Jessica Palmer's Media Blog

In June, it was reported that 2,342 children since May had been separated from their families upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. This resulted from the "zero-tolerance" policy that President Trump enacted in April, which stated that all adults entering the country illegally would be prosecuted, and families would be separated. According to Google Trends data, public attention in the U.S. spiked about this issue around June 17. Just three days later, Trump signed an executive order to keep families together. In the photo essay below, I chose to represent this issue to showcase how powerful images were in shaping public opinion and bringing light to a problem in the U.S. that many believed crossed moral boundaries. I personally felt like I did not know the extent of the issues at the border until I was exposed to these visuals.  Migrant children in a detention camp at the U.S.-Mexico border. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2018/jun/22/us-family-se

There’s money in music. At least, that is what I have always been led to believe. Of the many forms of media, audio is pretty ubiquitous in our society. One study found that 90% of Americans, 12 years and older, listened to AM/FM radio within a week. 1  In this day and age, there are also many other ways to enjoy music outside of traditional radio -- you may stream music online using a platform such as Spotify or Apple Music, or maybe you enjoy watching music videos on YouTube. Because music is getting a lot of exposure through these many facets of the industry, I generally think of artists and bands making a large sum of money through their craft. However, the role of the record labels in the "money equation" is often overlooked. If you are a consumer of the music industry, you may be interested to see where your money really goes when you purchase music. Below, I analyzed three popular songs. Cardi B, who sang "I make money moves" in her single "Bodak Ye