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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Girlhood is undefinable | The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition

Lillian Chapman March 20, 2024
It’s understandable why a woman would not want to be defined by the content in Mulvaney’s song. But I’ll emphasize that Mulvaney is a woman through and through, and her journey of girlhood is no less valuable than anyone else’s.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Challenging fast fashion through childlike fantasy

Madison Forrest February 22, 2024
Trends are more focused on disconnecting and playing the persona. Yes, each has articles of clothing associated with each aesthetic, but they are not specific enough to encourage fast fashion, and they can be easily found in a second-hand shop or your own closet. These trends are reopening the doors for disconnect and imagination. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Austin McBroom is a clown and Snapchat is his circus | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest February 12, 2024
Social media has reached a point where anything is content, and the lines between private life and content have been blurred by the high rates of monetization and virality. I am sure Austin is hurting, but it is obvious that these Snapchat skits are for profit and shock value more than anything else.
Ariana Lim | Graphic Artist

Apparently, not ‘anything goes’ | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest December 7, 2023
I subscribed to Emma Chamberlain in 2017 immediately after watching her Dollar Store haul. From that moment forward, I was a fan. Her sense of humor, comfortable style and coffee order made their way into my routine. My first coffee order was her grande vanilla almondmilk latte, and I liked it enough to consistently order the same drink for about four years.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A fabric-al extension of yourself

Gabriella Di Dea October 12, 2023
Not to throw around cliches, but expressing yourself through fashion is just another way to “wear your heart on your sleeve,” both in the figurative and fabric sense. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Social media influencers on Broadway: well-deserved or purely for profit? | All Things Theater

Maia Penzer March 13, 2023
Broadway is denying opportunities to those who devote their entire lives to the performing arts by hiring social media influencers who are already very well-known — and it has begun to take away the allure of live theater
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Social Media Society: Business is booming thanks to social media strategies

Gabriela Romero May 1, 2022
Social media can be toxic — or it can open countless doors for the fruits of your labor.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Don’t be a Hypocrite: What we should have already known about domestic violence

Viktoria Popovska October 3, 2021
After the Gabby Petito case, the current system of domestic violence response needs to be reevaluated.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The toxicity of tabloids can be lessened with respect, empathy

Editors March 29, 2021
Tabloids will never be fully ethical or accurate, but we can try to be respectful.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Burning Out: Gen Z is losing our sense of self because of TikTok

Yvonne Tang February 22, 2021

I never really got into TikTok. Instead, I rely on survival of the fittest — the best TikToks will make it onto Instagram Reels, where I happily reside, so I won’t miss out even when the app’s not...

Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Activism must continue beyond social media

Editors February 2, 2021
With injustice neatly tied up into a slideshow post, performative activism has thrived.
Kate Weiser, a 2019 graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and the current marketing manager for Life Alive Cafes, spoke at a Wednesday event hosted by COM to highlight the role influencers play in company advertising. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media marketers discuss influencers, online advertising strategies

Yiran Yu December 8, 2020
Influencers on social media have garnered attention from the public and professional world alike. COM panelists examined their role in company advertising and effectiveness in the industry.
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