“Smyling” Rapper: Super Duper Kyle

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer On Saturday, March 19th, Ventura, California rapper Kyle Harvey performed at Electric Factory in Philadelphia as part of the Happy Camper Tour. Better known as Super Duper Kyle, a name he acquired in high school, Harvey came to promote his second album, “Smyle.” Harvey’s “Smyle” depicts the self-dubbed “happy […]

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Professor Allan Schear’s Take on Aaron Swartz

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Contributing Writer The First Amendment gives us the right to free speech, but does that right carry onto the internet? By law the answer is yes, but sometimes a “yes” isn’t a complete “yes.” A few years ago, Aaron Swartz, founder of the internet site Reddit, was indicted by a federal […]

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Montco Radio Alumni Day: You are Invited! April 16, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer I’ll bet you didn’t know that the Montco Radio club Montgomery County Community College started as a record spinning club back in the 80s, and the actual radio station was in College Hall, not the ATC. With the rapid advancement of the Internet, came the evolution of what Montco Radio […]

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Profile: Rapper Pell

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 9, New Orleans rapper Jared Pellerin, better known as Pell, came to The Barbary in Philadelphia for his The Only In Your Dreams Tour to promote his new album, Limbo. Though not his first time in the city of brotherly love, this was his first time headlining […]

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Politics, News and Young People: Speaker Doug Oliver

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer Doug Oliver, who was the press secretary to Philadelphia Mayor, Michael Nutter, recently ran for mayor himself and took time from his busy schedule to talk with Montgomery County Community College students about the importance of staying abreast of news and politics. Oliver is now the Vice President of […]

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Journalism Vs. The Internet

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer The game of journalists versus the Internet is a good one. The end of the game seems near and the winner will earn the trophy of relevance. But a solid strategy from the newspaper companies to restrict Internet access to their articles may just cost them the game. Newspapers […]

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Journalism Bias: Believeable Journalists?

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer Many journalists say the internet amplifies journalism. No matter how news is consumed, all journalism should be produced in a way that does not drive down the value of content. The underlying question—is there still ethics in journalism? In 2015, the journalism game has changed. There are fewer newspapers […]

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Where Did You Hear That?

By: Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer The internet is used to keep in touch with people, meet people and sometimes even hook up with people. Some may say the internet has eliminated any real human interaction in our generation. It has obtained a high level of use in less than 20 years. In that time, […]

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Bias in Politics: Donald Trump

Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer I have traveled around the news to find political bias. First stop: The 2016 presidential election coverage of Donald Trump. In, 2015, he spoke at a protest for the Iran nuclear deal. Trump repeatedly bashed President Obama with no interruption from his public relations people. At first, Trump declared, “This […]

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Social Media Guidelines

by Joshua Kellem Montgazette Staff Writer Social media guidelines, according to the Associated Press Stylebook, are useful tools for media to build sources and gather news. The guidelines were added to the stylebook in 2011 to govern posting to social media sites and revised in 2013.. There are a few tips that are helpful to […]

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