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The Future of American Journalism

Our Evolving Media New eras herald different revolutions.  To impede change is to impede progress in most cases, and tends to be quite futile.  We can go far if we swim with the tide; we just may drown if we … Continue reading

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The Future of American Journalism

While riding New York City’s subway system on a daily basis, it’s common to see passengers enjoying the daily paper at all times of the day. This has been a long time tradition for many years and it is still … Continue reading

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A Possible Future for American Journalism

The Internet has been both great and terrible for journalism. On the one hand, information has never been more accessible– available in such large quantities and to so many people. On the other hand, the free and unlimited access to … Continue reading

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Journalism. Past, present, and future.

For as long as I can remember my father always wakes up to a cup of cup of coffee and a newspaper.  Every morning he sits at the table and reads every page front and back.  Sometimes as he reads … Continue reading

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The Reconstruction of American Journalism

American Journalism has entered a period of great reconstruction. The presence of the internet, where newspapers have become virtually available and free of charge, has caused print articles to be in decline. This has caused massive job decreases and an … Continue reading

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New media: the mode, the means, and the members

As I sat in the waiting room of a financial services firm in Manhattan, I was surprised that the coffee table was not sprawled with the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, or BusinessWeek. Rather, there was an Amazon Kindle. … Continue reading

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The Future of Journalism

In my junior year of studying journalism at Baruch College, my copy editing professor, Benjamin Hudson, tried to assure me and the rest of my classmates by saying, “I think if you are all determined enough, there are ways to … Continue reading

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American Journalism

American journalism is changing, especially with newspapers. With staff cuts, new ways of funding and a change in demographics, newspapers are shrinking or essentially dying out. How can we change this? We can’t. Some might propose that newspapers should not … Continue reading

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A Future For Journalism: Bright, If A Little Unclear

How many people with computer access will reach for a conventional dictionary or encyclopedia when the information is quite literally and weightlessly at their fingertips? Is it so much of a surprise, then, that fewer and fewer people are starting … Continue reading

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The Reconstruction of American Journalism

            Even though newspapers are struggling right now, they will always be an important part of society. There will also always be an important place for the media online and on television. As is discussed in “The Reconstruction of American … Continue reading

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The Reconstruction of American Journalism

“The endgame of newspapers is in sight,” Philip Meyer writes. In his article, “The Elite Newspaper of the Future,” published in the October/November 2008 issue of the American Journalism Review, Meyer addresses the strategy that newspapers must employ to survive … Continue reading

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Journalism Under Reconstruction

            The future of American Journalism is under the microscope, and its stableness is pending recovery.             According to the Columbia Journalism Review, the structure of journalism is shifting significantly.   Reporting that was once existent on a smaller scale has … Continue reading

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The Future of American Journalism

In both of my journalism classes this semester, the majority of the first day was spent discussing how journalism as our professors know it has dramatically changed. I left these classes feeling a little disheartened, but also a little confused. … Continue reading

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The Reconstruction of American Journalism

If you type “are newspapers” into a Google search box, three of the first six auto-finish results are the words “dying”, “dead” and “doomed”. It’s a good question – are they? They’re obviously not what they used to be and … Continue reading

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The Future of Journalism

These are struggling times for Journalism. Newspapers are going out of business as the advertising revenues are falling. This is an important point for the Journalism industry. It is our duty to find a sustainable system for Journalism to survive. … Continue reading

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Danzy Senna: In Defense of the Personal History

The novelist and poet Jim Harrison once said, “I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it was.” It’s a simple and powerful statement, and one that Danzy Senna, a self-described fiction writer who … Continue reading

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Danzy Senna’s Memoir Reading at Baruch College

The excerpts spoken by Danzy Senna at last nights reading were to simply put it, brave and captivating. In hearing her read her parts of her memoir Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, she delved into so many aspects of … Continue reading

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An Immigrant Story

According to Islamic law, Muslims must only consume Halal food. Halal mean permitted or lawful. The need for Halal food started the Halal cart culture in the New York City and killed the hot dog. In Quran Allah said, “He … Continue reading

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“Brussel sprouts journalism,”: Don’t let the name fool you, it’s not as bad as it tastes

There are both positives and negatives of “good-for-you, brussel sprouts journalism,” Some of the positives deal with having a specific niche to deal with. Having a specific  niche makes it so that a certain story will get full coverage instead … Continue reading

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Good For You Brussel Sprouts Journalism

The concept of “good-for-you, brussel sprouts journalism” indicates the emergence of a more serious type of niche media. I assume Carr intentionally chose brussel sprouts over say, simply leafy greens; the former is generally associated with stricter tendencies, such as … Continue reading

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