role in the results of high-profile crime trials? In 2011, it seems as though it did.
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Why News Stories Live and Why They Die in the Era of Instant Gratification

May 24, 2011
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Why News Stories Live and Why They Die in the Era of Instant Gratification

What gives a story legs? The question of why some mainstream media stories last a week or longer in newspapers and on television, while others fizzle like a dud firework, is one that journalism students and the general public struggle to answer.
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For College Students, Newspapers Still Matter

May 29, 2010
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For College Students, Newspapers Still Matter

At a time when newspaper circulation nationwide is dropping, and newspaper companies are struggling to turn a profit, the belief that the newspaper itself carries credibility is alive and going strong. New media may be sinking newspapers, but it turns out that it may also be its rebirth.
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Goodbye, Shawn Michaels: Why Professional Wrestling Will Never be the Same

April 5, 2010
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Goodbye, Shawn Michaels: Why Professional Wrestling Will Never be the Same

The post-Shawn Michaels era officially begins tonight. Shawn Michaels was undoubtedly the greatest in-ring performer ever. What a sad day it is to be a wrestling fan.
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Top 10 Reasons Arizona Cardinals’ Kurt Warner Shouldn’t Retire

January 21, 2010
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Top 10 Reasons Arizona Cardinals’ Kurt Warner Shouldn’t Retire

With last season's NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals out of the playoffs, there's much speculation that quarterback Kurt Warner, a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, will walk away from the NFL. For Warner, the most dominant passer in NFL playoff history, now is not the time.
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Why Lady Gaga Works and Adam Lambert Doesn’t (Yet)

January 16, 2010
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Why Lady Gaga Works and Adam Lambert Doesn’t (Yet)

What most don't realize about Adam Lambert's ill-conceived performance at the AMA show last November was that he was trying -- but failing miserably -- to upstage one of his idols: Lady Gaga.
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Edward ‘Umaga, the Samoan Bulldozer’ Fatu Falls Ill; Feared Dead

December 4, 2009
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Edward ‘Umaga, the Samoan Bulldozer’ Fatu Falls Ill; Feared Dead

Edward Fatu, who wrestled in the WWE as the Umaga, the Samoan Bulldozer, unexpectedly fell seriously ill on Friday and is in the hospital. UPDATE:Reports have confirmed that Fatu has passed away.
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American Idol’s Adam Lambert Losing Focus … Losing Edge

November 7, 2009
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American Idol’s Adam Lambert Losing Focus … Losing Edge

On American Idol, Adam Lambert was stunningly fantastic. His performances were soaking with originality. He was edgy, unscripted and raw. But everything since? Let's just say it's not the Lambert we saw on American Idol.
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