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The Life and Times of the Newspaper

Posted by: | December 7, 2011 | No Comment |

Remember the newspaper? It used to come knocking at the door around six in the morning. It kept Dad busy for the first hour of the day. It made great wrapping paper and cushion for fragile pottery. Most of all, however, the newspaper did the most important job of keeping its readers informed. “A newspaper […]

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Book Report: “Googled”

Posted by: | December 7, 2011 | No Comment |

Ever since its inception in the late 1990s, Google has been the issue of much debate in politics, economics and overall public welfare. From its humble beginnings as a PhD dissertation project to its current state as one of the United States’ most successful corporations, the little company that could is standing at the apex […]

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Soil, Not Oil

Posted by: | November 8, 2011 | No Comment |

Although I’m required to blog about my theme, I feel that I’ve written enough about coffeehouses and spoken news throughout the semester to deserve a short break. This week, I’m writing about an issue of great importance, and one that will affect millions of Americans for generations to come. The Keystone Pipeline is a pipeline […]

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The Demise of Gaddafi: Even dictators can’t have honorable downfalls anymore

Posted by: | October 24, 2011 | No Comment |

He’s dead, and everyone knows it thanks to the handy work of a few amateur videographers with cell phone cameras and AK-47’s. The rule of former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi lasted over 40 years, and after an eight-month civil war, he was captured and killed by rebel forces. 40 years ago, political power was […]

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Protests Are viral. Just ask the French.

Posted by: | October 12, 2011 | 3 Comments |

You don’t have to be poor to know that the lower and middle class are beginning to show their frustration with current economic policies around the world, but at the core of every social movement is a close-knit community of organizers waiting for their chance to spread the word. In France, protesting is considered more […]

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Arrested Development Returns: How did you hear?

Posted by: | October 3, 2011 | No Comment |

Those who are familiar with the short-lived 2003-2006 sitcom “Arrested Development” might chuckle when I say, “Taste the happy, Michael.” “Arrested Development,” which ran for three seasons before Fox canceled the show due to poor ratings, gained critical acclaim during its stint while attracting a cult following. Due to its unconventional humor, the show wasn’t […]

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Twitter: The global renaissance of spoken news

Posted by: | September 26, 2011 | No Comment |

Traditional journalism has long surpassed its peak in what’s now considered ‘old media,” but who are the real traditional journalists? It can be argued that rather than a decline in old media and a birth of new, what’s really occurring in today’s fast-pace, technologically advanced society is a reversion to traditional methods of spoken news. […]

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Is Blogging Killing the Feature Story?

Posted by: | September 20, 2011 | No Comment |

Movie rental conglomerate Netflix recently announced that the price of renting films on their site would double by September of this year. Well, September came around and Netflix lost 600,000 members in the U.S. alone. Yesterday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings sent out an amiable email to all customers announcing the introduction of Quikster, a Netflix […]

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George Orwell: The original blogger

Posted by: | September 14, 2011 | No Comment |

You may recall a recent story about a UCLA student who decided to sneak his way into Libya to join the rebels in their fight for freedom. There, 21-year-old Chris Jeon learned how to fire a weapon for the first time before soon being told to leave by the rebels that once welcomed him due […]

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Off with their heads! (OK, maybe just their pens)

Posted by: | September 13, 2011 | No Comment |

Few things are as passionate, dangerous or consequential as a population’s will to overthrow its government. Even today, people are exercising their rights to speak up against oppressors by way of assembly through mass media. After all, what could go wrong with a little power of the press? In fact, history has also shown us that […]

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‘Apollo 18,’ Disappoints the Sci-Fi and Horror Fans in Me

Posted by: | September 6, 2011 | No Comment |

Moviegoers saw the product of exaggerated shock value, a clever take on amateur cinematography and months of patient anticipation this weekend. No, I’m not talking about “Shark Night 3D.” “Apollo 18 fails to stay with you because, like the cratered satellite on which it’s set, it has no atmosphere,” says Entertainment Weekly’s Keith Staskiewicz about Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego‘s […]

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