Monthly Archives: February 2013

Paying To Surf the Web: Splash or Tidal Wave?

In today’s society, dictionaries and encyclopedias have become irrelevant when compared to the simple and direct service online search engines. We all have used a search engine to look up a historical event, proper spelling of a word, favorite hobby, …

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Children, hide your eyes!

Have you ever given your attention to the little ratings square at the beginning of a tv show? The common ones are things like G (general audience) or PG (parental guidance suggested), but depending on the channel you might see …

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How thick is the line on what is too much to post on social media?

I realize that I said social media, but for this I am going to focus on “Facebook”.  A lot of people don’t watch what they say and do not realize that it can bite them in the butt later on. …

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A Business’s Biggest Threat in 2013: Social Media

While tackling the traffic during my commute to intern this morning I was listening to the radio, JAMN 94.5 to be exact.  Their morning show consists of a daily “Jam-Scam” in which one of the morning personalities plays a joke …

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Controversial Photojournalism Makes an Impact

Although the earthquake of 2010 in Haiti was not the first controversial photojournalism subject it certainly contributed to the controversy.  In my opinion photos and pictures of explicit material helps to emphasize an issue.  For example with the photos that …

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Drones: Crossing the line of fire.

The atomic bomb, the hydrogen bomb, chemical warfare and drones: What do they have in common? They are thought to be some of the deadliest forms of warfare or weapons used in it. One of the main differences between them …

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Do Graphic Images Deter News Readers?

The news media often flocks to places where catastrophes strike.  We have seen this within the past few years with disasters both at home and in foreign countries.  Example of disasters where such graphic images have been taken by the …

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Farming For Connection: The Advent of Rural Internet

It’s amazing the rate at which we’ve adopted and utilized the Internet as a general tool to benefit our lives. The Internet has ushered in an age of online management, where anyone has the ability to micromanage their lives through …

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Are Some Images in the Media too Graphic?

In Arielle Emmett’s article “Too Graphic”, she talks about how after the earthquake in Haiti, the news outlets published photographs that were too graphic and in great quantity. This sparked the debate of whether or not the photos were documenting …

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Enter “drain” ment, do not let the media think for you.

As an avid entertainment blogger, I research multiple sites to retrieve the most accurate and up to date information.  One of my favorite less accredited sources is “YouTube”; a few weeks ago I stumbled across a video entitled “Kai interview” …

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