By DANIELLE CORCIONE Thursday, October 23rd, 11:28 p.m. The Internet can be a tough realm for female writers. Several prominent female journalists suffer from a form of inadequate criticism: trolling. Trolling refers to when users (the trolls themselves) provoke arguments and upset others by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, and excessive messages within a comment thread, forum, […]
By JESSICA WRIXON October 9, 2014 When it comes to raising money, there are many different ways to get others to fund a creative project. Some people might participate in boot drives, where you stand on the side of the road with a bucket for drivers to put change in, or some people might raise […]
By MIKE MONTALTO It was not long ago that cell phones were used by adults only. Children didn’t have too much of an interest a new device that could only make phone calls However, today’s youth who were born into a world of smartphones and other advanced technology it is becoming the norm for children […]
By SAMANTHA BELL October 2, 2014 The newest fad in online dating may not feel like dating at all. Offering an array of potential matches that feels more like a party game than a quest for a fairy-tale romance, Tinder, a free mobile app, is taking the online dating world by storm. That online dating […]
By MIKE MONTALTO September 25, 2014 During late June and July, media outlets across the United States reported on an increasing number of undocumented immigrants crossing the border from Mexico into Texas. The reports focused on significant spike in the number of minors who were making the journey from Latin America to the United States. […]
By MICHELE MATTIA September 25, 2014 Imagine living in a world where it’s unpredictable if you or one of your family members will make it to see tomorrow. Now, picture the situation as this being your small child, wandering on their own thousands of miles away from you. We’ve all become familiar with the issue […]
By GREGG GIORDANO Forbes is a company that finally realized they are in a game of catch up. They are not alone. Many news organizations did not catch the Internet train years ago and are ruing the day they thought of the Internet as a “fad” that wouldn’t last. The popularity of online news rapidly increases while […]
September 18, 2014 Since the Internet is at its all-time high for usage and information retrieval, learning how to create your own site can be key, especially if you are an aspiring journalist. If you haven’t created your own website before it can be extremely tough, but in Entrepreneurial Journalism, Briggs lays out essential tips that […]
By SAMANTHA BELL When was the last time you received a handwritten letter or displayed your vacation photos in an album? If you are part of the 13 percent of Americans who are not connected to the Internet, the answer might be this morning. But for a growing number of people who spend much of […]
By DANIELLE CORCIONE So you want to launch your own website, huh? Mark Briggs, author of Entrepreneurial Journalism: How to Build What’s Next for News, suggests the following advice to those seeking to develop a new website: 1) fostering a digital community and 2) conducting business while being a journalist. A community brings together and unites […]