Since my subject is podcasts, I have been paying close attention to how podcasts have enhansed the online search and information flow of events that have taken place at Virginia Tech. These are some of the popular podcasts, as well as some I have found the most helpful.
NBC reports on guns in the US
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18248547/site/newsweek/
CNN reports: The killers relatives speak out
http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html
url=/video/world/2007/04/19/chance.cho.relatives.speak.ap
CNN report: A student that survived the shooting
http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/us/2007/04/20/zahn.va.tech.survivor.emily.haas.cnn
The video Cho sent to NBC:
http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/us/2007/04/18/sot.nbc.cho.speaks.nbc
I hope you find these podcasts informational during this sad and hard time.
Some interesting items re: the VT tragedy — but I don’t believe these reports from TV news that have been made available online are examples of podcasts, at least as we discussed the definition of the term in class. Perhaps worth some more discussion of how one defines a podcast vs. any audio or video online, and to what extent the difference matters….