Does Taiwan REALLY have the most free media systems in Asia?
Background info: Taiwan, formally known as the Republic of China, first split from mainland China, formally known as the People’s Republic of China, during the Chinese Civil War. The war started in...
View ArticleIsrael Targets Palestine Media
Reporters Without Borders is widely recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious organizations for their efforts to promote freedom of information and the safety of journalists across nations....
View ArticleLibyan TV Anchor Delivers News While Holding AK-47
This would never be acceptable in the United States. That’s all that I can think about while watching this video. And how lucky are we, as American citizens, that this will never be acceptable? If an...
View ArticleItaly Ranked Among Lowest for Media Freedom in EU
With a continent as closely knit and culturally/politically intertwined as Europe, one believes they could assume a sense of uniformity in regards to media regulations among other things. However,...
View ArticleIs Changing The Norm Possible?
Can a nation tighten the freedom of media without the people fighting back? Britain historically has a record of producing free, uncensored press and the citizens rely on getting truthful, unbiased...
View ArticleThe diversity in news
Hello all! This week on my civic issues blog, I’m going to tackle something a little out of the way. Something that I doubt we all talk about and barely notice. Something that gets slipped under the...
View ArticleCasino Royale: An Update
The semi-formal was a tremendous success! From the dance floor to the numerous casino games, everyone had loads of fun. To those who would like to access more photos of the dance, head over to SGA’s...
View ArticleAMON in Physics Today
Here is a short article in the September issue of Physics Today about AMON, entitled “Spotting coincidences in astronomical signals”. Find the article here or read it in the hardcopy of Physics Today...
View ArticleI Feel Mike Gundy-ish About News…
I don’t read the news any more. I used to. I used to get to Pollock Dining commons every morning and scroll through the New York Times’ daily dose of news as I worked my way through my breakfast. I …...
View ArticleOld news
2015 January: Congrats to Bingxin and Shih-Chun for their defence! 2014 December: Congratulations to Pengfei Zhan on passing his comprehensive. Keep up the good work! 2014 September: Pengfei started...
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