Got a real Zenger for you: (Sorry, couldn’t resist) I’d label this a timely column given the state of liberties taken with journalism lately. Such arguments, it seems, have always been in play. Originally published in the Gainesville Times, February 9, 1988, Prof. Alex Taylor shares the birth of a U.S. freedom. “It’s not libel…… Continue reading Liberty of the (op)Press(ed) — The Zenger Trial
Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors
Black Bart — The Poet
I’ve labored long and hard for bread, For honor, and for riches, But on my corns too long you’ve tread, You fine-haired sons of bitches. ~ Black Bart, 1877 Black Bart’s stagecoach robberies are the archetype of Wild West legend. Prof. Alex Taylor’s Tuesday continues with his story and an unrealized tip. Hmmm … road…… Continue reading Black Bart — The Poet
The Elizabeth Short of It – Black Dahlia Part II
Prof. Alex Taylor continues the Elizabeth Short, Black Dahlia murder mystery with a clarification to NBC’s fictional take, which ran two weeks earlier. 30 years ago, the case was never solved and still open. Take it from an official source — the FBI. Of course, this hasn’t stopped others from “closing” it, even as recently…… Continue reading The Elizabeth Short of It – Black Dahlia Part II