Zeitgeist 2011: A CrazyNutsUpsideDown Year in Review
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post
For all the negativity, misunderstanding, and bad things that happen every year, all over the world, it’s uplifting to be reminded that good things happen, too.
We’ve Got Issues: A Weekly News & Politics Column
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns
Last week in news: Occupy DC is the longest-running big-city Occupation, and they’re good at it. The UN Climate Summit wraps up in South Africa. Rod Blagojevich is sentenced. Russian people take to the streets against Putin.
Six Adorably Emotional News Anchors
Categories: Pop Culture
Since the definition of “news” has come to encompass even the most absurd, we can’t help but find it endearing when anchors show their emotions on-air.
Why I Chose Journalism
Categories: Book Week, Lifestyle
Hello, my name is Sara, and I want to be a journalist.
Twitter Journalism: Why You Should Take it Seriously
Categories: Technology
New York Times reporter Brian Stelter recently demonstrated Twitter’s place in the journalism industry through his coverage of the tornado outbreak in Joplin, Missouri.
Social Media is the New News
Categories: Internet Week
Social media is the way people are receiving and reacting to their news. The media isn’t a “them” anymore, we are the media.
Give us news to think about!
Categories: Technology
If we call for quality, accessible education from our social institutions, we shouldn’t demand anything less from the media, the so-called “Fourth Estate,” as providers of information.
Hump Day Celeb Gossip Roundup
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns
How Sarah Palin is not comparable to Princess Diana, the REAL genius behind Lady Gaga, and, shockingly, news that Britney Spears is still trashy.
Social Media is THE Source for News
Categories: Technology
Social media is rapidly becoming the platform from which we get a large portion (most) of the news. I found out that Michael Jackson died on Facebook, Brittany Murphy on Twitter, and that Randy Moss was traded via breaking news updates on my iPhone. The news literally comes to me. I no longer have to go to CNN’s website or watch news broadcasts on TV. I can just log into my social media news generator of choice.
The Golden Age of Journalism
Categories: Current Events
Journalism is not dying. In fact, it has come to life, and Gen Y is here to make sure it stays that way. Welcome to the Golden Age of Journalism. Not only are we out there telling stories, we are doing it effectively and will someday (hopefully) have the credibility of some of the greatest voices of the craft.
