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How Journalists Can Use Social Media | Is It OK If I Record?

How Journalists Can Use Social Media | Is It OK If I Record?

Angela Yang April 4, 2021

On the first in-person recording in the podcast's two season history, "Is It OK If I Record" discusses how journalists have used social media to their advantage and the dangers that social media...

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EDITORIAL: Rising anti-Asian hate crimes illuminate broader issue of intersectionality, racism within minority groups

Editors March 16, 2021

Over the past few weeks, the media has latched onto anti-Asian American racism after a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes across the nation. Ever since COVID-19 struck the United States, the rates of these...

Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Staying ‘objective’ can set harmfully strict standards for journalists, but we must remain steadfast in integrity

Editors February 4, 2021
It’s a journalist’s duty to be unbiased. We represent our publications and their credibility, and we need to take that commitment seriously
Dawn Nunziato, a George Washington University Law School professor, spoke at a virtual event Wednesday about social media’s influence on the spread of fake news. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professor examines how social media incites spread of fake news

Ellen Maloney October 5, 2020
Social media has played a significant role in recent elections — through advertising and information dissemination — but misinformation on these platforms is able to reach wide audiences.
Hot Take: C O S M I C   N E U T R A L I T Y

Hot Take: C O S M I C   N E U T R A L I T Y

Matthew Drulias December 7, 2017

We need empathy. I don’t mean to say that we can’t empathize with anyone — it is easy to empathize with those we agree with. But I think we have forgotten how to empathize with those we disagree...

EDITORIAL: Snapchat's support of taking selfies while voting unjustified and ridiculous

EDITORIAL: Snapchat’s support of taking selfies while voting unjustified and ridiculous

Editors April 26, 2016

Snapchat is fighting for Americans’ right to a good selfie, even if it’s taken in a voting booth. As the overturn on a New Hampshire ban of photos in private polling places is being appealed, Snapchat...

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