USC Annenberg/Dornsife '22
The Vietnam War (1955-75) was an era of unprecedented controversy in the history of the United States as the tension of the cold war escalated so high that the country relentlessly fought against any potential enemies alleged of communism. The role of the media, especially news coverage and live reporting on television, has been widely […]
“Fake News” used to describe the misinformation circulating chiefly online. Nowadays, however, an increasing number of political actors have weaponized the term to delegitimize legacy news media amid the insidious rise of populism. Their move was efficacious, as the term has already possessed an inherent connotation that signifies falsity unwarrantedly, which could mislead the public […]
Clicking on the “privacy and security” option in the preference page of my Instagram account, I will have access to the information bundle that documents almost everything ever happened on my account. It even has a lucid list of my ad interests, which includes “cosmetics” and “fragrances.” Despite the inaccuracy of my ad interest, I […]
This is an extremely harsh time for me, as the pandemic goes on and I lost some of important people in my life. I feel like I don’t know how to write any more. So, I’ll just write what the prompt asks. The meme that stands out to me is a meme created for Animal […]
The original image is Tank Man secretly taken by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press on 5 June 1989. The picture shows a solitary man standing in front of a column of halted tanks leaving the Tiananmen Square after they have brutally suppressed the protest there. I mixed the original image with a photograph taken […]
In their article “Still Standing, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Step Back in the Spotlight,” Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers, two accomplished Washington correspondent for The Times, proffered a host of anecdotes and evidences with dispassionate description to inform the audience how Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner step back from public scrutiny and prepare for more […]
As a double major student, the hectic schedule has become my daily routine in school. However, I often obligate myself to read news stories every day, and I was proud that I did it well until my 24-hour media consumption log came out. It reveals that I am a passive multitasker in media consumption, which, […]
Hi, welcome to my site! I am currently a student at USC majoring in Journalism and Philosophy, Politics, and Law. I built this site in order to have a well organized space to showcase my blog posts and DIY projects from ASCJ 200 course. Moreover, I wish I could share new contents periodically even after […]
Xiangyuan Chi 