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The Irish Rebellion
in the Age of Cable News

By Marion R. Casey, Contributor
February / March 2016

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Today world news is immediate but 100 years ago transmission depended on telegraph cables under the Atlantic ocean that were subject to wartime and censorship conditions.  ℘℘℘ In April 1916, the front pages of America’s newspapers were dominated by headlines about the war on Europe’s western front, where the German and French armies were battling at Verdun, and by reports … [Read more...] about The Irish Rebellion
in the Age of Cable News

Consumers Get Their
Irish Up Over 7Up Ads

By Craig McGuire, Contributor
December / January 2004

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Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. recently re-edited its U.S. television commercial when scores of irate Irish-Americans phoned in complaining of what sounded like a leprechaun shouting an ethnic slur. In the commercial, a foul-tempered leprechaun is pulling a wagon through the streets of New York City hawking dnL, Dr Pepper/Seven Up's new caffeinated, carbonated fruit-flavored soda … [Read more...] about Consumers Get Their
Irish Up Over 7Up Ads

Karen Curry: CNN Coverage

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

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In her role as vice president and bureau chief of CNN in New York, a role she has held since 1999, Curry has contributed to CNN's coverage of the September 11 attacks which have been broadcast around the world as well as in the United States. She is part of the decision making process at CNN which determines when and how news should be covered. In December, she was CNN's … [Read more...] about Karen Curry: CNN Coverage