MCOM 4003 - Carlin Whaley

 Freedom of Information Act     What is the Freedom of Information Act? Well, let's find out. According to FOIA.gov , The Freedom of Information Act "provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. Federal agencies are required to disclose any information requested under the FOIA unless it falls under one of the nine exemptions which protect interests such as personal privacy, national security, and law enforcement."     The Freedom of Information Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. President Johnson stated in his official statement , "This legislation springs from one of our most essential principles: a democracy works best when the people have all the information that the security of the nation permits." This statement has a lot of truth to it because the more the people know and the more access you let the people have to...

 International Media Laws     Living in the United States, we are privileged to not have many media laws. For the most part, we have the freedom to post whatever we please. This isn't always the case in other countries. Some countries allow freedom of speech while others have strict censorship.     In Eritrea, Africa, they take their media laws to the extreme. On the Commitee to Protect Journalist , they are ranked number one among the most strict or censored countries. Individuals who work for the censored state press even have to every careful and even live in fear. In Eritrea, if workers leak information to other counties or they have a suspicion that the workers released information that could be critical then the workers are risking being arrested. In 2021, they had a privately owned media suspended and the journalist was put in jail for the information that they released. Eritrea has the most jailed journalist in Africa. Eritrea has an online control telec...

 Is it Really Clean?     Buying the perfect beauty product can be tricky, especially if are looking for certain ingredients that you prefer to be in your products. One thing that is big in the beauty industry right now is paraben and sulfate-free products for your hair along with fragrance-free face products or products that do not contain parabens.      Vogue states that "Misinformation is the biggest threat facing the clean beauty movement right now." This statement couldn't be more true. It is hard to find healthy products for your hair and body in your local drug store. You never know if the products are actually telling the truth or if they are actually free of all the bad ingredients. Some products will be labeled "clean beauty" or "organic" to try and avoid putting "paraben and sulfate-free" on their products because it is not true. You will also come across products that say "paraben and sulfate-free" but they will strip co...