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Obama’s latest address on Iraq, and the future of the war

It sure seems like everybody is a critic. While I didn’t watch the address personally, I did go back and check recaps shortly after it happened. It was hard to find a solid recap of the speech without finding Republican’s all up in arms about Bush’s tactics and how Bush was right, and Obama needs to quit denying it. Here are a few of the sources I went to and how the split between “Good job” and “Terrible president” went. CNN.com Probably within 30 minutes of the actual speech,...

01 September 2010 | JN 325 | 0 Comments
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The journalism job market: On the rise?

Now I don’t think there is any market that is doing swimmingly at this point in time. If you’re not a big time CEO at a company that isn’t named AIG, Goldman-Sachs, or Lehman Brothers, then you’re probably in a bit of a struggle financially as we all are. To most people, the journalism field is not going any better. Newspapers are shutting down around the country, people are losing their jobs because of it, and young entry-level students are slowly taking over with their new-fangled technology skills. Wait,...

23 August 2010 | JN 325 | 0 Comments
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First Amendment and ethics

Every time I see someone complain about the First Amendment in the news, and try to use the First Amendment to defend their stupidity, I just want to slap someone. Once again, in the wake of Don Imus, someone is coming under fire for racist comments on the radio. Laura Schlessinger, known as Dr. Laura on the radio, has decided to leave her show after three decades. Dr. Laura was known as an advice guru, handing out advice to people who needed it over national radio. While giving advice...

19 August 2010 | JN 325 | , | 0 Comments
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Welcome to Active Reload!

Throughout my life, I’ve been a very opinionated person. I’ll never forget when my mom met one of my professors from college. She was out with a friend at lunch who knew my professor, and they were introduced. She was a political science professor, and a prominent figure in local politics. When my mom was introduced to her, my professor said “Oh, you’re Jon’s mom…the opinionated one.” That story has stuck in my head, and it’s kind of true. I’m extremely opinionated, and a lot of times, people don’t...

17 June 2010 | Random, WordPress | 1 Comment