Mark R. Cheathem Archives, Newspapers, Tennessee history

TSLA Adds Online Newspaper Archives

I am super happy about the news that the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) and ProQuest have partnered to provide runs of several early Nashville newspapers online. This database is accessible only within the main TSLA building in Nashville; free access is also being provided to the public libraries in Springfield, Ashland City, Franklin, … Continue reading TSLA Adds Online Newspaper Archives

Mark R. Cheathem Andrew Jackson, Charles Hammond, Duff Green, Election of 1828, Jeffrey L. Pasley, John Binns, Newspapers, Richard John, Ted Koppel, W. Stephen Belko

The Partisan Media: Then and Now

In a recent editorial, well-known TV personality Ted Koppel criticized the state of today's media cacophony: We live now in a cable news universe that celebrates the opinions of [Keith] Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly - individuals who hold up the twin pillars of political partisanship and who are encouraged … Continue reading The Partisan Media: Then and Now