Media 101

by Misael Galdamez, Staff writer

Let’s face it. We’ve got a rather sticky situation on our hands. The mainstream media has downright given up on objective reporting. They’d rather be brainwashing the masses and beat around the bush than put real effort into their reporting.But what is the mainstream media? Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, a news columnist, [...]

A Spin on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Debate

By: Kim Ngai, News Editor 
First Presidential Debate Fails to Change Many Minds 
The key turning points and cautiously awaited rise in poll numbers never took place during the first presidential debate on Friday, September 26. 
No candidate came out of the debate with a clear win, although Obama did seem to finish with the same lead he [...]

A Spin on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Palin

By Kim Ngai, News Editor
For the first time since she was announced to be Senator John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin wasn’t the topic of the day on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. She didn’t make headlines on the LA Times, and she wasn’t the subject of any major political pundits’ broadcasts on CNN. 
Sarah Palin [...]