My First Tweet | You Remember Your First Kiss but what about Your First Tweet?

“Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.” –Sigmund Freud

Twitter is 8 years old

               As hard as it may be to believe, Twitter is 8 years old today.   Time has been simply whizzing by as swift as the wind.  Facebook just celebrated its 10th birthday last month and commemorated the event with a condensed highlight video of our statuses.  Well in honor of Twitter’s Continue reading

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Journalistic Integrity | Did Former RT-News Anchor Liz Wahl Damage Hers?

“Half a truth is often a great lie.” -Benjamin Franklin

Former RT-News anchor Liz Wahl

Former RT-News anchor Liz Wahl

As a seasoned viewer of news, commentary, and media reports, I do the best I can to vet any news and information that I come across.  Having the right information in proper context can often mean the difference of going to war, or finding a more peaceful resolution.  Information in proper context can also mean the difference of making or breaking one’s financial status.  That being said, last week, Continue reading

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Media Warfare | The United States vs. Russia?

“Journalism is printing something someone else does not want  printed: Everything else is just public relations.”–George Orwell

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In this day and age of the 21st century, we have a plethora of ways to receive our news and information.  Television, radio, newsprint, online news publications, social media: Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and more.  Having a diverse amount of media resources at our disposal has been proven Continue reading

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Crisis in Ukraine|Analysis on Abby Martin, Liz Wahl, & RT-News in Perspective

“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” –Thomas Paine

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               I have been a viewer of RT-News since mid-2010.  I’ve viewed media reports from both Wahl and Martin since their RT beginnings.  I will deliver an integral analysis of these recent events, and RT-News as a whole, to the best of my abilities from the perspective of a seasoned viewer.  I observe news and information from multiple media outlets [corporate and independent].  I feel my perspective is far more beneficial to those who lack familiarity with the works of RT, Abby Martin, and Liz Wahl.  Most of what I’ve read and heard about the three parties via online news print, comment sections, and TV news programs have been a bit outlandish.

Last weeks’ news cycle left and abundance of individuals and organizations either offended, proud, or highly impressed.  This international surge of emotions was sparked by none other than RT-News Journalist Abby Martin.  Martin made waves when Continue reading

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