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Unsurprisingly, Neil Postman was wrong. Now, not everything the media theorist postulated in his peak 1980s research was completely wrong–just mostly (as is usually the case when old, straight, white men see society changing and fear their position as oppressors is threatened). But Postman presented an ideology back in his day that is still reigningContinue reading “Don’t be Fooled: Be Paranoid”

When Bradley student Sydney was asked by her professor why she couldn’t afford the textbook for his class, her stomach answered for her–growling so loudly her professor asked if she was ill. “I was mortified,” Sydney, who preferred not to use her real name, said. “It’s just a constant reminder of the position I amContinue reading “Bradley students forced to choose between food and education”

Without specified limitations on what views are granted promotion, those of us falling under marginalized umbrellas are left anxious and deeply concerned. In the latest rendition of social media activism, the gimmicky, short-video-generated app TikTok made headway in 2019 as an advocacy-driven platform. After hitting an estimated one billion installs in February, teenagers in the US,Continue reading “Playing Platform Politics: Is TikTok really the future of Free Speech?”