Tag Archives: Media

Technology in Developing Countries

Posted on October 16, 2012 by lauren gould

One of the foremost decisions confronting developing countries is that of establishing the right technological choices. How does one from an intensive technological culture reach out to impoverished and third world countries in a relevant way? The answer is through …

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Entertainment: A Mentality of Violence

Posted on October 8, 2012 by lauren gould

Though we may not realize it or see it, America has a mentality of violence. Think about all the media options we have to cater to our every whim: there are a plethora of R-rated and PG-13 movies, video games, …

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You Are Now Entering the Google Arena

Posted on October 2, 2012 by lauren gould

From the time I began using computers Google has always been there, and it is no secret how influential and powerful this entity is within the business and media world. Since being founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey …

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Do the Media Have Your Best Interest in Mind?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by lauren gould

These past few decades, everyday media is increasingly sensationalized and entertainment focused. Media’s main purpose now lies in putting out a compelling and interesting story to get attention and an audience. It is a more “self-satisfying” and “self-gratifying” mission to …

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Who really is accountable when it comes to the news?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by brittany

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? …

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How Attentive Are You to the Effects of TV Shows?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by lauren gould

There’s no denying the fact that media holds an immense amount of power. We live in a culture that is dominated by images and there is a constant pull, if you will, of social influence exerted daily. Take, for instance, …

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Is America Sheltering Us Too Much From Graphic Material In the Media?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by felicia saunders

In Arielle Emmett’s article, “Too Graphic?” the issue of censorship in American media is discussed. Some believe that the media is too censored but when the Haitian earthquake hit and there was an abundance of graphic material shown, the public …

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A Decade of Being Able to ‘Google’

Posted on July 11, 2012 by dougcampbell06

Before I turned fourteen in 2004, the year Google was first released to the public, I remember life being somewhat different. In the Pre-Google era, information wasn’t a “click away”– it was more like two-hundred clicks away and it usually …

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Is the Government’s 4th Branch Dead?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by ahittel

It is widely known that though the Constitution boasts a separation of powers of the three major branches, there is a fourth branch that is somewhat of a supervising force of the other three. The media is commonly known as …

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