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The world of alternative broadcast journalism has evolved throughout the couple of years. Nowadays, freelance journalists tend to lean on the Internet and the famous Youtube video website to express their opinions with the public. Furthermore, this type of medium is a rather easier way to expose and share the undeniable truth that the media hides from its viewers. In the wise words of Lori Harfenist, an alternative journalist herself, "It’s about time real people started talking about really important social issues and our popular culture stopped sucking so bad."

Lori Harfenist is the host of “The Resident”, a very well-known online news show that focuses on today’s real and most vital issues that are of importance. Harfenist often takes it to the streets to interview the public about the current news and social concerns. A couple of examples include the 2008 US elections, the economy crisis, taxes, etc. I personally enjoy her show because it is honest and fascinating. In particular, I like that for a fact she takes the issues seriously and she does not sugar-coat the problems at all while discussing it with the community. “The Resident” is indisputably a show that is appealing to many people because Lori Harfenist approaches the news in a genuine yet humorous manner. Her method of broadcasting attracts the people’s attention and consequently, the news appears to be more captivating and comprehensible especially to the youth population. Subsequent to watching numerous episodes of “The Resident”, it was perceptible that Harfenist is witty, amicable and very articulate. At some point, she may state a comical line in the middle of an interview with somebody to relax the tension and seriousness of the matter. She manages to lay hands on the real opinions of the people she interviews. She is not afraid to neither express herself nor disagree with the news. Lori Harfenist is not like your typical journalist who prefers to stay “safe”. On contrary, Harfenist gets the nitty-gritty by cleaning up today’s dirty media. Visit http://www.theresident.net/ for more show info and videos.