Who Watch's the News?

Frostburg State University: Who Watch's the News?

By: Caitlin Megonigal

Every day there is something new being reported in the news. On March 13th, 2012 James Robert Clark, Thomas Michael Maras and Chris Inskeep, who all students at Frostburg State University were interviewed about recent stories reported in the news. Each student was asked; what current or recent news story interests you and why? And what under-reported news story do you think deserves more attention and why?

Thomas Maras a junior from Leonard Town, Maryland is currently studying business administration here at Frostburg State. Maras said that a recent news story that interested him the most was about Payton Manning transferring teams. “Peyton Manning might be transferring to either the Denver Broncos or the Miami Dolphins; I really did not expect Manning to consider the Broncos,” said Maras. When asked about a story he thinks is under-reported Maras remarks, “news that I think deserves more attention than it currently is, is the increasing national debt and that our debt might exceed the amount of money our country has. This is an issue that needs to be made more aware. Many people are not aware about the severity of debt the United States is in, and the economy is not going to get any better till they are.”

James Robert Clark, originally from Frederick, is also a junior at the University, studying political science/law and society. Clark answered right away saying that the issue that interests him most at the current time is the 16 civilian shootings by a soldier stationed in Afghanistan. Being a political science/law and society major not only contributes to Clark’s interest in this story, but also in his feelings that this event was under-reported. “News stations have not come out with too much information and it could change the whole dynamic of the war,” says James. According to an article by CBS news, nine children and three women were killed in the shootings. This is a very serious crime and President Obama according to the article is taking this just as seriously as if these civilians were American citizens (full article link below).

Chris Inskeep, who was the last person to be interviewed, is currently a junior studying Marketing. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Chris expressed concern with the military authorization bill Obama refused to veto. “It basically gives the military the right to arrest whoever they want, whenever they want,” states Chris. According to an article by the New York Times the bill contains a provision authorizing the government to detain, without trial, any suspected member of Al Qaeda or their allies (see link below for full article). Closely related to this issue, Chris believes that the presidential candidacy is much underreported and should be a more pressing issue. The reason for this is due to the plain fact that it is over the next President of the United States.

LINKS:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57396591/suspect-to-remain-held-in-killing-of-16-afghans/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/us/politics/obama-wont-veto-military-authorization-bill.html