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Youth Service Bureau explains social media to parents

Kjell Sandstrom, Distribution Reporter April 29, 2015

  “The Internet is like a swimming pool. We don’t tell kids to not swim in the pool, we teach our kids swim!” explained Youth Services Bureau therapist Lea Thornton. This was the overall...

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In the last few years sports reporting has changed drastically.  Social media is the main cause of this change. 
“What social media has done to reporters has sped us up,” Michael Rand said. “It’s made me think how we cover things now and what access we have to resources nonstop. Sure, it’s a lot more action filled but it is a lot more exciting.”

Rand: role of sports reporting evolving image of athletes

Emily Lodahl, Layout Editor February 1, 2015

The sports reporting world has taken a curve ball the past couple years according to Star Tribune’s digital sports editor, Michael Rand. The rise of social media has impacted how sports and athletes...

Battle of the sexes, an ongoing argument

Dan Gorman, Distribution Reporter December 26, 2014

Recently a new account called “The Meninist” made its way into the Twitter world by simply calling the account a meninist. The account has been stirring up students by tweeting and saying feminists...

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Hometown popstar gains popularity

Parker Estenson, Advertising Editor December 11, 2014

He's 16 years old with over 22 thousand followers on Twitter, and over 37 thousand fans on YouNow.  He travels almost weekly to shows and fan meet-ups throughout the U.S.  He gets mobbed by fans almost...

Better connections through social media

Sara Stickler, Online Editor December 7, 2014

Click here, ring there, tweet here, comment there. There's a reason the 1.79 billion utilized social networking accounts worldwide. Nearly three-quarters of teens are able to access Internet from any sort...

Social media trends emerging

Social media trends emerging

Joey Costa, Social Media Reporter December 6, 2014

Studies in 2014 showed that Americans ages 18-34 spent about four hours a day on social media. With new apps introduced every day and almost 1.3 million apps already introduced, people cannot get off their...

Social media: friend or foe?

Joe Price, Online Editor December 6, 2014

Walking through the hallways, students have a healthy conversation with friends. Although often times, they are motionless, looking towards the ground with a blank expression and wide eyes. Twitter, Facebook...

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EIC column: Youth needs education to halt the spread of cyberbullying

Anna Kaul November 26, 2013

A computer can be a teenager’s most dangerous weapon if in the wrong hands. Its force lies in its anonymity. If a teenager points a gun into an innocent crowd of students, they know to run. Similarly...

The Tweeting Bra

Olivia Novotny November 26, 2013

Teens, adults and even some children have Twitter accounts to tweet about their daily lives, issues, meals or even to say a friendly hello. However, most would be confused the first time they have heard...

Twitter releases IPO

Sam Jaciupak November 6, 2013

Twitter released their initial public offering (IPO) at a cost of $26 per share on Nov. 7. Facebook’s IPO last year, which astonished Wall Street by making its goal of selling 421 million shares, set...

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