Citizenship by Proxy

Upon examination of the term "citizenship by proxy," we begin to question its meaning. It has a somewhat broad array of significance in the context of United States citizenship, but could be simply defined as allowing another individual(s) to have some form of political or civic power to represent you on your/others behalf. The most common …

Social media addiction and civic engagement

One of society's greatest innovations and conveniences of the modern age has undoubtedly been the advent of social media and other internet based conveniences. It’s designed to keep us in an addictive loop for hours and hours, subject to excessive amounts of advertising and recommended content. While there are obviously many factors that correlate with …

The denial of working class citizens in politics

When people think of the “typical” democracy in our American society, they tend to think of the unrealistic and balanced society that genuinely cares for each and every person. The American political system is very obviously and essentially designed by and for the top percentage of wealthy Americans, and the authors of such a system designed …

Does voting work as opposed to other civic engagement?

One of the most well known and basic forms of civic engagement in our country is voting for political candidates and government actions. In the past many Americans have debated the effectiveness of voting, if it has as much effect on our country as we think it does. While voting carries the obvious benefits and …

Editorial: Algorithms and Customized Content

The average person in modern society spends countless hours consuming media each day. It can be scrolling through your Facebook feed, checking videos on You Each post investigates various areas within the context of algorithms and the multitude of ways in which they can influence us. One group particularly susceptible to this brand of customized/recommended …

Twitter’s impact on journalism and information

As social media becomes an inescapable aspect of the way society and the world consumes information, news, and communicates with one another, it becomes more and more evident that digital media platforms such as Twitter, are continuing to morph and mutate what we understand as journalism.   Not only has this development changed the way in …