Media Law and Literacy Blog

Bluetooth technology was first created in 1994 in an attempt to enable communication and connectivity between multiple electronic devices. At the time, computers, printers, etc. all required numerous wires and connectors that created a difficult time setting everything up- even for experts, let alone the average adult. Surprisingly, Bluetooth was not created by simply one individual or even one company, but rather a consortium made up of the leading companies in the technology industry. Specifically, IBM, Intel, Nokia, and Toshiba were a part of the original group. This union was Ericsson- led and Bluetooth technology is Ericsson trademarked. In 2000, a second group was established, comprising 1371 different companies known as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group or SIG. However, I think the most interesting fact about Bluetooth is where the technology got its name. Bluetooth is named after a Danish King, Harald Blatland- or Bluetooth in English, from the time period AD 908 who was suc...

  When thinking about this blog prompt, the first thing that came to my mind was about the Black Lives Matter protests I personally took part in over this past summer. Typically, a peaceful march or gathering would not be breaking any legal rules and would likely even be admired. However, this previous summer our country was facing unprecedented circumstances in the wake of a life threatening virus that was taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of individual’s all over the world. At the time, the safest thing anyone could do was stay home and away from other human beings because we still knew very little about the virus and had very few methods of treatment. Even still, the issues facing the black community within our country were reaching new heights and thousands of people came to the conclusion that it was more important to stand up for the proper treatment of ALL individuals than to stay home afraid of a virus. This became a pressing issue, especially in North Carolina, whe...

       Before watching this video, I did not know much about the supreme court at all- especially how much impact the supreme court decisions have within our country. I found it incredibly interesting that since the start of our country there have only been a little over 100 justices that each may serve on the supreme court for decades. However, the most surprising thing I learned was that they receive approximately 7000 new cases in a single year but only approximately 100 get chosen for review. Additionally, each case may take months to complete an official opinion on, with revisions happening the entire time and sometimes even complete changes of opinion when majority turns into minority. This fact helped change the way I viewed the supreme court, as I had no idea how much work they truly had to put into each case- likely influencing how many cases they choose to review and which ones they deem as a real national issue. I used to think of the supreme court as a se...

 1. My number one news source would have to be Twitter. I am aware that social media is oftentimes biased and/or unreliable and thus, I do not intentionally look for news updates on twitter. However, I do scroll through twitter daily and come across a number of different posts or accounts that discuss current events. I like looking at twitter for information on the more controversial topics, as it being a social media platform, there are many different people able to share their perspective and knowledge rather than just reading one article. Additionally, the trending page will oftentimes have information about major events taking place all over the world.  Twitter. It’s what’s happening / Twitter 2. When I do come across news on twitter I like to do my research and look into the topic at hand further. Many times the individual sharing the information will link a news article or video about the topic at hand. Typically the articles are from the New York Times. While this news ...

 Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Emily Rousseau and I am technically from a tiny town in northern Connecticut known as Enfield. However, I have moved around many times throughout my life and grew up in a number of places such as Cape Cod, MA and most recently Charlotte, NC. I am currently a senior at HPU majoring in Psychology and minoring in Statistics. I transferred from NC State to HPU a few semesters ago and since arriving at HPU my focus has been in bio/neuropsychology and gaining research experience to boost my graduate school applications for further education. Although I am a senior, I am not totally set on what and where I would like to go with my studies after HPU. I would like to pursue my Masters in Communications and Business Leadership while I work as a research assistant for my professor and ultimately determine what direction I would like to take my career in. Outside of school I work full-time as a waitress. However, when I am not working I always make tim...