About me

Hi! My name is Alyssa Hefner.

I am from Lenoir, North Carolina and majoring in Journalism, with an Entertaining Broadcasting track and a minor in Fashion. 

My dream job is to work for E! News, but I would love to work for any big news anchor as a broadcaster or even behind the senses as an editor. 

On-campus I am involved in Zeta Tau Alpha, Big Brother Big Sister, and Point Blank! 

I have an associate's degree in arts since I graduated from an Early College. 

I am so excited to further my education here at HPU!

Social Media Influencing News

How do you receive news? 

In past times people use to turn on the TV to watch the evening news at certain times of the day or listen to the news on their way to work. Ever since Social Media became a craze more and more people are turning to their favorite forms of social media to learn their daily news. Nearly 64.5 percent receive breaking news from a social media source instead of traditional news sources. 

How has do you hear about something after it was announced? 

Not only has Social Media changed the way society receives its news it has also revolutionized the timeframe reports have to share their story. Since everyone is now on Social Media daily the news spreads faster.

Is it fake news? 

In addition to a new way to receive news in a faster time frame, there has been a trend outbreak of fake news. Since reports are on a crunch to put the story out sometimes they do not have full details or correct details when they release the story. Not only do they not have all the details, but some websites start rumors that people believe then repost. Therefore this all over users feeds, which becomes fake news competing for popularity by crazy and untrue headlines.

So what now?

Big news corporations are seeing and understanding this change with how the public receives their news, so now they are moving with the trends. Networks like CNN are have launched a daily news update on Snapchat stories feature. But CNN is not the only one, almost all networks have social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to give news stories. 

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolemartin1/2018/11/30/how-social-media-has-changed-how-we-consume-news/#62831f6c3c3c

U.S. Supreme Court

 

Basic Facts: 

• There have been over 100 Supreme Court justices that all have served an average of sixteen years - thirty-two years 
• It takes an average of five years to start doing proper work
• They ultimately tell the President Congress, and The States what they may and may not do

History: 

• They started there work in 1801 in the unfinished Capitol
• John Marshal was the Chief Justice when the Supreme Court first struck down Congress for being unconstitutional, the case was the Famous Marbury v.s. Madison- This is what gave the U.S. Supreme Court the respect they needed by the public 
• 20 years later the was the biggest issue the Court had faced, a salve claiming their freedom under an act of congress- The Court claimed that Blacks could never be named citizens 
• This caused the Civil War, ending with Blacks earning rights and their citizenship 

Today: 

• The Supreme Court received about 7,000 cases a year, but very few are accepted 
• The Supreme Court only votes and reviews about 100 cases a year
• Mainly the Court reviews all the legal questions such as if the lower court has applied the law properly or if the law is constitutional.

Attorney: 

• They have to argue before nine judges
• You have 30 minutes to argue before the judges

Justices: 

• After a few days of hearing the case, the Justices gather to vote on the case 
• Once there is a decision a justice on the majority side is then assigned to write an opinion explaining the legal reasons for the decision- The option then binds all other courts as they decide future cases 
• Along with the majority opinion, and justice can also write a separate dissenting opinion
• A written legal opinions draft normally takes about four weeks then sent out to all nine justices 
•  Revisions of this draft may go on for months as the other justices give their opinion on the draft 
• The Supreme Courts tradition is to announce decisions and announce opinion by the end of the term in late June 

Sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRoXYRsaeo&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8qSuWxcG8&feature=youtu.be