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2022 Elections September 2, 2022

Local election offices often are missing on social media – and the information they do post often gets ignored

By Thessalia Merivaki, Mississippi State University and Mara Suttmann-Lea, Connecticut College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Local election officials are trying to share voting information…

Social Media May 3, 2022

Elon Musk’s comments about Twitter don’t square with the social media platform’s reality

By Jessica Maddox, University of Alabama [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile…

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Social Media December 31, 2021

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in

By Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University; Dam Hee Kim, University of Arizona, and Ethan Zuckerman, UMass Amherst [This article was first published in The Conversation, used with permission] At the…

2020 Elections November 20, 2020

Cobb issues statement about social media chatter about election document shredding at Jim Miller Park

Cobb County distributed a statement about election document shredding at Jim Miller Park, which has been the subject of social media chatter. The social media activity was generated by tweets…

Cobb County March 15, 2019

Residents Launch Social Media Campaign Against Blighted Sprayberry Crossing

After more than two years of trying to convince the owners to improve the blighted Sprayberry Crossing shopping center, community members say they have had enough. Members of the Sprayberry…

Internet and Culture May 17, 2016

The Relentless Rise of Social Media as a News Platform

If you are my age, and were already old enough to join the AARP when George W. Bush began his first term as president in 2001, you may feel nostalgia…

From the Editor October 22, 2015

My social media diet

I’m a compulsive writer. If I’m not working on an article for River Edges, I’m writing a speech for toastmasters, or writing outlines for future articles, or bantering on social…

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Education May 6, 2024

Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

by Danielle K. Brown, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally…

Petrina Fowler is the SSWAG School Social Worker of the Year for 2024.

Education April 16, 2024

Cobb’s Petrina Fowler recognized as School Social Worker of the Year

Photo: Petrina Fowler is the SSWAG School Social Worker of the Year for 2024 by Rebecca Gaunt Petrina Fowler has been named the 2024 School Social Worker of the Year…

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Health Care March 14, 2024

Exclusive from KFF Health News: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix ‘Cruel-Hearted’ Overpayment Clawbacks

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly March 13, 2024 The Social Security Administration’s new chief is promising to overhaul the…

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Cobb issues statement about social media chatter about election document shredding at Jim Miller Park

Residents Launch Social Media Campaign Against Blighted Sprayberry Crossing

Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance