Comm455/History of Journalism

In my humble opinion (which means my opinion is probably anything but) the internet has officially become a dumping ground for naked photos. We officially live in a world where we want to know what naked celebrities look like, and since they take those sort of pictures it is now possible. Is there a reason […]

“The growing professionalism of the press and newspapermen in news coverage and the quality of writing (featuring talented writers). Writers were professionals and worked and live by their pens fulltime.” Journalists living by their pens is certainly an image that has faded with time. Now, it is more like journalists live by their smartphones, waiting […]

War established a pattern of an eager public and a political strategy of feeding demand: a shrewd awareness of the power of the press. In today’s day and age, the press is often covering news on the front lines of war. But the ability to be on the front lines as a journalist was not possible in World […]

Every time the weather gets the slightest bit chilly in the fall, people freak out about the weather being cold. Personally, I love cold weather and I cannot wait for the snow. I just don’t get why people are such winter haters. If you hate winter weather, don’t live where it is cold. Of course, […]

As an investigative journalist, I thought for the week of Halloween I would investigate a very common Halloween hoax that comes up year after year. Is Halloween candy collected from trick-or-treating safe to eat? According to the Halloween poisoning page on snopes.com , the rumors of poisoned candy being distributed to children on Halloween is false. The […]

The big stories of the weekend included the disappearance and death of actress Misty Upham and the finding of human remains in the case of the missing University of Virginia student, Hannah Graham. Upham has been confirmed dead while the human remains are tested for relation to Graham. Upham was a Native American actress most […]

Every day there are hundreds, even thousands of stories published on the Internet. Who decides what to write or post? Is there a rhyme or reason to the types of articles written daily? Perhaps, in my opinion, there is a reason as to why certain topics become the top stories on the left side of the Google News page. […]

Safety in numbers, safety measures, security. Americans take these words for granted, but we really should be paying more attention to these safety precautions. A big story in the news last week was the man who jumped the White House fence and ran inside. It came out that the intruder, Omar Gonzalez, got deeper into […]

In light of the recent missing student at the University of Virginia, Hannah Graham, I found myself wondering if women are safe on college campuses. The feminist in me knows that this argument I’m trying to state might come across as sexist and may be misconstrued, but my opinion on the subject matter shall have to speak for […]

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 […]

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 […]