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fcuk-people: Everybody needs this on their blog. greatest...

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fcuk-people:

Everybody needs this on their blog.

greatest ever!

dammnit, now its stuck in my head.

My school notebooks this quarter This is…. kinda...

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:39:28 -0400

My school notebooks this quarter

This is…. kinda awesome.

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"What’s meant to be will happen - in the right time, with the right person, for all the right..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:55:48 -0400

“What’s meant to be will happen - in the right time, with the right person, for all the right reasons.”

- (via rrachelskipperr)

rebelrose: Being told I was smart and above average from a young age was probably one of the worst...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:25:55 -0400

rebelrose:

Being told I was smart and above average from a young age was probably one of the worst things to happen to me because now I have a complex and question my entire existence when I dont excel at something right away

why does tumblr know my life so well?

"When my absence doesn’t alter your life, then my presence has no meaning in it."

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:32:54 -0400

“When my absence doesn’t alter your life, then my presence has no meaning in it.”

- (via rebelrose)

hchamp: Clouds from atop Buena Vista Park. Taken with Kay’s...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:51:25 -0400

hchamp:

Clouds from atop Buena Vista Park. Taken with Kay’s grandmother’s Dacora Digna.

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Ferreal doh’ giraffes are the cutest damn animals. I mean...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:09:00 -0400

Ferreal doh’ giraffes are the cutest damn animals. I mean just look at them.

karasratworld: “Ratvocates” part 2!! For part 1, see hereRats...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:57:37 -0400

karasratworld:

“Ratvocates” part 2!! For part 1, see here

Rats are intelligent, affectionate, clean animals. They have a bad rap because of the actions and reputations of their wild cousins but they make amazing pets that love to play, learn tricks, and cooperate for photoshoots :) Domestic rats are used extensively in scientific testing that saves and improves millions of human and animal lives. Their wild African cousins are used to sniff out landmines to make our world a safer place. Rats follow us wherever we go and the similarities between our species and theirs are striking. Before you judge a rat for it’s name, get to know one and I guarantee your opinion of them will improve!

Please don’t rip this image off onto imgur or facebook or anything without my source! I worked really hard to get these pictures- feel free to link to karasratworld or this picture link specifically.

Many thanks to damn-i-love-hot-pockets, darkseductions, justgottabrux, sahara-edition, and mutedmirth for all your wonderful suggestions and inspiration <3

futurejournalismproject: Reporting Traumatic Events Steven...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:54:55 -0400

futurejournalismproject:

Reporting Traumatic Events

Steven Gorelick, professor of media studies, Hunter College:

Be very careful about the experts you select as sources. These kinds of high-profile stories are magnets for everyone from legitimate scholars and practitioners to self-proclaimed “profilers.”

Serious experts are almost always quick to admit that there is no easy explanation for why and how something happened, especially before even the most basic information is released. Beware of the expert source who is just dying to be helpful. And perk up your ears when someone tells you: “I really need to get more information before I have anything useful to say.”

Scott Wallace, freelance journalist:

Despite the fact that we are all on deadline, you must take the time to breathe, empathize and feel the pain of survivors and loved ones whom you interview and come in contact with…
…Above all, forget trying to “scoop” your colleagues on this story. A spirit of cooperation should reign among the reporters, photographers and producers on a story like this. It may be useful to work in tandem with a colleague or two from some other media outlet, sharing the material and the experience of the interview rather than putting the same subject through it multiple times.

Lena Jakobsson, television producer:

Chasing victims’ family members down the street seems like a far more reasonable idea if CNN and MSNBC and FOX and all the nets are doing it, too, and you’re about to get yelled at if you don’t get that video. But you always have at least a few seconds to stop and listen to what your gut is telling you. Ratings come and go. The impact on your integrity, and on the people you’re covering — that stays.

Al Tompkins, Poynter

Clearly tell the public what you know and what you do not know. With a story like this — one that changes by the hour — do not assume the public is up to date…

…Acknowledge the emotional impact of the tragedy. Online conversations about the bombings, especially Twitter, have been loaded with people who are in distress, wondering what has become of humankind. Don’t underestimate that feeling. Spend some time and space honoring the good people who performed selfless acts in a time of crisis and beyond. Work with your local crisis lines, counselors and clergy, and stay in touch with the pulse of what they are hearing.

Dave Weigel, Slate:

In a situation like this, political reporters should probably make a quiet, temporary exit from the scene. There will be political angles in the reaction to this story, because this sort of nightmare knocks everything else out of the news cycle. Gosnell? Manchin-Toomey? Immigration? They’re in the middle of the paper if they’re anywhere. They’re paused, as is any speculation about the motivation for the attack. Who has ever speculated about that and not gone on to total, moronic infamy?

Jeremy Stahl, Slate

[D]on’t use a tragedy to make a political point before the facts are even known. Shortly after the attacks, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof tweeted this inanity: “explosion is a reminder that ATF needs a director. Shame on Senate Republicans for blocking apptment.” Probably realizing how his snarkiness sounded under the circumstances, Kristof quickly deleted the tweet and called it a “low blow.” On the right, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin sent out this doozy, comparing the national media’s coverage of Boston to its alleged non-coverage of the Kermit Gosnell abortion case.

Image: A man after the explosions at the Boston Marathon, via Boston.com/AP.

http://rrachelskipperr.tumblr.com/post/46396038515/students-like-black-people-have-immense-unused

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:30:43 -0400

http://rrachelskipperr.tumblr.com/post/46396038515/students-like-black-people-have-immense-unused:

rrachelskipperr:

“Students, like black people, have immense unused power. They could, theoretically, insist on participating in their own education. They could make academic freedom bilateral. They could teach their teachers to thrive on love and admiration, rather than fear and respect, and to lay down their…

kristenmastora7: gallium-knight: Here’s a test: I’m holding a baby in one hand and a petri dish...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:24:19 -0400

kristenmastora7:

gallium-knight:

Here’s a test:

I’m holding a baby in one hand and a petri dish holding a fetus in the other.

I’m going to drop one. You chose which.

If you really truly believe a fetus is the same thing as a baby, it should be impossible for you to decide. You should have to flip a coin, that’s how impossible the decision should be.

Shot in the dark, you saved the baby.

Because you’re aware there’s a difference.

Now admit it

woah.

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