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Free Online Photos: Finding Images to Enhance Blogs, Articles, and Other Media

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By: Feature Writer Brenna Coleman

Media Ethics Today: The Difference Between Social Responsibility and Libertarian Theory

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By: Feature Writer Brenna Coleman

The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know

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By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

The Canadian Media Hype for Vancouver 2010: The "Do You Believe" Ad Campaign That Sparked National Excitement

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By: Tracey Drake

How to Make a Press Kit: Publicizing a Group, Event, or Individual Easily

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By: Ashley Anderson

The Media and Suicide: A Dangerous Relationship

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By: Gemma Richardson

Understanding Television News Reporting: How to Evaluate Media Coverage Broadcasts

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Get to Know More New Media Words and Concepts: Interactive Media Speaks a Different Language

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By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Understanding New Media Through Its Language: Ordinary Words Take on Novel Meanings in the Changing World of Media

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By: Kathlin F. Sickel

Visual Communications Literacy Development: Understanding and Analyzing Images Used in Media Culture

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Real Time Search Engines: Scoopler and Collecta Return Social Media, News, and Online Trends

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Twitterature – Classic Literature in Tweets: Two Students at the University of Chicago Co-Author a Twitter Book

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Agenda-Setting and Journalism: How the News Tells People What to Think About

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By: Julie Stroebel

How to Evaluate a Website: Four Key Questions to Judge if Online Information is Reliable

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

What is Information Literacy? Knowledge Skills for Communication, Technology, and More

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Is Seeing Believing in an Age of Digital Photos? Visual Literacy Includes Detecting Fraudulent Photographs and Images

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Using SEO and Social Media Marketing Together: Strategies That Improve Search Engine Ranking

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Planet-Connect Social Networking Site: Promoting Eco-Awareness in a Friendly Environment By and For Teens

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Television Shows and Society's Values: How Viewing Habits Influence Changing Norms

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Digital Literacy 2.0 and Media Collage: Integrating Multiple Forms of Sound, Graphics, and Images

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

How Media Constructs Reality Television Shows: Do They Depict Real Life or Fiction?

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Michael Phelps' Marijuana Fiasco: Can He Regain his Status as a Role Model?

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Turn Off Your TV Week: A Challenge to Families to Spend Time Without Television

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

What is Cyberbullying? The Growing Threat of Electronic Bullying and Harassment

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

How To Protect Kids From Cyberbullies: Keeping Teens and Tweens Safe From Online Dangers

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Health News Coverage in the U.S. Media: Newspapers, Network TV, Cable Television, Talk Shows, Online

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By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Reporting News With a Cell Phone: The Emergence of Citizen Journalism Through Handheld Media Devices

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Decoding Text Messaging Lingo: A Beginner’s Guide to SMS Etiquette

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By: Feature Writer Simone Preuss

Too Much Media is Bad For Children: Report Shows Health Problems Linked to Television and Video Game Use

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Power of Persuasion in Politics: How Politicians Evoke Emotions and Motivate People to Action

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Political Persuasion Techniques: How Politicians Get the Attention of the Public and Establish Trust

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

What is Media Literacy? Key Concepts and Questions to Analyze Print & Electronic Messages

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By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Media Studies Paper and Speech Topics: Essay and Persuasive Speaking Ideas for a Media Literacy Class

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Colin Sparks Speaks of Globalization: Professor Gives Lecture on Changes in Media

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By: Erin Konrad

Vogue Magazine's King Kong April 2008 Cover: Analyzing the Debate Over the Meaning Behind the Photograph

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By: Taylor Loran

What is Media Criticism? How to Write Analysis Papers of Popular Culture and the News

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Media Consolidation & Ownership: Pros and Cons of the Corporate Media System

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Media Objectification of Women: A Definition and Consequences of Sexualized Female Representations

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Minority Media Representations: Common Representations of Gays, African Americans, Other Minorities

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Theories of Violence in the Media: Desensitization, Cultivation Theory, and Other Concepts

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Hegemony and Media Studies: Antonio Gramsci's Theory of the Hegemonic Media

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By: Feature Writer Naomi Rockler-Gladen

9/11 Conspiracies: Americans are unsure about 9/11

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By: Jonas Gamso

Internet Censorship: Debate Continues Over Google and YouTube's Effect on the Real World

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By: Jem Bloomfield

Questions of Trust at the BBC: Faked Contests and Alleged Institutional Bias

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By: Jem Bloomfield

Images of Mythical Pan in Film: Hercules, Narnia, and Pan’s Labyrinth

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By: Ruthanne Prioreschi

Tips for Limiting TV Viewing: How To Turn Off the Television and Spend More Family Time

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By: Beth Lane

AT&T & BellSouth Merge: Media Merges Need to Stop

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By: Ruthanne Prioreschi

TV Violence and Childhood Obesity: Is There a Link Between Stranger Danger and Kids' Lack of Excercise?

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By: Beth Lane

Effects of Television on Kids: How Much Media Viewing is Safe for Children?

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By: Beth Lane

What is Mass Media? The Changing Role of Mass Communications and the Media Industries

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By: Beth Lane

MySpace VS Facebook: Facebook's New Content Additions May Edge Out MySpace

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By: Beth Lane

What is Media Literacy? And Why it's Necessary For Media Consumers to be Literate

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By: Beth Lane

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