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A lawsuit was brought up in Washington a few years ago debating whether libraries could restrict and limit the sites people were allowed to visit on their computers. The court deemed that these limitations were not only allowed but also did not violate the first amendment. Many argue each library institution has the right toContinue reading “A Matter of Perception”

The most popular and most successful game in the popular Call of Duty franchise is Modern Warfare 2, which was released in November 2009. On the opening night, 4.7 million copies of the game were sold, earning $310 million. This launch is often referred to as the most successful launch of all time. A shiftContinue reading “Can violent video games lead to violent behavior?”

Disney has always had a good reputation among the public. Perhaps a lot of that reputation can be attributed to the company’s code of ethics as compared to others. When looking at the Society of Professional Journalists’s Code of Ethics and the Public Relations Society of America’s Member Code of Ethics, the most common thingsContinue reading “Good Ol’ Disney”

Arguably the biggest news story in 2010, a giant oil spill occurred. This caused 11 deaths and countless wildlife to be injured or killed by the aftermath of the spillage. Since then, British Petroleum has spent around $14 billion trying to repair the damages done and restore the Gulf to what it once was. ButContinue reading “Containing the Spill/Containing the Press”

It seems as if everything is on the way to becoming a large corporation. More small towns are getting Walmart Superstores, corporate dentist offices and chain restaurants. Although initially this may look like a good idea, it can be harmful to small businesses and keeping the money local. People tend to welcome corporations who giveContinue reading “Corporate Social Responsibility”

Upon learning the different values, there’s one that stands out in particular: transparency. Transparency is, perhaps, the most important value. It provides the basis for the other values. It’s also important to distinguish the difference between honesty and transparency. Being honest means telling the truth when asked, but being transparent means revealing every detail beforeContinue reading “Thinking Ahead”

The Boy Scouts of America’s homepage prompted an advertisement for a summer photo contest. The idea was simple: Submit summer photos. They could be of anything, not just Boy Scouts related. Upon entering a photo into the contest, users were asked to provide their age by clicking either “6-11” or “12-17”. However, when a boy clickedContinue reading “Children always need parental consent for the Internet”

Author Tara Moss was asked, along with three other industry experts, if airbrushing in magazines and advertisements was becoming out of control. Her response was the best of the four. The other three chose to look at the situation as a problem of society, but Moss said it’s being viewed in a wrong light. She comparedContinue reading “Everybody simma down nah…”

NBC Nightly News reporter Brian Williams has come under fire after a story he’s retold for more than 10 years has been revealed to be a lie. The story involves a helicopter he was in that was shot down in the Iraq War and left the crew on board stranded for two days. As theContinue reading “Wait… Maybe that was another helicopter”