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Links to the News: Dan Rather Timeline and Resources view detail comment email this

Timeline of career highlights for CBS News anchor Dan Rather. Includes a bibliography of books by Rather, and links to related Web sites and news stories about Rather's career and his retirement announcement. Compiled by Poynter Institute library director David Shedden.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=74795
Topics: Media, News, Notable People, Recreation, Television

Last updated Dec 1, 2004


Links to the News: Earthquakes (1995-2004) view detail comment email this

Links to news coverage and background resources for specific earthquakes, including the December 2004 Southeast Asian earthquake and tsunami. Also includes links to general earthquake resources and relief organization Web sites. Created by David Shedden, director of the Poynter Institute's Eugene Patterson Library.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=76250
Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Geography, Geology

Last updated Dec 29, 2004


Links to the News: Olympics Past and Present view detail comment email this

A list of links to Web resources on the Olympic Games. Organized chronologically. From the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=1136
Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future

Last updated Jan 18, 2006


Republican & Democratic Convention History (1856-2008) view detail comment email this

"This page links to resources about the history of the Republican and Democratic national political conventions" at which the presidential candidates are selected. Browse through conventions by party and date. Compiled by David Shedden, Library Director at the Poynter Institute.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=68171
Topics: The United States Presidency, U.S. Elections

Last updated May 21, 2008


Links to the News: September 11, 2001 Resources view detail comment email this

Compilation of links to online resources about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Includes news coverage, government pages, sources for the 9/11 Commission Report (2004), and more. From PoynterOnline, the website for the Poynter Institute.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=3401
Topics: September 11 & Beyond

Last updated Sep 17, 2009


Page One Today: Obama's Historic Victory view detail comment email this

Selected images of newspaper front pages from November 5 and 6, 2008, reporting Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election. Includes some foreign newspaper front pages, and story excerpts from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, and The New York Times. From the Poynter Institute.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=153338
Topics: 2008 Presidential Election, Newspapers, Presidents by Name

Last updated Nov 7, 2008





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