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Archive for November, 2009

From its early beginnings as a system of warning to its present day status as a profitable manipulation of the mass media, war reporting has undergone some significant changes to say the least.  During this evolution, the concept of war reporting has still maintained that sense of security that all news provides to the populace […]

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Constantine Levidis is known as the father of Greek journalism because of his contributions to newspapers during the 19th century. He was also an avid supporter of a constitutional monarchy in Greece. Levidis was born in 1790. His father was a prominent writer and figure during the Age of Enlightenment. His mother also wrote many […]

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Whenever a average hardworking citizen who comes home from a long day of school, work, or at the gym, they want to learn what happen in today’s news. Whether you get your news from CBS, ABC,  NBC, CNN, FOX NEWS, or a independent local news affiliate, these networks are owned from a companies that impact […]

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The power of sight

Posted by: | November 18, 2009 | No Comment |

Traditionally newspapers are known for being black and gray.  Some papers, however, break the mold.  USA Today is this type of paper.  With a bold layout, USA Today has proven a little color leads to a lot of success. The paper has boasted the highest circulation numbers since 2003, until The Wall Street Journal recently […]

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Graphics play an integral part in the presentation of news, having a hand in every medium outside of news on the radio, though presentation is still important to that medium as well. Though there are some that simply wish to read line after line of text, more often than not people need some form of […]

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In our previous two blog entries, we discussed how technological advancements like the printing press, steam engine, telegraph, and radio (see below) have helped spread information and the news to the public-at-large.   In this entry, we will continue the discussion on how technology has helped shape the spread of information and the news. Source: Wikipedia While, the telegraph and radio were helpful in spreading information and news to the public-at-large,  the television […]

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With a free press, all is safe.

Posted by: | November 5, 2009 | No Comment |

Journalism students must shake their heads in disbelief when they hear the Iranian government shut down its leading business paper ,or laugh in amazement when they hear the government of China blocked – of all things – a Twitter site dedicated to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. The level of government suppression and control […]

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What Makes News?

Posted by: | November 5, 2009 | No Comment |

The elements of news don’t change. All that changes is the way, and the speed with which, news is disseminated. What makes news today is no different than what made news a century or two ago. The difference is just the techonlogies that we use to distribute the news. In the olden days, for example, […]

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Almost everyone who is a die hard sports fan around the globe has listened to a sports game on the radio before.  Whether it be basketball, baseball, football, or soccer, millions of people listen to sports radio.  The most popular broadcast on sports radio is arguably our national pastime, the sport of baseball. Major league […]

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Rise of the paper haters

Posted by: | November 5, 2009 | No Comment |

Disdain for the news media is a theme that runs through the fabric of our society. Think of the various ways the flow of information ticks people off: Unrelenting coverage of smear campaigns touches off firestorms of political analysis. Various political figures today (and throughout history) think the media are out to get them. Many […]

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Read this blog, you good American

Posted by: | November 4, 2009 | No Comment |

The relationship between propaganda and journalism could be characterized as somewhat ambivalent. That is to say that, it is good for circulation and bad for credibility; it is great for stirring up patriotism and bad for creating a global image in the modern day.  First, it is very important to distinguish between propaganda and yellow journalism. […]

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