Culture (Page 64)
October 14, 2019
Media Criticism: Is Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton a Journalist?
Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton (Photo Credit: Flickr.com) NEW YORK – Other than to family and friends, the name Mario Armando Lavandeira […]
October 14, 2019
Case Study: Ben Mauk Reports from ‘The Pole of Inaccessibility’
NEW YORK – Ben Mauk reported on Khorgos, Kazakhstan in a January 2019 cover story for The New York Times Magazine. His […]
October 13, 2019
At Death Cafes, Strangers Gather to Discuss Dying and Loss
In cultures around the globe, topics on death and end-of-life care can be uncomfortable or even taboo. There is a […]
October 9, 2019
Media Criticism: Netflix’s ‘Patriot Act’ And Other Streaming Hits Are Changing The Way Digest News
Last week, comedian Hasan Minhaj testified before congress on the student debt crisis. The Hill reports that at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, Minhaj testified to the long-lasting burden of increasing student debt and, between one-liners, produced data on each committee member’s estimated tuition costs as an illustration to show the rising cost of education in America, and the limitations that creates on a growing number of people. How did a comic earn an invitation to weigh in on an issue affecting more than 42 million Americans?
October 9, 2019
Case Study: Billboard Freelancer Wants to Change the Way You See Aaron Carter
Find out why Ariana Bacle, a Billboard freelance journalist, was on a mission to show Aaron Carter in a new light, face tats and all, in her illuminating profile, “Aaron Carter is Still Here. Come Get It.” Learn how she wrote this revealing piece from pitch to publication.