Maddies Journalism Blog

  Frederick Douglass was a slaved man who paved the way for abolition journalism. He was known for his autobiographies, newspaper, and impeccable speeches. Douglass knew great successes, but that wasn't handed to him. He was born into slavery in Maryland. He was separated from his mother at a very young age. He was said to have a black mother and a white father. He was able to spend his younger years with his maternal grandmother Betsey Bailey . When Douglass was the age of 5 he was moved to the Loyd plantation where many other enslaved children lived. He was fighting for food, water, and many other needs for survival. Douglass only spent a few years here and was moved to Baltimore. At the age of 8, his responsibility was to care for his slave families young son. While Frederick would take care of him the mother would teach Frederick how to read and write. This was forbidden. His lessons ended, but Douglass found ways he could learn. He would exchange his food and other goods with ...

     The New York Times was first started in 1851. As most of us know the New York Times to be a huge news outlet it wasn't always like that. When the Times first came out Henry Raymond wanted to be in competition with the big dog new papers, especially during the Civil War. Their first order of business was to come out with a Sunday paper during the Civil War with new updates. No other news firm was doing this at the time. This helped them get some recognition, but not what put them on the grid. After the Civil War, The New York Times decided to put in more effort to stand out. They went by the rule "all the news that's fit to print". This was a huge success at first. It was seen as an early success because the paper set a pattern to appeal to a cultured , intellectual readership instead of a mass audience. This was a new type of news delivery. The bigger New York papers were reporting mostly on war and politics. The New York Times wanted to stand out from them. The...

      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...