Matthew S. Weber, Rutgers UniversityGeomedia Conference, May 10, 2017

The Space and Place of Online News &The Fallacy of Modern Local News

Source: GDELT 2017

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Trinity plan approval tied to

southern Dallas backingAnalyst says business-minority alliance

emerging

Metro: Southern Dallas voters overwhelmingly

backed the $246 million proposal to develop the

Trinity River, while northern residents were split over

the narrowly approved measure, an analysis showed

Sunday.

The mayor: Kirk's political career rides high on

bond, arena wins

Editorial: Voters have prepared city for the future

Arlington: Museum plans still alive; supporters

want to take proposal to voters again

Municipal results

School elections results

Related stories

Middle East talks in U.K.

start todayGore encourages leaders to break their

impasse

International: On the eve of a crucial round of

U.S.-led Mideast discussions, Vice President Al Gore

prodded Israeli and Palestinian leaders Sunday to

seize this "strategic opportunity" to break their

impasse.

Starr facing tough calls,

questionsProsecutor's plans in inquiry of

Clintons remains uncertain

Kenneth Starr

National: Independent counsel

Kenneth Starr is fast approaching

some tough calls that will make

or break his sprawling obstruction

of justice investigations of

President Clinton and first lady

Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Hubbell tapes: Transcripts of

Whitewater figure to be released

in full

Monday,

May 4

Technology

Worried about

looming antitrust

action, Microsoft

says any delay in

release of Windows

98 could hurt PC

industry

Texas

Plan views all

Texans as potential

organ donors

National

Reno to see evidence

in fund-raising probe

International

Afghan peace talks

stumble

Metro

Officials at post

office dispute violent

reputation

National

Shuttle returns from

brain mission

Texas

Troopers say

transfers were

reprisals; officials

deny punishing two

who allege traffic-

ticket quotas used

International

Magazine says

Annan knew

Rwanda risk

Metro

Cinco de Mayo

celebrations offer

variety

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