Importance of News Stories

“The news media don’t do enough to explain the important news issues of the day.” I feel, as I believe many do, that most of the stories we hear on the news each day are of little importance or significance. There are huge issues facing our planet that are seldom discussed because they may not [...]

Bias in Journalism

I prefer to read, watch or listen to news that is as neutral and objective as possible. I resent it when journalists inject their own opinions into stories While I had a hard time choosing between this statement and its counterpoint, I picked this one chiefly because of one TV show, the Bill O’Reilly program [...]

Blog Design Change

Am sure you’ve noticed that our otherwise new blog now looks newer. I opted to switch designs because the previous format did not show the names of the authors of the posts. We need names. WordPress offers a few dozen templates. This one better serves our needs. The photo is from graduation day. I figured [...]

News/Attitude

“I prefer to read, watch or listen to news that’s presented with an attitude even if it’s opinionated, because it makes the topics more interesting.” I think this statement is accurate because news can be alter and modify to evoke the audience. It can’t ever be truly subjective or neutral because there is someone behind [...]

Relating to the News

“I can usually relate to most news stories I read, see and hear. “ When I pick up a newspaper or look up a news site online I will generally scan the page. If I see a headline or a picture that interests me, I will then look at the content and read the story. [...]

News with an Attitude

“I prefer to read, watch or listen to news that’s presented with an attitude, even if it’s opinionated, because it makes the topics more interesting.” Aside from presenting the public with information regarding current events, the media also has a duty to provoke thought, discussion, and opinion. Although the objective of common media forms with [...]

Attitude in Reporting

“I prefer to read, watch, or listen to news that’s presented with an attitude, even if it’s opinionated, because it makes the topics more interesting.” Yeah, that sounds about right. The simple fact of the matter is, we live in a society that is stimulated from all different angles in regards to the media. Any [...]

Really Writing for an Audience

Here is a reason to take our blog seriously: My course blog for the International Communications course this spring drew 10,235 page views. In one day alone — April 15 — we had 1,319 hits. Clearly, we reached many people outside of class. Last fall, our Media Writing blog reached 7,981 page views. This was [...]

This Blog is for You

Media people of all kinds regularly write for an audience. This blog gives us the chance to share our writing with each other — and with anyone else who happens to read this. We will post items regularly.  You’ll be kind of famous, at least here. And you’ll become a better writer. Let’s get started. [...]