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The Impact of Media; particularly on children

Posted by: | September 7, 2014 | No Comment |

The Impact of Media; particularly on children By Joshua Aaron Karber Any scholar, academic, philosopher and even politician can tell you that in our society today we are literally bombarded with images and information, and at a level that is unparalleled throughout documented history. Essentially, we are all jacked in to a system of words, pictures, sounds, videos and […]

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Ethics in social media

Posted by: | November 8, 2012 | No Comment |

The ethical aspects of journalism are always strained around the time of a US presidential election and the 2012 race was not exempt of the abuse of social media outlets.  Because everyone can be a publisher now, most felt entitled in posting their bias through Facebook, Twitter, and other public forums.  Lacking professional training in […]

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The decline of traditional news’ credibility

Posted by: | October 9, 2012 | No Comment |

The other day I read an article on CNN about the Fars News Agency in Iran publishing a story that a Gallup poll found that rural white Americans prefer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over President Barack Obama. The source of the story–The Onion, a news satire organization known for creating outlandish stories and presenting them as real news. […]

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The New Newspaper

Posted by: | September 30, 2012 | No Comment |

How many of you still read the newspaper…any newspaper? How many of you get your news from it? How many of you get your news from social media? Well, you’re on a blogging site right now for starters. Either for the best or the worst, online news revenue has surpassed that of the print news. […]

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Social media… why should I care?

Posted by: | November 29, 2011 | No Comment |
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Impact of technology on journalism part II: the Internet

Posted by: | November 22, 2011 | No Comment |

Technology and Journalism. The two words go together like peanut butter and jelly. Journalism as a whole has been influenced by technology greatly over the past hundreds of years. The biggest enhancement has been the velocity at which news is delivered and distributed. As technology has gotten better and better, the speed of news has […]

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Big Brother is watching…tweets and statuses

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

How far is too far? According to an article in the Atlantic, the CIA has admitted to using Twitter tweets and Facebook statuses to “glean insights into the collective moods of regions or groups abroad.” The intelligence agents, known as “vengeful librarians,” intend to scan the world of social media to monitor the opinions of […]

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The future of social media

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

Everyone is always looking for next big thing. Whether it be the new gadget, new car, or new social media outlet. Over the past decade, the social media market has grown more and more competitive with seemingly the passing day. Microsoft is looking to add to the competition of social media with a new platform. […]

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Our last status: A posthumous social media presence

Posted by: | October 18, 2011 | No Comment |

For many of us, tweeting and posting statuses is part of our everyday existences. With millions of users of social media networks across the globe, it is one of the fastest forms of spreading information. But how can our legacy live on once we pass away? TED Talks speaker Adam Ostrow explains.

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The social media revolution, circa 2011

Posted by: | October 4, 2011 | No Comment |
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Has Facebook officially taken over our lives?

Posted by: | October 4, 2011 | No Comment |

 

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Sean Parker joins Twitter

Posted by: | October 4, 2011 | No Comment |

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