#Woke: The Dangers and Possibilities of Social Media Activism and Woke Washing
A Brief History of Woke Culture “Staying woke,” a phrase unheard of before 2014, began to gain traction after the killing of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mississippi. It was used as a word of caution. It meant,
How Much Time Does TikTok Have Left to Win Over Fickle US?
Updated: 8th August 2020 Time is running out for TikTok now as President Trump signed an executive order banning U.S. citizens from doing business with TikTok. The ban will begin 45 days from now and has sparked worries of a potential
Hello, Digital World: Life (not Love) at the Time of Covid-19
Can digital life save us from the fear and anxieties of COVID-19, especially when we are put in quarantine, like the Chinese were, like the Italians are today? The digital economy will undoubtedly get a boost from COVID-19 - just
Digital Outreach: Be the Story
There is a twilight zone lived in by family members of the disappeared. Daily life, joys and frustrations happen against an internal backdrop that is difficult to share. Gulruy Asqar writes movingly about this in Missing: Loved ones in East
The Decline of Debate and its Impact on Democracy
We are no longer surprised to see President Trump’s tweets in which his hostility towards his political opponents and certain ethnic groups is evident. Even tweets that hold threatening messages of war to other nations are expected or those in
“Revenge Porn”: The Understanding and Impact of Non-Consensual Intimate Images (NCII) Violence
The increased use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the past decade has led to the rise of a new form of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Due to the escalating use of technology and the internet, women are more vulnerable
On Taking Children Seriously: Climate Strikes
If you ask the average student, “What is the biggest problem that the world faces today?” more often than not they will answer with the following two issues: (1) the detrimental effect of social media on society as a whole
Italy 2018: Politics Shaped by Social Media
Italian politics is notoriously complex and unfathomable. One reason is that Italy often ventures in uncharted waters, foreshadowing the future. Today, Italy is the first big democracy in the West where social media gave birth to a leading party, the Five
Sustainable Food Trends for 2018: What can we expect?
The principle food trends for 2018 must be to reduce waste and to find more sustainable means to feed the world. It's an easy thing to say, but, will all begin with increased education for the consumers on real savings and
Over-Sharenting on Social Media
Back in 2010, when we first became parents, my husband and I made a decision regarding social media that seemed minor compared to the life-altering responsibility of caring for our new little guy, and all the major parenting choices we
Part II: Six Years Six Conflicts with Rick Findler
Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part interview. The first part was published on the 26th of April and can be found here. In the Photo: A sniper belonging to the Kurdish special forces takes aim during a small
Part I: Six Years Six Conflicts with Rick Findler
EDITOR'S Note: This is the Part I of an interview with photojournalist, Rick Findler. Part II is available here. Since the invention of photography, the profession of photojournalism has been a silent witness to the dramatic turns our world has undergone