As an international student who aspires to work in the media, I have always admired foreign, nonnative English speakers who have gained a toehold in the industry. Youyou Wang, a White House correspondent at Phoenix TV, is undoubtedly an outstanding member among them. The most notable aspect of Wang is her presence on social media. […]
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USC students launch a satellite
(Original story link: https://dailytrojan.com/2022/01/26/usc-students-launch-satellite/) As Morgan Farrier watched the Jan. 13 launch of USC’s third satellite, Dodona, riding on SpaceX’s Transporter 3 mission, she saw her contributions since last spring become a reality. Farrier, a sophomore majoring in astronautical engineering, worked at the project’s Marina del Rey ground station in mission operations to create the […]
Journalism’s codes of ethics are statements of abiding principles that intended to ensure the reliability of the reported information and address the changing journalistic practices. Though different institutions publish their versions of guides that encourage people who engage in journalistic practice to abide by, most of them share common elements, including the principles of minimizing […]
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 […]
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 […]