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Education Title: Bristol Palin at ASU: Rumors of Her Attending Cronkite School (the School's Potential Demise) Greatly Exaggerated, Dean Says Did you hear Bristol Palin, daughter of one-time vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is moving to the Grand Canyon State to attend the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University? Chris Callahan, the dean of the Cronkite School, sure did, and he says it aint happenin' -- as far as he knows, anyway. Callahan's using the rumor -- debunked by Arizona Republic reporter John Faherty -- as a lesson for the soon-to-be (assuming there are any jobs left) journalistos currently attending the Cronkite School. In case you missed it, over the weekend, TMZ speculated that Palin bought a house in Maricopa in order to attend the Cronkite School. The Washington Post picked up on the bogus rumor -- as did the Huffington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of other news sites out there on the interwebs. None of the aforementioned publications bothered to call the university to ask whether it was true, which, Callahan says, it's not. Note: New Times didn't take the bait -- in part because Bristol Palin's about as interesting as watching paint dry. Callahan's message to students, however, is a bit more valuable than a rumor about an abstinence (ahem) expert/ reality TV star. In an email to students and faculty, Callahan says Palin is not enrolled in -- nor has she applied to -- ASU. The gist of the rest of Callahan's message to students: pick up the damn phone. See part of Callahan's email below: How this report started - and how it was fueled by the established news media - is instructive for our students. The "news" started with a 171-word story posted by TMZ.com, the celebrity gossip website. Under the headline "Bristol's College Decision - Signs Point to Devils," TMZ said that "Bristol Palin is telling friends she may enroll at an Arizona college." That's it in terms of "reporting," but the writer went on to speculate. He/she wrote that while there was no "official word," that there were "a few major clues" where she might attend. It went on to note that Ms. Palin had purchased a home "just miles from the Arizona State University school of broadcasting." While we know there is no school of broadcasting at ASU, the writer meant the Cronkite School. And why might Ms. Palin be interested in Cronkite? Because, the writer notes, "Bristol has an interest in public speaking." That's quite a leap of logic, but not as large as the geographic leap. It is true that Ms. Palin's new home in the town of Maricopa is "just miles" from Cronkite, in the same way that it also is "just miles" from USC, Northwestern and Columbia. In fact her new home is 36 miles from the downtown campus - a 45-minute drive without traffic down the I-10 - in Pinal County. With the TMZ report, predictably, other gossip sites, Tweeters and bloggers picked up the story. But also within hours major news outlets began going with the Bristol-to-ASU story. USA Today, picking up the "just miles from ASU" part of the TMZ story, said "TMZ reports she may be thinking of enrolling there." The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal ran the story yesterday.
Callahan notes that the only news outlet that actually contacted the school was the Arizona Republic, which, in turn, was the only publication to get the story right. He also directed students to a story he wrote nine years ago published in the American Journalism Review titled Anatomy of an Urban Legend about how "rumors take on a life of their own in cyber-space." Check it out here. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest In an email to students and faculty, Callahan says Palin is not enrolled in -- nor has she applied to -- ASU. I don't get it. Can somebody please explain to me HOW this unassuming young woman can cause all these leftists to get weepy hysterical from the mere THOUGHT that she MAY enroll at their school? Could it be that deep down they know their political belief system is bankrupt and built on lies? "I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114) #2. To: sneakypete (#1) I don't get it. Can somebody please explain to me HOW this unassuming young woman can cause all these leftists to get weepy hysterical from the mere THOUGHT that she MAY enroll at their school? It seems to me that the gist of the article isn't about Palin, but instead is about lazy news organizations. “Reagan nearly tripled the deficit in his eight years, and never made a realistic proposal for cutting it. As the biographer Lou Cannon noted, it was unfair for critics to say that Reagan was trying to balance the budget on the backs of the poor, since ‘he never seriously attempted to balance the budget at all.’ ” - Garry Wills #3. To: Skip Intro (#2) It seems to me that the gist of the article isn't about Palin, but instead is about lazy news organizations. Bristol Palin is the foundation the whole story is based on. Without her the leftists at that college wouldn't be getting suicidal. "I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114) #4. To: Skip Intro (#0) how lame comes someone's life have to be to write stories about some teen girl, stupid enough to get pregnant as a teenager. it'd be different if she was half way good looking or had a smidgen of brain matter Continental Op was thrown out of the Afgan "dancing boys" for being too gay. #5. To: calcon (#4) it'd be different if she [Bristol Palin] was half way good looking or had a smidgen of brain matter How dare you! She can dance circles around anyone in Washington DC. That's why we want to watch her career climbing to new heights. She may become a US President some day. We need choices.
#6. To: calcon (#4) how lame comes someone's life have to be to write stories about some teen girl, stupid enough to get pregnant as a teenager. Not every stupid, jobless teenager who gets herself knocked up buys a house for cash these days. “Reagan nearly tripled the deficit in his eight years, and never made a realistic proposal for cutting it. As the biographer Lou Cannon noted, it was unfair for critics to say that Reagan was trying to balance the budget on the backs of the poor, since ‘he never seriously attempted to balance the budget at all.’ ” - Garry Wills #7. To: Skip Intro (#6) Not every stupid, jobless teenager who gets herself knocked up buys a house for cash these days. That's why I am voting for Bristol Palin in 2012. She is exceptional.
#8. To: buckeroo (#7) That's why I am voting for Bristol Palin in 2012. She is exceptional. Good choice. “Reagan nearly tripled the deficit in his eight years, and never made a realistic proposal for cutting it. As the biographer Lou Cannon noted, it was unfair for critics to say that Reagan was trying to balance the budget on the backs of the poor, since ‘he never seriously attempted to balance the budget at all.’ ” - Garry Wills #9. To: buckeroo (#7) That's why I am voting for Bristol Palin in 2012. She is exceptional. What job would you vote for her on? "Duty slut?" In the end, the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. ... The heresy of heresies was common sense. http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=16281&Disp=9#C9 SUMMARY: Socialists refuse to accept reality. #10. To: Capitalist Eric (#9) What job would you vote for her [Bristol Palin] on? Like all Presidential stature ... but she is a good looking gal, and as most Americans we can enjoy a free blow job from the top.
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