Monthly Archives: January 2013

Is medicine healing our sicknesses or making us sicker?

When it comes to health, statistics are scary for us as Americans. Whether caused by prior lifestyle decisions or genetics, Americans are suffering from fatal illnesses every second of every day.  What boggles my mind is the fact that  people …

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The Decline of Investigative Reporting Could be the Decline of Our Society.

Accountability journalism is a type of reporting where stories are written about people, companies or industries that have authority/influence in our lives. That means holding political officials to a certain moral set of standards or making sure business leaders have …

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Children’s programs.. Helpful or Destructive?

 
What ever happened to the good old days when children would actually go outside and play? It seems as technology advances the fewer children want to get out and be active. I mean… why go out and play soccer …

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Filtration and Empathy – How Journalism Will Stay Relevant in the Future

There is a common, and important theme developing in many of the essays we read. This theme is given many names such as “overload,” “information pollution” or ” social narcissism,” but at it’s essence it all boils down to the …

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Chasing Jack: Can anyone catch him?

 He’s come to be known as the “Golden Bear”.  He played the game when technology wasn’t a factor.  He’s also arguably the most accomplished golfer to ever play the game.  Jack Nicklaus no longer plays competitive golf as a professional, …

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The Revival of Journalism: Buried Alive in Information

It seems we have contradicted ourselves:  we want to know everything, yet when “everything” is given to us we retreat in a state of information fatigue.  When it comes to information and technology we have the mindset that more is …

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Consumers craving different news content

With so much technology and options out their for us, multitasking has become more of an unknown habit and choice. Many of us don’t even realize how much we are actually doing it. Have we as a nation transformed something …

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Information Overload is Causing Journalism’s Downfall

Simplicity is not a word in many people’s vocabulary today.  We are all constantly running from place to place and constantly multitasking.  We are all searching for more and more information to get further in the world.  However, the irony …

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Multi-tasking is Not Beneficial to Anybody

In today’s society, multi-tasking is taking over. People multi-task every day whether it’s talking on the phone while driving or simply watching television while being on the internet. However, studies have been conducted to show that multi-tasking is impossible. You …

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TMI: Too Much Information All At Once

Whether the information is personal, business, or entertainment oriented…it’s just too much. Being 100% honest, it does not affect me that “Stephanie” has class, then a doctor’s appointment, then has to walk her dog, go to the gym, and finally …

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