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Anthony Adornato, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism, recently authored a textbook guide for social and mobile media journalism.

Q&A: Professor leads in multimedia journalism field

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor September 20, 2017
Opinion Editor Meaghan McElroy spoke with Adornato about his book, the importance of Twitter, and the future of journalism and social media.
Ingrid Goes West stars Aubrey Plaza as a social media obsessed woman who travels across the country to stalk her celebrity idol.

Review: Complex characters go far in ‘Ingrid Goes West’

By Jake Leary, Life and Culture Editor August 27, 2017
"Ingrid Goes West" is a multifaceted, character-rich, hilarious examination of celebrity culture, mental illness and social media addiction.
Many young people do not have the ability to distinguish between real and fake information found online, a Stanford University study found.

Students lack awareness of fake news

By Sam Haut, Staff Writer January 23, 2017
Fake news stories proliferated during the election, to glorify or vilify either candidate, according to a news analysis by BuzzFeed News.

Social media broadcasts are the future of watching sports

By Nick Fustor, Columnist October 30, 2016
Bringing the game outside of the conversation of the broadcasters, and into the constant feed of comments could bring new life to games.

#MaybeHeDoesn’tHitYou & The Importance of Internet Activism

By Christina Tudor May 25, 2016

The hashtag MaybeHeDoesn’tHitYou was started by Afro-Latina artist and writer Zahira Kelly to raise awareness of abuse that isn’t physical or visible. From there, hundreds of women shared their stories...

A popular Twitter account used by Ithaca College students — IC Crushes — was suspended the morning of April 18.  IC Crushes is a Twitter account that allowed students to submit “crushes” about other students anonymously through a Google document.

Popular Twitter account IC Crushes suspended

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer April 18, 2016
A popular Twitter account used by Ithaca College students — IC Crushes — was suspended the morning of April 18. IC Crushes is a Twitter account that allowed students to submit “crushes” about other students anonymously through a Google document.
From his dorm room, Alec Salisbury was the first in the nation to predict the Hawaii caucus results.

Ithaca College student first to predict Hawaii caucuses

By Kayla Dwyer, Opinion Editor March 28, 2016
An Ithaca College student beat mainstream media to the punch March 26 in predicting Bernie Sanders’ landslide victory in Hawaii — with the help of Twitter, Reddit and Google Docs.

Social media proves useful for mental health advocacy

By Amelia Erickson March 25, 2015
Using social media will improve outreach and will, hopefully, prompt more people to get the help they need.

The peril of social media without vetting it…

By Jeremy Li February 15, 2014

This past weekend in Italy, Napoli Football Club had a heart attack moment over an alleged racial abuse claim from its home fans that has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook. The whole thing started...

Unconventional Super Bowl Ads Win the Game

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa February 3, 2014

Remember last year when Oreo blew up the social media world with this tweet following the Super Bowl blackout? [acf field="code1"] I still do.  And besides the usual Budweiser Clydesdale commercial,...

New Miss America represents us all

By Ramya Vijayagopal September 26, 2013

Last Monday, when I read about the racist and hateful reactions of a small, yet vocal, part of the population to the newest Miss America, Nina Davuluri, I cried. As I read these comments, each one stung...

Sophomore kicker Max Rottenecker kicks the ball Monday afternoon at Butterfield Stadium.

German kicker’s strong foot adds yardage to football squad

By Christian Araos September 19, 2013
New kicker brings big boot to Blue and Gold special teams.
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