Short, Bob, 1932-United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Shipp, BillShort, Bob, 19322006-09-28William "Bill" Shipp was born in Marietta, Georgia on August 16, 1933. He attended Emory University and the University of Georgia, where he was the managing editor of the Red and Black newspaper. In 1953, he wrote articles criticizing the decision by the Board of Regents and Governor Herman Talmadge to bar African-American Horace T. Ward from enrollment in UGA's School of Law. The subsequent takeover of the paper by the Board of Regents led to Shipp's resignation. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. In 1956, Shipp joined the Atlanta Constitution, where he would go on to cover such subjects as the civil rights movement, the space program and numerous political campaigns and leaders. Shipp broke the story of Jimmy Carter's plan to run for the presidency. In 1987, Shipp left the newspaper to start Word Merchants; the company produced the weekly newsletter, "Bill Shipp's Georgia," which was the first serious political journal on the Internet. His columns have appeared in numerous publications, and he was a member of the Georgia Gang, a televised discussion of current political events.Bill Shipp discusses media and its role in politics in the U.S. and Georgia. Topics include the decline of print media, the rise of media conglomerates, the media's effect on public opinion, and the media's influence on elections.Finding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlPress and politics--United StatesPress and politics--GeorgiaGovernment and the press--United StatesGovernment and the press--GeorgiaJournalism--United States--Poltical aspectsJournalism--Political aspects--GeorgiaMass media and public opinion--United StatesMass media and public opinion--GeorgiaGovernment and the pressJournalism--Political aspectsMass media and public opinionPress and politicsGeorgiaUnited StatesBill Shipp, 28 September 2006.MovingImage