Journalism school

However, there are many other actors and platforms that can be utilized throughout higher education, the media world and even elementary school classrooms. A great deal of these strategies rely on multidisciplinary approaches, for example, when Nisbet writes about higher education role in the Anthropocene, he discusses a number of ways that Humanities and Sciences can be combined to create…

journalists are suspicious, accusing Dr. Carson of lying about his past. Although many believe he is a decent candidate, some journalists, specifically Scott Glover and Maeve Reston of CNN, and Kyle Cheney of POLITICO, are creating unfair and clouded journalism. The liberal news media is not effectively covering Dr. Ben Carson because the media excessively…

Everyone knows how much power the press and advertising have in shaping the news, how its choice of stories and words influence its readers. What are the media? Do the media reflect the views and values of society or is being influenced by it? The term media can be defined as the whole form of mass communications, including newspaper, magazine, television, and internet. As states in her article, “Television has become a scapegoat for all sorts of societal and cultural ills. Critics blame…

Sports photography refers to the genre of photography that covers all types of sports. Most photographers start off with a bachelor’s degree in photography or journalism. Other’s have to go through a one year intensive certificate program that focuses on the craft of photography. After finishing school with a good educational base, photographers continue to learn from employers and other professionals. If you start off being an assistant to a professional photographer it allows you to develop…

When I was a high school student, I dreamt of being a journalist. I decided to become a journalist so that I could one day speak out about social issues, uphold justice and contribute goodness to the human race. Until today, my belief in journalism hasn’t changed one bit. I’m prepared to put my heart and soul into my film career. My reasons are not complicated. After watching the documentary The Cove during my sophomore year, I began to realize that a good film shares exactly the same key…

Tansev Geylani is the Associate Professor of Business Administration, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. Tuba Pinar Yildirim is a Doctoral candidate in Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh. This article talks about how many forms of media gets about 60% - 80% of the revenue comes from advertising, and how…

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” in relation to a number of incidents highlighted by these complainants. In support of their argument, the lawsuit also referenced a sexual assault case, which happened in 1996 involving…

consistency in my life was through sports. Since my sister and brother went there, I found an immediate love for STVM sports, as well as a figure I looked up to in LeBron. In fact, I would give him almost all the credit for why I wanted to get into sports journalism from the time I was in third-grade; I wanted to write about LeBron, and what he was doing, and I did. I wrote a family newspaper, the highly-acclaimed and prestigious Dulaney Times and juggled the positions of editor, staff writer,…

It has been taught in school that the United States’ government is comprised of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. While teachers have endlessly emphasized the power of America’s presidents, senators, and judges, they have failed to inform their students of one of the most powerful forces today—the media. It is often forgotten that the media does not just provide its viewers with information, but shapes their way of thinking. It has become one of the strongest players in the…

will help you learn more about bias, the role of the press and our role as news consumers. 1. Explore the idea of bias through a class exercise. On the board or on pieces of paper around the room, write the names of types/groups of people at your school. Then give students 10 minutes to walk around the room and write the adjectives they associate with these labels. Have a class discussion about the words that emerge. Which are positive? Which are negative? Are the students biased toward or…