Investigative journalism

The ‘Postmodern’ War Karmasin et al. (2013), believes that under the premises of globalization and digitization, we are once again witnessing a change in the technical possibilities of communication, which will in turn bring about change in the nature of warfare (xiii). “Wars are no longer fought by regular armies only but also by paramilitary groups, criminals and regular armed forces alike (Karmasin et al., 2013, xiii). Stephan Russ-Mohl (2013) argues that in a globalized world, media…

In February of 2016, a story surfaced entailing a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee regarding the school’s inability to properly handle sexual assault cases that involved the university’s student athletes. The story described that six unidentified female accusers had come together to form a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee, to try to combat the wrongdoings of the university in these situations, stating that the school had fostered a “hostile sexual environment and culture”…

“Project Censored educates students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self-government. We expose and oppose news censorship and we promote independent investigative journalism, media literacy, and critical thinking.” Project censored is a way to find out information that is either not being reported enough, or unfortunately, not being reported at all. Modern media censorship is what we are exposed to when we watch any kind of popular corporate news…

The media and its responsibilities 2 The media is a big part of our lives and has become a fundamental influence on the viewpoints and outcomes of world issues. The contribution allows everyone to have freedom of speech, but the media must take responsibility for its part in many of the problems that have been wide spread lately. The media have had a great impact on the younger generation telling them they have to look a certain way or be a certain size to be accepted by society.…

How media negatively influences court outcomes Social class, cultural beliefs and commitment to religion were the only influences society built their trust in when it came to adopting normative behaviors and determining justice within a controlled society. Unfortunately, those influences are a thing of the past. The most powerful influence in our society today, is the news media. News media have dominated the ability to Impact our daily lives and now has the power to influence judicial outcomes…

There are approximately 2.01 billion Christians in the world, all professing to carry the name Christian, follower of Jesus. But how many out of that great number sincerely desire to know Him better every day, think of Him as their very Best Friend, and surrender their lives to Him out of a loving and trusting ongoing, personal relationship with Him? He was a young guy, but had been married a couple years to this “Christian” girl. They both attended church every week, but neither had a personal…

atrocities and made them into ideas and stereotypes to insert whimsically into popular shows (such as Family Guy and Criminal Minds) and other mass media, ready to be consumed and to further distort the mindset of society. The new addition of citizen journalism also…

Everyone has their own strategies on how to start writing a major paper or even a simple response to a question. No matter what it is, there is always one way that is liked more than another. Although, what is the role that music plays in the writing process? Is it good or bad or is it neither? Even with a strict outline in one’s hand, music might squeeze its way into that outline without even being reconsidered. But, what is music? Music consists of sounds, silence, words, chorus, rhythms and…

Groupthink in Social Media Katrina Venta PSY 102 Professor Stommel April 21, 2016 Groupthink in Social Media Today in the United States — or anywhere in the world for that matter, there is great pressure on the need to be perceived a certain way by society. We live in a digital era and a generation of technological advancements — where our private lives aren’t so private anymore, and the need for approval is eating away our self-confidence and identity. We tweak things about…

In Niche News: The Politics of News Choice by Natalie Stroud investigates how people choices where they want to go for the news and the political implications that their choice ultimately entails. In spite of the conventional and true way of thinking about media utilization isolating along generational or political lines, to a great extent figures out where individuals go to find out about events. One generation has a tendency to depend on print, another on TV and still another the web, the…