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Today, there are over 400 million users on Facebook from all over the world (Budden, Elkersh, Vicknair, & Yancy, 2010, p. 7). Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have blown...
View ArticleHow Journalists Now Need to be One-Man Bands
A lot has changed since what skills journalists need to have. Traditional media has been taken over by the technology revolution. If journalists want to be successful or if someone just plans on...
View ArticleThe Life and Times of Social Networking
Social networking is the new fad nowadays. Everyone I know probably has one or more of the following: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Tumblr, Flickr, or Pinterest. Even I will admit that I have the...
View ArticleFind Your Own Niche
What is your niche? If you don’t have an idea now, the Internet’s wide access to specialized web pages can help you find that out. General news stories appeal to the traditional print newspaper...
View ArticleYou Can’t Sit With Us!
You’re sitting in your room reading a newspaper, just doing your thing. When all of a sudden you hear a little ring on your computer. Not knowing what it is, you go over to check it out. Turns out one...
View ArticleRe-Blogging
According to Ken Doctor (2010), the author of Newsonomics, the 7th out of 12 laws he determines that are shaping our news world today is how Reporters are now becoming more avid bloggers. It seems like...
View ArticleHow Social Media Has Changed the Game for Journalists
Social Media has affected journalists in a huge way. It has completely changed the way many journalists’ report and research stories. I have noticed this myself by watching media on T.V. and reading...
View ArticleDateline: Watch This Show!
While watching the show 30 Rock I noticed that they often times poke fun at products created by the company General Electric. After doing some research I found that until recently NBCUniversal was...
View ArticleWe’ve Come a Long, Long Way Together
When I hear people debate about advances in technology, I often hear two opposing sides. Some say that the internet is something that they absolutely cannot live without; others claim that dependency...
View ArticleDigital Dominance
We have entered an age where increases in technological advances are beginning to exceed some human capabilities. Our economic problems are the main cause behind America’s job shortage, but many...
View ArticleTechnology versus humans, who wins?
I ask you to picture a typical day and count how many times you think you use any piece of media technology. For me, I counted over 65 times a day I use media technology which includes my laptop, the...
View ArticleRegional Today, Local Tomorrow
Take a minute to think about how many newspapers are delivered to your house. My family gets three delivered to our house; the local one, the more local one, and the really local one. Since technology...
View ArticleI blog,Therefore I Report!
Have you noticed that many newspapers writers write not only for their company but also have a personal blog? In this day and age taking advantage of technology is the best way to stay ahead of the...
View ArticleHow Do They Know That About Me?
Have you ever wondered how the advertisements on Facebook knew what you like? Well every computer has a small file called a cookie, or HTTP cookie, which stores information about all the websites you...
View ArticleTech Savvy
Technology has been taking over the news world for at least four years now. Journalism has received a makeover and news has become just a click away. My parents still read the newspaper every morning...
View ArticleThe Rebirth of Local News – How Hyperlocal News Sites Are Helping
As I’ve written before, newspapers have been closing their print editions or closing their doors forever. Local newspapers have been hit the hardest by the Internet age. Fear not though, the same...
View ArticleBloggers are Reporters; Reporters are Bloggers
Or at least they should be. The most successful of news giants are taking to the internet and their reporters are blogging. They’re “blog posting” more than they’re “story writing. (Doctor, 123). The...
View ArticleBigger Might Not Always Be Better!
Do you know who controls what you see? Times have changed from when our parents watched the news. Over the past 20+ years the amount of companies controlling the news we see have decreased from 50 to...
View ArticleSpread the Word
In today’s world its all about the digital. Newspaper’s are moving to online versions and hiring bloggers to offer a more relaxed version of their news. Now that their online, its now time to drive...
View ArticleGet Your Eye on the Target, and Shoot!
Do you ever wonder why certain advertisements pop up on the side of your webpage? Has it ever occurred to you that the advertisements are directed right at you? It’s almost as if the company promoting...
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