Riley Manion: Never Stay Silent Blog

 When assigned the task to do political memes, there were ideas that came to mind immediately. I feel that memes are fun and exciting ways to express political ideas and beliefs, while also poking fun at today's politicians. Although my political beliefs may be clear through the memes, the ideas behind them can be applied to any party. There are clearly things that Donald Trump has done in his pregnancy, however as someone who has different political beliefs than the former presidents, there was much more I would have liked to happen (or not happen) and this meme pokes fun at my disappointment with his presidency. Maya Rudolph has played the role of Kamala Harris on SNL. Now that Kamala Harris is the Vice President of the United States, she will be a prominent figure to poke fun at, and SNL will definitely jump on the opportunity to keep skits about her around. When Donald Trump took off his mask while still having the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans were disappointed in the pres...

Source: dw.com No matter the situation, the role of a journalist is to provide information to the public. That information is always protected. Their role is to serve and benefit those who may be unaware of things occurring in our everyday world. This seems to apply to all journalists. However, Julian Assange was not given this same treatment when revealing information that seemed to share a bit too much for the United States Government's liking. Julian Assange is an Australian journalist who is widely known for being the founder of ' WikiLeaks ', a news source that provides articles and information from anonymous sources all across the world. Although he is a journalist, Assange is being charged for crimes under the 'Espionage Act' and his case is being heard all over the world as he sits in jail in Great Britain. The ' Espionage Act of 1917 ' prohibits people from revealing governmental information through foreign relations. This act, which at first glance...