Political tribalism, violence, effects of having far-right news on social media
Alex Steil, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2019
Breitbart News, during the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign, was one of the most trafficked news sources on the internet, behind Fox News. It is one of the farthest right news sites in the conservative mainstream. It has been marketed as a news source on Facebook, but is not allowed on Wikipedia...
President intends to build a wall, a wise move
Cady Solberg, SNO and Social Media Editor
February 15, 2019
President Donald Trump has been fighting for a border wall between the United States and Mexico since he became president back in 2016. He wants the wall to stop illegal immigration and drug trafficking in the United States. The president is trying to do what he believes is the best although as a citiz...
Teachers learn about memes, share reactions
Fotini Kloos, Announcements Editor
May 22, 2018
Memes have been popular and cultural ideas that have been passed from one individual to another. They have been surfacing not only in Stillwater, but all throughout social media as well. We see memes on Snapchat, Instagram and on television. The majority of modern memes are captioned photos that are intended to be fu...
Journalism turns a new page
Hailey Laubscher, Pony Express TV Anchor
May 4, 2017
In today's society, it is easy to fall into the habit of turning on the TV to listen to tonight's news, or go on Twitter to get the latest information about what is happening in the world. As this becomes a reality, people lose the authenticity that a newspaper brings, but they possibly gain somethi...
Social media bears employment impact
McKenna Wohlers, Social Media Reporter
March 31, 2017
Social Media has had many positive impacts on our society, but it has also had negative impacts on people today. People have been able to learn about activities or events happening in other parts of the country or the world, which is a positive. Another positive is in the schools, technology and...
Democrats boycott inauguration, causes Trump uproar
Anna Koenning, Social Media Reporter
February 14, 2017
Inaugurations are a time when the nation should come together, accept the person elected by the people and wish him well on the four years ensuing. However, when that person was elected excluding the support of the popular vote and including help from Russian hackers, attending the inauguration is no...
Drake rebrands himself
Craig Sanislo, Layout Editor
January 18, 2017
Craig Sanislo Of all the rappers in the industry today, Drake is one of the biggest names out there. Drake is attacking the rap game, and he is determined to make himself into one of the biggest stars the world has ever seen. In December, Drake's new album, "More Life" is set to release. The album is ...
Social media working as efficient communication medium on terrorism
Cates Eliasen, Online Editor
November 6, 2016
Videos of the Paris attacks were uploaded to Youtube almost immediately. The Orlando shooting was shown to many in real time through Snapchat. News of ISIS attacks are updated constantly on Twitter. There is no doubt that social media and terrorism have a strong link, however, the debate falls on whether that is...
False internet information permeates the crevices of daily life
Cates Eliasen, Online Editor
November 5, 2016
When scrolling through the trending section on YouTube or any other social media site, many of the videos tend to follow a similar outline. Poorly organized videos centered around disrespecting someone, with a follow up video calling out slander. It seems that in today's world of social media, t...
Staff Editorial: social media becomes popular news outlet because of technology advacements
Pony Express Staff
April 28, 2016
The 21st century has brought about many changes to the world of technology. Social media websites such as Twitter, Instagram or even Snapchat are being used by millions of people around the globe, but these sites are still trying to evolve and keep up with the ever changing world. Social media certainly is not de...
Universal rules of ‘being cool’
Lauren Lebourgeois, Copy Editor
January 13, 2016
Many people wonder what it means to be cool. Everyone has their own definition of, and think of, it a little differently. It is natural for trends to start, and also to come to an end. Trends are constantly happening in our evolving society. Since before anyone could remember, humans have al...
Trump’s out of control Twitter more than a nuannce
Hunter Hippel, Online Editor
January 11, 2016
There are endless criticisms of Donald Trump, the President-elect. That comes with any president, especially after the brutal election cycle, when candidates are attacking each other through ads and announcements. But this election Trump used a new platform, something we had never seen used...