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New Netflix Documentary Delves Deep Into Social Media

Connor Brandenburg

Netflix’s urgent documentary “The Social Dilemma” addresses the serious side effects of online social interaction. By focusing on social media, an integral form of communication, especially during quarantine as…

COVID-19: Stay Connected!

Chloe Wright

Status update: Still trapped at home, I don’t know what day it is anymore and my cat keeps giving me weird looks. With people becoming stuck in a seemingly endless…

Social media spreads the word

Victoria Howard

Since early November, bushfires have been ravishing the countryside of Australia, causing devastation that is hardly imaginable. According to recent reports through the BBC, the fires have caused the death…

Social media is changing how we see politicians

Victoria Howard

Chances are, if you go to Winthrop, you are active on at least one form of social media. Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat, every day we open up our…

Response to “Social media: the new public forum”

Tea Franco

In an opinion article published in the Sept. 18 issue of The Johnsonian, there was an article critiquing various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Spotify for banning…

Social media: the new public forum

Sean Miller

Freedom of speech is supposed to be a guaranteed right we all have, however as it currently stands in our society, your right to speak will not always be guaranteed.…

TikTok: The new Vine or A nuisance?

David Botzer

Lizzy Talbert/ The Johnsonian When it comes to what’s trending, many things are thrown at the wall in hopes that it’ll stick. TikTok can safely be considered as one…

#ThemToo

Dean of Students Office/Publications

The #MeToo movement started when accusations of Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, came about. These accusations were linked to dozens of sexual assault allegations. Some of Hollywood’s best actresses have come…