Category Archives: World News

Viral Praise and Worship

“If you’re going to send a Facebook update or tweet about today’s message, make it quick,” muttered Senior Pastor Marvin A. Jackson of River of Life Christian Center during an eleven o’clock service. For a moment I didn’t fully understand … Continue reading

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Are We As Technologically Advanced As We Should Be?

In the 50’s and 60’s everyone was talking about automation that was going to flip our way of life on it’s ear. Back then you couldn’t look through a newspaper with out seeing something new from the World’s Fair that … Continue reading

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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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Google Found The Secret To Success

Twenty years ago Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched one of the most revoluntionary sites to ever hit the web. Google is the biggest most widely used search engine in the world. Google has become a verb and a meme. The … Continue reading

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Advertising in the Age of Social Networks: A Virtual Gold Rush?

In the article “The Revolution of Will Not Be Monetized” by Bob Garfield, he asserts that in the era of huge internet properties such as Google’s Youtube, Facebook and Twitter, which have sold for billions on the open market, sky … 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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Graphic Images Bring The Truth to The World

Often on the news we see some pretty graphic images. For months we saw replays of the September 11th tragedy take over our televisions sets. Some said it was bad for the body to see something so horrific over and … Continue reading

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A Pictures Worth a 1000 Causes

The age old debate over whether images are too graphic to display will always be prevalent and one in which reasonable people on either side can disagree over. Speaking directly to the aftermath of Haiti’s devestating 2008 earthquake, I believe … Continue reading

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Are we getting too much information?

There is no denying in todays society that we are fed an overwhelming amount of information. However its the source of the information that is changing. People are relying more on the  internets capability to relay important information rather than … Continue reading

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How far would you go for some shock and awe?

When it comes to photojournalism today it seems to be that the line between informative reporting and exploitation has been blurred. During times of dire need in other countries, such as after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean or more … Continue reading

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