Jean Jacque Rousseau wrote The Social Contract before the American and French Revolutions took place, its contents were so influential that the documents that were to fallow both Revolutions would attempt to mirror many of Rousseau’s beliefs. The problem, which was the solution to all the struggles, Rousseau stated was, “To find a form of association which […]
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“BABY IN BURKE BORN WITH TWO HEADS!” — Made ya look!
Posted by: bbeben | September 22, 2010 | No Comment |Yellow journalism, also known as yellow press, is a type of journalism whose sole purpose is to use eye-catching headlines in order to sell more newspapers. Stories offer news that is hardly, if at all, researched. Techniques of Yellow journalism include exaggerating news stories and sensationalism. The term yellow journalism was named after the “Yellow […]
Where would the first amendment be without John Peter Zenger?
Posted by: bellen | September 22, 2010 | No Comment |There is no free society without a free press. Why were James Madison and George Mason adamant that freedom of the press was necessary in the newly formed America? They may have remembered the trial of John Peter Zenger. John Peter Zenger was a German immigrant who was a printer. He supported himself mainly by […]
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Tags: bellen, Ellen Black, John Peter Zenger, Press freedom, reporters, reporting
…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 […]