By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager First things first: don’t let anyone put you down for using your voice through social media. Ever. I’ve been told (either directly, or it's been implied) that online platforms are not an ideal space to challenge others when it comes to matters of social justice. Yes, there occasionally comes a time when arguing with family or friends on Facebook eventually renders itself a lost […]
By KTSW Executive Staff Each year, KTSW holds an awards night for its staff during the last staff meeting. Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, KTSW was unable to award its staff members with well-deserved accolades. Still, the team of executives for spring 2020 put together awards or recognition statements for their individual departments and staffs. News News Director: Juan Garcia News Staff MVP: Hector Montemayor-Perez "The Blanco Meeting" Best […]
By Mekenzie PrimmMusic Journalist With the current living conditions courtesy of Miss Rona, I am spending an insane amount of time on social media (much more than I’d care to share) and I keep seeing all of these challenges. While most of them are just straight up annoying, the one that I’m always interested in are the “30 day song challenge” posts or someone even posting a song to their […]
By Rey BanuelosGuest Writer There is nothing new about songs being popularized on the social media app TikTok. The app allows users create 15-second clips, usually set to music. Most of the times, popular influencers or users can make a song trend on the platform. However, Drake was able to promote the song directly into a challenge. The lesson here is that the social media app allows artists to directly […]
By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor “Selfie” is a French anthology film. With a run time of one hour and 48 minutes, it tells the satiric stories of social media and society and its unhealthy obsession that's almost normalized now. This film has five directors: Marc Fitoussi, Cyril Gelblat, Vianney Lebasque, Thomas Bidegain and Tristan Aurouet. The film shows many similarities to the TV show “Black Mirror” as both tell stories […]
By Danielle RubioWeb Content Contributor The first round of the NFL drafts took place on April 23 and a short clip of a future NFL star, CeeDee Lamb, went viral. The clip shows his girlfriend reaching for his phone in his hand and then Lamb snatching it back. This led people to research the couple's whole relationship through both Lamb and his girlfriend’s social media. And people came to their […]
By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor You aren’t what you post on your Insta, but you probably are what you post on your finsta. I don’t consider myself a catfish at least not in the sense that I’m using someone else’s face to trick people into thinking I’m someone else. But I do feel like my Instagram is a catfish, meaning I post only the extra exciting parts in my life. […]
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager Nowadays, everyone seems to be plugged into a social media platform like Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. Some of us follow celebrities to see a glimpse of their day-to-day life when they’re not being “fabulous” to give us a sense of “huh, they’re just like us” and to keep up with their lifestyle. Social media is a great way to stay connected to family and friends, […]
By Timia CobbMusic Journalist The music industry is forever changing. Everyday new ways of making music and being discovered are happening. Social media has had a huge impact on this. Anyone can be a SoundCloud artist, make song covers on YouTube, make a viral song on TikTok or get enough likes and retweets to promote a song. Social media has brought a new wave of artist that makes people wonder, […]
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