1.) On the whole Pullman is pretty low compared to the rest of the state. In 2006 there were four cases of hate crimes based on sexual orientation. That was the biggest out break of hate crimes in the three years looked at.
2.)Terry Nealey has recieved the most political donations in 2010. The two largest donors were Avista and Wal-Mart. Avista gave $1,600 and Wal-Mart gave $1,600. Republicans got more donations then Democrats in regards to foresty and forrest products. Democrats got more donations then Republicans in the field of Lawyers and Lobbyists and Public Relations.
3.) For the first one http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=y6ofAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22Virtual+Reality%22
For the second one http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=nC0oAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22Portable+Personal+Computer%22
For the third one http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=E9lrAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22Automobile%22
For the fourth one http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=UNMoAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22Cordless+Telephone+handset%22
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Video Discussion
I don't fault the news media for covering some of the more info-tainment topics that have crept their way into main stream news. At the end of the day news media is a business and they must make make in order to survive. They make money by attracting a large viewership so they can sell advertising.
I think this trend in tabloid journalism is more reflective of our society then others may suggest. After all, news media are trying to cater to its audiences preferences. If we wanted strictly "hard" news without any updates on celebrity gossip or things of that nature then that is what news organizations would give us. But since we want to hear about the scandal and conflicts that may not be what traditionalists call "news" that's what we get.
On the idea of citizen journalism, I personally am not a fan. While I do agree that someone didn't have to go to school to be a journalist to cover events, I am a believer that educated journalists simply know more in terms of ethics in the news media and other things of that nature. That overall quality of citizen journalism has been pretty poor to date. While some bloggers have done a good job at uncovering something important, for every one of them there are a thousand others that are simply lowering the standard of news media.
I think this trend in tabloid journalism is more reflective of our society then others may suggest. After all, news media are trying to cater to its audiences preferences. If we wanted strictly "hard" news without any updates on celebrity gossip or things of that nature then that is what news organizations would give us. But since we want to hear about the scandal and conflicts that may not be what traditionalists call "news" that's what we get.
On the idea of citizen journalism, I personally am not a fan. While I do agree that someone didn't have to go to school to be a journalist to cover events, I am a believer that educated journalists simply know more in terms of ethics in the news media and other things of that nature. That overall quality of citizen journalism has been pretty poor to date. While some bloggers have done a good job at uncovering something important, for every one of them there are a thousand others that are simply lowering the standard of news media.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Media Hype
I don't believe it is ever ethical to alter a photograph in news reporting. The only time I believe something should be blurred or altered is when the photo is extremely graphic. But in that case, the photo should probably not be in the publication anyway.
I feel like news outlets should not adjust their reporting due to the public's demands. But the fact of the matter is, journalism is a business. News outlets need to attract as much attention to their companies as possible to gain as much advertising revenue as they can. I believe this erodes the quality of news being reporting because what we as the public want to know about isn't always the most news worthy.
It presents a problem because if journalists are accepting "freebies" off of companies, many people think that those journalist are more likely to bend the truth in reporting in order to benefit those companies.
I think one news outlet picked up those fake stories and the other news outlets didn't want to be left out. If other media outlets were covering those issues then they must have been news worthy is most likely what the media thought. It is certainly a lot easier for those sort pranks to surface on the internet. I'm not sure if internet media sources like the Huffington Post and the Drudge Report are more likely to get fooled then CNN or Fox.
I feel like news outlets should not adjust their reporting due to the public's demands. But the fact of the matter is, journalism is a business. News outlets need to attract as much attention to their companies as possible to gain as much advertising revenue as they can. I believe this erodes the quality of news being reporting because what we as the public want to know about isn't always the most news worthy.
It presents a problem because if journalists are accepting "freebies" off of companies, many people think that those journalist are more likely to bend the truth in reporting in order to benefit those companies.
I think one news outlet picked up those fake stories and the other news outlets didn't want to be left out. If other media outlets were covering those issues then they must have been news worthy is most likely what the media thought. It is certainly a lot easier for those sort pranks to surface on the internet. I'm not sure if internet media sources like the Huffington Post and the Drudge Report are more likely to get fooled then CNN or Fox.
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