Oct 12 Watch 15:21 Why the Trump tape started a national conversation about sexual assault By PBS News Hour A 2005 tape of Donald Trump speaking lewdly about women and describing sexual assault has gone far beyond politics, sparking a national discussion and an avalanche of reactions on social media after Kelly Oxford encouraged people to share their stories. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:44 Why it’s so hard to fight extremist propaganda online By PBS News Hour How do you deter people from being seduced by messages of extremism on social media? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien looks at some of the strategies, including videos that provide a counter-narrative to the Islamic State and a computer program that… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 7:41 Did outcry on social media lead to Mylan’s generic EpiPen? By PBS News Hour After news broke that the price of EpiPen injectors has skyrocketed, the allergy medicine’s maker, Mylan, announced its intention to offer a generic version of the product, to be sold at half the market price of the original. The New… Continue watching
Aug 18 AP fact check: Why Trump can’t shut down the internet By Bree Fowler, Associated Press Trump first made the demand during a debate in December. He said the government should work with "brilliant people" in Silicon Valley to keep violent extremists offline, even if that means shutting down parts of the internet. Continue reading
Aug 17 Twitter Chat: Landing the job of your dreams through social media By Jaclyn Diaz, Kristen Doerer At 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) will join PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat to talk more about networking and how going public on social media about looking for work can land you on your feet after… Continue reading
Aug 17 Students who use social media score lower in math, reading and science By Liana Heitin, Education Week Students who use social media daily score lower in math, reading and science. But don't worry gamers, the research shows you score higher. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:04 How one exhibit is rethinking privacy in a world that’s always watching By PBS News Hour At lower Manhattan’s International Center for Photography, the new exhibit “Public, Private, Secret” examines the changing role of privacy in light of contemporary surveillance and oversharing. The exhibition offers a historical perspective on voyeurism and surveillance and considers the definition… Continue watching
Aug 11 Critics see Snapchat as having no filter on racial stereotypes By Kenya Downs The popular social network is facing its second controversy in just four months over a filter some say is racist against Asians. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch Lose your job? It may pay to announce it By PBS News Hour When Sree Sreenivasan found himself out of a job, he did what he knows how to do best: broadcast the news on social media. The former Chief Digital Officer at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art filled his schedule with… Continue watching
Aug 04 How one digital expert turned his social network into a new job By Roben Farzad Sree Sreenivasan showed how a public use of social media and networking can land you on your feet again after losing a job. Continue reading