Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Farewell To An Icon

Farewell To An Icon

By Sydney Winkler July 28, 2015

The countdown to Aug. 6 continues as beloved “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart concludes the final shows of his 16-year run. Americans begin to ask themselves: what will we do without him? Jon Stewart...

Perils of Jumping the Campaign Gun

By Joshua Dostal April 13, 2015

It’s early April and over a year and a half away from the next presidential election, but already, the announcements for campaigns and candidates are rolling in. With Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Hillary...

What’s in a Word? Privilege in the Media

By Tithi Patel February 15, 2015

Last Tuesday, three North Carolina students were shot dead. I learned of this news, as many of you likely did, through social media. I went in pursuit of more information about this #ChapelHillShooting,...

CORREIA: Cronkite: Biased and Better for It

CORREIA: Cronkite: Biased and Better for It

By Tricia Correia November 7, 2014

Ask anyone over the age of 40, and he or she will likely say that the last great American broadcast journalist was Walter Cronkite. From 1937 until 1981, Cronkite reported on many important events in...

US Cases of Ebola Distract From Crisis

By Hanaa Khadraoui October 21, 2014

"EBOLA MAY BE IN D.C. WEAR A FACE MASK AND DON’T SHARE DRINKS!" read one text I got last week from a good friend of mine.The actual text had about eight more exclamation points, but I have confidence...

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The Waning Relevancy of an Honest Game

By Carolyn Maguire June 13, 2014

With the 837th pick of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, the San Diego Padres selected Johnny Manziel. Although Manziel — a football player, a Heisman trophy winner and NFL quarterback — has...

Disaster Movie Done Right: ‘White House Down’ Is the New Summer Blockbuster

By Kaley Beins June 28, 2013

4/5 stars Most White House action movies stretch the boundaries of reason, sacrificing the plausibility of a White House takeover for entertainment value. But Roland Emmerich’snewest doomsday...

BLANK: US Laws and Media Obscure Racist Realities

By Sports Editor and Sam Blank April 19, 2012

What do the mysterious death of a soldier in Iraq, the death of a teen in Florida, the controversy surrounding a class at Georgetown last fall, the war on drugs and voter ID laws all have in common? The...

GU Among TopTwitter Savvy Schools

By Masha Goncharova April 7, 2011

Though students often bemoan Georgetown's  patchy wireless Internet, Georgetown is making strides to keep pace with today's online trends — and it has been rewarded. StudentAdvisor.com recently placed...

News Experts Examine Role of Changing Media, Politics

By Masha Goncharova March 1, 2011

An all-star panel of D.C. media elite dissected the pace and direction of news and media in front of a group of about 40 students last night in Copley Formal Lounge. As the political field evolves,...

Editorial: Press Politics Out of Line on Ariz. Shooting

By The Editorial Board January 14, 2011

The attempt to make sense of the deaths of six innocent people and the injury of 13 others last weekend in Arizona has led to an unnecessary and harmful blame game. After the attempted assassination of...

Media Critics Should Re-Examine Purpose

By Nick Macri April 20, 2010

Sports media - like everything else in life - is constantly changing. Not too long ago, perhaps some 60 or 70 years ago, all of our sports information came from newspaper accounts. Then came the advent...

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