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UBC Streeters: Online News Sources

In this edition of UBC Streeters, we have conversations with students and find out where they’re getting their news from. As a follow-up, we posted a preview video of our interview with UBC School of Journalism Professor Peter Klein. He spoke about the impact of Facebook as a news source when compared to traditional newspapers. Where are you getting your news from? Are you aware […]

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Different Realms of Privacy: Europe and North America

Worlds Apart Europeans approach personal privacy differently than North Americans. In Europe, there are two laws that protect individual citizens over collective society: the right to be forgotten and the right to disconnect. To understand these laws, and how they uniquely impact the digital identities of Europeans, it is necessary to examine the disparate legal frameworks of Europe and North America. Some […]

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The Real Facebook Controversy

Logging into Facebook and checking the newsfeed is something that most people do everyday without really considering its implications. According to recent statistics, people of all ages are doing this more often and for more reasons than ever before. Facebook is now the world’s largest and most powerful media organization. People are using it to find out about more […]

Still frame from UBC Streeters video of a student being interviewed about social media on UBC's Vancouver Campus

UBC Streeters: Mindfulness and Social Media

In this edition of UBC Streeters, we interview students on UBC’s Vancouver campus about social media. They talk about what kinds of networks they’re connecting with and why, how much thought they’re giving their communications, and if they’ve got any regrets. How much time do you spend thinking before pressing send? You can assess your own social media use in […]