I spent a long time considering different topics for my video project. Although I was very interested in researching the prevalence of oppression and bias created by algorithms and platforms, I ultimately decided to create a remix video illustrating the necessity and hardships healthcare workers are facing amid the Coronavirus pandemic. While there are manyContinue reading “COVID Consideration: We need to “do better””
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Hungry Hungry Humans
For my Infographic project, I decided to focus on the comprehensive nature of hunger and food insecurity in California. Before beginning my research, I did understand the magnitude of the issue, so I expected I would discuss the pervasiveness of hunger throughout the United States as a whole in my infographic. Upon further research, IContinue reading “Hungry Hungry Humans”
Data Security or Tiktok: Discerning the potential threats of Social Media
For a few years now, I have been interested in learning more about data security, so I was excited to spend time analyzing my own data. In terms of social media, I predominately use Snapchat and Instagram, but have recently started getting into Facebook and Tiktok during the quarantine. Because I have had Instagram theContinue reading “Data Security or Tiktok: Discerning the potential threats of Social Media”
Getting through 2020
While the first few months of 2020 presented their own unique challenges, March has been the most chaotic and stressful month of my life. I started the month with a moderate concussion, unable to read or go on any screens for over a week. I went back to campus for the final few school daysContinue reading “Getting through 2020”
The Real Cost of Trump’s Trips to the Golf Coast
In February 2019, I remember seeing an NPR headline that read Trump’s Trips to Florida Cost Taxpayers Millions, describing how President Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago to golf cost about $3.4 million each. The article analyzes how the primary cost of the trips to his resort on the Gulf Coast goes to operating Air Force OneContinue reading “The Real Cost of Trump’s Trips to the Golf Coast”
So,the New York Times hates Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner?
“They disappointed climate change activists who thought they could keep President Trump from leaving the landmark Paris accord.” Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers, The New York Times On July 28, 2018, the New York Times published Still Standing, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Step Back in the Spotlight by Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers. MaggieContinue reading “So,the New York Times hates Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner?”
Scrolling Through Time (Literally)
So I spent 24-hours analyzing everything I did on my phone… here is what I found: