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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Melissa Park | Associate Graphics Editor

Triple-A gaming companies can learn something from indie games | Full Inventory

Chloe Cramutola March 27, 2025
The budget for triple-A games keeps climbing, and developers can’t keep up.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Blindly following influencers is the downfall of our generation | Are Our Brains Really Rotting?

Hillary Hao January 30, 2025
We are constantly fed information through the internet and on social media. Without knowing if the information is true, we spread rumors like wildfires based on assumptions.
TikTok For You Page. Last Saturday TikTok voluntarily shut down access to users in the U.S. before reinstating access over 12 hours later, leaving students at Boston University reflecting on the platform’s cultural significance and its role in campus life. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students concerned over censorship, career instability in wake of TikTok ban

Jewel Silva January 23, 2025
After TikTok voluntarily shut down for United States users Saturday evening before restoring access approximately 12 hours later, Boston University students reflected on the platform’s significance and noticeable shifts in user experience since its brief hiatus.
A sign outside of The Boston Globe office at 1 Exchange Place. The importance of newspaper endorsements in elections is being discussed in light of multiple newspaper outlets announcing they would not endorse a presidential candidate. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

To endorse or not to endorse: Boston journalists discuss their role in politics

Ruby Voge November 6, 2024
During an election year, newspapers' opinion pages usually endorse presidential candidates. Usually. However, during this election, more news organizations than ever are opting-out of an official endorsement.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Beauty gurus: Are their lives still different?

Madison Forrest October 24, 2024
Looking back, the content may feel staged or too loud, but it was 2015 — being a full-time YouTuber wasn’t quite a  profession yet. My Life as Eva’s song “Literally My Life” perfectly encompasses the humor, style and color palette of the time.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Nikocado Avocado thought he ate with his weight loss social experiment, but the plate is still full | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest September 11, 2024
Perry went through this online journey for over a decade and became obsessive about it. Whether he was in control of the social experiment or not, the dramatic experiences he put his body through and posted online show just how much someone is willing to endure for attention.
Empty chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences, where professor Tinker Ready taught a class until recently. Ready has been placed on administrative leave amidst an investigation into comments made to students. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

COM writing professor on paid leave, under investigation

Matthew Eadie March 29, 2024
After allegations of discriminatory comments, Boston University College of Communication writing professor Tinker Ready is under investigation, according to several documents and emails obtained by The Daily Free Press. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Congress wants to ban TikTok for all the wrong reasons | Editorial

Editors March 19, 2024
There are definitely reasons to delete the TikTok app off your phone or call into question the company’s business practices, but Chinese collection of user data is not one of them.
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.
(Left to right) Alex Winter, director of documentary “The YouTube Effect” and Director of Digital Ventures Eleni Castro, Professor Gabriella Coleman and Professor Joan Donovan host a Q&A after a screening of the film at the College of Communication on Wednesday. JULIA DESANTIS/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Alex Winter’s ‘The YouTube Effect’ screening opens conversation about duality of media platforms

Austin Gerrard October 30, 2023
The boom of digital advancements in the last couple of decades has left many wondering if society is going in the right direction. This debate has inspired Director Alex Winter’s work immensely, as he hopes to explore the ups and downs of the modern digital age.
Zach Anderson

Dialogue and discomfort: BU senior creates documentary about antisemitism on college campuses

Emily Wyrwa April 24, 2023
Zach Anderson, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, plans to release “Antisemitism: Here On Our Campus” on May 2 on YouTube.
Analise Bruno | Graphic Artist

‘Pretty Baby’ or ‘Pretty Terrible?’ — when it comes to children on social media, it’s the latter | On the Record

Addison Schmidt April 13, 2023
It rests on our collective conscience to avoid the unnecessary exploitation of a generation who cannot yet spell the word privacy — let alone understand its importance.
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