Monthly Archives: January 2013

As traditional journalism slowly fades out, what will emerge as the new standard for news reporting?

With technological advances, as well as an increased demand for prompt news, most traditional forms of journalism are having a hard time keeping up. Newspapers and magazines cannot feasibly distribute their material at the same rate potential customers are finding …

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How to “wow” your lover this Valentines’ Day

Valentines’ day is fastly approaching soon and couples every where are in a clamor to find the perfect gift for their significant other. Worry no more my hysteric lovers, here are some helpful, do-it- yourself ideas that will have your …

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Tabloid Entertainment: The NEW News

The line at the end of a trip to the grocery store is a beautiful place for many. Yes, you get to pay for your food and put an end to a long shopping trip, but many also take advantage …

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Old News to New News

While technology takes over, the newspaper battles to stay in the running as a go to for our daily dish of news.  In today’s world, we have access to news almost anywhere at our fingertips.  Every newspaper has gone online, …

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Information Overload – No Longer an Old Man’s Game

For this younger generation, it seems their interest in news is seriously lacking. As consumerism continues to run teenagers’ lives, it seems they care less and less about what is going on outside their little worlds. Young people seem to …

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Is The Internet a Blessing or a Curse?

Some may say that the Internet is the best thing to happen since sliced pie. Others may argue that it is the worst thing ever created and it needs to be destroyed. Then you have those few that are in …

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The Relevance of Journalism in Today’s Society

In Overload! Journalism’s Battle for Relevance in an Age of Too Much Information, a new method of strategic planning took place.  When The Associated Press hired Context, a research company, to conduct a study of young-adult news consumption around …

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Television Can Be a Good Thing if Given The Opportunity

In Tele[re]vision, researchers take another look at television. Society is used to hearing the negative effects of television and how it ties in with failing grades and obesity in our children of today.  Nicknames given to the television are

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The Extinction of Journalism

There are a many people who believe that journalism is a dying art, but is it really? The simple answer is, no. Journalism is merely changing. Back in the “old days” of the media, journalists studied, pursued and worked in …

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Information Overload: Today’s Battle for Attention

With the internet presenting itself as an overwhelming powerful force in today’s society, it’s no wonder our lives are beginning to change in response. In the article “Overload!” by Bree Nordenson an interesting  fact is presented that “In 2006 alone, …

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