Monthly Archives: February 2013

What is the Limit to Internet Freedom?

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” This infamous quote by Benjamin Franklin is still relevant to our generation and our love for Internet freedom. In my opinion the line is even more applicable to our …

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Censorship: Too Much or Too Little for Society to Handle?

Photo censorship is a sensitive subject. Many people have different views on what should and should not be shown in newspapers and online. There have been many instances in which the public as well as the peers of those being …

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The Greatest 18 Holes in Golf – Part 1

What golfer has always dreamed of playing Augusta National?  Maybe Pebble Beach?  Or travel across the “pond” and play the famous St. Andrews.  I for one would give anything to play just one of these courses, but considering the reality …

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Will Telling Facebook How You Really Feel Be Worth it in the End?

Something that my parents always taught me was that I should not do something that I would not be afraid to end up on the cover of The New York Times the following day. This little saying has stuck with …

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The “Jack of All Trades” in the News World

With so much news content moving online, newspapers are continually downsizing their staff. I think we will continue to see this decline, because today, many reporters are being asked to produce their own story every step of the way. Journalists …

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Defining photojournalism, images too graphic or people too sensitive?

A photo can tell a story. An image alone can make such an impact that no words are needed. When it comes to photojournalism when does a picture become to explicit and graphic? Is there even such a thing? Real …

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The President Has A Twitter?!

So we know that everyone and there mother has a twitter. It has become something that is consistently growing as a trend. Everything from marketing artist, brands and people. Twitter is seen everywhere. Along with the rise of social media …

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How and iPhone app Saved an Oscars Film

This morning while opening my web browser I stumbled across an interesting headline “$1.99 app Saved Oscars Film”. I was intrigued, partly because I mis-read the headline and thought it read that the app saved the Oscars themselves. My head …

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Do Media Outlets Really Have to Shock Us? Unfortunately They Do.

Arielle Emmett’s article, Too Graphic, discusses the feeling that some critics have been expressing lately with regards to the media’s seeming lack of taste or tact when displaying graphic images, especially in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti. Going …

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Is It Really Down Hill After 21?

Ladies and Gents I am glad to inform you all that I have been twenty-one for a full twenty-four hours. Throughout the day I received phone calls and text messages from family and friends and they all told me I …

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