Larry Langford trial, Day 1: Getting started
By Wade KwonOngoing coverage of Birmingham mayor Larry Langford on trial in Tuscaloosa for bribery.
Day 1 of the federal trial of Larry Langford has ended in Tuscaloosa, with a 12-member, 2-alternate jury seated and opening statements scheduled for Tuesday.
Birmingham’s mayor was arrested in December 2008 and charged with conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns alongside Bill Blount and Al LaPierre. The two have since pleaded guilty and are expected to testify in the coming days.
To help tame the information beast of trial coverage, we’ve put together some tools to help you follow along in real time.
1. Widget: media updates
This widget can be embedded on your own site by clicking on “Get Widget” at the bottom.
2. Twitter list
Second, we’ve created a new-fangled Twitter list called LLTrial. You must be signed into Twitter to see and follow it.
3. Media Twitterers
Even if you don’t have an account, you can follow the media Twitterers individually:
- @BhamWeekly
- @CBS42
- @JohnArchibald (Birmingham News columnist)
- @Langford_trial (Birmingham News)
- @LangfordCourt (Fox 6)
- @LangfordTrial (NBC 13’s Jon Paepcke)
4. Widget: media updates
See the real-time tweets mentioning “Langford” within 200 miles of Birmingham.
Bonus: Here’s what the Facebook crowd says about Langford.
We’ll work on fine-tuning these tools and adding our own coverage in the coming days. Your feedback is welcome below.
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Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:09 pm
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:40 pm
If you’re on Twitter, you may have problems seeing the Twitter list for LLTrial. As a beta tester for this new feature, I’m not sure other users can see it.
Leave me a message as to whether or not option No. 2 is working for ya. Thanks!