Category Archives: Politics

Enter “drain” ment, do not let the media think for you.

As an avid entertainment blogger, I research multiple sites to retrieve the most accurate and up to date information.  One of my favorite less accredited sources is “YouTube”; a few weeks ago I stumbled across a video entitled “Kai interview” … Continue reading

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Photojounalism and their desire to make profit often crosses boundaries

Washington Post gave prominent display to images of death caused by the earthquake in January 12th, 2010 in Haiti. Even though journalism is about letting the public know what is happening, there is a line that should not be crossed. … Continue reading

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Yay or nay: graphic photos after tragedy

Written by Arielle Emmett, the article “Too Graphic?” describes journalism in regards to graphic photographs. While it varies among news sources, generally journalists avoid graphic images in order to not offend viewers or readership, and out of respect to those … Continue reading

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Financing Politics: right or wrong?

When it comes to politics, it seems now more than ever we have to be very critical of every candidate.  With all the money that is being pumped into politics, it is frustrating that we still deal with politicians who … Continue reading

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What is the Limit to Internet Freedom?

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” This infamous quote by Benjamin Franklin is still relevant to our generation and our love for Internet freedom. In my opinion the line is even more applicable to our … Continue reading

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The President Has A Twitter?!

So we know that everyone and there mother has a twitter. It has become something that is consistently growing as a trend. Everything from marketing artist, brands and people. Twitter is seen everywhere. Along with the rise of social media … Continue reading

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The Six Steps Towards Better Communication

Newton N. Minow has some revolutionary ideas as he did while serving as Chairman of the FCC during the Kennedy administration. Just as he did 50 years ago, I think Minow can improve the way we communicate as a nation. … Continue reading

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The Web is Ours. We Own the Web.

The Web is us.  We are the Web.  It is our center of communication, collaboration, and imagination.  Our ideas, opinions, creativity, passions, and connections all stem from the world wide web.  We as humans have shaped everything that appears on … Continue reading

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The Never-Ending “Big Brother” Debate

Can you remember the time when the only way to learn about the happenings around the country/world was either one of two ways: Reading the newspaper, or watching the evening news?  It seems like only yesterday that I was a … Continue reading

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Personal Security and the Internet

Nowadays we do almost everything online, paying bills, shopping, managing finances; the list goes on.  With so much of our personal information out there in the virtual world, we put so much faith in the organizations that we deal with to keep our information confidential.   But … Continue reading

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