and president acknowledged the importance of Sections 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act, this article presents a subtle bias against the ruling. The writers also bring in statistical evidence of the growth and progress against discrimination. The journalists introduce to the readers the past rulings of congressional maps in 2011 by a Republican-led legislature. They specifically establish that there were two Republican appointees and one Democratic appointee in the court. The final ruling was…
Over the years he took note that many black journalists were having the same trouble as he did. Staples says “A black journalist went nearby Waukegan, Illinois a couple of summers ago to work on a story about a murderer who was born there” (296-297) he explained that the police mistaken the reporter as a criminal. Police thought the African…
if looked at from a journalist prospective. It goes beyond just journalists and whistleblowers, and potentially to every person in the world, that wants to connect to some other person or device and share information without the fact that these two people are connecting or sharing information [being] monitored, logged, indexed or intercepted Few still believe that the dark web offer a sense of free speech. According to the TOR blog, the dark web is often uses by journalist and activists to…
“Inevitably journalists, their interests, backgrounds, intellectual capacity and prejudices shape what they consider we need to know” (Goward, 2006). Therefore, if there are more men than women within journalism, and especially in the higher decision making positions,…
Americans were exposed to recurring words such as “weapons of mass destruction” and “axis of evil”. The military allowed journalists to observe the war at the front lines and develop bonds with American soldiers, which produced a positive view of the war in the media.…
"Peeled" is a young adult novel by Joan Bauer which focuses on the adventures of aspiring journalist Hildy Biddle. Residing in upstate New York's town of Banesville, sixteen year-old Hildy is the best writer for her school's paper, The Core. The daughter of deceased reporter Mitch Biddle, Hildy aspires to be a journalist. She is a student at Banesville High, and is well aware of the ghost stories that are circulating around the old Ludlow House. Banesville is a community known for its farming,…
O'Connor opens his article with the strongest reason that Vargas is an American legend which is that he was a diligent worker hoping to achieve the American Dream. At the beginning, O’Connor explains how he knew Marelee Schwartz. . A Couple of weeks after the fact Schwartz and let him know about "Jose Antonio Vargas". O'Connor, began to trust Vargas is a hero not a liar by accomplishing the American Dream. As O'Connor mentioned, “this guy really did get it! Quick, articulate, savvy and full of…
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…
press running sensationalized stories that villainized the Jewish population. This paper will examine the extent to which the rise and vitality of Anti-Semitism during the fin de siecle in Europe was due to the use of anti-Semitic press, papers and journalists that would publish stories, lore, and rumours that acted to solidify and validate the anti-Semitism beliefs. Particularly in Germany, Anti-Semitism was used popularized as a…
Digital technology has been rapidly developing through the late 20th century and as a result has now become accessible globally, allowing for new methods of socialisation and commerce. Telecommunication is a product of these advancements and with it come the legal issues which arise from how it can be a medium for criminals to utilise as a medium for their illegal agendas, varying from activities such as hacking and terrorism. It is often difficult for domestic law enforcement and national…