Maddies Journalism Blog

      This has been a fun yet full-packed semester in Never Stay Silent. One thing I love about this class and Professors Smith's teaching is that we get to learn from each other. I think that  EOTOs are a great way of taking in the material. We get to learn in class about what each topic is but then dive deep into each category and or contributor of that topic. The best way to learn is from our peers. We all spent time making our presentations fun and interesting so students don't get bored. It's crazy to see how Journalism has evolved so much. One reason why I’ve loved this class is that we never focused on one type of journalism, we looked at everything and how it all plays a part in the history of Journalism. There are people, events, and groups who have shaped the world of journalism into what it is today. The coolest part is that my dad is a journalist and I was able to bring back information from class that I learned that he never even knew. I also loved sharing my E

  The Vietnam war was a big-time broadcast in the history of news telling. The War lasted from 1955 to 1975. The tension of the Cold War ran high throughout the country while there was a craving to watch the fight against the evils of communism. During the height of the Vietnam War, there were around 600 accredited Journalists in Vietnam . Journalists all over the world were gathering stories for television, newspapers, magazines, and radio stations. The war was so popular that people at home wanted 24-hour coverage. Families had sons, husbands, and brothers in the Vietnam War so news coverage was their only hope of hearing if their family member was safe or in danger. From 1950 to 1966 the percentage of American shows owned a television rose from 9% to 93%. The conflict in Vietnam is often referred to as the “first television war”. Reports would bring the battlefield right to home living rooms. During World War II the camera crew and reporters showed happier moments out of combat. Wh

      This was only a 20-minute clip and it was one of the hardest 20 minutes to watch. To start off by saying the quote in the begging of the film “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” -Georg Orwell is an amazing way to set up this film. On July 7th, 2007 attacks were conducted by the United States against Iraqi men. In the video, you watch and listen to American soldiers talk about men on the ground and you can see them through this screen which is small, and hard to make anything out of. You can hear the soldiers discuss that the men are armed and ready to use weapons on the soldiers. This is when the American soldier asks for permission to engage. While watching I was thinking to myself this makes sense there are armed men on the ground who look like they are ready to shoot an RPG at the helicopter why wouldn't they do something about it? While watching these men on the ground it

The second you google Newsies or Newsboys two things come up. The Broadway Musical ‘The Newsies' or the band named Newsboys. It feels like we have forgotten a major part of history and where these things got their name! Luckily, after a few extra steps of google searching the Newsies come right up and that's what I'm going to be talking about today.  During the mid-19th century, the Newsboys started to appear on the streets. They started to grow as the mass production of big Newspaper companies did. These boys were homeless and not in the best living conditions. They would pile themselves right under the stairwells of big newspaper companies and sleep there overnight. The kids were filthy, hungry, cold, and sick. The children would hound you to buy their paper. Some children didn't even have shoes, coats, or hats. Not every Newsboy was homeless and disgusting. A lot of the boy's families were immigrants. They would go to school in the morning and sell the afternoon

  To be a journo hero you don't have to accomplish the unthinkable. In every profession, there are heroes big and small. One journo hero that has inspired me is my dad. Ted Rowlands isn't the most well-known journalist in the world, but his accomplishments and love for journalism have helped him strive in his industry.  Ted was born in Chicago IL in 1966. He grew up in Madison Wisconsin and was surrounded by sports his entire life. Ted played football, baseball, and hockey. Growing up Ted wanted to be a businessman and had no intentions of joining the world of Journalism. Ted attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He was a business major who worked at the local golf course as a caddy. One of the members was the morning anchor at the local News station. He offered Ted an internship to work for him. The second he stepped into the Newsroom he fell head over heels for Journalism. Ted graduated from UW with a bachelor's degree in communication arts. Right out of colleg

  Good Night and Good Luck was a perfect film for my Never Stay Silent Journalism class to watch. In class, we have been diving deep into the early stages of Journalism. Good Night and Good Luck takes place in the late 1850s of America. During this time propaganda and paranoia of the communist party were huge in the United States. This was known as the Red Scare. The leader of the parade of fear was Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. Senator McCarthy claimed acts of communism were happening throughout the Government of the United States and in the entertainment industry. He had a huge focus on Hollywood accusing actors, journalists, comedians, and musicians of being in the communist party. He conducted hearings and investigations on government officials. The act of this was called McCarthyism . This is a time when personal civil liberties were watched by the government. The movie starts off with Edward R. Murrow one of the main characters accepting an award. This sets the tone for t