Monthly Archives: February 2013

One Simple Post can Change the World

The Internet is used by millions of people a day for millions of different reasons. Between news sites, blog posts, and Facebook, one can learn thousands of new things a day. When reading the story “Whence the Revolution” I realized …

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The New Media? A Little Bittersweet.

In todays society, we have a tight bond with the media. We depend on it day to day to supply us with information worth knowing. We wake up and begin our days by watching the news or some form of …

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Popularity vs Preference: Today’s Cost of Social Acceptance

In elementary school we all wanted those cool new shoes. The ones the popular girls wore that lit up and had sparkles on them. In middle school, we begged our parents for a cell phone so that we too could …

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Hunger in America

Hunger is a hugely, overlooked issue in American society. This is an  epidemic facing America right now. 1 in 6 Americans face hunger, that is a scary number. The impact of hunger is not only affecting the homeless, but everyday …

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Good journalism: Constantly changing, but not lost.

Many critics today claim that decent journalism is a dying art. With an infinite amount of unqualified, inexperienced “journalists” blogging away at their computers, as well as little regulation on information accuracy online, it’s no wonder why some people would …

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Brought to Justice through the Internet

In Article 15 “Whence the Revolution” in our book Annual Editions: Mass Media 12/13 the covered subject is journalists and everyday internet users in modern day Egypt rising against their government and police officers to see justice.  It is amazing …

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The Self-Destructive Decline of Mass Journalism

In the article “The Reconstruction of American Journalism” writers Leonard Downie Jr. and Michael Schudson explore the economical decline of news media. Even in 2009 when this article was written things were bad. Today it’s not surprising to see campaigns …

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Have you created your Bucket List yet?

Life is just a routine unless we learn to break out of the “normal”. In order to appreciate the true beauty of life we must take a moment to take in what has been given to us. This gift called …

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News outlets crossing over and featuring “entertainment” spots.

It seems like in this day and age, there isn’t a fine line between how much entertainment is considered “News.” It is obvious that people in today’s society or the “younger generation” would agree that Kim Kardashian having a baby …

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Progression of Love for the New Media

In Learning to Love the New Media by James Fallows, the progression of how media is changing and what is quickly becoming more and more popular is discussed.  Fallows began describing how news once was something the reporters could choose.  …

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