In 1923 two young journalists, Henry R. Luce and Briton Hadden, came together under the goal of a magazine that could better deliver news to the mass public in a concise, informative manor. Under this premise, Time Magazine was first published. Within 4 years of the original publication, Time secured a subscription list of over […]
Archive for October 27, 2014
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, […]
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Tags: cold weather, new england, northern virginia, Opinion, pumpkin spice latte, rachelshubin, seasons, snow days, winter
Tags: cold weather, new england, northern virginia, Opinion, pumpkin spice latte, rachelshubin, seasons, snow days, winter
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 […]
A web without a spider: the impact of the internet on society
Posted by: nakedraygun | October 27, 2014 | No Comment |The internet. It’s influence is undeniable. People everywhere around the planet are logged in and almost unknowingly succumbing to the role it plays on their lives, certainly more so than any other social medium since the invention of the newspaper. Essentially, it has created kind of a revolution in society, allowing people from all over […]
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Lowell Thomas, writer, traveler, broadcaster, was the first ever live television news broadcaster. His broadcast aired on NBC network in 1939. It was a short stint that aired once a week and were summary type shows. The show did not last very long and there are numerous accounts to why. First, It was said that Lowell […]