Tag: Social Media

Ivette Gomez, a political science major in the Honors College at North Campus, has been appointed as The Reporter’s social media director for the 2025-26 academic year.  She will create, edit and post content on the paper’s...
It’s been two years since I deleted Instagram and Reddit. During this time, I’ve seen a dramatic shift in my quality of life.  While I was able to quit Instagram with relative ease, Reddit proved to be...

Social Media And The Illusion Of Connectivity

It’s humiliating to admit that our parents were right about social media. In May, the United States surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy declared loneliness, the...

Social Media Is A Threat To Our Democracy

In an era fraught with political polarization, social media has only added fuel to the fire.  By the nature of its design, social media only...

Andrew Tate Provides A Misogynistic Guide To Masculinity

The internet is known for its eccentric and fast-growing viral trends. While most trends are wholesome, some are corrosive to the fabric of our...

The Downfall Of Mainstream Youtube

When content creators like Zoella and Jenna Marbles took the internet by storm, the 2010s felt like a golden period for the video streaming...

Keeping Up With Kendall To Debut In Summer Term

Kendall Campus is getting its own social media show—Keeping Up With Kendall.  The program will feature 15-minute-long interviews with faculty, students, staff and community leaders...

The Era Of Casual Instagram Takes The App Back To Its Roots

Like so many other things in my adolescent years, I started my Instagram account in 2014 entirely because of the British boy band, One...

You Can Now Find The Reporter On TikTok

The Reporter has expanded its social footprint to include social media giant TikTok. @mdcthereporter_ will augment the paper’s Twitter and Instagram accounts—both @mdcthereporter—with videos that...

TikTok Bans Milk Crate Challenge After Alarming Number Of Injuries

New internet challenges pop up all the time, but every couple of years one of them takes off in a big way.  Whether it's planking,...

Miami Selfie Museum Features A Variety Of Backdrops Perfect For Your Instagram Feed

It’s no surprise that the Miami Selfie Museum has become the new craze for Gen-Z and Instagram enthusiasts alike because the venue’s colorful backdrops...

MDC Partners With Social Media Management Platform HootSuite

Miami Dade College’s Business and Technology Innovation Center partnered with Hootsuite to provide faculty and students with professional social media tools and resources. Hootsuite’s Student...

Accuracy Is Vital In The Information Age

It happens all the time. People come up with ridiculous conspiracy theories—like conspiracist Alex Jones denying the Sandy Hook massacre—and defend them with statements...

MDC Media Conference To Be Held Virtually On Dec. 4

The first-ever MDC Media Conference will be held virtually on Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will include workshops, panels, and breakout...