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Huff Post Front Page Graphic Highlights US Gun Violence Epidemic
March 22, 2013
By: Tara Conley
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Posted in Social Media, technologyTags: data visualization, gun violence, huffington post, infographic, interactive mapping, sandy hook
April 22, 2013 – Friday night, The Huffington Post debuted on its front page a striking graphic representing US deaths related to gun violence since the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2013. The moving graphic illustrates nearly real-time statistics of gun deaths across the country. Many of theseRead the Rest…
Meet Andy Kopsa The Woman Behind NOLA to NYC Tumblr
November 13, 2012
By: Tara Conley
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Posted in #RememberKatrina, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane Sandy, Social MediaTags: andy kopsa, hurricane katrina, hurricane sandy
Andy Kopsa is a freelance journalist who currently resides in New York City. She (yes she) is the creator of the much-talked about Tumblr From NOLA to NYC, which appeared the week after hurricane Sandy. When I came across Kopsa’s Tumblr page via Twitter I immediately wanted to reach outRead the Rest…
Meet MMC’s New Youth Correspondent! Zoe Zvosechz
November 8, 2012
By: Tara Conley
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Posted in Social Media, YouthTags: bullying, cyberbullying, Social Media, Zoe Zvosechz
More teens and kids around the world are on the Internet, so why not start there? - Zoë We’re so excited to introduce you to Zoë Zvosechz (pronounced ZO-ee ZA-vose-ICK), MEDIA MAKE CHANGE’s brand new youth correspondent! Zoë, 14-years-old, was born in Germany from a U.S. military family currently living inRead the Rest…
Post-Hurricane Sandy Online Resources
October 30, 2012
By: Tara Conley
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Posted in Hurricane Katrina, hurricane Sandy, Social MediaTags: hurricane katrina, hurricane sandy, tara l conley
A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. (via Facebook) Back in 2005, after hurricane Katrina shattered the Gulf Coast, I began monitoring several online networks created and cultivated by what I called women virtualRead the Rest…
To Live and Die in Social Media: What We Can Learn From Amanda Todd and Felicia Garcia
October 26, 2012
By: Tara Conley
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Posted in Gender, Social Media, technology, Video, YouthTags: amanda todd, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, felicia garcia, Media Ideation Fellowship, tara l conley
On September 7, 2012, Vancouver teen Amanda Todd posted an 8-minute black and white YouTube video, “My story: Struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm“ chronicling her struggles with being teased and harassed by fellow classmates. Todd doesn’t speak at all throughout the video, and instead holds up placards in front of a webcam. Each piece ofRead the Rest…
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