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2019 brought about a new popular term within media, known as “cancel culture”. We have discussed this term quite a bit in class and the backlash it has caused on the lives of the people who were “canceled”. Macmillan Dictionary describes cancel culture as, “the practice of no longer supporting people, especially celebrities, or productsContinue reading “What is Cancel Culture and What are the Effects of Being Canceled?”

In class, we heavily discussed the media coverage of the controversy involving Carson King and Des Moines Register reporter Aaron Calvin. In the Washington Post article, “Iowa reporter who found a viral star’s racist tweets slammed when critics find his own offensive posts”, reporter Katie Shepherd discusses how Carson King, a 24-year-old man from Iowa,Continue reading “The Carson King and Aaron Calvin Controversy In Regards to Ethical Journalism”

In April 2019, Disney revealed to the public that they would be offering a new online streaming service known as Disney+ combating other popular streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Apple TV.  In the article, “Disney has a ‘major advantage’ as the streaming war heats up, says RBC’s Mark Mahaney” CNBC journalist, Eustance Huang,Continue reading “Online Streaming Services and the Fate of Television News”

Without Getting too Political Throughout the year, President Donald Trump has posted some wild tweets from his @POTUS account. Monitoring his twitter since he became president, I have to say, the man knows how to practice his freedom of speech, but is it professional?Brian Stelter of CNN discusses one of Trump’s famous tweets in hisContinue reading “Thoughts on President Trump’s Tweets and the Media…”

For these blog posts, I will be discussing huge news stories I can recall from 2019 involving media. For my first post, I want to talk about the Facebook privacy scandal and social media privacy concerns, in general. In February of 2019, Facebook was officially accused by the United States government for sharing user’s personalContinue reading “Privacy Concerns Regarding Social Media”

“Blogging is a communications mechanism handed to us by the long tail of the Internet.” — Tom Foremski My name is Cydney Black. I am a 21-year-old junior studying Communications and Media Arts with a minor in Public Relations at Montclair State University. A tacky introduction at best, I know. However, I believe it isContinue reading “Allow Me to Introduce Myself…”