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In Search of Truth: A Journalist’s Tips for Modern News Consumers
By Ivy Guiler When I first arrived in Washington, D.C., I was filled with excitement, a sense of patriotism, and high expectations for the work I was about to do. A few months and one presidential election later, my excitement transformed into frustration, my patriotism was left jaded, and my high expectations were drowned at…
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Toy Soldiers Fighting for Better Lives
Did an important song hit number 1 on this day in the 80s? Could a Latin Pop star tell a better story than a first lady? Was a song able to make an addicted teen pause? Martika and the song Toy Soldiers would be a hard yes. If I’m being honest, 1989 was a blur.…
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Gen X Watch Recap And New Adventures!
The June Recap In June the theme was, of course, PRIDE month. As the editor in chief I had concerns on how we were going to approach this month. Striking the balance of making sure our queer readers are recognized properly without performative allyship that is so much the corporate norm today. We wanted to…
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Celebrating April’s Rad Growth With a Casey Kasem Style Countdown
Thank you to every reader, Patreon, and contributing columnist. I look at what has happened this last month and I am completely blown away! Any and all goals my team and I set were crushed! In a time where it is more difficult than ever for columnists and audiences to connect in the AI driven…
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Reagan’s Survival and Changing History
Is history changed in an instant? Does history take years to change? Is it frustrating and scary to change history? Yes. President Reagan’s Assassination Attempt On March 30th, 1981, I came home from school and turned on the TV. Instead of my favorite reruns, the news was on. A man named John Hinckley, Jr. shot…
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Reflections Lost and the Missing Nightline Telegram
Is breaking news broken? Were telegrams more powerful than the instant communication we have now? Is there room for reflection? Maybe, yep, and I hope so. Iran Hostage Crisis Births Nightline On November 4th of 1979 fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student…
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I Want My MTV to be Less Racist
Did MTV forever change how we consume music? Was MTV responsible for positive social change? Was there a racism problem that needed to be addressed? Yes. The Good August 1st of 1981 a new television station would air on cable television. MTV entered pop culture playing “Video Killed the Radio Star” by synth New Wave…
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This evokes so many thoughts for me personally about death, pain, etc. I guess that’s what all great writing does.…
That means more to me than I can properly express. The connection with others in this manner is the core…