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Over the past several hours, national and local news outlets have responded with a range of coverage following a pair of shootings at Virginia Tech University this morning, the deadliest such incident in U.S. history.

CNN ran several amateur photos and videos from I-Reports, its recently-launched citizen journalism initiative. One video features graphic audio of gunshots. We'll continue to update this report and the following links to coverage throughout the afternoon.

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A collection of past school-related shootings: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Links added at 8:30 p.m.

Timeline of college campus shootings: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Continuous updated coverage several first-person accounts: BigLickU, social network for college students created by The Roanoke Times

Photo essay, user-generated photos and video reports including a personal account from a student whose classmate played dead to avoid being shot:  Fox News

Timeline and blog updates: USA Today

Audio interview with reporter and blog updates: The New York Times

Audio interview with a professor, live radio reports, live Q&A with student-produced blog Planet Blacksburg editor: Washingtonpost.com

College violence trends and shootings fact sheet: WAPT- 16 ABC Jackson, Mississippi

User-generated report from Brock Meeks, former chief Washington correspondent for MSNBC: Now Public

Official press release and podcast: Virginia Tech

Student-produced blog report from campus: Planet Blacksburg, local blog maintained by a Virginia Tech media studies class

Timestamped updates and map of shootings: The Collegiate Times, student newspaper at Virginia Tech

User-generated report: Wikipedia

Student-produced tribute: Facebook

Live coverage, video with audio of gunshots: WSLS-TV 10, NBC affiliate, Roanoke, Va.

Raw video, special report, press conference: WDBJ-TV 7, CBS affiliate, Roanoke

Timestamped updates, maps, message board: The Roanoke Times (E&P's republication of The Roanoke Times blog-style coverage)

Raw video: WAVY-TV 10, NBC affiliate, Portsmouth, Va

Audio accounts from students, live coverage, video reports, photos: MSNBC

Video Reports: ABC News reports
Posted by Pat Walters at 12:12 PM on Apr. 17, 2007

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