John Branch
Summary
John Branch, Jr. (November 4, 1782 – January 3, 1863) served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida.Branch was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, on November 4, 1782, the son of wealthy landowners. Educated at the University of North Carolina, he occupied himself as a planter and civic leader. Branch served in the North Carolina Senate from 1811 to 1817 and was the state's Governor from 1817 to 1820. After further service in the state Senate, he represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1823 until 1829 and was a strong supporter of Andrew Jackson.When Jackson became President, he selected Branch as his Secretary of the Navy.
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Why 2012 was the year of the e-single
What did you read this past weekend? I sat on my in-laws’ living room couch and read “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek,” a longform story in the New York Times by John Branch. The web version is packed with interactive features like video interviews and interactive graphics, and I read it on my iPad.
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Morning Brief: The world is still here, better get shopping; Bernstein takes media to task; thoughts on 'Snow Fall'
Those who, thinking that the Mayans had correctly predicted the end of the world, woke today to discover that they had lost their bet. Because of this, there will no doubt me a large number of people rushing to malls today, quickly shopping for Christmas gifts they did not think they would have to give.
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How The New York Times’ ‘Snow Fall’ project unifies text, multimedia
The New York Times is pushing multimedia storytelling in an exciting direction with a new project drawing deservedly high praise.
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New York Times launches ebook programs with Byliner and Vook
The New York Times is launching an ebook publishing program with the e-singles startup Byliner, and will also publish curated article selections called “TimesFiles” with publishing platform Vook. The new partnerships mark the paper’s first real foray into ebook publishing.
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Now playing: The New York Times signs on to Hulu to reach a new audience for its long videos
You can now find videos from The New York Times on Hulu, thanks to a content licensing agreement between the paper and the popular video site.
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NYT's hockey series gets Dart Award
The NYT’s series on the life and death of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard won a Dart Award last night (WNYC’s excellent “Living 9/11” documentary also won). John Branch and company’s multimedia report, which was published in December, was an example of the kind of ambitious—I would say crusading, though the Times would never call it that—reporting that has.
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NYT’s John Branch on Derek Boogaard series: What if we tried to explain an entire life?
MinnPost The Times’ John Branch tells David Brauer how he convinced the family of Derek Boogaard to cooperate for his series, “Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer,” which describes how Boogaard fought his way into… Read more.
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NYT’s John Branch on Derek Boogard series: What if we tried to explain an entire life?
MinnPostThe Times’ John Branch tells David Brauer how he convinced the family of Derek Boogard to cooperate for his series, “Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer,” which describes how Boogard fought his way into the… Read more.
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