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Don’t Feel the Need to Prove You Are Political On Social Media

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Art by Sybil ZhangThere is a new type of self-promotion via social media that has come to my attention as a result of the Women's Marches throughout the country. The experiences cataloged on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat point to a disturbing development in experience collecting: Moments that should not be about ourselves are absorbed into the process of self-promotion on … [Read more...] about Don’t Feel the Need to Prove You Are Political On Social Media

From Our Feed: Posters Removed From Freedom Wall

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Photos by Rachal Marquez & Brett Bean Editor's Note: "From our feed" is a new feature through which developing stories covered on our social media accounts are featured on our website. These will be updated, but the most recent information can always be found on our social media. Signs promoting Turning Point USA, a student activist group linking to sites such as The … [Read more...] about From Our Feed: Posters Removed From Freedom Wall

WCC Livestreams Games on Social Media

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Image by Kyle Cajero Only 90s kids can remember the first time they heard global icon (and Pepperdine basketball fan) Drake declare "what a time to be alive" on his joint mixtape with Future back in 2015. Believe it or not, Drake's statement about the present rings true nearly a year later: The future is here. Or at least it might be. The West Coast Conference officially … [Read more...] about WCC Livestreams Games on Social Media

The Media Only Gives Us Part of the Picture

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Art by Chris ChenISIS coordinated suicide bombings on March 22 across the city of Brussels in both an airport and metro station. The attack was a horrific injustice that claimed the lives of 35 people and injured 300 more, according to “Brussels attacks: Charges filed, a man freed and suspects on the run,” written by Catherine E. Shoichet for CCN on March 28, … [Read more...] about The Media Only Gives Us Part of the Picture

Social Media Makes The News – Currents Magazine Spring 2016

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Graphic by Nate BartonJust 20 years ago, if someone were looking to find latest news updates, they would have picked up a newspaper or turned on their TV to the local news station. Today, most of us open Facebook, Twitter or the rabbit’s hole that is BuzzFeed. Looking to social and entertainment media to tell us the news, as opposed to traditional news outlets, is one of … [Read more...] about Social Media Makes The News – Currents Magazine Spring 2016