Author Archives: marystevens

Why teenage inventor Ahmed Mohamed was arrested after bringing a home-built clock to school

An incident that happened at a Texas high school a few weeks ago has struck a nerve

across the country, and it has even prompted President Obama to speak his mind on

Twitter and recognize Ahmed Mohamed as an inventor …

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Pictures makes journalism more personal

Photojournalism tends to make journalism more personal or real.

Most people when they read about someone or a group of people struck by tragedy they feel bad, but when they have a visual of what it is going on they …

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The Internet is the New Wild West

The other day I saw the State Farm commercial of the woman who says, “They can’t put anything on the Internet that isn’t true.” The guy next to her responds by saying, “Where did you hear that?” They both respond …

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To fund or not to fund public broadcasting

During the first presidential debate tonight, former Governor Mitt Romney mentioned that he liked Big Bird, but he wasn’t against cutting funding for PBS, which is part of public broadcasting.

Before I go any further, I want to make clear …

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Journalism is legitimately a powerful tool

Some many not know this but journalism is very powerful.  The Internet has made videos and blogging powerful too.

Back in the ‘70s two young journalists by the name of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward worked at the Washington Post. …

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