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Chapter 4 reaction

Briggs’ fourth chapter focuses on the realities of this age of information,  where children are often more adept at using technology then their parents. The ultimate question becomes: How do you tell your child how to use these technologies when … Continue reading

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China set to ban iPads

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Storify on record skydive

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Reaction to chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Briggs’ text focuses more on the role of the reader than the journalist themselves. In the modern day, readers can acquire their own information, allowing them to comment on stories in an intelligent manner. Since social media … Continue reading

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The billionaire hacker

I have began following Yahoo Tech News Headlines and stumbled across a highly interesting article in which Mark Zuckerberg describes himself as a “hacker”. Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook and one of the richest men alive, does not conjure up … Continue reading

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Tech news headlines: organized technical knowledge

The tech site I elected to follow is Yahoo Tech News Headlines. This website is user-friendly and lends itself well to those who are not the most tech savvy. The articles are organized and there are multiple RSS feeds present … Continue reading

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SOPA and PIPA: The death of the internet?

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Reaction to introduction, chapters 1 and 2

INTRO: The man behind Journalism Next, Mark Briggs, certainly knows that we are in a world of rapid change. Information has become instantaneous, the youth are checking updated news on revolutionary smart phones. Briggs contends that journalists should embrace this … Continue reading

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How the media breaks down

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Breaking down the media

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