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Why You Should Care about Media and Writing

January 12, 2010
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The Internet makes writing exciting and dynamic! Ideas can quickly spread and evolve, and more people than ever before can feed the information machine. What was that? “Writing and media are just fine without my input or attention,” you say? I can understand why you might think that way.

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What Would Tina Fey Do?

January 7, 2010
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Newsflash: having a lot of Twitter followers does not make you famous, not on Twitter, not in the real world, not anywhere. Though she’s extremely hard on the women she profiled, Grigoriadis actually gives these women way too much credit. The average person would have no idea who these twilebrities are!

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Magazine Issues Become a Non-Issue

January 6, 2010
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Kinsley seems to think that ALL writing on the Internet is succinct. What about print publications that republish the same articles online? If the print edition of The New York Times stops being published, will this mean that all the writing on the NY Times website will suddenly become more direct and to the point?

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Bullies Bolster Media Bias

December 21, 2009
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Before the 2008 Presidential Election, I was an intern at a print magazine in Washington, DC. I never ate lunch with my editors and coworkers because lunch was loaded (I’m not talking about sandwiches oozing with mayonnaise). Instead, lunch was a half-hour long review of The New York Times at the company conference table. This review included unanimous praise about anything regarding Barack Obama.

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Media Money Makes More Money

December 11, 2009
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Despite the fact that a lot of media companies are currently suffering, a few are actually thriving and growing. Launched in July 2009 by Dan Abrams, Mediaite is a news and opinion blog with a media beat. The site boasts compelling media-related content and a Power Grid that ranks media’s top players.

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Call for a Social Networkers’ Code of Ethics

December 9, 2009
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Guess what, kids? Social media is your favorite grade school field trip, buddy system and yellow school bus included. Whatever you write or show on social networks not only reflects who YOU are but it represents a group of people who identifies with you. What you post affects other people and groups.

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Tedium in a New Medium

December 8, 2009
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I have a theory about some of the funniest, most compelling, and most intelligent content on the Internet: it’s produced and consumed by educated and funny people who are bored out of their minds at desk jobs. Why don’t you think anyone updates on the weekends? Let’s call this theory “Tedium in a New Medium”.

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Understand Violence to Understand Peace

October 15, 2009
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Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who strives to create peace could be a really powerful gesture, but I don’t think the media clearly presented the implications. Most people aren’t aware of the violence happening in other countries, as much of it is not reported by the American news media.

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Quit J-School, Start Jet-Setting

October 12, 2009
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In addition to swine flu, the United States is suffering from another strain: consumer-fueled journalism. Symptoms include an overwhelming desire to read celebrity gossip, a loss of appreciation for quality writing, and an unwillingness to buy newspapers/magazines. Does an antidote exist?

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