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                    Troy A. Carter is an elected United States House of Representatives member from Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He is from New Orleans, LA, and was born on October 26th, 1963. Carter is a husband to his wife, Ana Carter, of the United States Army and father to his two sons, Troy Jr. and Joshua .   He graduated from O. Walker Perry High School and continued his education at multiple universities. As of now, Troy is still a member of our congress.                       Carter is part of the democratic party. He advocates for criminal justice reform, women's health care, civil rights , the LGBTQIA+ community, and environmental justice reform. He wants to use his position in congress to make improvements for the community. He now serves as 2nd Vice President of the Congressional Black Caucus. His mission is to fight for A...

In today's blog, I will discuss the differences in media consumption. I had the opportunity to interview two college students and two adults ages 40 or older. The study consists of determining their top three sources of news. I found out their preferred ways of consuming information and their least. At the end of this blog, you will see the similarity and differences in media consumption. Let's start with the two college students and compare their preferred ways of consuming news. I ask both subjects to list their top three ways to receive information from least to favorite. Subject A list started with the internet, hearing input from someone you know, and television. Subject A explains why they believe television is the most reliable way to receive news. Subject A says, " there are a few channels dedicated to that, the news and event that happens at the moment, which for us usually is all the time someone being robbed and a group of neighbors mad." They feel that t...

Hello Everyone! My name is Myra, and I'm nineteen years old. I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I moved to Louisiana in 2014. Some of my hobbies are writing short stories, playing video games, tennis, and reading. A fun fact about me is that I have a podcast I started two years ago with my best friend. We talk about our life, interview people, and play silly games on our podcast. I decided to attend bossier parish community college because I was interested in pursuing a career in journalism. My major is communications, and I hope to transfer all of my credits to a four year after completing my education here. I wanted to join this course because it would help me gain some knowledge about news writing and learn the type of writing skills in this field. I hope to gain an understanding that I can use in my future career from this course. The field of journalism is so important to our society today because it's how the entire world keeps up to date with the latest events. It...