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Assignment #18 These are my 3 stub articles. 1. James Chiles, 2. Across the Wide Missouri (book) and finally, 3. Los Angeles Times Syndicate.

Assignment #17:

Assignment #22&23
 * 1) I chose a stub on the Ukrainian Olympic Weightlifter Vladislav Krishchishin, the link is attached here Vladislav Krishchishin. I feel he is under-represented (as are a vast majority of Olympic weightlifters) compared to other athletes who have set multiple world records in their sport.
 * 2) This article is identified as a stub via the link provided on our dashboard under week 4, it has less than one full paragraph written about him.
 * 3) When compared to the Russian Olympic Weightlifter Dmitry Klokov, it is easy to see there are a ton of differences in the articles. On Klokov's page we see a full graph of competitions that he has competed in, as well as how he placed and what maximum weights he lifted. On Vladislav's page there is only reference to the number of competitions he has set world records in, there is no year or placing/weight lifted added. Despite the weightlifter's similarity in the outcome of their performances, Klokov's page label's family, competition history, and even a small biography outside of his sports career, while Vladislav's page simply labels the amount of world records he set, his birthday and death date, and finally his post-sportsman career field.
 * 4) Though the hyperlinks on Vladislav's page work, and the links are in another language, there is a very small amount of information linked to each page (less than 1 page of information per website).
 * 5) When compared to a weightlifter who's page is better developed, we can see that Vladislav Krishchishin's page is missing a significant amount of personal information, details on his placings in competition, world records set, and involvement with his country outside of Olympic sport.

I'm choosing Stub #1 Los Angeles Times Syndicate

History[edit]
The syndicate was founded in c. 1949 by the Times Mirror Company as the Mirror Enterprises Syndicate. In the early 1960s the name was changed to the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and was operated as a department of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Rex Barley was manager of the syndicate from 1950 until at least 1968.[2]

The syndicate acquired the New York City-based independent syndicate General Features Corp. in 1967 for approximately $1 million, retaining it as a separate entity.[2] In 1974, the L.A. Times Syndicate absorbed General Features into its own operations.

In mid-1987, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate was the fifth-ranked syndication service, with 85 features.[3]

In 2000, upon completion of the merger with the Tribune Company,[4] it became a division of Tribune Media Services.

The New York office closed June 1, 2000, while the Salt Lake City office closed on August 31, 2000. International work continues to be done in Los Angeles through the Tribune Content Agency. Several of the employees were offered follow on jobs with Tribune Media Services after the closing.

Assignment #21

Stub #2 is Across the Wide Missouri


 * 1) Gwaltney, William W. “Way across the Wide Missouri: Western History, Memory, and the Lunatic Fringe.” Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Winter 2001, p. 493. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2307/3650803.
 * 2) Weets, Tatiana. “The Negotiation of Remembrance in ‘Across the Wide Missouri.’” Callaloo, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer 1999, pp. 727–739. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1353/cal.1999.0127.

Assignment #20


 * 1) This first article I believe has some significance, as it is written by the same author I cited in assignment #19 about a year prior to the shutdown.                                         Astor, Dave. “Worldly Experience Gains a Global Post.” Editor & Publisher, vol. 134, no. 27, July 2001, p. 19. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=4781412&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

2. “Et Cetera..” Editor & Publisher, vol. 133, no. 9, Feb. 2000, p. 33. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=2861173&site=ehost-    live&scope=site.

Assignment #19


 * 1) The stub i'd like to focus on is Los Angeles Times Syndicate
 * 2) I believe the most closely related guide is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Editing_Wikipedia_articles_on_cultural_anthropology.pdf, The LATS is a comic strip producer, so I don't think it would fit under books. Rather, I believe the most appropriate category is cultural anthropology, as most comic strips produced in a syndicate such as the LATS are studying or analyzing what people have done either as individuals or collectively as a group and how these actions are developing (or not) society, and using humor to drive home a culturally appealing message.
 * 3) When comparing the LATS to this Times Mirror Company article on Wikipedia, I notice there are subtle holes in the information available. On Times Mirror's page we see a detailed backstory about how the company came to be, as well as it's progress and what other companies it bought up. We can also see what stake Times Mirror holds in other companies, and what it's association with other media sources is. But most importantly, what I would like to add information to this stub about is the shutdown of the company.
 * 4) The article I've found on LoveJoy Library's database talks about the shut down of LATS, I believe this is valuable information to add to the current Wikipedia article.               Astor, Dave. “Tms to Shut Two Offices.” Editor & Publisher, vol. 135, no. 13, Apr. 2002, p. 10. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=6467820&site=ehost-live&scope=site.