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No prizes for being second with the story
It now feels like a different era, but some of the early concerns about social media’s impact on journalism are at least a decade old. I remember when in 2008, minutes after the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, social networks were buzzing with news, photos and...![Here’s why social media poses no threat to traditional journalism](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SOcial-Media-takeover-1080x675.jpg)
Here’s why social media poses no threat to traditional journalism
Will social media really kill journalism? This is a big concern among journalists today. A study by the Pew Research Center suggests social media has become the main source of news online. With more than 2.4 billion internet users, nearly 64.5 percent receive breaking...![America’s thank you to the immigrant](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/26486255376_87fc43c790_b-1-1024x675.jpg)
America’s thank you to the immigrant
Donald Trump has consistently made opposition to immigration the center of his politics and Twitter feed. On Broadway, immigration is a topic to sing about. On the evening of September 12, I happened to be in a theater in New York City, watching “Hamilton,” the...![Meritocracy might be a sham. But there’s no reason to think education is bad for America](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/6673092513_6643112e4c_b-1024x675.jpg)
Meritocracy might be a sham. But there’s no reason to think education is bad for America
In December 2017, I graduated from one of the UK universities. Merely because I was an international, non-EU student, my tuition fee was much higher than what home students had to pay. I was luckier than many of them, though. I got a scholarship that covered the fee...![The dark side of Facebook Live](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1620px-Philando_Castile_-_Livestreamer_28110853726-1080x675.jpg)