Lessons from #McKinney: Social Media and the Interactive Construction of Police Brutality (open access)

Lessons from #McKinney: Social Media and the Interactive Construction of Police Brutality

This article explores how users of three social media platforms interpreted the June 2015 incident in which a police officer attempted to apprehend an African-American girl at a pool party in McKinney, Texas.
Date: 2017
Creator: Clark, Meredith D.; Bland, Dorothy & Livingston, Jo Ann
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robbie Owens, November 29, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robbie Owens, November 29, 2019

Interview with Robbie Owens discussing her childhood in a small northeastern Texas town, particularly family traditions; education in journalism; and her career as a news reporter. She discusses her perspectives on being taken seriously in journalism and the effects of social media, as well as her advice to other journalists.
Date: May 7, 2019
Creator: Pinilla, Luisa Alejandra & Owens, Robbie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Robbie Owens, CBS 11 News: Oral History Project (open access)

Robbie Owens, CBS 11 News: Oral History Project

This article is a short biography of journalist Robbie Owens describing her childhood in Kildare and her career as a reporter, highlighting specific memories and her thoughts about the field.
Date: December 4, 2019
Creator: Wakeham, Haley
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mollie Finch Belt, November 5, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mollie Finch Belt, November 5, 2018

Interview with Mollie Finch-Belt describing her work as a newspaper publisher and editor for The Dallas Examiner, which was started by her father. She also talks about her transition from civil rights work in Dallas to running the paper and various challenges that she faced.
Date: November 5, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Jasmine C.; Young, Kelcei; Weplls, Amani; Moore, Briana & Belt, Mollie, 1943-
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mollie Finch Belt - A Voice to the Voiceless (open access)

Mollie Finch Belt - A Voice to the Voiceless

This article is a short biography of reporter Mollie Finch-Belt who runs The Dallas Examiner newspaper, which was founded by her father. It describs Belt's previous background in civil rights, challenges in taking over the paper, and her viws on journalism.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Johnson, Jasmine C.; Wells, Amani; Young, Kelcei & Moore, Briana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ten Spurs, Volume 2, 2008 (open access)

Ten Spurs, Volume 2, 2008

Annual publication of The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference held by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism. This volume includes the eleven literary non-fiction pieces selected from the conference submissions as well as illustrations and author biographies.
Date: 2008
Creator: Getschow, George
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spurs of Inspiration (open access)

Spurs of Inspiration

Compilation of stories written by students while in Archer County, Texas during a summer class sponsored by the University of North Texas mayborn Institute. Contents -- Prologue: From the Mentor; The McMurtrys: The Rancher & the Writer, Herdin' Books; Discovering the Old West: One Last Ride, Trails to the Sacred, And the Dust Remains te Same; Archer County Originals: The Broken Brotherhood, Virgin Territory; On Becoming a Writer: Shadow on the Prairie, A Time Traveler in Archer, Coming out of the Cocoon, The Smoke Clears; Epilogue: Keeping Story Alive.
Date: 2006
Creator: Getschow, George & Knight, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breaking Health Insurance Knowledge Barriers Through Games: Pilot Test of Health Care America (open access)

Breaking Health Insurance Knowledge Barriers Through Games: Pilot Test of Health Care America

This article discusses the design and testing of an interactive newsgame about health insurance.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Champlin, Sara & James, Juli
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Norma Adams-Wade, April 6, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Norma Adams-Wade, April 6, 2012

Interview with Norma Adams-Wade, a journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, and her career doing investigative reporting and other writing for The Dallas Morning News.
Date: April 6, 2012
Creator: Sanders, Tiffany; Lopez, Adriana; Ratnam, Cheran & Adams-Wade, Norma
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Keven Ann Willey, November 7, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Keven Ann Willey, November 7, 2017

Interview with Keven Ann Willey, a former editorial page editor at the Dallas Morning News. She describes her childhood and education as well as her career path and various projects that she worked on as a college student and as a professional.
Date: November 7, 2017
Creator: Willey, Keven Ann; Wise, Hannah & Higgins, Claire
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ten Spurs, Volume 4, 2010 (open access)

Ten Spurs, Volume 4, 2010

Annual publication of The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference held by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism. This volume includes the ten literary non-fiction pieces selected from the conference submissions as well as illustrations, author biographies, and additional commentary about the inspiration behind each of the stories.
Date: 2010
Creator: Getschow, George
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Katie Sherrod, November 10, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Katie Sherrod, November 10, 2012

Interview with Katie Sherrod, a journalist in Dallas and Forth Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her involvement in various women's rights movements during the 1970s, and her career as a newspaperwoman and a broadcast journalist.
Date: November 10, 2012
Creator: Mehdi, Sahar; Nolasea, Diana & Sherrod, Katie
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuzzy, Transparent, and Fast: Journalists and Public Relations Practitioners Characterize their Connections and Interactions in Social Media (open access)

Fuzzy, Transparent, and Fast: Journalists and Public Relations Practitioners Characterize their Connections and Interactions in Social Media

This article examines views on social media interactions between professionals through a mixed-methods study based on a survey including open-ended responses from 167 journalists and public relations practitioners.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Chimbel, Aaron; Everbach, Tracy & Lambiase, Jacqueline
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History Article: Bobbie Wygant] (open access)

[Oral History Article: Bobbie Wygant]

This article is a short biography of journalist Bobbie Wygant, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: December 5, 2016
Creator: Fisher, Jesika; Glauda, Sara & Shishakley, Rawan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, November 20, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, November 20, 2014

Interview with Cynthia Izaguirre, news anchor for the Channel 8 News in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her childhood, education, and career.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Walker, Sydni; Hodo, Chandler; Murphy, Tyler & Izaguirre, Cynthia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cheryl Hall, December 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cheryl Hall, December 4, 2018

Interview with Cheryl Hall discussing her career writing for the Dallas Morning News and her perspectives on the field of journalism. Hall also talks about her childhood and family, as well as her educational background.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Poteet, Maddison; Sarder, Sarah & Hall, Cheryl
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clarice Tinsley, November 11, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarice Tinsley, November 11, 2012

Interview with Clarice Tinsley, a journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, and her career as a reporter and a news anchor.
Date: November 11, 2012
Creator: Obamehinti, Lola; Blankenship, Sara; Ortega, Gabriel Morty; Tinsley, Clarice; DeWalt, Christinia Childs & Obamehinti, Lola
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bernice Kearney, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bernice Kearney, March 8, 2019

Interview with Bernice Kearney, the news director at KSAT 12 News in San Antonio. She discusses her background and career as a news producer.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Kearney, Bernice
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ten Spurs, Volume 12, 2018 (open access)

Ten Spurs, Volume 12, 2018

Annual publication of The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference held by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism. This volume includes the ten literary non-fiction pieces selected from the conference submissions as well as illustrations, author biographies, and additional commentary about the inspiration behind each of the stories.
Date: 2018
Creator: Mooney, Michael J.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rebecca Lopez, December 9, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rebecca Lopez, December 9, 2019

Interview with Rebecca Lopez, reporter for WFAA in Dallas. Rebecca talks about her career as a crime reporter, her thoughts on the field of journalism, and her background and education.
Date: December 9, 2019
Creator: Lopez, Rebecca & Martinez, Tiffany
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Yolette Garcia, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Yolette Garcia, March 8, 2019

Interview with Yolette Garcia, Assistant Dean for External Affairs & Outreach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She discusses her career in both radio and television media, as well as her perspectives about the role and future of the media (and social media) and about being a woman in a primarily male field.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Wynn, Amira; Wicks, Mary; Rouse, Kier & Garcia, Yolette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leslie McMurray, November 22, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leslie McMurray, November 22, 2019

Interview with Leslie McMurray about her career as a journalist and a transgender activist.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: McMurray, Leslie; Sykes, Marcus & Boggs, Alexa
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic and International College Students: Health Insurance Information Seeking and Use (open access)

Domestic and International College Students: Health Insurance Information Seeking and Use

This article explores perceived barriers to using health insurance and identifies discriminant factors between health insurance information seekers and non-seekers.
Date: April 30, 2017
Creator: Mackert, Michael; Koh, Hyeseung E.; Mabry-Flynn, Amanda; Champlin, Sara & Beal, Anna
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alice Rios, November 14, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alice Rios, November 14, 2018

Interview with Alice Rios, a former anchor at KRLD radio discussing her childhood in Houston, Texas, education, and highlights from her career in journalism.
Date: November 14, 2018
Creator: Aguilar, Rebecca & Rios, Alice
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library