About Me, My Major and What I Hope to Learn

Hello! Welcome to my Never Stay Silent Journalism Blog. My name is Maddie Rowlands and I am a sophomore journalism major at High Point University. I actually came to High Point as a criminal justice major wanting to go pre-law, but soon changed to Journalism. I have been surrounded by News my whole life. My dad is a Journalist. Growing up he worked as a correspondent for CNN. Due to this, I was grateful enough to experience things other kids don’t. I met the Irwin family after the death of Steve Irwin, I also went to Neverland and had dinner with Micheal Jacksons' friends and family after his death. One experience that has stuck with me my whole life was getting to be a part of the first showing of a Laci Peterson documentary. That case was what drove me to want to pursue crime and law. Once I was at school it felt like there was something missing. I wanted to be the one telling the story and getting the inside scope. After a long talk with my dad, I decided to switch my major, and I couldn't be happier. After my time at High Point, I hope to go to grad school for journalism. Recently, I have learned about military journalism which is being a correspondent in combat. I have a few years to figure it out, but that is the path I'm headed on right now. I am extremely excited to be taking Never Stay Silent. I hope that I can learn the history of journalism and how it came to be. I also want to understand the progression of journalism throughout time. I cant wait for you guys to read my blog throughout the semester!

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Media, News and Children (extra post)

Over the past year, I have done a little research on children and the media. This has been for my violent crime class and my Media Law and Literacy class. There have been some studies done showing that media influence is fine on children and some saying to limit a child's time surrounded by media, but what is the influence of the news on a child? I’ve asked myself this question a few times and have decided to do some research on it and share my findings here! Most children have been exposed to some sort of news throughout their lives. There's usually news playing in the background of the TV or on the radio in the car. Children who see or even hear about crime, natural disasters, and catastrophic events may cause them fear, stress, and anxiety. Only in the past few years News stations have been adding parental advisory notices to the contents that they are broadcasting. Studies have been showing that children tend to copycat or imitate what they are hearing or seeing on the...

EOTO: Henry Raymond's New York Times

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EOTO #4 Ted Rowlands

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...

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