Abigail Sames·Apr 12, 2021State of the media or the world?Most of what our world revolves around has to do with the media. Whether that be social media or news media, mass communications is…
Abigail Sames·Apr 5, 2021Positively Measurable“Positivism as Comte defined it, adapts the scientific method and numerical measurements as used in the natural sciences to reach…
Abigail Sames·Mar 22, 2021NewsworthyAustralia floods, US concerned by violence in Afghanistan, Palestinians begin Covid vaccinations, and Buckingham Palace ‘diversity policy…
Abigail Sames·Mar 15, 2021Techno Homo SapiensI recently began reading a book by Yuval Noah Harari in which Harari shares his predictions for the future of homo sapiens. He calls this…
Abigail Sames·Mar 1, 2021WhoIn the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost everything has switched to either remote or virtual, including the Golden Globe Awards…
Abigail Sames·Feb 22, 2021News UseThink of the most recent newsworthy events. How did you find out about them? Was it through shows like CNN or Fox News or maybe you just…
Abigail Sames·Feb 8, 2021PersuasionPersuasion: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action.
Abigail Sames·Feb 1, 2021Influencers in mass communicationsWhether you follow a media influencer on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, these social media users are working to share relevant…
Abigail Sames·Jan 25, 2021Magic bullet theory or just fake news?The hypodermic needle theory or the magic bullet theory was created in 1938 when Actor/director Orson Welles created a radio drama known…
Abigail Sames·Jan 18, 2021The good and bad of communication theories.As framing is becoming more evident, America is starting to question the influence social media companies have on politics and current…
