As we scroll through social media, we oftentimes read headlines and take them at face value without doing any additional digging. It’s become common practice …
Claim Analysis: How to identify if a headline or news claim is true
Identifying Misinformation
Misinformation and disinformation have become so commonplace in our everyday lives that we may not even recognize how prevalent they are or how to properly …
24-Hour Media Diet
4:30amMy cellphone alarm goes off. I blindly tap on my phone screen until it stops making noise. 4:35amMy snooze period has ended, and my cell …
Sector-Specific Protection of Free Speech
Benefits and Drawbacks There are a wide array of emergent issues facing free expression across various sectors. Private Internet Companies—Social Media or Otherwise Private internet …
Free Speech in the Digital Age: Rights vs. Values?
It’s no secret that the internet has changed the playing field when it comes to mass communications and freedom of expression. There are countless platforms …
Legislation Trends Regulating Freedom of Speech: Something to Worry About?
In recent years, there has been a significant rise in state-level legislation around the United States that impacts various elements of freedom of expression. As …
Libel and Defamation: Should the First Amendment Protect it?
Reporters and news outlets hold an interesting position in our country. They are allowed privileged access and are privy to a lot more information than …
Free Expression in the 21st Century
Freedom of speech is a topic that everyone has an opinion on. It seems like a straight-forward ideal, but why does it cause so much …
Writing Using AI
This week, I experimented with writing a factual post using ChatGPT. I asked ChatGPT to write a 250-300 word blog post comparing Celiac Disease and …
The Future of Social Media
Social media has become a huge part of our everyday lives, sometimes to the point of controlling us completely. It once was a tool to …