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Families Belong Together protests urge immediate reunification of separated families
Photo Credit: Susan Gonzalez Enduring sweltering heat, thousands of marchers in Washington D.C. Saturday demanded immediate reunification of undocumented separated families at the Mexican border as part of the nationwide protests under Families Belong Together. Alicia...Jul 1, 2018 748 0 -
Murder of Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shocks international media organizations
Photo: Shujaat Bukhari Twitter Shujaat Bukhari, editor of the newspaper Rising Kashmir, was shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The death of the prominent journalist shocked international...Jun 15, 2018 1207 0 -
Teens find social media a mixed bag
Young people using smart phones, Photo: Tomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons You thought teens would all be singing praises of the social media? Think again! True, they are the most connected generation. But American teens are also conscious of...Jun 1, 2018 1248 0 -
World media shocked as 10 journalists lose lives to attacks in Afghanistan
Photo: Screenshot/ABC News An AFP cameraman and a BBC reporter were among 12 journalists killed in separate attacks including suicide bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, taking one of the heaviest tolls on media representatives during...Apr 30, 2018 944 0 -
Hostility toward media is a threat to democracies: Reporters Without Borders
Photo: UNESCO The climate of hatred towards journalism and media is a threat to democracies as several countries slide down the 2018 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders. “Hostility towards the media, openly...Apr 26, 2018 1411 0 -
Marketing: Ad-supported content dominates expanding media landscape
Two smartphones a Samsung Galaxy J5 and an iPhone 6S, Photo: Senado Federal (Fotos produzidas pelo Senado)/Wikimedia Commons Marketing, branding and advertising involve approaches to introducing or publicizing a huge variety of products and services through the...Mar 28, 2018 995 0 -
Facebook, YouTube dominate American social media landscape
Americans use multiple social media platforms in early 2018 with Facebook and YouTube dominating the landscape while Snapchat and Instagram being favorites with majority of young people. A new Pew Research Center survey says nearly two-thirds...Mar 2, 2018 1880 0 -
How will you share your life’s milestone – social media or in person?
Photo: Brian Solis and JESS3/Wikimedia Got an exciting news about career, business or any other life event to celebrate? How will you share it – the traditional way, rush to dear and near ones and announce...Nov 16, 2017 1890 0 -
Pakistani-Americans celebrate cricket victory with ‘dhol’ beats, dance and social media storm
Cricket enthusiasts celebrate at Chatani Restaurant in Springfield, Virginia Photo/Screenshot/Aziz Ahmed Facebook The venue was London. The battleground the historic Oval Cricket Ground. The rivals were arch and the best teams in the world, Pakistan and...Jun 18, 2017 3525 0 -
UN slams Indian social media ban in Kashmir; urges dialogue on political conflict
Raising alarm over the impact of internet and social media restrictions imposed by authorities in the Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir, the United Nations has called on New Delhi to protect the right to freedom...May 11, 2017 1632 0