Author Archives: alyssakelly

As Media Grows Your Privacy Shrinks

It is no doubt that we live in a media-centric world today. Most people I know carry around smart phones which makes them connected to all sorts of media outlets all of the time. As media develops though, it seems …

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Google’s Role in Getting News Online

Google is a unique company. There are not many companies that achieve such a level of commonality almost. What I mean by that is that I will say “Let’s Google it” instead of “Let’s search the internet for it.” Saying …

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Reporting in a Warzone: Is it Worth the Risk?

So after graduation I plan to hopefully land a news reporting job for a news station. The where and when is still up in the air for now. One thing I like about the news journalist market is that many …

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Leaving the Ways of the 80s behind for ‘Infotainment’

It’s always interesting to compare the past with the present. Oh how far we have come in technology, education, and even in fashion choices. In some of my past blogs I have been comparing the past with future in relation …

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Newspapers on their Way to Extinction

When I start to think about newspapers I immediately get that image in my head of the grandparents out on the lawn chairs on a Sunday afternoon drinking lemonade, enjoying the Florida summer sun, and reading the Sunday paper. This …

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The New Rise in Popularity of Books

When I was younger, I would get addicted to book series like Gossip Girl, I just would not put them down to do homework or anything. As I got older, and I got busier, I stopped reading these teen drama …

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Media’s Real Goal is to Make Money, not to Inform the Public

Many of us would agree that media’s purpose is to inform the public an unbiased view of noteworthy events. I have often heard media referred to as the watchdog for the public. However, is that really the purpose of all …

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