Amanda Almonord

May 23, 2021

“The Great White Way” is too white and that needs to change

In September, the Broadway lights will shine again, and for the first time in a long time, Ben Brantley won’t be there to write a review. Instead, The New York Times critic will be replaced with Jesse Green, another white theater critic. How charming. This past April, theater workers banded…

Broadway

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The Great White is too white and that needs to change

Nov 17, 2020

For This Artist, Her Muse is Herself

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord This story was originally published on the Brooklyn News Service. If you want to understand why Annie Bercy is so passionate about her work, you’d have to take a quick look at her background. Growing up with her family on a quiet block in Queens, her days…

Annie Bercy

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Nov 17, 2020

Cute or Wrong? Debate Over French Film Rages

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord This story was originally published on the Brooklyn News Service. When Sabrina Yvonne’s 13-year-old sister asked her to watch the French coming of age drama Mignonnes or Cuties as it’s known in the United States, she didn’t think anything of it. …

Cuties Movie

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Cute or Wrong? Debate Over French Film Rages

Jan 7, 2020

How Broadway is Fighting Back Against Phone Use in Theaters

Thinking about using your phone during the show? Think again. — It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday and you’re excited because you’re finally seeing the Broadway show that you’ve saved up for. As the usher guides you to your seat, you find yourself surrounded by murmurs of excitement. The lights dim and the crowd collectively lowers their voice. The orchestra begins to…

Broadway

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Jan 23, 2019

The Future of Media

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord

Artificial Intelligence

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Jan 22, 2019

Is Objectivity Important?

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord It is thought that honest journalism is objective journalism. Objective journalists do not appear to be partial to one side or the other. They write or broadcast news that doesn’t favor one political party over another. Or so it would appear. While writing objectivity is the goal…

Journalism

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Jan 18, 2019

Propaganda isn’t going anywhere

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord Propaganda. It’s a word that we’re all familiar with. It’s the spreading of information or rumors to help or harm a group of people or a movement. …

Politics

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Jan 15, 2019

Times are Changing and so is Journalism

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord Times have changed. Floppy discs have been replaced by flash drives and flash drives have been thrown out in favor of storing files on clouds. In the same way, we’re witnessing massive changes in the journalism industry, particularly how news is being reported and paid for. The…

Journalism

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Jan 11, 2019

A Journalism Utopia

by Amanda Almonord — by Amanda Almonord James Carey said that journalism is “the keeping of a collective record of the facts and events, important or merely interesting, in the collective life of a community”. This largely remains true. Modern journalism is still a collection of interesting and important news. It is bundled and…

Journalism

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