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During the Coronavirus pandemic, one of influencer Sarah Roh’s favorite places to take pictures was in parking lots, as they are often empty and allow for easy social distancing.

Sarah Roh: An Influencer in Front of the Camera, But a Normal Teenager Behind the Camera

Darlene Park, Staff Reporter
June 22, 2021
Instagram is a platform used by millions of people to regularly share updates on their lives through photos and videos.

Why ‘Finstas’ Offer the Ultimate Social Media Experience

Aissata Barry, Staff Reporter
June 15, 2021
I went through a whole pack of gum last week, so while making my last edit, I decided to sculpt a 3D model of a gum ball machine. Because I like to just wait dormant for inspiration to strike, my edits take me anywhere from 8 hours to an entire week, said Lauren, a teen video editor who runs the Instagram @emowhofromwhoville with an audience of 193k followers. (Click to watch)

The Art of Vidding

Marian Caballo, Staff Reporter
June 14, 2021
Mark Zuckergebrg has been advocating for years to increase consumer interaction and to decrease any need to exit his app. He has made it so that Facebook is personalized to each user and is a main source of information for its users.

Facebook: A Social Media Monopoly

Donna Celentano, Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
Elizabeth Landau is a Senior Communications Specialist and the lead producer of the “Gravity Assist” podcast at NASA Headquarters.

Telling Stories of Space: Elizabeth Landau, NASA Senior Communications Specialist

Marian Caballo, Staff Reporter
May 3, 2021
Chloe Kirk, a Ph.D. graduate student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, runs a science blog called Chloe the Scientist. Communicating to the general public required me to learn how to say accurate information while keeping it concise and jargon-free, and this learning curve only really happened when I started my science instagram page at the start of graduate school, said Kirk.

Science Communication in the Age of COVID-19

Marian Caballo, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
53.6% of the world uses social media for an average of 2 hours and 20 minutes a day. With such avid use, numerous studies and experiments are being conducted on the effects of this usage, in addition to TV shows and movies like The Social Dilemma that try to illustrate more of the indescribable effects of social media.

Social Media and Politics

Yona Litwin, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2021
While social media has its uses, especially during the Coronavirus pandemic when we must socially distance from one another in the interests of safety, it also has negative effects with our cognitive functions and attentiveness.

Social Media’s Influence on Our Attention Spans

Camila Kulahlioglu, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2021
Social media has exacerbated the impacts cancel culture has, in both positive and negative ways. Markus Winkler/ Unsplash

Cancel Culture: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Donna Celentano, Student Reporter
April 20, 2021
Media companies, like Universal Studios and Disney, extend cherished narratives by creating amusement parks for fans to visit and immerse themselves in the culture of their favorite stories. Pictured is the recreation of the Harry Potter movie franchise’s Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida. Visitors embody a wizard with purchased wands and cloaks, dine in iconic restaurants, and go on adventures with familiar characters.

“They’re My Best Friend. I Swear.” A Look Into Parasocial Interaction

Cadence Chen, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2021
The rise of conspiracy groups within extreme right-wing parties has grown tremendously over the past decade in America. Some members of these groups were involved with the storming of the nations Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

The Moral Imperative of Stopping the Harmful Use of Hate Symbols

Camila Kulahlioglu, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2021
Over the past few months, the Senate Judiciary Committee has held a number of hearings surrounding tech companies and content moderation.

Congress Shall Make No Law: The Debate Over Social Media and Free Speech

Benjamin Fishbein, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2021
Lame-duck President Donald Trump confidently addresses the crowd at CPAC 2020 (the Conservative Political Action Conference).

The Last Will and Testament of the Trump Administration

Declan Hilfers, Staff Reporter
January 5, 2021
Here is a comparison of the stories feature between Twitter and Instagram (on the top and bottom, respectively). When you have a story, the Add ring will be displayed like the unviewed stories in their respective apps. Snapchat, the first to implement the stories feature, differs from the other two, which are practically identical within the general design of their apps. With Snapchat, your story is in the top-left and the lineup of those you follow is moved down.

Numerous Social Media Redesigns Spread “Stories” Features

Scott Ernsberger, Staff Reporter
January 4, 2021
In one part of the documentary, the producers used graphics to show that Google searches are unique to individuals based on interests and geographic location. This is one of the many effective graphics used throughout the film in order to simplify abstract concepts for viewers. The Social Dilemma is currently available for streaming on Netflix.

Hacking Our Minds: A Review of ‘The Social Dilemma’

Sarah Lydon, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2020
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