When I first took Intro To Journalism in the Fall of 2022, we learned this quote from Thomas Jefferson: “were it left to me to…
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David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and MSNBC analyst, was at Ithaca College on Wednesday, April 17, for the Izzy Awards for outstanding achievement in independent media. He, as well as IC alum and Mother Jones reporter Kate Sheppard and Mother Jones publisher Steve Katz, accepted the award for Mother Jones. Corn has broken stories on presidents, politicians, and other Washington players. He has written for numerous publications and is a talk show regular. His best-selling books include “Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal,” “The Selling of the Iraq War,” and “Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor & the Tea Party.” Corn’s biggest story was breaking the Mitt Romney 47-percent video.
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In the modern age media permeates every aspect of people’s daily lives: delivering instructions on what to wear, how to think, what is important and what is not — and everything in between. As is often the case, however, in the mad dash of progress toward a centralized, business-driven and essentially corporatized media network, some things have gotten lost in the shuffle. This seems to include journalistic integrity and legitimate investigational reporting.
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In the wake of last semester’s season of change, it is absolutely imperative that we as a campus community continue conversations of power, voice and our right to an honest education. In recent years, we witnessed unparalleled student solidarity on campus for a half-dozen social justice movements.
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While there is a widespread feeling of gratitude that the administration responded to the backlash, the sudden and short-lived [media] policy has stirred lingering questions regarding how such a broad policy could be instituted with such little explanation or discussion as to why.
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Guest Commentary: Former Editors Respond to Media Policy
by buzzsawmag-import October 8, 2012We expect this kind of controlling policy from secretive government and business entities, not from an institution that claims to cherish academic and press freedoms.
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Buzzsaw Staff and Alumni Call for Repeal of Ithaca College’s New Media Policy
by buzzsawmag-import October 5, 2012As current students and alumni committed to truth, transparency, and critical examination of our surroundings, this new policy flies in the face of everything we are taught to practice as journalists.
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Issues and The News – IC’s New Media Policy
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Dean Gayeski’s Response to April’s ‘Buzzsaw Asks Why’
by Dean Diane Gayeski April 24, 2012As the Dean, I’m acutely aware of the challenges we have had in recruiting and retaining professors who are both experienced practitioners and accomplished academics.
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Buzzsaw Asks Why: Park Thinks Professional Equals Professor?
by Brennin Cummings March 28, 2012The Park School of Communications loves to hire professors that are professionals in their field — former or current editors, reporters, producers or even business execs — which, in theory, is a great idea. Professionals teaching their craft? What could go wrong?
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