Sensational news travels fast. This interactive graph shows how the news about Tommy J. Curry, a philosopher at Texas A&M University, traveled through the online channels of partisan, nonpartisan, and trade news and commentary.
Mr. Curry gained attention recently when a blogger found the professor’s 2012 radio commentary about racial violence. Conservative websites pounced first, provoking outrage among Texas A&M alumni and forcing a response from the university’s president. That response attracted coverage from the trade press and local news stations.
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