Monthly Archives: February 2013

Give the People What They Want

In James Fallows article Learning to Love the New Media he touched on how the old days of hard news are gone and journalism is seeking to exist. At the end of the article there are questions that ask “What …

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Give the People What They Want

So many people are quick to say they want the old days to come back, but is that really true? In a constantly changing society people want their information faster and tailored to their interests. They no longer want to …

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Today’s youth: Are we worthy of being called the Digital Generation?

Who and what defines what a generation stands for? I often ask myself why generations are named as they are. “Baby Boomers”, “Generation X” and “Generation Y”? Who comes up with these names and why? Today’s youth have been deemed …

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Valentines Day…Just Another Day?

February can be described in many ways. Its the month leading up to spring break, tons of test and quizzes, black history month, my birthday month (WOOT WOOT!). For some its an anniversary and for others its the month after …

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Organized Action: The Power of Social Media

The rise of global networks and communication technology has essentially given every person a medium through which they can voice their ideas and opinions. Social media and networking play an integral role in our interconnected, global society but also these …

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“Bullying….Why It’s Wrong & Why People Experience It”

In the last few years there has been a lot of interest in the problem of bullying all over the world, more especially in schools. Bullying is a huge problem that affects millions of students, and it has everyone worried …

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The New Media: A Love/Hate Relationship

Our world is constantly changing.  People are changing.  With that, our needs and wants are changing.  We have become a society that requires information here and now.  We no longer have the time to sit down and read a book …

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North Korea: Comic Fodder or Legitimate Threat?

We need to decide; are we afraid of North Korea? Do we feel bad for it? Do we enjoy having a good laugh at it’s expense? Yes.

North Korea is terrifying. It is a totalitarian dictatorship run by a family …

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Social Media – Going Beyond Entertainment and Looking at The Tool that is Even Changing Countries

It is really interesting to see how the so-called social media goes beyond mere entertainment and has become a political weapon.
In the case of Egypt, a young man named Al Khale Saeed (identified in different articles as Khali Said) …

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How much reality comes from reality television shows

To me, this kind of goes both ways. On certain reality television shows, I feel that a lot of reality comes from them. For example “Bad Girls Club” is a reality television show and girls that believe they are bad, …

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