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...disorder. The study's recommendation is, in essence, more of what's causing the problem in the first place: "quick delivery and quick-scan consumption," news that can be taken in at a glance. The new bite-size media model is to reduce the news fat, cut back on content, and create tasty treats that requires fewer mental calories to digest...
...news alert headline, followed by a short present-tense story, and finally padded with additional details and alternate formatting for different news platforms (the web, radio, TV, etc.). The AP also launched a mobile news service available on hand-held devices in May and increased its online interactive content to appeal to today's Facebook generation...
...sound like we're destined for a future of sound bites and mentally stunted newsreaders, but according to Blinkoff, we shouldn't despair. The study's findings indicate that young adults still desire in-depth content and news awareness, but must sift through more data to find it. By making changes in the technological delivery system of the news, media readers both young and old will ideally be able to receive content in more practical and effective ways...
...intent to engage in homosexual acts” from serving. While its students are trying to change their future for the better, Harvard University claims to champion that same goal—by banning a student organization from its campus and grandstanding at its commissioning ceremony. We cannot be content to excuse the University’s mistreatment of ROTC students in an effort to make a political statement
...consider just what that swipe access represents for students here and at schools across the country. Access to higher education provides access to opportunity in its strictest sense and can be both a source of individual pride and a path of achievement for young adults. Yet, we cannot be content with the status quo in the United States. Access to quality education must continue to be expanded for students of socioeconomically and geographically diverse backgrounds. Government and administrative policies need to promote this access and nurture healthy learning environments that specifically preserve free speech...