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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation

How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation | Communications Major | Scoop.it

"Twitter is making the news dumber. The service is insidery and clubby. It exacerbates groupthink. It prizes pundit-ready quips over substantive debate, and it tends to elevate the silly over the serious — for several sleepless hours this week it was captivated by “covfefe,” which was essentially a brouhaha over a typo."

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If America Gets Its News from Facebook, Information Obesity Can't Be Far Behind

If America Gets Its News from Facebook, Information Obesity Can't Be Far Behind | Communications Major | Scoop.it
I opened Facebook, on this day after the President's State of the Union address, to scan the comments of friends and suss out what's on the minds of my colleagues and peers.  The President's speech...
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Your Complete Quotable Guide to Decades of Donald Sterling's Racism

Your Complete Quotable Guide to Decades of Donald Sterling's Racism | Communications Major | Scoop.it

If you're not a basketball (or sports fan), you may be forgiven for not knowing who (or what) Donald Sterling is. But, you've been seeing him trending on Twitter and in your Facebook newsfeed no doubt for the past 48 hours. He was the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team until a few hours ago when he was banned from the NBA for life due to years of racist and sexist comments. What we love about the interwebs are quick and handy guides like this one that paint the picture for us in no time flat. What you'll see if you click is not pretty. It is bigotry. 

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Big News Forges Its Own Digital Path

Big News Forges Its Own Digital Path | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Major news stories increasingly find their own digital path, and no one feels the need to work with the traditional power players to make it happen.

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