I'm starting this up as a project for a Digital Journalism class at Santa Clara University, where we are instructed to make a blog about analysis and critique in the online news media. Every time I update this, I will focus on a specific puzzling issue regarding certain news (or "news") articles that I may come across online. Then I can provide a list of links and resources that will direct you to more information so you can form your own opinion and raise any concerns about the issue at hand. I hope you find my critique of the day interesting as well as insightful.
Before I give you a little more information about the purpose of this blog, let me tell you a little about myself first. My name is Maxine, and I am a senior at Santa Clara University, double majoring in both Communication (with an emphasis in Journalism) and Dance. I have a deep passion for the arts, specifically performing arts, and I am very interested in the advocacy for arts education programs, especially for children. My interest in Journalism actually stemmed from the realization in my Intro to Journalism class that I really am an informer. I get excited when I learn something new and feel the need to tell everyone I know. This is especially in the case of pertinent social justice issues, such as learning from my immersion experiences in El Salvador and visiting my parents' homeland in the Philippines. I believe that everyone - as inferior as higher-ups deem them to be - should have a voice, and through words (and art!), that can be accomplished.
So that is my background - a little glimpse into some of the topics that I would be interested in covering throughout this quarter.
Now, here are a few criteria for my news evaluation. I will be looking for the following:
- Accuracy, backed up with reliable evidence and links to other sources
- Frequently-updated sections
- Objectivity
- Clear focus
- Pictures and/or videos to enhance the message
- Timely and relevant headlines, especially on the front page
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