Category Archives: World News

Google’s Dumbing-Down of Society

Since Google became society’s crutch, people have begun to rely on its knowledge rather than knowledge they should have already attained.  I can remember a time where the only way to obtain information was to crack open a book or …

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The Future is Now: 3D Printing and its Global Role

What do you think of when you hear the term “science fiction?” Perhaps you’ve seen a science fiction or fantasy film before and you can recall some of their technology that seemed too far-fetched, like some sort of all-purpose fabricator …

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Newly Crowned Popes “False” Twitter Account Gets Thousands Of Followers!

Just moments after the newly crowned Pope was announced earlier today, a false Twitter account was made claiming to be the Pope. The account seemed to rack up over 1oo thousand followers. That is a massive amount of people considering …

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Is Google Friend or Foe? The Answer is Yes.

Google has been my Internet default page for as long as I can remember. I think it used to be MSN.com, but I got tired of pseudo-news getting in the way of the things I actually wanted to see. It …

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When is a photo in a newspaper too graphic for the public eye?

It is really hard to decipher between what photos are too graphic and what are not. Especially  after a tragic event in the world. Typically it is not hard to tell when a photo is too graphic for the general …

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Hiding the Real Truth about Terrorism

Hiding the Truth About What?

Terrorism is an ongoing battle that is occurring not only in the U.S., but around the world. Reporters, newspapers and news station in my opinion are not doing the soldiers that are fight terrorism justice. …

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Single Parenting in Today’s Family

The two-parent family, where both mother and father are actively present in the home,  is scarcely prevalent in American society. A family where there is a mother, father, children and a household pet is slowly turning into a myth. Over …

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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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Children, hide your eyes!

Have you ever given your attention to the little ratings square at the beginning of a tv show? The common ones are things like G (general audience) or PG (parental guidance suggested), but depending on the channel you might see …

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Controversial Photojournalism Makes an Impact

Although the earthquake of 2010 in Haiti was not the first controversial photojournalism subject it certainly contributed to the controversy.  In my opinion photos and pictures of explicit material helps to emphasize an issue.  For example with the photos that …

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