Category Archives: World News

Who really is accountable when it comes to the news?

Who really is accountable when it comes to the news? Many people swear by a news source, and others condemn that same news source with every bone in their body. Who is to say what or who everyone should believe? … Continue reading

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New Media: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

“Learning to Love the New Media” by James Fallows is peppered with comparisons of the old fashioned and new-aged media. Back in the day, you had a much cleaner, clearer news-based output that had a fraction of the stories, but … Continue reading

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War Reporting: Why Face the Risks?

Facing the possibility of threat…constant danger…putting your own life on the line; thus are the risks of obtaining coverage as a wartime correspondent or photographer. Along with exposure to battle, conflicts can also arise between the military and the press, … Continue reading

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Collaborative Journalism: Putting Our Minds Together for the Greater Good

Collaborative Journalism, that is two or more publications working together to provide the news, is on the uprise. As stated in “The Reconstruction of American Journalism”, “A growing number of newspapers also are supplementing their reduced resources for news reporting … Continue reading

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9/11: A Convergent Media Tribute

Save for a group of students clustered around a TV cart in the breezeway, the campus was a ghost town as I walked home from my 8am biology class. I remember thinking it was strange that people were outside watching … Continue reading

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Is the News Paper Going to be Extinct?

There are many talented and well known journalist out their who spend their days writing about current events for the New York Times and other hot newspaper’s, but where do these journalists and talented writers go to when people are … Continue reading

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Newspapers on their Way to Extinction

When I start to think about newspapers I immediately get that image in my head of the grandparents out on the lawn chairs on a Sunday afternoon drinking lemonade, enjoying the Florida summer sun, and reading the Sunday paper. This … Continue reading

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Why Don’t We Choose the News?

In the information age that we live in today, we are given a multitude of choices when it comes to news. You can watch it on TV, read it in print or watch it and read it on the web. … Continue reading

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Where is the Balance?

Where is the balance?  Reading the latest chapter from our Principles of Convergent Journalism book, I wanted to find inspiration for this blog post, so I went to the Orlando Sentinel’s web page looking for a local story that might … Continue reading

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