Social Media

With the progression of technology social media has become a vital part in our culture. However, with this increase in online presence so has our exposure to inspiring or harmful media. Fake news has taken over social media today, and this takeover has progressively and negatively trickled into our relationships with our family, friends, co-workers, or more. How has spreading “awareness” through threads affect how we view the world? You’ve heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and you’ve heard of the devious licks challenge. It’s safe to say that some trends spread awareness for good while some spread it to inspire wrongdoing.

Aimee Rodriguez

Social Media- Spreading “Awareness” through trends

One of the trends that transpired in this past year comes from a video of Nathan Apodaca riding his skateboard.

Gabriel Cruz

Fake News: Social Media and the Vaccine

Prior to the Internet’s existence, I would argue that misinformation about socio-political issues were much less rampant and pronounced than