Comm455/History of Journalism

All fans know the Washington Redskins won this weekend. They don’t need a journalist to tell them that.  Instead they want to know what went right, what went wrong, and how those items will be addressed moving forward. This not only occurs in sports, but in politics as well.  The public is not concerned about […]

  Opinion and journalism. These two words are generally frowned upon when both are involved in the same piece.  That is why an entire separate section was created in newspapers just for opinions. However, there was not always an opinion section for journalists and other professionals to get their points across.  Some of the earliest […]

One of the (great?) things that internet journalism has created is the ability for people to “comment” on the news. Have you ever been to a CNN.com article and skimmed through the story just to get to the comments? I have. It can be infuriating and funny at the same time. The “Comment” section has […]

There are four types of opinion pieces in newspapers: Editorials– The written opinion of an editor, an editorial board, or of the political leanings of the entire organization Cartoons– Illustrations that appear in the paper poking fun at current events, often expresses the opinion of the artist Columns– A regularly printed series of articles of […]

…everyone’s got one and they all stink. Or is it opinions? I get them confused seeing how interrelated having a twitter account and broadcasting your opinion can be. Professor Klein considers Twitter to be the new word-of-mouth when it comes to spreading the news, but if you’re going to spread news, then sooner or later […]

Opinions have appeared within newspapers and in journalism for ages. Though journalists are meant to be unbiased, it is often difficult, some might say impossible, for one to fully pull away from long held beliefs, whether they be religious, political, or otherwise. Nowadays, when people think of opinion pieces, they tend to think of the […]