The Charles Faulkner Post

It may be important to the reader of my article to define the forms of journalism and reporting found on the Internet.  It is clear we can easily define two types.  The first is actually reporting where a writer describes the event, outlines the facts, and has his work published in an electronic media format.  [...]

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I decided to write a paper on the newspaper and how it holds up against the Internet news and citizen journalism.  This is a very complex subject.  I took great pains not to trample on the idea that there was nothing the Internet could do a newspaper wouldn’t be able to do better.  I wouldn’t [...]

The global communication issue that concerns me is the ability of an entity to use information it collects on consumers for marketing purposes.  Take for example the trip you take to the mall where you purchase a new shirt.  The sales clerk takes your method of payment, but also asks for either your email address [...]

When using the Internet, one of the most challenging tasks is to select the right search engine to assist you in getting the valuable information that you need.  Search engines have become far more complex over the past several years and the public appears to be relying on few search engines these days.  A quick [...]

I have added FIVE other weblogs/news sites that I regularly read and I would hope you enjoy them too:
http://www.drudgereport.com/   Matt Drudge is an Internet muckraker who seems to find sensational stories.  He seems to lean politically to the right, but he’s based in California so it’s too hard to say.  I enjoy his site ability to link [...]

For whatever reason, I have failed at my attempts at blogrolling.  With fresh enthusiasm, I have renewed my efforts to blogroll and provide links to various blogs and sites.  I am now attempting to provide a link to my fellow journalism classmates:
http://kennedy713.wordpress.com (Far Audience)
http://klowrance.wordpress.com (KLowrance Wants You To..)
http://etritter.wordpress.com/ (Lost and Found)
http://bettydishman.wordpress.com/ (The Emergence of Transpartisanship in American Politics)
http://web.me.com/khathaway/descriptiveeye/ (Descriptive Eye)
http://randyburton.wordpress.com/ (Players [...]

I start this blog as a requirement for a journalism course.  In my preamble to the blog, I explored some concerns about online publishing and the consequences of the blog content as posted online.  I know about a number of cases where individuals have reported, opined, or written things that have come back to haunt [...]

A preamble for a blog about how blogging is changing communication sounds easy enough to do, but what will I blog about?  I’ve always seen myself as innovative, so I would normally want to use the most up-to-date formats, programs, and technologies- but I have decided to go with a set of criteria already provided [...]