School of Journalism

Media Commentary: Hidden Messages, Secret Codes, and the Stories We Think We See

Jun 22, 2026 at 10:31 pm by WGNS News

COMMENTARY - From secret messages in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Gold Bug” to the mysterious Voynich Manuscript and unsolved CIA codes, hidden meanings have long.... Read More

Hamlet and William Shakespeare's Play Within a Play - Commentary by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss

Jun 19, 2023 at 03:30 pm by WGNS News

Hamlet and William Shakespeare's play within a play - - all to catch a murderer. With today's Media Commentary, here's Dr. Larry Burriss from the MTSU School of Journalism...... Read More

COMMENTARY: Intertwining Political Campaigns with the Wizard of Oz - by MTSU Professor Dr. Larry Burriss

Sep 06, 2022 at 08:15 am by WGNS

The Wizard of Oz, the Emperor with No Clothes and political campaigns. With the intertwining of all three, here is Professor Larry Burriss from the MTSU School of Journalism &.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Edited Photos and Other Images in the Media - What are you REALLY Seeing?

Jun 08, 2022 at 05:15 pm by WGNS

COMMENTARY: Editing images and the pictures you see in magazines, on websites and in the news – what is real and what is considered okay and what is a no-no? With more,.... Read More

MTSU Professor of Journalism Larry Burriss with an audio commentary about news surrounding the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Jun 01, 2022 at 06:48 am by WGNS

Audio Commentary: Journalism and the reporting of the past shooting in Uvalde, Texas - With more, here is MTSU Professor of Journalism Larry Burriss…  Verbatim.... Read More

Audio Commentary: MTSU looks at American Speeches and More

May 23, 2022 at 01:26 pm by WGNS

Real Americans in our history and making a statement. With more, here is MTSU Professor of Journalism Larry Burriss…    Verbatim of above audio: “We'v.... Read More