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Xenophon On News Creation

  • Happy 72nd Birthday to Doughnuts!

    Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons, Lamar’s, Winchell’s—do you see the connection yet? They’re all well-known doughnut chains.

    Doughnuts are a staple in many American’s personal histories, but what do you really know about doughnuts? We can...

  • "Thank God for Facebook": How social media helped Haiti

    It was about 1:30 a.m. on January 13, 2010, when Bob Poff sent an instant message on Skype, “Another BIG aftershock! I’m really scared.”

    I had contacted Bob because he was the disaster services director for The Salvation Army in Haiti and I wanted to set up interviews for him with CNN and ABC News. A massive earthquake had destroyed the country only hours before. The media wanted eyewitness accounts of what was happening. The public wanted information. The...

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