Category Archives: Newsworthy
Tamerlan Tsarnaev: How Americans Ended Up Looking Like Complete A-Holes
Yes, Tamerlan Tsarnaev bombed the Boston Marathon. He killed four people all together in him and his brother’s crime spree. He injured hundreds of people. And he may or may not have been involved in a murder that happened in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Newsworthy, Opinion
Tagged America, Boston Bombing, Boston Marathon, Burial, Cemeteries, Death, Dzhokhar, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Massachusetts, Russia, Tamerlan, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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YO BOY JUST GRADUATED.
yes, yes, ya’ll. i finally graduated from pasadena city college and am hoisting my ass out into the real world because i can’t stand being a student. this journey – this fucked up 5-year journey marred with up and down … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Education, My Life
Tagged graduation, Journalism, motivation, school, student
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Fox’s Jana Winter: Another Judith Miller?
Jana Winter may soon be treading ankle deep in press freedom bullshit once stepped on by former New York Times reporter Judith Miller. Winter has been ordered to divulge her source over information pertaining to a notebook owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Journalism, Opinion
Tagged 1st Amendment, Aurora shooting, Colorado, Fox, James Holmes, Jana Winter, Journalism, Judith Miller, New York Times, Press Freedom, Valerie Plame, Writing
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Guns, violence and children, oh my!
The other night, I tried catching up on all things big and small in the world so I fired up all my news and social media apps and got ready for some heavy reading. I can’t pull up the exact … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Opinion, Politics
Tagged brunswick, children, de'marquise elkins, georgia, guns, massacres, murder, myanmar, rohingya, sherry west, violence
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Pasadena City College students and faculty slammed in editorial
You can read it here. While I don’t deny that the Pasadena City College Faculty Association does a pretty damn good job at making it seem like its battle is an all inclusive one, I also won’t deny that the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Journalism, Opinion
Tagged college, education, Pasadena City College, PCC, PCCFA, school, winter intersession
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Journalism students can learn from Christopher Dorner coverage
News has been plopping left and right for the past nine days and tomorrow may be another chapter or the climactic end. Apparently, Christopher Dorner, the suspect who allegedly murdered Monica Quan, Keith Lawrence, Michael Krain, and more recently, a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Journalism
Tagged big bear, christopher dorner, keith lawrence, LAPD, manhunt, michael caine, monica quan, police, san bernardino sheriffs department
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When should journalists step in?
Most recently, a freelance photographer in New York has received scrutiny over choosing to snap pictures rather than to help a man who was pushed in front of an oncoming subway. Though he has dismissed them as “unfair” and that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Journalism, Opinion
Tagged Ki-Suck Han, new york, nyc, photography, r. umar abassi, subway
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Hollister Hoop-lah: Why are we surprised?
Yahoo just recently posted an article about Hollister models getting some heat before eventually getting fired for uploading pictures of themselves going gung-ho with their peace signs and slanty eyes at a newly opened South Korea location. Despite the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fashion, Opinion
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To deport or not to deport – that is the question.
The once loud and foulmouthed hip hop groupie, Kat Stacks, has decided to change her gutter slut ways for the better – and for good reason: she’s on the brink of deportation. Kat Stacks, who is known for her whore-like … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Journalism, Music, Opinion
Tagged Deportation, Hip Hop, Immigration, Kat Stacks, Soulja Boy, Valenzuela
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Dissecting “Sikhs are not Muslims”
In an Aug. 10 article of the LA Times, Scott C. Alexander lead with this introduction to his opinion piece, What ‘Sikhs are not Muslims’ really says: Almost from the beginning of their coverage of the horrific and deadly shooting at … Continue reading
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