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November 10, 2021
Hugging Dog Seeks Home in Los Angeles
A pit bull rescued from dogfighting in Mexico has racked up a half-million views online for his hugging ways. He still needs a home.

November 7, 2021
A New TikTok Challenge Causes Trouble at Local Middle School
The TikTok challenge, called “Devious Licks,” encourages students to not only film themselves stealing items such as soap bags or soap dispensers in school bathrooms but to also vandalize the entire bathroom as well.

October 29, 2021
Truth and Omission: How Viral Media Merchants Keep Pace With Americans’ Voracious News Appetite
It’s difficult to imagine a time when a rat could drag a slice of pizza across the subway tracks, and […]

October 26, 2021
Are the ‘Britney’s Grams’ Hosts Citizen Journalists?
In 2017, comedians Tess Barker and Barbara Gray launched their podcast, “Britney’s Gram” where they humorously dissected Britney Spears’ Instagram […]

October 13, 2021
Minute with Mads: a Case for Aggregation
Madison Heap, of the now-defunct Minute with Mads (MWM) Instagram account, was relatively early to the game of social news […]