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The new face of misogyny is here, and this time, the internet is a driving force behind it
May 23, 2014. Within ten minutes he managed stab his three roommates, to shoot two women outside of the Alpha Phi sorority, and to shoot another man inside a deli before speeding down the streets of Isla Vista, California, running 13 people over without hesitation, shielded by his armor in the form of a semiautomatic…
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The Rise in Roofies in Boston
Since the beginning of this past summer, Boston has seen a steady rise in reported roofie incidents spread throughout the city in various bars and event spaces. One of the most recent additions to the list has been the new MGM Musical Hall in the Fenway neighborhood. Since opening at the end of August, the…
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Community service and Catholicism: the unique experience Emmanuel College provides
I recently met with Charlotte Ciampa, a senior at Emmanuel College in the Fenway area of Boston. I sat down to hear her perspectives as well as experiences of attending a Catholic college and the ways in which the views, rules, and expectations of the religion and schools run by it impact college life which…
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The Boston Globe’s Twitter Provides a Wealth of Knowledge to its Followers
What has often been known for being a digital pool of information, gossip, and trolling, has now turned a corner in becoming a credible way of sharing important hard news. Twitter, the social media platform famous for its forced brevity of only allowing users to share thoughts that are 240 characters or less, has become…
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Don’t just imagine what happened: see it for yourself
How news interactives have changed the way we understand and visualize events When Notre Dame burned and nearly collapsed in April of 2019, the unimaginable loss of such a historic and iconic piece of architecture was felt throughout the world, leaving people to wonder how this tragedy could have possibly happened. In July of that…
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Well said, Nikki Usher
My thoughts on her analysis of the hacker journalist and evolving journalism Nikki Usher’s book, Interactive Journalism: Hackers, Data and Code, Usher reveals and explains the many evolving roles and intricacies of journalism that have risen in a digitally-based world. Though the entire book is a filled with fascinating details and explanations of how the…
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Hey MFA, what’s up with that?
During my four years of undergrad at Emmanuel College, I spent many late nights walking to and from the MFA green e line stop to go on adventures throughout the city. On my late night walks back to my dorm after a fun concert or night out with friends, I’d walk down Museum Road and…
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What is and isn’t Journalism?
I have spent a considerable amount of time thinking about what I would and wouldn’t deem to be journalism, and in all honestly, feel this is a tougher question than I thought it would be. Journalism comes in so many styles from so many publishers now thanks to digital media, and because of this, it…
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