Comm455/History of Journalism

A journalist has a duty. A duty to tell the stories of those with muted voices. A duty to make known the trials and triumphs of the world. A duty to keep watch over those in power and ensure our liberties are protected and our citizens are informed. A duty to report the truth. A […]

In a Tech Times article and MacRumors article, Samsung has begun to poke fun at Apple’s release of the new iPhone 6. Through their use of video ads, Samsung promotes its new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 by pointing out the flaws in Apple’s design. All of the ads feature two actors dressed similarly to Apple […]

Every week I look forward to getting my issue of  “People Magazine.” I always wonder what news this week will be on the cover page. I really thought for the week of September 15, the cover would have at the very least, a small bock mentioning the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the beheading of […]

Social networking sites like twitter, facebook, tumblr, help you connect and find almost anyone, from a friend sitting two seats away from you in your American Literature class, to a girl you dated back in high school ten years ago. The cool thing about these sites is that they can make you feel as though […]

Word of mouth has been around for thousands of years. It starts with one person telling another any sort of information, news, story, etc., which continues on to other people.   http://www.pavemanpro.com/guides/article/chapter_11_get_control_of_word_of_mouth_advertising/ Apparently word of mouth advertising is very successful and reliable. According to Business Week, “even with the explosion of review applications and sites (eg, […]

When most Americans hear the word “tabloid” they automatically associate it with entertainment journalism and the ferocity of which we pounce on celebrity gossip. However, entertainment journalism is not what has fueled the history of the tabloid.  Tabloids originated in as a unique form of British journalism.  Utilizing sensationalism, British tabloids focus on breaking hard news […]

Walk into a coffeehouse today, what do you see? A few tables of people chatting, more tables of people by themselves, attached to their iPhone or glued to their laptop or tablet, and the majority of people grabbing their coffee to go and running out to get on with their busy lives. Walk into a […]

In a Yahoo News article, Cadillac promises a self-driving car technology by 2017. But is it too good to be true? General Motors plans to sell the new technology, “Super Cruise”, as a convenience feature. By avoiding to suggest that it could make a driver safer, GM attempts to avoid legal scrutiny. Of course, who […]

Propaganda dates back to 1622 when Pope Gregory XV first used the term in establishing the Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith. The terms primary definition was to propagate beliefs and doctrines… until the First World War. Propaganda expanded immensely and began influencing people’s attitudes towards a chosen subject, in this case, the war. By […]

Since William Randolph Hearst named himself “Proprietor” of the San Francisco Examiner in 1887, the Hearst Company had held a long reputation as a publishing machine always in search of the next “big thing.” In 2014, the company has grown to be the home of over 300 magazine titles, with 21 of those in the US […]

The Gazette van Detroit or the “Newspaper of Detroit” is America’s “only Belgian paper.” But that doesn’t mean it isn’t popular. The Gazette has a loyal readership of Flemish subscribers in the America and Belgium alike. The paper started its weekly distribution in 1914 in Detroit, Michigan and later became a biweekly and monthly publication. […]

The definition of investigative journalism is changing with every news story.  The Cambridge Dictionary defines investigative journalism as “a type of journalism that tries to discover information of public interest that someone is trying to hide.” If one was to think back to a time where investigative journalism became extremely prominent – it is the presidency […]