University of Washington Tacoma UW Tacoma Digital Commons Journalist Communication Spring 3-1-2012 Journalist 2012 University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Moscow State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/journalist Part of the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation University of Washington - Tacoma Campus and Moscow State University, "Journalist 2012" (2012). Journalist. 6. https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/journalist/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Communication at UW Tacoma Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journalist by an authorized administrator of UW Tacoma Digital Commons. Joint project of the DPT. of Journalism, Moscow State University and University of Washington Tacoma editorial Journalist ournalist, a joint publication of Moscow State University Just two minutes later, I got it, and I gasped loudly. At the Jand the University of Washington Tacoma, is nearly a same moment we realized “No limit,” the most important decade old. However, experience does not necessarily come thing I learned during our project. with age. Each year, the publication contains a new group of Chelsi Harrell students and a new group of ideas. This year isn’t any differ- Arriving in Russia I felt that I had a pretty good idea of ent. Four American students, and their professor, traveled what to expect. I read the books and talked with all the right from Tacoma, Wash., to Moscow to take part in this extraor- people. I was, however, not prepared for my experience on dinary opportunity. the metro, the Russian Rapid Transit system. Growing up The production did not start on that first day in Moscow, I learned basic manners--wait your turn, be polite, and do but three months earlier, when the visas were approved and not push. All those manners go out the window when you a Facebook group was created. This was the first time, since ride the metro. If I didn’t shove people on and off the train, I the program started that social media was used to jump start would probably still be stuck riding the line, and not writing the production. This group allowed everyone on the project this editorial. In my short time here, I have learned that it to post ideas about articles and get to know one another. is customary, and accepted, to shove your way to the front, When the time arrived to be aggressive, and to push for everyone to be together people out of the way when in Moscow, we thought we riding the metro. I won’t ever were close to a finished prod- forget my time here. uct. After five days of intense Alexander Solomonov work, the publication came Facebook and Skype are together nicely. We feel this technologies that you would publication speaks about and think could enable us to do for today’s youth. In these this project online with- pages you will find articles out gathering in Moscow. on the Presidential elections But now, when we’ve been and protests that have taken working for several days, my place in Russia and the U.S., memory is full of moments as well as articles on tour- and episodes, which are not ism, fashion, and St. Patrick’s connected with the workshop. Day. Still, I realize, that these very This experience was amazing for all involved. As editors moments, which we are spending together, I’ll remember for we shared laughs, frustrations and moments that brought our life. When we communicate, not with the help of a computer, two cultures together. Though every student has a story, we but face to face, we (the Russians) discover again the things decided to share with you a moment during this experience we are used too. We discover together, new horizons, not that helped create this journey. very global, but still important. Though technology allowed Maria Eremina us to get to know one another, it was the moments when we Nabokov was a brilliant Russian and American writer. He were together physically, that gave us the opportunity to showed that cultural and linguistic boundaries could be de- break down cultural barriers and see how equal we are. stroyed easily. As he once noticed, yellow blue bus sounds We want to thank those who have worked and who have like a poor pronunciation of “I love you” in Russian (by the supported us during this production. To the staff, the profes- way, yellow blue vase is a better pronunciation). Walking sors, the universities, and to our families, without each and along the Moscow streets, near Red Square, we – me, Sasha, every one of you this joint publication could not have hap- and Chelsi – remembered this. Sasha and Chelsi laughed out pened. Thank you! loud, but I did not understand this mystification of sounds. Journalist March 2012 Joint project of the MSU department of Journalism, Moscow and University of Washington Tacoma Staff: Alexander Novichenko (MSU), Alexander Solomonov (editor-in-chief, MSU), Alina Petukhova (MSU) , Anastasiya Ivanova (MSU), Anna Laletina (MSU), Ashley Mathews (UWT), Chelsi Harrel (editor-in-chief, UWT), Elizabeth Markova (MSU), Kelsey Pasero (UWT), Lillie Mazitova (MSU), Maria Eremina (editor-in-chief, MSU), Maria Tyurina (MSU), Mariella Algara (UWT), Sofiya Dzyuba (MSU) Graphic Design: Yana Andriesh (MSU), Instructors: Dr.Maria Lukina, Dr.Chris Demaske, Diana Kulchitskaya Design & Layout: Aleksey Spodineyko, Marina Rudenko Fonts: Peterburg C, AvantGardeGothic Adress: 125009, Russia, Moscow, 9 Mokhovaya Street 2 march 2012 elections Taking the Youth Vote Mariela Algara ports us the most, while the other candi- s the 2012 presidential election dates seek to deny us money and or raise Adraws near candidates are feel- the cost making it harder to gain educa- ing the pressure to seize every vote. tion,” said Sean Cargill, 26, a University Democrats have actively targeted of Washington Tacoma student and a the youth vote, but most Republicans passionate Obama voter. seem to be falling short in the demo- President Obama acknowledges the graphic. power of the youth vote for his win in The youth vote in the 2008 presidential 2008 and has set out to mobilize the de- election accounted for a total of 18 per- mographic again by releasing an ad early cent of the total vote, according to data on in the race, as well as using social net- from CIRCLE, The Center for Informa- working sites. tion and Research on Civic Learning and “You’re our new generation of leaders, specifically aligns him with youth voters. Engagement. and we’re stronger together than we can The same can be said about two other re- The youth voters between the ages of ever be on our own. So let’s do this. Thanks publican candidates, Ron Paul and Rick 18—29 overwhelming voted for President and see you out there,” said Obama in his Sandtorum. Barack Obama in the 2008 election, by 68 ad released October 25, 2011. Newt Gingrich seems to be the only to 30 percent. Many, like journalist David It seems Republicans have not reached Republican candidate reaching out to the Von Drehle of TIME magazine, called out to the youth voting demographic in youth demographic by allowing a place youth voting the “muscle of Obama’s the same aggressive matter as President on his campaign website for there voices army” in 2008. “Obama did something Obama this election. to be heard, calling the coalition, Young unusual in politics; he made them a gen- “As a youth voter, I don’t feel like any of Americans for Newt. uine priority,” Von Drehle said of the our candidates are internet friendly, and I Although Von Drehle accounts some youth vote. use my smart phone like my computer, so of Obama’s win in 2008 to youth voters, If the youth were so mobilized in the for me to know what is going on I have to Rich Perlstein of Rolling Stones urges that 2008 election, what are candidates doing read the newspaper. I am not informed via democrats may have issues among youth to mobilize the 18 percent in the upcom- any social networks. It’s hard to feel con- voters. Perlstein claims voters are choos- ing election in November? With one of nected to any candidates these days,” said ing to not align themselves with a political the biggest concerns for voters this year Jawanza Barial–Lumumba, 25, a student party as they have done in the past. being the economy, many students wor- at the University of Puget Sound. “The turn away from party identifi- ry they will be unable to find a job after Mitt Romney, the Republican that cation has been a long-term American graduation, on top of having to pay stu- holds the most delegates leading up to the trend,” Perlstein said. dent loans debt. Republican national convention, does not A study conducted by Tufts University “As a college student, he (Obama) sup- have anything on his campaign site that Center and CIRCLE in 2008 found that among youth voters in North Carolina, a Youth Vote Percentages for Presidential Elections from past 20 Years swing state that Obama won in 2008, reg- istration was 300,000 and only 265,000 in Year Candidates Youth Winning Party Winning Party 2011. Vote of Youth Vote of the Total Perlstein has found that the youth vote Percent Election has taken on different trends. Youth that tend to vote democratically do not choose 2008 Barack Obama (D) vs. 18 % Democrat Democrat to register as a democrat or align them- John McCain (R) selves to any party, but the youth that tend to vote republican are registering 2004 George W.