Category Archives: World News

Devastation and Promised Relief for Victims of Superstorm Sandy

Tropical Storm Sandy is a storm that residents of the East Coast will never forget. On Monday,  October 29th, the superstorm made landfall into the New England states greatly affecting New York and many parts of New Jersey. There were … Continue reading

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We Can Move on From This…

It’s probably been said a lot recently, but with the recent developments of Hurricane Sandy, it is important for me to mention the resiliency of the American people and the amount past t of courage it takes to be able … Continue reading

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Could Your Internet Be Manipulated Because of What Political Sites You View?

Net Neutrality is a little known issue to most Internet users, but it effects many. Most Internet users have no idea that their connection could be manipulated to block or slow traffic to specific sites. Reasons for this could be … Continue reading

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How Going Against China’s Currency is Bad for the U.S.

During Monday’s third and final presidential debate, former governor Mitt Romney attacked the Obama administration’s handling of inaccuracies in China’s currency appreciation rate stating that “China has not played by the same rules, in part by holding down artificially the … Continue reading

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No Such Thing as Too Graphic

Recently we read the article about the photographs taken in Haiti. It talked about how before the earthquake, most of the photographs being broadcasted in the media were more censored than they were before the catastrophe happened. I feel that … Continue reading

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Not Just a Typo: 24 Hour News Cycle Causes Editors to Make Mistakes

It is pretty apparent that editing in the world of the news media has become a bit of an afterthought. With the high demands of a 24-hour news cycle, factual errors and typos seem to frequently slip through the cracks. … Continue reading

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Where are the editors?

Newspapers are put in a tough spot. How do editors get their story out before others and be able to spend the time needed to critique it? In The Quality-Control Quandary, Stepp focuses on newspapers progression of losing their editors … Continue reading

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Ground Control to Major Tom, or: Why the Hell is this Taking So Long?

This past Sunday millions (maybe less and understandably so, I’m just ballparking it) tuned in to see Felix Baumgartner jump from space.  Well, not technically space, but from a balloon hoisted capsule that was about 25 miles shy of space … Continue reading

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How much is too much?: Controversial photography of the Haitian Earthquakes

“Did news outlets publish images that were too graphic, and too many of them?” This is the question posed in “Too Graphic?”, a piece by Arielle Emmett. The essay outlines the controversy of posting edgy photographs from a natural disaster, … Continue reading

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SNL Skit Puts Tech Bloggers Face-to-Face with iPhone 5 Factory Workers

Saturday Night Live brings to light the trivial complains of Americans and the new iPhone 5. During SNL’s “Tech Talk” skit, three fictional tech bloggers from CNET, Gizmodo, and Wired were asked to state their problems with the new iPhone … Continue reading

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