The Barthean Mythology of Instagram
Instagram can create a new “It Girl” every day. The social media site attracts an audience of users who build their own empires and deal their own fate to gain...
Category: Media
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Why Local Media and Tech Initiatives are Integral in Counterterrorism and Peacebuilding Efforts
There are many ways the American government and citizens already combat terrorism. Some of the more obvious methods include physical combat with troops on the ground, the academic study of...
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A New TV Sitcom Subgenre for Millennials: A Look at Girls, Looking & Broad City
Over the past few years TV has seen a new and increasingly popular trend: programs that follow the lives of millenials. This new subgenre “unites the artistic strengths and intimate...
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Celebrity Journalist and Storytelling
On February 4, 2015, the world of journalism took a strong hit: NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted to falsifying a well-known story. The tale recounted Williams’ trials that...
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Remix Culture & The Reaction Gif
The remix is a subject of growing concern and intellectual debate in the past few decades. It has gone from a relatively circumscribed musical practice to an essential element of...
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The Colbert Report as “Soft News”
Guest Author: Angela Hart The Colbert Report airs at 11:30 p.m. on Comedy Central Monday through Thursday. The program is hosted by Stephen Colbert and can best be described as...
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#VogueArticles: How Twitter Users Reframe the Discussion
“It’s safe to say this time around, the world is thoroughly ready for this jelly,” claims Vogue writer Patricia Garcia, in the magazine’s latest article, celebrating the rise of the...
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How Advertisers are Finding Success Through Narratives
Following the Seattle Seahawks’ victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Conference Championship game in the NFL playoffs, Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman made national news for his polarizing...
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Rap Genius: Annotating the World? Part II
In my previous post, “Rap Genius: Annotating the World? Part I”, I described Rap Genius as a crowdsourced knowledge creation platform allowing its users to seamlessly create in-line annotations with text, hyperlinks,...