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The streak of doubt that underlies ISIS' destructive acts of religious fervor

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imageAn image distributed by Islamic State militants purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in Palmyra. REUTERS/Social Media

Slamming sledgehammers. Toppling statues. Decimated artifacts. Detonating charges that flash in an instant, but destroy centuries of history.

The images coming out of Palmyra, Syria,...

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Disappearing acts: reflecting on New Orleans 10 years after Katrina

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imageAn abandoned street in the Lower Ninth Ward in August 2006. . REUTERS/Lee Celano

In this season of anniversaries, no two are more stark in their parallels than Ferguson a year after the shooting of Michael Brown and New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina killed 1,800 and displaced thousands.

Both involve the...

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The New Orleans class of 2015: what it tells us and what it doesn't

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imageWhere did the children go post-Katrina?Lori Peek, Author provided

Hurricane Katrina led to the largest population displacement in the United States since the Dust Bowl. Over one-third of the 450,000 Louisiana and Mississippi residents displaced from their homes were children.

What happened to these children? Where did they...

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New Orleans’ recovery is an inspiring and cautionary tale for American cities

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imageTen years ago in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Ten years ago, the nation watched the near-total destruction of New Orleans, one of its most historic cities. New Orleans' lifeblood – its citizens – was pushed out by floodwaters, as its poorest residents clung to the city’s...

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Lessons for media educators from the Virginia on-air shootings

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imageCoverage of slain TV journalists from the station where they worked.WDBJ7

As a professor specializing in broadcast communication, I have tried to find lessons to teach aspiring journalists following the shooting of two TV journalists this week.

When I first heard about the shootings in Virginia of reporter Alison Parker and...

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Does the global stock market sell-off signal the BRIC age is already over?

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imageTime to reorder the flags? BRIC flags via www.shutterstock.com

Back in 2001, former Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill coined the acronym BRIC to highlight the immense economic potential of the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China in the decades to come. They would be the economic engines of...

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We found only one-third of published psychology research is reliable – now what?

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imageWhat does it mean if the majority of what's published in journals can't be reproduced?Maggie Villiger, CC BY-ND

The ability to repeat a study and find the same results twice is a prerequisite for building scientific knowledge. Replication allows us to ensure empirical findings are reliable and refines our understanding of...

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