I just wanted to share one more thing. This video is a depiction of how the story of Christmas would be different if it were happening today. It uses social media and the internet in a clever way. I realize that it is religious and not all of us are of the same religion, but […]
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Death of the newspaper: what is killing it?
Posted by: carriedelisio | December 7, 2011 | No Comment |There are many reasons to live-tweet. There could be a guest speaker in class or a panel that you are listening to. Beat reporters also live-tweet from sporting events. But can live-tweeting be used for entertainment? Andy Boyle was just a regular customer at a Burger King in Boston, Massachusetts when he overhead a couple […]
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Tags: Andy Boyle, Carrie Delisio, entertainment, live-tweeting, Rhiannon Coppin, Storify, Twitter, Velocity of news
Tags: Andy Boyle, Carrie Delisio, entertainment, live-tweeting, Rhiannon Coppin, Storify, Twitter, Velocity of news
Tisha Thompson is a new addition to the NBC Washington news team. Her role is very specific. Thompson has joined the station to bolster the channel’s investigative news department. The Iteam is a new feature of NBC’s newscast that allows viewers and citizens of the Washington, D.C area to report issues of scandal and corruption […]
Facebook, Twitter and even Youtube have provided new and exciting ways to communicate with our friends. These outlets have given people ways to communicate with people they don’t even know. A key aspect in participating in these websites is getting the alerts that someone has contacted you. These are comparable to the ringing of a […]
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Tags: Brad Paisley, Carrie Delisio, Demand for News, Julianne Hough, Karl Ravech, Miranda Lambert, Twitter
Tags: Brad Paisley, Carrie Delisio, Demand for News, Julianne Hough, Karl Ravech, Miranda Lambert, Twitter
The Today Show is a staple on televisions nationwide and is viewed by millions around the country every morning. The program is mixture of hard news stories, feature interviews and lifestyle segments. For ten years, the Today Show’s lead anchor has compiled a segment for the show that sends him around the world. Where in […]
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
Is it on the rise or the decline? Is the decline of investigative journalism hurting Americas’ democracy? According to The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the increase of fluff stories in the news are hurting our democracy. Michael Copps is one of five commissioners for the FCC. Cronkite News reports that Copps said that reporting has […]
Anderson Cooper has a nightly show on CNN called “Anderson Cooper 360°” where he reports on national and international news events. The show airs at 8 PM nightly on CNN. Cooper is known for reporting on-location from areas where there is breaking news. While he has correspondents film and compile news packages for his broadcast, […]
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Tags: Anderson Cooper, Carrie Delisio, Emmys, media stars, Regis and Kelly
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Carrie Delisio, Emmys, media stars, Regis and Kelly
While it is easy to assume that the term muckraking only refers to political reporters in the 1800’s, the act is still performed today. A new term has been coined. Investigative journalism is a widespread act of exposure. Instead of reporting a feature story or even hard news, investigative reporters are in the business of […]
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 […]
In today’s world of television news, national and even local news anchors are no longer just anchors. Local anchors make community appearances and now national anchors are getting their own daytime talk shows (see the promo for Anderson Cooper’s new show) This post will spotlight Brian Williams, anchor of NBC’s Nightly News. What makes Williams […]
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Tags: Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, Carrie Delisio, media stars, natural disasters, talk shows
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, Carrie Delisio, media stars, natural disasters, talk shows