Writing News for Digital Media

1. Critique of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

a. Do the news items reflect immediacy?

Yes, the news articles present the important information of the story in the beginning of the story and on the…

The Great Race

As a technology nut and a runner (which also falls under the category of “nut” according to my book-reading, chain-smoking mother), I can’t imagine hitting the road or trail without my phone for music and the Nike Running app to track my progress, pace, splits, and distance. If I’m going running, I’m…

A view of gentrification from a smaller tech hub

What’s remarkable is that the process you are describing seems to be happening at the same time in every medium to large urban center that has experienced growth since the Great Recession. I’m writing from Pittsburgh, U.S.A., once the Steel City…

Human Trafficking- Modern Slavery

In the 21st century we tend to think about slavery as a horrible problem from the past, one that occurred in the early years of our country. However, millions of people currently live in slavery through the form of human trafficking. It is a horrible and underemphasized…