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*Insert face palm emoji here* Twitter has reportedly testing the idea of increasing the traditional 140 character limit for tweets to 280 characters. This means that people will essentially be able to say twice as much in one tweet. Let's look at the good and bad of this. Scrolling through tweets that included the #280characters it seems like most people aren't too happy with the idea. This made me think, maybe this could be something good and constructive. Now granted, there are a ton of twitter rants out there but the reality is that conversations have been limited because of this character count limit. I think this could increase dialogue about things and maybe...just maybe we could progress from this age of ranting on ranting. Maybe conversations about politics can have a little more depth to them besides the usual "I'm right" "You're wrong" mentalities that seems to common... On a more realistic note, I think this is a horrible idea. I can...

I came across an article about a recent panel that Oprah moderated which was aired on CBS. The objective of the panel was to see if the country could still possibly as divided as it was when the 2016 election came to an end.  60 Minutes Article We all remember how high the tension was and how divided people were especially in following a variety of news and media outlets. In my opinion, I feel like our country is still divided but I think it some ways it will always be divided, in a perfect world we would all agree on the same thing and vote for the same candidates. Let's face it though, that it just not realistic. Difference in political affiliation is what separates us from a lot of nations who don't have a choice on who or how their country is ran at all times. I think what separates the 2016 election and now is how heated things were and how passionate people were about voicing their opinions especially using platforms in social media like Twitter and Facebook.

Good evening everyone, Football season is here (RISE UP!) and I want to present a couple of things in an attempt to start an important discussion. Numerous NFL teams have begun protesting by kneeling or locking arms during the national anthem. The president has weighed in on these actions and it has only seemed to make things worse. I can't help but wonder if taking a knee truly demonstrates contesting the president or what our country holds dear, our anthem. Does protesting the national anthem truly contest the president himself? Is there not a more appropriate demonstration? Check out these articles  CNN  &  NYT I think it will be interesting watch and see how president Trump uses the same media that he tends to lash out at to convey his opinions and stances regarding topics like this.

Hey class! I saw the trend Flashback Friday trending on twitter and I thought it would be cool to take a trip down memory lane in regards to our discussion on the future of Newspapers and journalism. Circulation and sales of newspapers has steadily gone down and a number of publications have either downsized or closed altogether. Newspapers are considered old/traditional media and has almost become completely eclipsed by new media like online news and social media. Take a look at some throwback newspapers! https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-cool-or-lesser-known-facts-about-Albert-Einstein http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/gallery/boston_firsts?pg=3 "America's first newspaper"

Hey everyone! In reference to our discussion on the deliverance of breaking news, I decided to expand on the fact that we as a society are doing away with newspapers and have almost fully transitioned to reliance on the internet and social media for our news. Think about it, how often do you turn on the news versus looking on the moments tab on Twitter or looking at breaking news articles/links on Facebook? How about the news app &updates features on our smartphones? Everything we could possibly want or need to know is at our fingertips. Accessibility has crippled traditional news media, take a look at this  article . Usually we become familiar with current events because they're almost always "trending" and everyone is tweeting, posting,instagraming and snapping about it. Agree or disagree? I would love to read your thoughts!

Hey everyone! So in light of this being my first blog post I looked up some trending topics and one of the more interesting was one regarding FLOTUS Melania and her choice of attire to help those in Houston. I was greatly surprised by the amount of backlash over some heels... I mean at least she showed up right? I was actually more surprised that she actually made not one but two appearances, now I know it may be kinda hard to really be of use with stilettos on but what I think is even more intriguing was how much time was spent on this topic. Is it relevant? I mean in my opinion no but to each their own I guess. I often wonder why the media choose to hone in on some of the things that they do but you can check out an article I read  here .