UMass: More than a party school

It's the frequent articles like this that make out the University of Massachusetts Amherst to be a living incarnation of Jersey Shore, with no hope whatsoever. Unfortunately, the school's reputation as a 'party school” is so notorious, it can often mask what the school has to offer.

Buckeyes football and journalism ethics topic of KSU media panel

I've never been one to care about sports at all. It's just not to my liking to watch athletes playing games. But that doesn't say that the power they hold is inadequate, and that much is beyond dispute. Sports journalism is just as valid as any other form of journalism, and some might say it's one of the most popular subjects, and given the media, I wouldn't disagree.

At the Poynter Kent State University Media Ethics Workshop 2011, it seemed as if majority of the panel discussions revolved around sports media. The panel I tuned into online, titled, “Buckeyes Behaving Badly” delved into some of the problems that can be encountered when in the field of sports journalism.