Category Archives: Audio/Video

Does a step forward in technology really bring us two steps back?

With the rapid advancement of technology within the recent years, our world has grown to revolve around it. Most people today would be lost without their tablets, mobile phones, and televisions that are now incorporated into every aspect of our …

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Graphic Images Cause Controversy

In Arielle Emmett’s Too Graphic?, discussion arose in regards to whether pictures published in American newspapers such as the New York Times were too disturbing to have been approved for print.  American newspapers usually leave graphic images out of their …

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Keeping the Web Alive

As time goes on, we become more and more attached to the technologies we are provided.  We grow dependent on them and expect our addictions to be around forever.  Although the technologies we are lucky to have today continue to …

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A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words: Photographic Impact on Our Society

Journalists of today know that words are the cake in a story but a picture is the perfect icing on top. We all love to get down to the nitty gritty when investing our time in a juicy article or …

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The Ever-Changing Medium with Limitless Potential

Do you remember when Super Nintendo was THE thing to own when we were young children?  How about the countless number of hours you spent playing Super Mario World on that system [Super Nintendo], every weekend, for weeks on end?  …

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Popularity vs Preference: Today’s Cost of Social Acceptance

In elementary school we all wanted those cool new shoes. The ones the popular girls wore that lit up and had sparkles on them. In middle school, we begged our parents for a cell phone so that we too could …

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Progression of Love for the New Media

In Learning to Love the New Media by James Fallows, the progression of how media is changing and what is quickly becoming more and more popular is discussed.  Fallows began describing how news once was something the reporters could choose.  …

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Bose: Is it worth the investment?

Whether it’s the marketing behind the Wave Music System or the constant advertisements of the Quiet Comfort 15 Noise Cancelling headphones, you just can’t miss a Bose product.  But is it genius marketing and well placed ads, or is the …

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The “Interconnected Estate”, the Global Stage and You

Imagine a reporter’s job forty years ago: follow a lead, research the subject(s), interview pertinent people and deliver a story, all while hoping that the editor approves the story and that the audience finds the content interesting. Competition came from …

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Age vs Overload: How Children’s Programming Gives Adults a Break

As adults, our minds are constantly at work. Yes, we stress our brains at our job, the bank, driving home, and even cooking dinner. However, with today’s technological advancements, information is EVERYWHERE whether we seek it or not. Even while …

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