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Blog posts by Effie Koliopoulos
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The two readings we were assigned definitely have some common ground: they both address the need for action in print journalism, and in both cases, I believe they are business decisions.Yellow journalism is more about adding some zest to the writing, and perhaps abandoning some of the objective point-of-view that makes some stories so boring. The other article stresses the need for more old-fashioned reporters, like Woodward and Bernstein, to truly investigate their stories, and add the…See More
Blog post by Tony Valdivieso
Final Interviews
The people I have emailed or attempted to call for my interviews have not returned my messages as of yet, but I'm going to try to call them again today to see if teh long weekend prohibited their responses.
Blog post by Steve Pries
Final Interview Progress
So far I have received conformation from two of my sources saying they have got my e-mails and are looking at my questions and will have responses to them later in the week. I have e-mailed two other bloggers from more national websites so I'm not sure if they have had a chance to look at my questions. If I dont have a response by tomorrow or thursday I will try again then look for another option for my final interview.
Blog post by Steve Cadwallader
Some good stuff from Wednesday's readings...
I enjoyed "Bring Back Yellow Journalism." Why? Because it was exactly the kind of article I admire: controversial, politically charged, and undeniably brilliant. Isn't that what yellow journalism is?I think we should bring it back- maybe not in its entirety, but definitely in essence. A lot of news these days is just BO-RING. I'm the kind of person that needs a little spice in her life; I need headlines that catch my attention, pictures that are appalling, and articles that show a little bit of…See More
Blog post by Amanda Graf
Wednesday's readings
Bring Back Yellow Journalism:I think this article was interesting. On the one hand, I can see how reading yellow newspapers would be entertaining (and more profitable for news companies). I mean, who wouldn't want to read exciting headlines, muckracking stories, false interviews and bold photographs. This type of newspaper definitely seems like it would be something that would catch my attention. But when I really think about it, I would have to disagree with the overall argument of this piece.…See More
Blog post by Monica Fazekas
Reaction to Wednesday's Readings
I think that newspapers should go back to a form of yellow jounalism, not to the point where they become tabloids that exaggerate stories so much that they are no longer true but allowing reporters the oppurtunity to give a stronger voice to the story to highlight the impacts that it will have on the community will serve as a benefit to not only the community but to readership numbers as well. Most news stories in papers are often very dry and bland and can be hard to fully enjoy because they…See More
Blog post by Steve Cadwallader
Reaction to Wednesday Readings
Newsrooms in the Economic Meltdown:I really enjoyed this post because I've felt similarly about the news sector over the past few years. It seems that every news outlet has abandoned true journalistic standards for opinion pieces, flourishing with political bias. Though the freedom of speech and freedom of the press should remain as such, it's frustrating that newsrooms have lost their edge and many have turned to online news, which often targets a specific political demographic, lacking truth…See More
Blog post by Jackie Lorens
Readings
Jack Shafer's article, "Bring back yellow journalism," is a bit amusing. In Professor Bruce Evenson's class, The American Experience, we're actually discussing the effects of yellow journalism- good and bad. And what Shafer brings up is something I too agree with. Newspapers today, although similar, cannot compare to their counter parts of the day. Yellow journalism was definitely sensationalized and over the top, but as Shafer suggests we could divide the paper of the past in two parts- fact…See More
Blog post by Suada Ljaskic
Readings
I often find that the most fair and balanced news reporting is the most bland. Should it be completely sensationalized and ridiculous like yellow journalism is remembered? No. But there is something to be said about how that style grabbed readers and made stories. Sure, a lot of what those "journalists" did was wrong, but they had the right idea on how to go about the newspaper industry, how to enact change.It is clear that something in the business model of newspapers and journalism itself…See More
Blog post by Kate Andries
Wednesday Readings
Responding to the article Bring Back Yellow Journalism I had a change of heart as I progressed through the reading. At first I began to read with a strong bias against Yellow Journalism. Writing something that holds absolutely no water whatsoever just to get a rise from somebody was something I've always seemed to be against. I'm starting to understand that Yellow Journalsim might not be so bad. Sure there are clear instances in which people can decifer right from wrong, fact or fiction and so…See More
Blog post by Dave Adams
Wednesday Reading Responses
Bring Back Yellow JournalismBefore reading this article, I wasn't really familiar with the term yellow journalism. I did know it carried a negative vibe though, but the views of Shafer definitely convinced me that it isn't all bad. I feel like a lot of news today already does revolve around the concept of yellow journalism and "getting people excited" about the news. There's always those headlines when after you read them, you wonder why those stories are even published in the first place. The…See More
Blog post by Lisa Wyczesany
Response to readings
Bring back yellow journalismI've never heard of the term "yellow journalism" before, but of course I've seen it. After reading Jack Shafer's article (and Wikipedia-ing yellow journalism also), I think it's possible to have a watered down kind of yellow journalism. Shafer ends his article saying, "Have the hell-bent professionalization of journalism and the erection of a complex ethical code for its practitioners sapped from newspapers their life force?", and I don't think journalism today is…See More
Blog post by Gephine Fernandez
Readings
It seems to me that both of the articles we were to read are suggesting a different form of journalism, but neither is suggesting anything new. Both articles (at least for me) seemed to suggest that journalism needs to evolve further, and loosen its guidelines on editorial content to really survive the times.It also seems to me like journalism has and does go through a paradigm shift like this every so often. I'm not old enough to say what causes it historically, but this time it seems like a…See More
Blog post by Marcus Wekenmann
Blog Posts
Final Paper Topic and Five Sources
For my final paper I thought it would be interesting to focus on a future aspect of the world of online journalism. There has been many debates on how the current business is changing to a new modernized era, one that will relay on techonology to get news across to people. In class we had discussed that the world of journalism has changed and evolved over the years, and that change is inevitable. It will happen. With that being said, I want to concentrate on the problems this new phase of… Continue
Posted by Effie Koliopoulos on May 31, 2009 at 10:48pm
Final Interviews
The people I am contacting, I am interviewing through e-mail since their schedules are pretty packed right now to meet up in person, so this seems to be the easiest way to go about it. One person has gotten back to me, but the other two people I emailed have yet to respond to my questions. I know they received them because they replied back saying that they got it and would respond soon. If I do not here back from them in a couple days, I will e-mail them again. I hope to get in contact with… Continue
Posted by Effie Koliopoulos on May 31, 2009 at 9:53pm
Wednesday Reading Responses
The first article about Yellow Journalism was interesting. Before reading this article I never really knew too much about it. I don't think that this type of journalism is bad, in fact, I think sometimes we need these different methods of telling facts and stories. People have different likes and dislikes on how they receive their news. I am not that of a big newspaper reader, but from time to time, I do read tabloids and pick up a newspaper only if something catches my eye or if an important… Continue
Posted by Effie Koliopoulos on May 31, 2009 at 9:47pm
Readin's
The two readings we were assigned definitely have some common ground: they both address the need for action in print journalism, and in both cases, I believe they are business decisions.
Yellow journalism is more about adding some zest to the writing, and perhaps abandoning some of the objective point-of-view that makes some stories so boring. The other article stresses the need for more old-fashioned reporters, like Woodward and Bernstein, to truly investigate their stories, and add… Continue
Yellow journalism is more about adding some zest to the writing, and perhaps abandoning some of the objective point-of-view that makes some stories so boring. The other article stresses the need for more old-fashioned reporters, like Woodward and Bernstein, to truly investigate their stories, and add… Continue
Posted by Tony Valdivieso on May 27, 2009 at 11:11am
Final Interviews
The people I have emailed or attempted to call for my interviews have not returned my messages as of yet, but I'm going to try to call them again today to see if teh long weekend prohibited their responses.
Posted by Steve Pries on May 27, 2009 at 10:29am
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