Eric Guzman

Trump v.s. DACA and the Democrats

Earlier today, The New York Times wrote a report about the latest of President Trumps infamous tweets. These tweets were about the DACA program and how the Democrats are not supporting him and his administrations plans for Border control.

I enjoyed reading this article due to the aggregation and curation this article provided.

For example, they did not just link the President’s twitter account, but they also posted his tweets for the readers to see, and helps readers to digest the President’s own words.

The article also links to the website about a bipartisan proposal to help immigrant children for those who may not be aware of his previous statements.

Ron French Curation

Ron French is a writer for the Bridgemi website. Ron has recently written a story on the 60 Minutes report featuring Betsey DeVos.

Ron has used a few different sources to help with his story. Ron has not only used the 60 Minutes interview, but has adopted information from a few other sources such as the Detroit and Grand Rapids Summits.

He references these sources by not only hyperlinking them but giving them an introduction into the link they the reader my be wanting to click on.

There are also secondary links for the references and other stories that are related to the topic.

Ethics of a Journalist

No one ever said journalism was easy. There are times where a journalist can struggle on what their next move will be.

There are ethics on being a journalist. The Society of Professional Journalist gives a break down on some of those ethics a journalist should follow.

Seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable and transparent.

One thing that also needs to happen is to not fall into a bias. This can be harder than it sounds.

When it comes to journalism, journalist can end up following a personal path instead of following the right path. There’s always a fight on trying to be the first one to report something, but if you follow that path with inaccurate details, it can be crucial.

Also make sure, to be easy to read or understand so that way there is no confusion on facts and detail.

These are a few of the best practices on ethical journalism.

FOIA

The Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) has been in act since 1967. This act allows the public to request access in to what goes on behind closed doors within the government.

This can also go into play with local institutions. The most recent example is the Larry Nassar case at Michigan State University.

Back in February, MSU was caught withholding information about players and coaches about other potential sex scandal allegations on it’s campus. Thanks to ESPN’s Outside the Lines legal department, that information was finally obtained.

This information would not have been obtainable without FIOA.

Michigan academics: What goes into your tuition?

Have you ever wondered what exactly goes into that tuition that makes you want to pull your hair out and scream? According to a study by the Michigan government, we can actually see why students in Michigan pay the prices that they pay.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn has the lowest overall cost of all four year-public schools in Michigan. The total cost is $15,419.36 for a student taking 13 credit hours per semester.

Kendal College of Ferris State ranks the highest at $26,585 in the overall price. On the other side of the spectrum, they average the most affordable in books.

Our little brother, Michigan State, averages the lowest in transportation. The University of Michigan-Flint averages to be the highest.

The main campus of U-of-M has the highest room and board fees at almost $9.5 thousand. For students looking for the most cost efficient room and board fees, you’ll want to check out U-of-M Dearborn for that route.

So while tuition does continue to rise, these are the factors that each university must look into so their campuses can stay in good standings.