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The future of journalism is very bright, and will be very fascinating. As BBC said in our class materials, traditional news is dead. I believe that this is only partly true. While multi-media and interactive news is important for the future of the media, there is still something to be said for a concise explanationContinue reading “The Future of Journalism”

Social media dominates today’s society. Many are highly motivated to act and live accordingly to social media, as we learned in the section about social media and internet influencers. These new influencers are the people who run all of popular culture, and it will only continue to get worse and worse as the younger generationsContinue reading “PLJ: The Future of Social Media.”

Big Data seems to be a very hot topic around society in today’s date. However, even with all of the talk surrounding this topic, it seems as though there are many misconceptions surrounding this topic. Big Data used to be talking about data sets that were too large or complex to be sorted through withContinue reading “PLJ: Big Data”

Peace journalism is a type of journalism that could be used very strategically with my generation. Growing up in the 2000s, I was often exposed to a level of anti-muslim attitude following the attacks of September 11. These attitudes were based off of the attacks themselves, but even more so due to the violent mediaContinue reading “PLJ: Peace Journalism”

COVID-19 has been the epicenter of world news, and especially has been the exclusive coverage of Europe over the recent weeks. The world understands Spain and Italy to be two of the hardest hit countries by this virus, and its effects have been seen on international media platforms. It has been covered by every popularContinue reading “Photojournalism Project”

Online influencer Cody Ko is a 29 year old YouTube sensation from Canada. Following graduating from Duke University with a computer science degree, Cody became huge on the app Vine for his short comedy posts and later became a big time YouTuber and podcast host. He primarily reacts to other online posts, often criticizing themContinue reading “PLJ #5: Influencers”

https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2019/38262/1/John-Moore-(2) This photo, from the 2019 competition by John Moore shows a Honduran toddler crying as her father is being taken into custody at the US border. This picture is one of many which have portrayed the huge issue of the last few years surrounding the US-Mexican border and the illegal immigration of thousands. ThisContinue reading “PLJ #5: World Press Photo Contest”

Countless hours, absorbed in the phone. Always going just for the picture. Always thinking about the next post. What are people going to think if I do this? What will this say about me, what will my followers think? These are all questions that can be examined in the episode Nosedive of Black Mirror. TheContinue reading “Social Credit Systems”

Digital Identity has become an ever-important part of today’s society. It is used for almost everything. Introductions to new people, school applications, work applications and almost any new interaction with people. It has become filled with objectification, narcissism and envy-seeking vacation pictures. It has given rise to the selfie, the center of self-absorption. Selfies haveContinue reading “Digital Identity & The Era of The Selfie”