PantherNOW Editorial Board It’s official. Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for president, to no one’s surprise, unveiling the campaign through a “groundbreaking” Twitter stream that became nothing more than a laughably glitchy mess. Yet, there couldn’t be a more perfect representation to capture DeSantis’s second term, an incumbency defined by the governor’s need to legitimize […]
By Alba Rosa/ Staff writer After Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at Twitter’s purchase, many users of the platform await for the transaction to finalize. His intention of saving free speech labeled him a hero of the platform, but I don’t agree. Musk took to Twitter to discuss potential changes he’ll make within the platform, […]
Damielys Duarte/Assistant Opinion Director Joel Franco was a common name on South Florida social media feeds just a few weeks ago for his popular approach to tweeting local news. Today, he is on them for all the wrong reasons. Rape allegations against Franco arose after his arrest on May 31. Franco had been arrested during […]
Viharachard Dorval/Contributing Writer When I first heard news coverage on the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, I immediately logged onto Twitter. After clicking hashtag after hashtag, soaking up as much information as I could, my blood began to boil as I read the gruesome details. I saw a 30-second clip of the shooter moments before […]
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer The beauty of social media is its ability to connect us with diverse users from around the world. Through it, we learn about different cultures, perspectives and lifestyles that we would’ve otherwise never been aware of. So it’s a bit ironic that echo chambers have been a side effect of online […]
Bianca Antunez/Contributing Writer If you didn’t post it, it didn’t happen. That seems to be a modern-day adage of the millennial generation. The stress for individuals, especially college students, to be #instaworthy or #goals these days is something that has taken this generation by storm. In a life behind photo filters, more people are sharing their […]
Tanvi Hathiramani/Contributing Writer The 21st century has arguably become the age of digital media. According to the PEW Research Center, seven in ten Americans use social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, among others) to stay updated on current events. For some, it is the only source of acquiring information. Even our current president, Donald J. Trump […]
Image by L’Amico del Popolo via Flickr Lauren Shade | Staff writer lauren.shade@fiusm.com For those of you who don’t know of the tragic event that happened just weeks ago in Kenya then put down your smartphone and perk up your ears; this is a discussion you might want to join. Thursday, April 2, 2015 147 students […]
Image by Peter Kirkeskov Rasmussenvia Flickr Meghan Maclaren | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com In decades to come we may well be defined as the “social media” generation. The ones who tell Facebook about our achievements, who judge our attractiveness by Instagram likes and find solidarity in Twitter hashtags. But the thing that makes social media so […]
