On Sept. 1, Amtrak tweeted “trains” — a six-letter word, all lower-case and with no regard for punctuation. Within hours it became a social media sensation, with other large corporate brands tweeting one-word summaries of ...
With increased screen time due to the coronavirus pandemic, youth are exposed to a volatile news cycle filled with political and racial division, according to Belmont resident Erin McNeill, founder of Watertown-based Media Literacy Now. ...
Democrats continue to hammer Republican US Senate hopeful Herschel Walker for his alleged history of domestic violence, but with the race still tied, some question whether the issue is making an impact with voters. Driving ...
Despite threats from the US government about security risks, TikTok continues to surge in popularity. The most downloaded app of 2020 and 2021, the social media site features bite-size videos from dancing to singing to ...
The Republican governor of Nebraska is working with a chapter of the country’s leading marijuana prohibitionist group to run ads urging residents to oppose cannabis reform in the state. Governor Pete Ricketts (R) was featured ...
PEORIA (WEEK) – Peoria Public Schools and the Peoria Public Library are kicking off Media Literacy Week with a new program that teaches students to be smarter media consumers. The library helps students discover misinformation ...
October 26, 2020 Jessie Nixon According to Common sense media, Even before COVID and the beginning of our mostly virtual world, teenagers spent an average of nine hours a day online. Even as adults, our ...
