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“American Idol” being sued by former contestants in discrimination lawsuit

Trial proceedings are going underway against the “American Idol” television show initiated by ten former black contestants who argue the show’s producers discriminated against them while they were participants.  The producers, apparently, used the ten contestants past criminal records/arrests to …

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Pope’s controversial letter to Italian newspaper gets a new analysis

This past week dissention has been moving within the religious sect because of the alleged, “atheists will get into heaven” letter Pope Francis sent to Eugenio Salfari, the founder of well-known Italian newspaper.

British newspaper, Independent, released an article …

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UCF Sports Arena’s new name having a tough time catching on

Thanks to a generous $3.95 million donation from Federal Credit Union, what has been previously known as the “UCF Arena” will, for the next seven years, be officially called, “CFE Federal Credit Union Arena,” or “CFE Arena” for short.  In …

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Protest in downtown Orlando fights to bring fair wages to Florida’s local farmworkers

It is no doubt that there has been a rise in popularity of the Fair Trade movement, as of late.  Over the past several years, a devoted community of people has generously given their time and efforts to bring awareness …

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For Better or Worse

The internet has become a main source for finding information. It has all but almost taken over print sources. Even most of the print sources these days are at our finger tips. I can’t even count the times a day …

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Internet on the Rise, Advertising to Follow

The internet is a big part of anybody’s life these days. People can’t even seem to go a full day without having to cruise to one of their favorite site. It would seem to have become a new epidemic, due …

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Exploitation or Empowerment

Journalists have been include a little to much information at times, mostly when it comes to pictures. Words can take you only so far in the mind, even with the best writers, however some of these pictures that are shown …

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Quick Doesn’t mean Better

Print Media has been the back bone of our culture in America, along with most other cultures that have existed up to this point. However, now it is being threatened by an upcoming heavy weight by the name of the …

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Regulation of Television With Children

Children have been found to have minds like sponges, they suck up all the knowledge they can around them. This would of course include television programming, which could cloud their judgement if not regulated. There are many show’s out there …

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Spanish Broadcasting on the Rise

This Spanish-American demographic is on the rise. In fact, in the year 2000 only 17 percent of people under 18 were Hispanic. Compared to 2010 when this number grew by 6 percent, to a demanding 23 percent of the population …

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