PCP: Tweets encourage academic discussion
Collegian columnist Mike Fox was converted to become a Twitter enthusiast after a conference and now he sees it as an academic benefit as well as social.
View ArticleMedia guilty of crimes in Trayvon Martin case
Collegian columnist Emily Merlino thinks the media coverage of Trayvon Martin’s shooting needs to remove the bias.
View ArticleIt is easy to tarnish a reputation
Collegian columnist Molly Boushell discusses how easy it is for the media to tarnish someone's reputation.
View ArticleBeware the media circus
Hannah Sparks cautions news watchers to take coverage of well-publicized criminal trials with a grain of salt.
View ArticleMen should reject sexist media
Julian del Prado argues that one way that men can help feminists is by refusing to consume sexist media, and using the power of consumer demand to affect change.
View ArticleUMass Yak Back! now streaming on DailyCollegian.com
Same familiar faces? Check. Same semi-professional/semi-questionable content? Check. NEW place to watch it all happen? CHECK.
View ArticleUMass Yak Back!: Episode 121
The strange happenings at the Sochi Olympics and the craze surrounding the smartphone application, Flappy Bird. A special Valentine's Day roving report and commentary from Molly Plaehn.
View ArticleWhy the media doesn’t handle depression well
Kate Leddy addresses the problem with many of the discussions about depression that have followed Robin Williams' death.
View ArticleEbola coverage is misinforming
Julian del Prado discusses problems with media coverage of the Ebola crisis and why we should be better informed.
View ArticleThe martyrdom and glorification of school shooters needs to end
John Zawawi says that school shootings are mutually beneficial for media outlet profits and the glorification of the shooter, which needs to end.
View ArticleCongress can’t compromise, and it’s your fault
Francis Schulze discusses the role of partisan media in fracturing American politics.
View ArticleUMass alumnus speaks on relationship between journalism and public relations
University of Massachusetts alumnus Larry Carpman spoke to a group of students and faculty Monday about the “very thin” line between journalism and public relations.
View ArticlePlease don’t call me a ‘Millennial’
Joe Frank explains the derisive connotations behind the label “millenials.”
View ArticleWhy tragedy is good for the media
Becky Wandel explains how the media profits from tragedy
View ArticleDon’t let “the one” get in the way of love
Evan Gaudette explores the media’s depiction of true love and how that affects real love.
View ArticleMass media silences strikes across the nation
Colleen Dehais discusses how mass media is ignoring the labor movement in today’s news and why that’s a problem.
View ArticleRebecca Hall gives a career-best performance in the insightful ‘Christine’
The biographical drama embraces the complications of reporter Christine Chubbuck’s life, refusing to reduce her to the circumstances surrounding her death.
View ArticleWe don’t have to like our politicians
Evan Gaudette advocates that we should not just choose the politicians that charm us.
View ArticleThe network of Islamophobia and misinformation: fake news and the Holocaust
Christin Howard explores the history of anti-Islamic rhetoric and draws comparisons to the anti-Jewish rhetoric of Nazi Germany.
View ArticleThe media’s obsession with rhetoric
The media should cover actual policies, not just scandals.
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