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September 27, 2013

How Gangs are Using Social Media like YouTube and Twitter

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Nieman Lab

Two-thirds of Americans have heard of bots, but many fewer think they can recognize them on social media
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“The smart phone screen is the only screen in some communities”: Local news’ digital adaptation
The Outline built itself on being “weird.” But is it weird enough to survive?

InteractiveNarratives.org

Junkoâs Story: Surviving Hiroshimaâs Atomic Bomb
An intimate account of one young girlâs harrowing experience and miraculous survival.
The Boat
âThe Boatâ, an interactive graphic novel about escape after the Vietnam War. Based on the story by Nam Le, adapted by Matt Huynh.
Which Direction Do You Sleep?
A kinetic type story illustrating a common understanding within Ayurvedic practice. Created for my motion graphics class this semester at Ohio University.
Cronulla Riots - The Day That Shocked the Nation
Investigate the simmering tensions between groups of Australians that led to racially motivated violence at Sydneyâs Cronulla Beach in December 2005.
Rebuilding Haiti
Four years after the earthquake, how is Haiti rebuilding itself? If you were part of the process, would you be able to make the right choices? âRebuilding HaÃ¯ti" is an interactive piece of journalism. The form mixes newsgame and longform journalism. The story is about development issues (like rural exodus, land reform and brain drain). […]
Blind Wrestler
Shot and Produced by Jose F. Moreno/Courier-Post

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Columbia Journalism Review

How is skepticism different than cynicism? Find the answer in ancient Greece
Reexamining coverage of MBS after Khashoggi’s disappearance
Iowa: Rural broadband, and the unknown costs of the digital divide
How to cover Kanye West: Not so much.
As Brazil fights election misinformation, fact-checking sites work overtime
Yes, Hurricane Michael is a climate change story

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