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Job Opening | Dalton Family Professor, New and Emerging Media | Boston University
by Boston University
July 21, 2020
The College of Communication at Boston University believes that trustworthy, high-quality communication that engages diverse audiences is an essential underpinning…
Teen magazines may be extinct, but their pernicious advice still lives online | The Guardian
by Rachael Krishna
February 24, 2020
If there was anyone in need of clear information about the process of developing into a woman, it was my…
The Internet Is a Toxic Hellscape—But We Can Fix It | WIRED
by Whitney Phillips
February 3, 2020
This is an argument against nihilism. It begins with me lying on the floor of my office before class. I’ve…
How Finland starts its fight against fake news in primary schools | The Guardian
by Jon Henley
January 29, 2020
You can start when children are very young, said Kari Kivinen. In fact, you should: “Fairytales work well. Take the…
Publishers invade TikTok to court Gen Z | CNN
by Kerry Flynn
January 17, 2020
TikTok, the short-form video app popular among Gen Z and best known for its viral dance challenges, is the…
Bad Algorithms Didn’t Break Democracy | WIRED
by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
January 15, 2020
As Girard had it, we are defined and constituted as a species by our reliance on imitation. But we are…
Taiwan election: Tsai Ing-wen faces homophobic fake news | Quartz
by Isabella Steger
January 10, 2020
Taiwan is often described as Asia’s most gay-friendly place. It was, after all, the first country in Asia to legalize…
Instagram removing likes won’t fix its biggest problem | Vox
by Rebecca Jennings
December 3, 2019
I downloaded Instagram in 2012, in the spring before what would be the worst summer of my life and the…
Social Media and Conflict Dynamics on Northern Ireland’s Peace Lines | Toda Peace Institute
by Brendan McCourt
December 3, 2019
At interfaces between the Republican and Nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods and predominantly Loyalist and Unionist Protestant neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, the…