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The Danger of Desensitization: Global Events Through the Lens of Social Media

Maeve Reiter and Dan Hogan • May 5, 2022

Scrolling through TikTok, users see content tailored to their online identity. Some of the videos may be comedic skits, some may be how-to videos, some are about relationship advice. Endlessly swiping,...

Facebook rebrands itself: Meta

Molly Ziesenheim, Arts and entertainment • November 3, 2021

Facebook announced that it has changed its company name to Meta, on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced the name change at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual...

Social Media is Beneficial

Ashley Bu, Reporter • October 4, 2021

Social media can be used on most devices, such as a phone. Many social media apps are also free. (Piqsels/CC0) With around 72% of the American public using social media since its introduction...

TikTok investigating videos promoting starvation and anorexia

Molly Ziesenheim, Reporter • January 2, 2021

TheBroadcaster · TikTok investigating videos promoting starvation and anorexia TikTok has opened an investigation after The Guardian found pro-anorexia/starvation content despite the company’s efforts...

Editorial: Social Media Increases Narcissism in Younger Generations

Adrianna Malena, Reporter • January 16, 2020

According to a study conducted by San Diego State University, narcissism among teens has doubled since 1982, from 15% to 30%. Social media is the cause for this increase among generations in narcissistic...

Local Instagram influencer Lauren Gray shares her social media journey

Ashlyn Weidman, Reporter • November 14, 2018

Social media influencer, Lauren Gray is just shy from hitting eleven thousand followers on Instagram. Gray, 22 years old, works at the Hershey Tanger Outlets at J.Crew as well as working on her...

Trump, Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Linked in Data Security Scandal

Alex Elchev, Science and Technology Editor • May 24, 2018

The personal data of over 50 million Facebook users was mishandled in a massive political advertisement campaign. Facebook is by far the world’s most popular social media service, with 2.19 billion...

Editorial: phones are good for our brains and our language

Kieri Karpa, Head Layout Manager • April 25, 2018

As a teenager, the only consistent thing in my life is being told that texting is rotting my brain. But the truth is, texting is beneficial for cognitive function and language development. Texting...

Meet Tiara Willis: The Voice Fighting Against Inequality in the Makeup Industry

Molly Glus, Copy Editor • April 11, 2018

She felt discriminated against, so she decided to fight back. Tiara Willis is a sixteen year old who has taken the social media world by storm. Willis has taken to Instagram and Twitter to discuss...

Instagram users embrace fun, fake Instagram accounts

Clare Canavan, Copy Editor • September 27, 2017

Forget about rinstas, finstas are taking over. As the pressure to be perfect on social media continues to grow, students at Hershey High School (HHS) use the world of fake Instagrams (finsta), rather...

Social Media: What’s the Point?

Molly Glus, Copy Editor • September 28, 2016

Snapchat. Twitter. Instagram. Kik. Facebook. Ask.fm. Tinder. These are only a few names of the apps that have taken over the lives of this generation. Athletic. Attractive. Funny. Smart. Social. Perfect...

The Addiction: Teenagers and Social Media

March 10, 2016

By Marisa Balanda It is a typical school night for Hershey High School senior Ally Palutis. She and her friends from dance are out to dinner between classes, and Palutis finds herself obsessively refreshing...