Back From The Dead: TV Shows Are Coming Back Thanks To Fans!
The power of the internet is unquestionable. The power of the fan however, that is just as important and yet, not recognized as much of an influencer. Cult favorites are...
Category: Media
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Changing the Story: Media Influence and the Chinese Credit System.
The path information takes to get from the source to the recipient is a fascinating, often troubling journey. Even reduced to the simplest possible forms of communication, philosophers,linguists, and physicists...
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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...
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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...