The World Beyond the Hill
Students,
Just because you're up on the hill for four (or five) years doesn't mean you have to remain shut off from the rest of the world. In fact, you should make it a habit to keep up with current events. Here are some useful links to the wide world of news, current events, etc. from a variety of perspectives.
News and Views:
[Here is a mixed bag of news sites of various perspectives, venues,
formats, etc.]
- National Public Radio
- The New York Times
- The Washington Times
- The Washington Times
- The Nation
- Mother Jones (very progressive)
- CBS News
- Fox News (conservative)
- Slate.com
- MSNBC News (can't make up its mind)
Foreign sources for a different perspective:
- Links
- Aussie
- UK
- Nielsen Ratings
- The Guardian (British)
- World News Network
- Urban75
- Year Zero
- Le Monde in English (requires log-in)
- Amnesty International
Media Links
- Free Speech TV
- Institute for Global Communications
- Independent Media Center
- MediaChannel.org
- Video Activist Network
- Paper Tiger TV
- FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
- AdBusters
- Globalvision News Network
Some links with good information about digital media issues
Rhetoric Links:
- Silva Rhetoricae
- Rhetorical Figures
- University of Iowa Rhetoric Page (great stuff)
- Rhetorical Elements
Why Study Communication?
Comm Links has links to important sources on communication as a course of study.