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I hope you are not surprised I am contacting you today. Not only am I SENDING YOU ENERGY for a POSITIVE day, but also to give you some THRILLING NEWS. It is with great EXCITEMENT I need to make you aware of an AMAZING TIME just now beginning in your life. I know you areContinue reading “Dreams”

The central thesis in my research is to create a strategy for “branding” a journalist, using new media and business models.  My analysis will assess the changing landscape of communications, such as the Internet and social websites, and see how to bring clear, reliable voices to news consumers. During my examination of the ever-shifting formsContinue reading “Mindfulness of the Complexities of the Journalist and the Reader”

We are in a time where the news comes to us from everywhere.  Wireless telephony, with hand-held devices such as cell phones, netbooks and iPads, is bringing the individual a never-ending stream of data. It is only up to us to whom we listen. Convergence in media is a process that succeeds in creating theContinue reading “The New Media”

Transcript of president Obama’s conversation with General Stanley McChrystal (June 22, 2010): General Stanley McChrystal: Obama?President Obama: Yes, Stan?General Stan McChrystal: Have you ever seen an Afghan drink a glass of water?President Obama: Well, I can’t say I have.General Stan McChrystal: Vodka, that’s what they drink, isn’t it? Never water?President Obama: Well, I-I believe that’s what they drink, Stan, yes.General StanContinue reading “Transcript of president Obama’s conversation with General Stanley McChrystal (June 22, 2010):”

I think before we focus on anything else in this class (Race and Gender in the Media), we should answer some questions:  As journalists, do we emphasize diversity to be inclusive, or are we concerned that we will have the appearance of being exclusive (whether in reality we are or not), therefore losing credibility–the currency of journalism?  Do we write about other cultures/races/peoples because weContinue reading “Some notes about diversity”