Phone-in letters mark new era for newspapers in town halls
Newspapers adopt telephone answering machines to capture reader input. Editors note the format boosts engagement while readers speak off the record with 30 second messages. Some 12 daily papers and several weeklies use “Speak Out” or “Sound Off,” printing comments after editing. Concerns include brevity and handling threats of self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elise Burroughs
Reston
Stuart Rose
Delaware County Daily Times
Primos
Journal & Topics Newspapers
Todd Wessell
Wessell
Harvard Lampoon parodies USA Today with 750000 copies
The Harvard Lampoon plans a four section parody issue of USA Today to hit on September 15, the publication's fourth anniversary. It will mirror the design and content style, poke fun at weather maps and optimism, and feature teasers such as Fonda Fat and Kittens: Cats of the Future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
USA Today
Harvard Lampoon
Dan Greaney
St. Cloud
Minn
Fonda
Refrigerator Perry
Greaney
Mary Lou Retton
Cher
Judge Wapner
Muammar Gaddafi
Princess
Joe Armstrong
Armstrong
Mother dies after chase ends in runaway wagon
Kathleen A. Try, 31, of Rockford, died of likely stress induced heart failure moments after stopping a runaway station wagon containing her 5 year old son Joshua in Machesney Park Illinois. An autopsy cited cardiac arrhythmia as the probable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machesney Park
Ill
Kathleen A. Try
Rockford
Joshua
Try
Winnebago County
Ron Canode
Canade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cubs
Sid
Johnny
Burroughs
Miami News
The
Daily Journal
Woody Wardlow
American Press Institute
Beston Based
Buffalo News
New York
Gannett
Janette C. Freeman
Trys
Freeman
Gandy
PORT
Gandy S
Schaefer
Vemith
Sbissswkomputer
Space Command
C. T
EPEC
Computer Space Command
Ifestyle
Adva Colkier
ORLY
Prowmeuil
Zenith
Furniture and Appliance Center
Omal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!