For years America has been dumping byproduct waste into its public drinking water and calling it a medicine that is good for teeth, despite the harmful effects of ingesting this toxic mineral Story by: Jamie Soule Some of us wake up each morning to a freshly brewed cup of coffee right out of our own…
Story by: Jamie Soule Remember when people talked about global warming as a problem in the future? The ice was going to melt. The weather was going to get worse. Things were going to be different. That was then. This is now: The ice is melting, the weather is worse, things are different. Except, are…
The Boston marathon bombing featured numerous reports of unconfirmed and false information, a growing and unethical trend among the journalism community Story by: Jamie Soule It is now well known that several of the news reports during the Boston bombing incident were false, and it seems that no one was surprised by that. What happened…
Investigative journalist Mark Feldstein will lecture students in “Poisoning the Press: The Media and Washington’s Scandal Culture” Story by: Jamie Soule Mankato, MINN.—The scandal culture of Nixon’s presidential term described in Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington’s Scandal Culture will be presented by its author Mark Feldstein as part of…
As silence can speak volumes, so can sound when properly recorded and mixed Story by: Jamie Soule Last week, I explored Poynter’s News University online and enrolled in its “Telling Stories with Sound” one-hour program to learn, well, how to tell stories with sound. The class features an interactive course in which I will eventually…
Las Vegas Sun’s coverage of construction deaths on the Las Vegas Strip exemplifies the benefits of online journalism Story by: Jamie Soule In today’s world of seamless and instant information online, it can be difficult to keep up with audience demands. That’s why the Las Vegas Sun’s online coverage of construction deaths on the Las…
School districts left under-funded as number of students and costs increase Story by: Jamie Soule State and federal funding shortfalls have caused local public schools to cover the remaining expenses of special education. The state is responsible for 50% of special education costs, while federal is responsible for 40%, according to the Minnesota Department of…
Among Seth MacFarlane’s jokes and Jennifer Lawrence’s fall, stars received their much-anticipated trophies Story by: Jamie Soule This year’s Oscars ceremony was the 85th anniversary of the Academy Awards. The highlights are as follows: Best Picture: “Argo,” Ben Affleck Best Director: Ang Lee, “Life of Pi“ Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln“ Best Supporting Actor: Christoph…
The State of the Union address is an important event for this country’s society, and it has been for years. But, the key difference recently has been the way we watch the speech—some of us don’t even have to watch it at all! In the era of instantaneous news and messaging, social media sites like Twitter have made…
Before the Internet, printed news used to be a varietal job, as seen in Journalism: A 1940 educational film in print journalism. Beginning journalists were generally young and agile, able to work long hours and in harsh conditions. Editors and publishers all had many years of experience and specialized knowledge in certain fields. And then,…
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