Although Thucydides was a very well-respected writer, he would have had no place in today’s world of reporting. Let’s face it. Thucydides was writing the stories of his life not to spread the word of current events, but to give deeper examination of the world in which he was living. Thucydides made literary works of […]
Archive for October 13, 2011
Media outlets in California have an important decision to make. “Federal prosecutors are preparing to target newspapers, radio stations and other media outlets that advertise medical marijuana dispensaries in California, another escalation in the Obama administration’s newly invigorated war against the state’s pot industry.” Wait… pot is legal? In 16 states and the District of […]
I’ve always been of the philosophy that if you don’t know the answer — don’t admit that you don’t know it! Just Google it! It sounds like cheating and may even seem impractical at times, but for the most part we are always within arms reach of a device that has Googling capabilities. Impress […]
We’ve come to the point that we can have open assembly about anything we want, whenever we want with people from all around the world. The Internet is such a huge and important tool for helping us maintain and use our First Amendment rights. I came upon an article on Mashable.com today entitled Share Your […]
OK, so I have a confession. Up until last week I had an Sansa mp3 player. Yes, I’ve gone without an iPod for that long. So now is the time to buy an iPod. Zune is going down and I honestly don’t hear anything else about the other mp3 contenders so I’ll just get an […]
With BlackBerry systems being down across the globe, users are left newsless. People who use their device daily are finding it difficult to adjust to life without their BlackBerrys.With the absence of their lifeline, people had to find other ways of communicating with people. They also had to (heaven forbid) use an actual computer for […]
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Tags: BlackBerry, Carrie Delisio, Demand for News, Productivity, Storify
Tags: BlackBerry, Carrie Delisio, Demand for News, Productivity, Storify