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Monday, April 1, 2019

[Millennials’ Voices] Disappearing Comment Sections on News Websites: Cause for Concern?

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. A simple saying to remind children that words can’t hurt. But what happens when the children grow into adults and words can do more than hurt? In the real world words can shape perceptions and alter realities. Words become devices used... More

Monday, April 1, 2019

[Millennials’ Voices] Attacking the Political Sphere with Fake News

The indictment last February of 13 Russians for interfering in the 2016 US Election prompted further reports discussing how ‘fake news’ is being weaponized to manipulate political processes by taking advantage of the lack of governance within social media. The CBC (Brown, 2018) published an article in March about a young journalist, Vitaly... More

Monday, April 1, 2019

[Millennials’ Voices] News and Journalism in the Age of Social Media

I am concerned with the alarming rate with which social media is changing conventional news and journalism. Today, there is widespread application of digital technology that allows for the creation and dissemination of information across the Internet. Currently, highly accessible publishing techniques on social media platforms such as Facebook,... More

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