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Journalism deleted this if you want the indexing for archives Journalism "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson Home About Yellow Journalism: Crazy headlines over facts Posted by: karajin | April 19, 2016 | No Comment | Yellow journalism is a style of reporting in which sensationalism is emphasized over facts. Much of its history leads back to being the cause of the rise of much international conflict, especially in the war of Cuba and the sinking of the U.S. battleship the Maine. Today, yellow journalism is used a lot to attract attention from readers. It’s used especially in celebrity news, but has also been used with bigger issues such as Ebola. Photo courtesy of Bloomburg Yellow journalism uses some intense exaggeration in order to catch attention to make readers look further into the piece of news. For example, in the above image from Bloomburg, the text Ebola is coming” is shown in what appears to be blood. In smaller letters below, the text says, The U.S. had a change to stop the virus in its tracks. It missed.” Ultimately, this form of journalism makes Ebola seem like some kind of zombie apocalypse ready to take over America. Celebrities are a favorite target for yellow journalism, just because their lives are so prolific already. The Kardashians are a favorite. On a cover for InTouch Weekly, Kim Kardashian was used, with the magazine claiming that her dress didn’t fit, and also showing a fake photo. Photo courtesy of InTouch Weekly Aside from Kim being the main part of the cover, nine other celebrities are shown as well on the cover, all victims of yellow journalism as well. Yellow journalism can be found on any newsstand today, as these magazines know that their exaggerated covers will spark attention, no matter how false the information is. under: Comm 455 Tags: Comm 455 , Kara Jin , karajin , yellow journalism Is Facebook hurting political reporting? Posted by: jcausey2 | April 19, 2016 | No Comment | The internet is buzzing as Americans wait to see who will win the NY primary. Polls are showing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as the frontrunners while fans of Bernie Sanders are still hopeful. A steal is unlikely, but possible, depending on who you’re receiving your news from. Every major news outlet is tuned in to the primary with reporters and journalists updating the American people with a play-by-play. Imagine this election before the time of Zuckerberg. Would Trumps antics been as talked about? Or how about Sarah Palin’s support speech on his behalf. Would the bird who interrupted Bernie Sander’s speech have gone viral? Would the details of this election have been ignored or redacted? The details, the drama that we all hate to admit, we care about. Networks aim to appeal to millennials. How do they do this? By meeting them, we’re they are at, Online. They’re live streaming on site, posting to Facebook, and driving traffic to their pages by interlocking all of their social media platforms. At one time, this may have been considered a ‘smart move’ but now, it’s the norm for how people digest their news. No longer do people solely turn to the New York Times, but instead, rely on their newsfeed to update them. Facebook has changed political reporting. I would argue, for the better. It’s made politics more accessible and digestible for the average American — one who might not be up-to-date on all of the issues. With Facebook, the average person can interact with politics in a fresh way. They can view a Bernie Sanders add, watch a Hillary Clinton interview, and subsequently post a meme all while tracking the polls. All of this, is done, on a single platform — facebook. Facebook, has changed political reporting. No longer can political reporters stay in this high brow bubble. They’ve had to adapt. Adaptation, has lead to a new type of coverage. I’ve used the word a lot, and I’m going to use it again — accessible. This is what makes social media so golden. Political reporting is no longer for political savvy but the masses. -J. under: Comm 455 , social media Tags: jacquelynne causey , Political Reporting American journalism contribution: Joseph Pulitzer Posted by: nrodrigo | April 19, 2016 | No Comment | under: Comm 455 , newspapers Tags: America , Joseph Pulitzer , Journalism , nrodrigo , pulitzer The decline of college newspapers Posted by: rhoran | April 19, 2016 | No Comment | Are on campus newspapers dying ? Possibly. Many colleges and universities are moving to an online model and dropping the print version of their news. However, this shift may not be the best move as print newspapers are still a valuable resource for advertisers. The question is are student media organizations able to adjust to the change in technology? At most college s the paper prints weekly, which means that stories have a slow release time. It is near to impossible to release breaking news through this platform. For online news organizations, they can quickly post and edit breaking news almost as it happens. Is print news too old to focus on? No. A college paper is something physical you can hand someone. With the large space that is the internet, it is hard to stand out. With physical news, a reader is given something tangible to keep, which would entice them to keep reading. under: Comm 455 , newspapers , social media Tags: newspapers , Robert Horan Ben Franklin: contributor to news Posted by: nrodrigo | April 19, 2016 | No Comment | When one thinks of Benjamin Franklin it is difficult to think of h i m outside the political spectrum. One of the founding fathers of the United Sta tes, he contributed much to the Americas in a variety of ways. What some people may not know is that Franklin was more than just a diplomat; he was an author and printer as well. Outside of organizing the first successful American lending library, he and Hugh Meredith purchased the Pennsylvania Gazette from a former boss in 1729. Under the new ownership of Franklin and Meredith, the Pennsylvania Gazette quickly went from a struggling newspaper to the most read and successful among the colonies. The newspaper itself contained many stories revolving around lifestyle and issues of the colonial times. The newspaper would also publish full texts of important political documents of the time such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Letters from a Farmer, Thomas Payne’s Common Sense, The Federalist Papers and many more . Outside o f ownership, Franklin would regularly contribute to the paper under aliases. One big contribution the Pennsylvania Gaz ette provided to journalism was the birth of the first American political cartoon. Entitled Join or Die” , the political cartoon highlighted Franklin’s view of the fragmented state of the colonies and pushed the idea of unity among the colonies. under: Comm 455 , newspapers Tags: Benjamin Franklin , hugh meredith , Newspaper , nrodrigo , Pennsylvania Gazette , Political cartoon Jeffrey Toobin and the O.J. Simpson defense Posted by: bcrosset | April 19, 2016 | No Comment | Jeffrey Toobin Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source= images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiXxd GCupvMAhVJWT4KHWWUD00Qj xwIAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fww w.bigspeak.com%2Fspeakers%2 Fjeffrey-toobin&psig=AFQ jCNE8H1fG JXKlB9aG7yJ55_82vliXCQ& amp;us t=1461181122789117 Every crime reporter has the story of the century”. Little did Jeffrey Toobin know, his story would represent one of the most significant crime reporting stories in the history of the free press: the coverage of O.J. Simpon’s defense. O.J. Simpson was charged in the 1994 deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman . The O.J. Simpson trial stood as a landmark for crime coverage. Never had a case occupied so much of America’s attention. It was not only a question of crime, it was a question of race. Toobin covered the trial of O.J....