Turkey’s state data security company is suing Facebook, a St. John’s student starts a petition to keep St. Thomas in the MIAC, a New York Times op ed by Mark Zuckerberg’s former roommate reveals more Facebook data violation, and St. Thomas’s Men and Women’s Lacrosse teams advance to nationals. Designer Mae Macfarlane has today’s News in: 90.
Facebook reports over two billion active users every month. Designer Jon Westerberg shows how your data is collected and used by the social media platform.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify amid a privacy scandal, 10 Tommies were featured in a local business journal, and a spring snowstorm caused accidents around the state. Reporter Kyle Manderfeld has today’s News in :90.
An ongoing situation at the University of Minnesota leads to the evacuation of a campus hotel, Facebook and other social media platforms face mounting criticism, Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammy Awards, and two senators caution Trump to remain public silent on an ongoing investigation. Director Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
A former Facebook executive’s criticism of social media’s negative impact on society sparked conversations across the country. Senior reporter Lauren Andrego discusses the issues and potential solutions from other social media critics.
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016.
Columnist Jeffrey Langan questions the benefits of social media.
A JobBrander list of the “Top 25 College Career Centers on Social Media” ranked the Career Development Center eighth nationally.
Designer Kelly Olson looks at the use of Facebook and Twitter as news sources.
Sophomore Molly Street performed a social experiment to try and answer the question, how many dates does it take to fall in love?
Ali Hoffman, St. Thomas ’14, and her father recorded a video of themselves dancing to ‘Uptown Funk,’ which now has more than 10.2 million views on Facebook.
A group of St. Thomas students in a Latin culture and civilization class are working to raise awareness about 43 Mexican college students who are missing and presumed dead in Mexico.
Columnist Claire Noack says so much media coverage has caused Ebola hysteria and suggests we learn the real facts about the epidemic.
Reporter Travis Swan says the younger generation’s addiction to social media is negatviely affecting today’s society.
While some of the Tommie-Johnnie T-shirts are no more edgy than in past years, Dean of Students James Sachs said other designs are considered to have crossed a line.
