The Digital Age has made information more accessible than ever before. In just seconds, people can learn of new information via their smart phone or laptop. The internet — social media in particular — has become the place where news breaks and where the primary discourse of said news (and…

“We lived on farms, then we lived in cities, and now we’re going to live on the internet!” The prophetic quote from the 2010 film The Social Network has become more and more relevant. 10 years later, it’s dead-on. People are, quite literally, living on the internet. As a result…

Here’s my Wakelet story on the VP Debate: https://wakelet.com/wake/RxZTV0-HeXnM37xCUm_gq

The ideal relationship between a journalist and their audience is simple: the journalist provides information — whether it be objective reporting or a subjective opinion article — and the audience becomes more informed. This is journalism at its core — to inform. …

It’s now been more than a decade since social media came to be relevant. It’s resulted in a seismic shift for society. The impact it’s made has been a global one. Perhaps no other profession has seen their industry impacted by social media as much as journalism has. Journalists and…

Hello everyone. My name is Dan Martin and I am a journalism student at the University of Houston. This space will be used to showcase my writing as I progress toward my journalism degree. I’m going to write about what I am interested in, sports. Lots and lots of sports.