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Jenni Young

News is bad for you - and giving up reading it will make you happier - 0 views

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    News is bad for your health. It leads to fear and aggression, and hinders your creativity and ability to think deeply. The solution? Stop consuming it altogether
Jenni Young

Teenagers Prove Fickle When Choosing Social Networks - 0 views

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    Last year, reports consistently found that teens were not very interested in Twitter but were unhealthily addicted to Facebook. Now that seems to be flipping. (NYT)
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We Are In The Dawn Of The "Like" Dependency, And If You Don't Know What That Means, Jus... - 0 views

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    Parody of a PSA, but its message is relevant.
Jenni Young

Listen Mr Oxford Don (English B) - 0 views

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    Exercises on the language and meaning of John Agard's poem.
Jenni Young

Facebook lifts ban on graphic violence - 0 views

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    Facebook has surreptitiously resumed allowing decapitation videos to be posted on its website, lifting a temporary ban it had placed earlier this year on content featuring graphic violence.
Jenni Young

How Much Can a Celebrity Make for Tweeting? - 0 views

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    The weirdest thing about the rumor that Kim Kardashian gets paid $10,000 for a Twitter endorsement is that it's true.
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    The weirdest thing about the rumor that Kim Kardashian gets paid $10,000 for a Twitter endorsement is that it's true.
Jenni Young

Sexist language: it's every man for him or herself - 1 views

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    The author of Winnie-the-Pooh thought 'he or she' should be replaced by 'heesh', but there's nothing wrong with singular 'they'. Mind Your Language (Blog)
Jenni Young

Killing Us Softly 3 (2000) - documentary - 0 views

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    Advertising's image of women
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    Advertising's image of women. Page also gives summary and biographical details. Trailer for documentary
Jenni Young

BBC News - Cyberbullying suicide: Italy shocked by Amnesia Ask.fm case - 0 views

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    MPs in Italy call for action against cyberbullying after a girl of 14, subjected to online abuse, kills herself in a north-eastern town.
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    MPs in Italy call for action against cyberbullying after a girl of 14, subjected to online abuse, kills herself in a north-eastern town.
Jenni Young

Cyber bullying on Facebook, Twitter and Ask.fm: 5.4m kids in UK are potential victims -... - 0 views

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    British charity, Ditch the Label, is worried that 69% of 7,000 young people surveyed have been victims, with the problem worst on Facebook (Daily Mirror)
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    British charity, Ditch the Label, is worried that 69% of 7,000 young people surveyed have been victims, with the problem worst on Facebook (Daily Mirror)
Jenni Young

Ask.fm pledges cyberbullying reform after Hannah Smith death | Society | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Website says it will increase protection for its users, as bereaved father says he will fight on to change law (Guardian Online)
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    Website says it will increase protection for its users, as bereaved father says he will fight on to change law (Guardian Online)
Jenni Young

Ian Burrell: News the North Koreans can trust - 0 views

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    I have been leaked a confidential report for the BBC written by the investigative journalist John Sweeney about North Korea, the state he memorably infiltrated after posing as an academic for a controversial Panorama film last year (Opinion, The Independent)
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    I have been leaked a confidential report for the BBC written by the investigative journalist John Sweeney about North Korea, the state he memorably infiltrated after posing as an academic for a controversial Panorama film last year (Opinion, The Independent)
Jenni Young

At Front Lines, Bearing Witness in Real Time - 0 views

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    We used to witness war in the rearview mirror. But journalists often now deliver what they see via Twitter, before consulting with headquarters, and it has made for more visceral reporting.
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    We used to witness war in the rearview mirror. But journalists often now deliver what they see via Twitter, before consulting with headquarters, and it has made for more visceral reporting.
Jenni Young

Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases - 0 views

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    Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.
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    Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.
Jenni Young

The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet - Pacific Standar... - 0 views

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    "Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day". That's what women are told.
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    "Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day". That's what women are told.
Jenni Young

Coverage Of Michael Brown Shooting Story Triggers Brilliant #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Hashtag - 0 views

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    The Hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown tweets feature two different photos of the same person and the question, "If they gunned me down, which picture would they use?"
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    The Hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown tweets feature two different photos of the same person and the question, "If they gunned me down, which picture would they use?"
Jenni Young

Behind A Twitter Campaign, A Multitude Of Stories : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    The #IfTheyGunnedMeDown hashtag, featuring pointedly juxtaposed images of the same person, drew plenty of coverage this week. We wanted to hear more about some of the individuals in the photos.
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    The #IfTheyGunnedMeDown hashtag, featuring pointedly juxtaposed images of the same person, drew plenty of coverage this week. We wanted to hear more about some of the individuals in the photos.
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