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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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Media (Social and Mainstream) Frenzy Over Suicide of Actor/Comedian Robin Williams

Media (Social and Mainstream) Frenzy Over Suicide of Actor/Comedian Robin Williams | Communications Major | Scoop.it

A lot has been said about the flawed and at times intrusive nature of much of the media coverage of Robin Williams's suicide on Monday.

The New York Daily News published a particularly insensitive front page Wednesday morning that may have gone too far. Click on the link to follow the story to see a mock-up of how a Village Voice editor would have preferred to see the coverage.

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Hashtag #R.I.P.Alice: 'Brady Bunch' Star Ann B. Davis Dies at 88 After Fall in Home

Hashtag #R.I.P.Alice: 'Brady Bunch' Star Ann B. Davis Dies at 88 After Fall in Home | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who is best known for her role as housekeeper Alice Nelson in the "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday.

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Paris Hilton Slams Stupid Fake Tweet: She Did Not Confuse Nelson Mandela for Martin Luther King Jr.

Paris Hilton Slams Stupid Fake Tweet: She Did Not Confuse Nelson Mandela for Martin Luther King Jr. | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Paris Hilton knows who Nelson Mandela is, you guys. The celeb slammed the Twitter account @DeletedTweets after they posted a screengrab of what looked to be a tweet from the socialite confusing the South African leader for Martin Luther King Jr. when posting about Mandela's death.

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Lana Del Rey's Death Wish Gets a Response From Frances Bean Cobain

Lana Del Rey's Death Wish Gets a Response From Frances Bean Cobain | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Rock worlds collide on Twitter when singer Lana Del Rey (she of the album title "Born to Die") says "I wish I was dead already," and gets beaten back by Frances Bean Cobain (she of union between dead rock icon Kurt Cobain and still very-much-surprisingly-alive Courtney Love). Click on the link to read more if you care...

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Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Ms. Angelou’s landmark book, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” was among the first autobiographies by a 20th-century black woman to reach a wide readership.

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Ron Palillo, Horshack of 'Kotter' Fame, Dies at 63

Ron Palillo, Horshack of 'Kotter' Fame, Dies at 63 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

That "Ooh! Ooh ooh!" That Horshack laugh. When Ron Palillo died Tuesday morning at his home in Palm Beach Gardens , Fla., another little nugget of '70s pop culture died with him.

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