Reaction to the John Ziegler Piece

John Ziegler talk radio show to me seems a little extreme, yes there are many people out there doing what he does, making strong statements to keep listeners attentive and wanting more.

Blog Assignment 2 For The Ziegler Story

As you read through the John Ziegler article and you get to the point where he in on the radio and tells the whole world or anyone who is listening that America is "better" than the Arab world you have to stop what your doing and go "what did he just say".

Biz Stone on NPR

I thought Biz Stone's interview on NPR's show "Fresh Air" was actually very interesting.

Twitter Love it or Hate It?

For this week's assignment we had to do some tweeting. Overall twitter to me, is really

Online Comments

For this week's assignment I chose to focus on three sports stories to comment on. Tiger Woods spitting, Rajon Rondo, trying to listen in on the Heat Sunday, and Albert Pujols not getting a new contract.

Letter to the Editor in the Daily Collegian

Check out my letter from class that was posted in the Daily Collegian on February 10th. It was posted along with a few other letters from students in our class. DailyCollegianLetterstotheEditor

Why I Wrote the Academically Adrift Letter to the Editor

I wrote this piece to the Daily Collegian for a couple of different reasons. First, It is an article about college students so I thought it would be relevant for all students at the University and most people I feel read the Daily Collegian here at Umass. Second, I wrote the article because I thought it was interesting and it involved my life.

Letter to the Editor: Academically Adrift

Dear Editor,

            A recent article has been floating around numerous periodicals, the Internet and radio stations, talking about how college students have become too “lazy”. The article is titled “A Lack of Rigor Leaves College Students Adrift”; the article cites a book called Academically Adrift, where a study

Why I Wrote About the NFL Lock Out

I wrote about the NFL lock out because, first, I am a major football fan and what the owners are doing is just shameful, and second, I thought many people would share the same opinion I did. I felt as if I were speaking for not only myself but for the fans as well. I wrote it to the Greenfield Recorder my hometown newspaper, and I thought it was relevant because they ran a rather large story on the front page of the sports section on the NFL lockout. It looks as if a lock out will most likely happen due to the greedy nature of sports owners these days. It is sad to see a sport reach an all time high and have sheer greed bring it crashing down. Fans like myself need to protest what is happening in the NFL because many fans like myself look forward to watching football every Sunday.

NFL Lock Out Letter to the Editor

As March 4^th approaches, it is becoming more evident that College Football may be the only football next September. March 4, 2011 will be the final day of the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL owner’s and the NFL Players Association, and if no deal is made by the fourth it is probable that there will be no football next year.

Wahl-Jorgensen Part 3

Chapter 4 of Journalists and the Public begins with talking about how editors like to publish letters that spark public debate. Editors are inclined to publish a letter from the public as long as it has relevance and is not a personal attack on anyone. The quote we chose to analyze was "editors see a policy of limited editorial intervention as the only way to ensure an open and honest debate about the varied issues that face citizens of a multicultural society. They are also eager to show that ethical aims of fairness, accuracy and balance underpin the letters pages. (Page 87).  I tend to agree with this quote on the basis that if an editor