Monthly Archives: September 2012

Where is the Balance?

Where is the balance?  Reading the latest chapter from our Principles of Convergent Journalism book, I wanted to find inspiration for this blog post, so I went to the Orlando Sentinel’s web page looking for a local story that might …

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From Print to Internet

Convergent journalism, an aspect that has crushed the sale of print media since the late 90’s and early 2000’s, involves the combination of print, radio, televison and the web when it comes to the news. For example, online news stories …

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Socialization: The transition to blogging

So lately I’ve been hearing so much about blogging. Its everywhere! On the news, on the internet, on the television and even in our magazines there are web-links provided to relevant blogs. Likewise there are hundreds, if not thousands, of …

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Educational TV Not Only Produced For Children

After reading Jenny Prices article, “Tele[re]vision” on new findings about educational programming for children, it made me observe all types of television shows having a larger agenda than previously imagined. Now, when I watch TV I try to pinpoint where …

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How Attentive Are You to the Effects of TV Shows?

There’s no denying the fact that media holds an immense amount of power. We live in a culture that is dominated by images and there is a constant pull, if you will, of social influence exerted daily. Take, for instance, …

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School Destroys Creativity!

After reading the article “I Can’t Think” by  Sharon Begley, I began researching the issue at hand, are we doing too much? After reading plenty of articles and watching numerous videos on a somewhat similar topic, I stumbled upon a …

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The Paradox of Contemporary Feminism

To me, feminism means many things. It means women having every right that men have, including equal pay for doing the same jobs as men with the same amount of effort. But for me, feminism also means valuing stay-at-home moms …

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Television: Brainwashing Society Since the 1920’s

It seems like our current generation can’t go a single day without at least flipping on the TV a couple times to catch a show or two, but how bad is TV for us really? In my opinion it varies …

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The New Rise in Popularity of Books

When I was younger, I would get addicted to book series like Gossip Girl, I just would not put them down to do homework or anything. As I got older, and I got busier, I stopped reading these teen drama …

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The Newfound Power of Information.

Do you have a cell phone? H0w about an iPod,  iPad, laptop, computer,  anything internet capable? Nowadays almost everything and everyone is capable of instantaneously connecting to the ever-expanding stream of information our world has enveloped itself in. In today’s …

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