As the growing political divide in this nation continues to expand its reaches, accusations against the media’s ‘fake news’ and contribution to polarization are increasing. Despite this negativity,...
Readers role in future of The Mercury, journalism vital for success
As the year comes to a close, students across campus are taking time to reflect on just how far they have come. As I do the same to look...
Ability of users to get information at any given time can lead to public more fixated on quick bites rather than substantial pieces
In a day and age where information is disseminated in nanoseconds and...
My parents rarely make note of anything I write unless I bring it to their attention, but whenever they do, they remark that they have no idea where I got my ability to pen words on paper (figuratively,...
I've been a student reporter for five years now, yet as I read through Neil Henry's "American Carnival: Journalism under siege in the age of new media" a humbling realization dawned upon me.
For someone...
This past weekend, UTD Student Media went to San Antonio for the second year in a row to attend the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, or TIPA, conference. For many in our group, this was a repeat...
As the UTD TV News Director, I spend a lot of time in the student media office reading other news publications, sitting in meetings about how to improve the organization and doing my research to understand...
