The Terrorists could black out cities. They could launch nuclear missiles in their silos! They could…shut down Facebook? In recent months Americans have been seeing this story develop on national news shows in the thirty to forty five second increments the major networks give to the short frill pieces that we all seem to care […]
Archive for September 13, 2011
Facebook Survival: Does “Anonymous” Have Teeth?
Posted by: markherbert | September 13, 2011 | No Comment |
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Tags: Anonymous, Facebook, History of Journalism, Mark Herbert, Security, Zuckerberg
Tags: Anonymous, Facebook, History of Journalism, Mark Herbert, Security, Zuckerberg
Manager John Schiffner sees me coming from his perch in the dugout and makes sure to put on his hat. His hair is a little disheveled today, and wouldn’t look very good on camera. Ten years ago this scenario would never have played out in the small town of Chatham, Massachusetts. Ten years ago the Cape Cod […]
The Roman empire was one of the most powerful ancient civilizations of all time. They also created the earliest form of a newspaper called the Acta. One might think this newspaper would be filled with great stories like gladiators or crime. Instead it was just a few short selections from the Senate each day. The […]
Few people could be considered visionaries of their time. Michael Stern Hart, the founder of Project Gutenberg, could be seen as one of these rare visionaries. In 1971, it was far fetched to imagine the progression of technology to its current levels. Yet, Michael Hart was able to see the continuous need for books and […]
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Tags: bpassmor, Brittany Passmore, ebooks, ereaders, Johann Gutenburg, michael hart, printing press, technology
Tags: bpassmor, Brittany Passmore, ebooks, ereaders, Johann Gutenburg, michael hart, printing press, technology
In the late 1800’s, mostly cold hard facts were considered for news stories. At the turn of the century however, journalists were beginning to stray from objectivity. Finding the dirt of the story became more important than the where’s and they why’s. The word muckraker was first coined by Theodore Roosevelt, who was president during […]
Off with their heads! (OK, maybe just their pens)
Posted by: Ramy Zabarah | September 13, 2011 | No Comment |Due to various social, legal and stereotypical climates, women writers have historically written under pen names. Listed are some distinguished women writers who, for various reasons, wrote undercover or attempted to deceive their audience. Keep in the mind the question, why are women in the 21st century still writing under pseudonyms? Credit: […]
It’s almost hard to believe The New York Times was founded as a penny paper in 1851. But then again, it’s not surprising. Of course a newspaper of such prestige was a part of the revolutionary penny press era. The penny press made significant contributions to the newspaper industry. While the penny press is known […]
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Tags: Benjamin Day, Heather Blevins, History of Journalism, Journalism, newspapers, The Penny Press
Tags: Benjamin Day, Heather Blevins, History of Journalism, Journalism, newspapers, The Penny Press