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A shift in our sense of community could have a profound impact on journalism
By Anne and Richard Lee The advent and growth of the Internet have made it possible for news organizations of all sizes to extend their coverage areas and reach audiences all over the world. But advances in technology also may… Read More ›
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Sports, not academics, dominate higher education coverage
By Richard Lee News coverage of higher education may share a common flaw with political reporting. Political reporters tend to focus on “horse race issues” such as polls, fundraising, endorsements and “shiny objects” that have little consequence for public policy… Read More ›
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Understanding the Tough Times at The Buffalo News Can Lead to Brighter Future for the Newspaper
Given the fiscal state of the news industry, the changes underway at The Buffalo News are not unique. To offset revenue losses, newspapers across the nation have bid farewell to longtime reporters, eliminated once-popular sections and removed jobs that involved covering important beats, such as education,… Read More ›
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Did the Attica Uprising Lay the Foundation for Alternative Facts?
By Anne and Richard Lee Conspiracy theories, misinformation from government officials and a public that refuses to accept the truth – even when documented by facts – have become part of daily life in America in 2019. These same elements… Read More ›
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What Verizon’s Move to Shut Down FIOS 1 Means for Local News
By Michael Shapiro A few weeks ago, Verizon announced that it would shutter FIOS 1, its local news station in New Jersey and New York. The creation of FIOS 1 was aimed at capturing new subscribers by providing an alternative… Read More ›
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Josh Margolin
When I think back to 9/11, it’s the visuals that rush to mind: the burning buildings that we could see from so many miles away; the cloud of smoke staring right at me in the middle of the night. The… Read More ›
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Lisa Robert Lewis
TERRORISM! As I watched TODAY that morning, a plane came into view on my TV screen, racing toward the World Trade Center. I didn’t have time to articulate that word before that second jet hit the tower. Shock. Sadness. Uncertainty…. Read More ›
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Amy Moritz
I was a young sports reporter at The Buffalo News at the time, six years into my newspaper career. That week, I was visiting friends in the greater Washington, D.C. area. I had slept in and my friend greeted me… Read More ›
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Brian Moritz
I actually slept through 9/11. That week in 2001, I was working nights at The Times Herald sports department in Olean. Since we published an afternoon paper, most of the staff worked morning shifts to put the paper out. I… Read More ›
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Stacie Sherman
I was working for Bloomberg on 9/11. I was in the New Jersey newsroom at the time, a pretty young reporter covering business. Bloomberg had many reporters and editors in that office back then. What I remember most, after all these… Read More ›
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Covering 9/11 ›
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Josh Margolin
September 11, 2001
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Robert McCarthy
September 11, 2001
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Lisa Robert Lewis
September 11, 2001
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Stacie Sherman
September 11, 2001
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Kate Welshofer
September 11, 2001
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Amy Moritz
September 11, 2001
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Marie DeNoia Aronsohn
September 11, 2001
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Aaron Chimbel
September 11, 2001
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Zack Fink
September 11, 2001
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Donald Gilliland
September 11, 2001