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For this blog post, I downloaded all the information that Instagram has on me. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the only personal personal information they have on me is my hometown (Eugene, OR) and my contacts, at least on the surface. I was not-as-pleasantly surprised to find that they keep track of everyContinue reading “Passwords, Personal Information, and “Privacy””

One piece of news that stood out to me is an article titled “Celebrity Culture is Burning” by Amanda Hess of The New York Times. The article offers an intriguing discussion about how celebrity culture is crumbling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Celebrities get a lot of flack from non-celebrities jealous of theContinue reading “Celebrity Culture and Social Media in the Age of COVID-19”

The New York Times leans left and has historically not been a supporter of Donald Trump or his family. “Still Standing, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Step Back in the Spotlight” by Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers is no exception. The article is written by two White House correspondents, one of which was part ofContinue reading “Sources in the Spotlight: SMELL Test on a Times article”

Over 24 hours, I spent 12 hours and 15 min not on my devices, ten of which I was asleep for. This means I spent almost 85% of my waking hours interacting with some form of media, largely social media. As a result, I know where my friends dined on Saturday (courtesy of SNS stories),Continue reading “How my use of media made me👤😐 not 🗣👥😊”