Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2382: The Invention of the Paperboy
Posted on · Episode: 2382 The Invention of the American Paperboy during the Great Depression. Today, the invention of the paperboy.
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News
Capital Gazette Keeps Working, And Publishing, After 5 Die In Newsroom Shooting
Posted on · "Today we are speechless," the opinion page of The Capital reads on Friday. But that didn't stop the staff from printing a newspaper, one day after a horrible attack.
News
UPDATE: New Details Emerge About Deadly Shootings In Capital Gazette Newsroom
Posted on · Police confirm that the suspect was found hiding at the scene. Officers cornered him roughly two minutes after the first 911 call came in.
News
UPDATE: At Least 5 Killed, Others ‘Gravely Wounded’ In Maryland Shooting, Officials Say
Posted on · A suspect is in custody and is being interrogated by law enforcement. A U.S. official said the man was identified with the technology after he had damaged his fingerprints in what investigators believe was an attempt to prevent them from quickly identifying him.
News
A Journalist’s Murder Underscores Growing Threat In Mexico
Posted on · According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 25 journalists have been killed from violence in Mexico since President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in December 2012.
Houston Matters
How Influential Are Newspaper Endorsements of Candidates These Days?
Posted on · Late last month, the Houston Chronicle editorial board endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. Typically, newspapers wait until the days just before an election to make such an endorsement, but, as the Chronicle's editorial outlining the decision states, the paper made "an exception in the 2016 presidential race, because the choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald […]
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Texans on Transportation, and Print vs. Digital Research: Houston Matters for Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Posted on · The Texas A&M Transportation Institute's policy research center recently completed its first Texas Transportation Poll. Researchers wanted to understand the attitudes and behaviors of Texans towards transportation. Some results won't surprise you: three out of four respondents say there's too much traffic in their neighborhoods. While 90 percent of Texans own or lease a vehicle. […]
News
Chronicle Says Move To Southwest Houston Will Redefine Its Future
Posted on · Newspaper is moving into the old Houston Post building on Southwest Freeway.
Houston Matters
The State of Spanish-Language News in Houston
Posted on · A few weeks back, Spanish language newspaper Rumbo closed up shop here in Houston, publishing its last issue. Still, there are nearly two dozen Spanish language media outlets in Houston. Itâs not just a Univision and Telemundo world anymore. But aside from the language itself, is the news thatâs reported in Spanish different from the […]
Houston Matters
Houston Sun Founder Discusses How Community Newspapers Have Changed in 30 Years
Posted on · The Houston Sun will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in December. The community newspaper targets the African American demographic in Houston. We talk with its founder and publisher, Dorris Ellis, about the history of the paper and the changing role of the community newspaper in an evolving media age.