A new bill introduced in the New York State Senate on November 14 would require a review of a person’s social media profile and Internet posting history before they could legally possess a handgun in New York state. Bill S.9191, introduced by New York State Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, comes […]
By Kaycia Sailsman Being “plus size” isn’t an insult or something to be ashamed of anymore. A shift in society’s perception of body image is occurring. Despite pervasive media coverage of ‘perfect body types,’ plus-size women are accepting their physiques, with the help of the rising popularity of outspoken bloggers […]
[View the story “No Way! News” on Storify] No Way! News All the news you didn’t know you missed. Storified by The Little Rebellion· Thu, Apr 18 2013 14:45:58 Twitter launches music app to deepen multimedia offeringCredit: Reuters/Regis Duvignau An illustration picture shows the logo of the Website Twitter on […]
The SUNY New Paltz community is gathering in the Student Union Building’s multi-purpose room tonight, Nov. 30, to talk about issues of race and racism, and the Little Rebellion will be there bringing the discussion to you. Can We Talk About It? is a forum sponsored by College President Donald P. […]
Influenced by the social-media driven uprisings in Egypt and Iran, Occupy Wall Street is a revolutionary resistance movement that has received widespread attention and sparked Occupy movements throughout the country and the rest of the world. Here in New Paltz, social media has influenced the creation of Occupy Hudson Valley […]
In the days of Twitter and Facebook, media consumers are becoming media producers and professional journalists are finding themselves scooped by citizen journalists. So saysJohn Larson, a veteran broadcast journalist and SUNY New Paltz’s 10th James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism, in an interview with Interim President Donald P. […]
Have you heard about Twitter? If not, I hope you are either a) a 2-year-old who wouldn’t be able to read this column anyway or b) have been in a coma for the past 18 months. If you’re in any way involved in the communication/media world and haven’t given in […]
The concept of social networking has been evolving rapidly over the past 10 years. Remember commenting, blogging and picture sharing? Now 140 characters or less is all it takes to become an internet celebrity. Twitter’s Web site states that its main function is to “stay connected with friends, relatives, and […]
