Two landmark events Wednesday morning weaved special tales of Atlanta’s history, present and future. The first was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Norfolk Southern’s new corporate headquarters in Midtown as dignitaries welcomed Atlanta’s newest Fortune 500 company. The second was the unveiling of a memorial to Richard Jewell and law enforcement at Centennial Olympic Park
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The story behind the historic headline ‘It’s Atlanta!’ announcing the city won the 1996 Olympics
By Guest Columnist TOM ODER, former news editor of The Atlanta Journal and author of ‘It’s Atlanta!’ when the city was awarded the Olympic Games
A new book about the Olympic Park bombing brings back memories about how the headline ‘It’s Atlanta!’ was created, a story told here for the first time in Saporta Report.
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Richard Jewell saga a teaching moment for us in journalism
By Maria Saporta For the past several weeks, I’ve been absorbed with the story of Richard Jewell – thanks to a book and movie that have resurfaced controversial memories of more than 23 years ago. Jewell was the security guard at Centennial Olympic Park the night of the bombing that caused the death of two […]
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Richard Jewell saga a teaching moment for us in journalism
By Maria Saporta For the past several weeks, I’ve been absorbed with the story of Richard Jewell – thanks to a book and movie that have resurfaced controversial memories of more than 23 years ago. Jewell was the security guard at Centennial Olympic Park the night of the bombing that caused the death of two […]
