Alissa PhillipsModule 4 Sample News Story & Lead — WCC Media Writing ClassNew lead: Yorktown Police Department stopped and ticketed fifty-three drivers Tuesday morning for speeding through school bus stop zones…2 min read·May 10, 2019--3--3
Alissa PhillipsSemester in ReviewTaking Media Writing at Westchester Community College online was an interesting experience. The course requirements were rigorous and the…2 min read·May 3, 2019----
Alissa PhillipsProductivity Apps You Can’t Live WithoutAdutling or “the practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but…3 min read·Apr 18, 2019----
Alissa PhillipsHow “Harry Potter” Influenced the Political Views of MillennialsJ.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series played a transformative role on the development of young people of the “millennial” generation…4 min read·Apr 14, 2019----
Alissa PhillipsCharacter Spotlight: Hermione GrangerHermione Granger, the female protagonist of the Harry Potter series deserves some serious attention. Aside from her role as the…2 min read·Mar 29, 2019----
Alissa PhillipsNot Social, Just MediaMelanie Chan, a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, discusses the significant issue of social media’s impact on in-person…2 min read·Mar 29, 2019----
Alissa PhillipsCyberbullying and the Tragic Case of Megan MeierThe case of Megan Meier, a nearly 14-year-old girl, is truly a tragic one. According to the Megan Meier Foundation, Meier was a victim of…4 min read·Mar 22, 2019----
Alissa PhillipsThe Influence of the “Wizarding World” of Harry Potter on Modern SocietyThe Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has been adored by readers since the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was…2 min read·Mar 6, 2019--1--1
Alissa PhillipsThe Very Public Problem of PrivacyFacebook, a social media company with over 2 billion users, has been the victim of security breaches not once, but twice that left users…4 min read·Nov 8, 2018----
