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Ways To Avoid The Wasteland That Is Mass Media

In Newton N. Minow article “A Vaster Wateland”, he spoke about the changes that face mass media and the regulations that need to evolve along with them. Minow created six goals that will help mass media run more effectively. His … Continue reading

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Graphic Images Bring The Truth to The World

Often on the news we see some pretty graphic images. For months we saw replays of the September 11th tragedy take over our televisions sets. Some said it was bad for the body to see something so horrific over and … Continue reading

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Can Graphic Pictures really enhance the amount of Humanitarian Action?

On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti with a magnitude of 7.0 and it ended up killing around 230,000 people and leaving almost 3 million homeless. Once the news broke, American journalists and photographers rushed over there to … Continue reading

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The Problems With The Search Engine.

To “Google” something is a term that many of us are familiar with. When breaking news is released we most likely use it to get the most information. I’m sure when the creators of Google first thought up their search … Continue reading

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Google and Fair Use

Google has become a verb in today’s world. When someone needs information, their solution will frequently be to “Google it”. Rarely do Internet users go directly to the websites for the New York Times or Washington Post. Instead, they will … Continue reading

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A Decade of Being Able to ‘Google’

Before I turned fourteen in 2004, the year Google was first released to the public, I remember life being somewhat different. In the Pre-Google era, information wasn’t a “click away”– it was more like two-hundred clicks away and it usually … Continue reading

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Serve the Public Good?

When I think of a wasteland, I think of a huge open space with minimal vegetation and barely any life.  A chairman of the Federal Communications Committee once compared American television programming to a “Vast Wasteland.”  In his ground-shaking speech, … Continue reading

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Six goals that have potential to guide mass-media regulatory decisions

Newton N. Minow discusses ways to keep TV and internet dynamic. Minow makes it apparent that public interest should be above everything. In order to do that he talks about six ways to build into our 21st century communications system. … Continue reading

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New and Improved Online Advertising, or is it?

Social networkers can sit on the computer and become lost in a virtual world for hours. It can be a stress release or it can be a source of stress. Where did all those hours go? Oh yes, that is … Continue reading

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What Can Save Society’s Communication System?

As the elections are approaching, everyone is getting use to seeing campaign commercials. Do you enjoy these 30 to 60 second commercials? Do you learn about candidates through their advertisements? Or are you more like me, and want to change … Continue reading

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