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Amanda Knox found Guilty again by Italian Court

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jumarshall17

This past Thursday, January 30, Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was convicted on murder charges by an Italian Appeals Court in Florence for the murder of Meredith Kercher, a British exchange student, back in 2007. The couple was …

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300 Become ill on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

Posted on January 25, 2014 by jumarshall17

With the new year already heading into the end of January, seasons will begin to transition from winter to spring prompting new vacation plans and weekend get-a-ways for the spring season. Royal Caribbean International, a premier cruise liner, is in …

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Former NBA Star Dennis Rodman checks himself into Rehab

Posted on January 19, 2014 by jumarshall17

Former NBA Star Dennis Rodman checks himself into an unidentified 28-30 day alcohol rehabilitation center Wednesday, January 15th, following a recent trip from North Korea, where he received backlash for comments made while in Korea. 52 year old Dennis Rodman …

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Actor Paul Walker’s untimely death leaves the World in Mourning

Posted on January 13, 2014 by jumarshall17

Upon hearing the news of the “Fast and Furious” actor Paul Walker being dead as a result of a fatal car accident I was deeply saddened. I learned of the news from the Social Media giant Instagram and I quickly …

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Are virtual societies harming us in “real” life?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by jumarshall17

It has now been around five days since the terrible shooting in Aurora Colorado. As more and more information has come out about the shooter- his background, and how people described him, I can not help but start to carefully …

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Is Twitter bad news for News?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by jumarshall17

Last night as I was about to go to sleep, I was about to close out of twitter on my phone, but I noticed the name of one of my favorite athletes “trending” on twitter. I immediately searched and found …

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The perfect storm for inaccuracy

Posted on July 11, 2012 by jumarshall17

Not a day goes by without some form of the following exchange taking place between two newsroom employees “When do you need it?” “Ten minutes ago!”

We live in an age where timing is everything. News is constantly changing and …

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Dwight Howard and the “new” Media

Posted on July 3, 2012 by jumarshall17

The other day I was in a tiny shop in Winter Park, and the sales woman was making small talk, and asked me what my major was. When I told her Radio-Television she made a face and said,”The media ruins …

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The world is “armed” with Media and Technology

Posted on June 27, 2012 by jumarshall17

Five and two. Numbers that are insignificant on their own but, when considered in the billions, mean quite a lot. Mass Media 12/3 Article 6 states that there are over five billion people throughout the world who have access to …

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