Category Archives: Politics

Google: The Monopoly?

In this day and age, the term “Google it” is synonymous with finding out any term, phrase, or pretty much anything that you don’t know.  The infamous site will take your word or phrase of words and find pretty much … Continue reading

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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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The Arab Winter in Thaw Mode

Why is it that Arabic countries like Egypt and Syria have governments that oppress their people rather than raise them up? In the “Revolution of Change in Egypt” the blogger asks this question. To me it’s simple really. It goes … Continue reading

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Should Freedom of the Press Be Truly Free?

In the world we live in today, pretty much anything that happens around the world can be documented, either by pictures, articles, videos, and much more. The question is “Should all of these releases be accessible by the general public … Continue reading

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The Government Holds Secrets? Say It Isn’t So!

Government secrets have long been the threshold for conspiracy theorists.  The Watergate scandal only enforced the beliefs that our politicians are some sneaky people.  In the past, it took investigative reporters months of hard labor to uncover truths.  Now, in … Continue reading

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Ideas, not money, should run a democracy.

To monetize democracy is to undermine democracy. With that said, American political campaigns are not only dependent on a race for votes, but also on a race for funds and monetary contributions. Candidates spend large amounts of time chasing and … Continue reading

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Isn’t the price of substance worth more than a mere slogan?

After reading “A Vaster Wasteland”, I found myself looking into the way I use the radio and television, and how this society inevitably uses it, and came to the realization that we are all undermining it’s potential.  Communications in the … Continue reading

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Transparency results in stronger society

President Obama and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton have always remained extremely vocal about their support for the freedom of speech and free flow of information on the internet. They have both been quoted countless times defending the United State’s … 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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How free the information should be?

With the disclosure of secret information about security, foreign and military policies of U.S government in Wikileaks people started questioning about all the information that is being hidden from the public for the last few years. Questions about how secure … Continue reading

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