Author Archives: kendal parker

The Horrors of Cellphones in the 21st Century It’s no secret that cellphones have become a staple of modern life. Even though smartphones only became popular in the last two decades, most people can’t remember how they ever lived without one. Our entire worlds lay in the 6-inch devices we carry around everywhere we go.Continue reading “The Great Addiction”

A Media Analysis of the Anti-Quarantine Protests For my final assignment in Dr. Patton’s Digital Media Literacy course, I was tasked with doing a media analysis on the topic of my choice, in the form of an interactive timeline. At first, I had absolutely no idea what I would choose as my topic… until IContinue reading “Who Really Wants to ReOpen America?”

A Review of Howard University’s Digital Media Literacy Course With Dr. Patton. (With Spongebob Gifs Because That’s How I’m Feeling.) With April coming to an end, so comes the end of the Spring semester at Howard University; the end of my last semester at Howard, in fact. This is bittersweet time for me, to sayContinue reading “Becoming Media Literate”

With the rise in social media, streaming services, and binge-worthy series, are you afraid that we may be getting dumber? Well, according Joel Best, author of “The Dumbest Generation,” most Americans are significantly worried.  Besides older examples like “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader,” there has been a rise in YouTube videos and prank-centeredContinue reading “Dumbest Generation? Who, Us??”

In today’s day and age, the idea of life without the internet is almost unfathomable. Even people who grew up without it wonder how they ever made it this far. According to the Pew Research Center, 90% of adult Americans use the internet, but how many of that number have any idea what the internetContinue reading “World Wide Ignorance: The Truth Behind the Internet”

Review and Critique of Black Mirror’s “Nosedive” It’s pretty obvious that social media has become a huge part of our everyday 21st-century lifestyles, but have you ever wondered what would happen if we let it get the point where it dominates our entire social system? Well, the Netflix original series, “Black Mirror,” did it forContinue reading “Diving Into “Nosedive””

How Are You Judged as You Walk Down the Street? By Kendal Parker Feb. 3, 2020 Most people would like to believe that they are fair and just in their judgement of others, but communication experts may beg to differ. Bias is everywhere — the news, television, textbooks, policy — but how often do weContinue reading “A Common Enmity”