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To overcome hurdles to media access, we need to embrace publicly funded journalism

Written on November 6, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Facebook and Google have become the gatekeepers of our newsfeeds. But this is only part of a much larger problem. Access to unbiased journalism is vital, but so is funding that journalism. Going forward, we need to embrace publicly funded media to protect free, accessible journalism. A recent National...

Facebook’s environmental groups suspension error proves onus to fact-check is on us

Written on September 25, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

As social media sites boom, online misinformation is becoming more prevalent—and harmful. Facebook has vowed to fight “fake news” on countless occasions, yet continually fails to target the right people. As social media consumers, we need to stop relying on businesses like Facebook to point out misinformation...

University employee who ran misogynistic Facebook page has left Queen’s

Written on March 3, 2020. Posted in News.

The employee who ran the Kings of Queen’s Facebook page, which featured posts targeting Queen’s students and spreading anti-women messages, no longer works at the University. The former employee’s name has been removed from Queen’s staff directory. The University declined to comment on whether the...

Queen’s refuses to provide details about misogynistic Facebook page investigation

Written on January 17, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s confirmed on Wednesday it has investigated the misogynistic Facebook page Kings of Queen’s, but declined to provide any further details. “The University has investigated the incident, and has taken appropriate action,” Mark Erdman, community relations and issues manager, wrote in a statement...

University owes students answers about misogynistic Facebook page

Written on January 14, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s silence regarding a misogynistic Facebook page run by one of its employees is almost as hurtful to students as the page’s contents. In late November, The Journal reported that Kings of Queen’s, an anti-women page active on Facebook since 2017, was run by a Queen’s employee. In response,...

Misogynist Facebook page was run by a Queen’s employee

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in News.

A Facebook page called Kings of Queen’s, which featured posts targeting Queen’s students and spreading anti-women messages, was run by a Queen’s employee, The Journal has learned. Earlier this month, Kings of Queen’s posted a screenshot of a Facebook page in which the administrator’s personal profile...

How ‘The Sims’ taught me the horrors of online shopping

Written on February 14, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Online shopping has made it simpler than ever to seamlessly acquire items you don’t need. Luckily for my credit score, I learned the dangers of digital purchases early in life thanks to a daring encounter with The Sims. My parents didn’t allow me get Facebook until eighth grade. Like any kid entering...

Are our phones listening to us?

Written on October 16, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

The idea that everyone with an electronic device is under surveillance has circled mainstream society since George Orwell’s 1984. Though Orwell’s novel is fiction, hyper-tailored social media ads suggest our phones may be listening to us almost as much as Big Brother. One of the most prominent...

Student objects to pornographic course materials

Written on October 20, 2017. Posted in News.

On Wednesday, Maria Shuster posted a video on Facebook — which was removed hours later — of her professor displaying pornography in class. While Shuster felt the explicit material was “uncomfortable,” her professor stands by the choice to include it. The 300-level Gender Studies course, entitled “Masculinities:...

Advertising drinking online is a slippery slope

Written on March 24, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Tilt and Facebook can be great ways to advertise and collect funds for events, but students should be careful as the use of these platforms for organizing and charging for parties becomes increasingly popular. Let’s be honest: students party and this isn’t going to change anytime soon. But what most...

ResSoc Executive debates draw Facebook Live audience of 1,300

Written on January 31, 2017. Posted in News.

On Sunday night, in front of a small crowd in the Victoria Hall lobby, Residence Society (ResSoc) Executive candidates Team CPR and Team IWJ debated over the future of the society. Both teams are running candidates for Society President, Vice President of Judicial Affairs (VPJA) and Vice President...

My online obsession

Written on October 23, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

I became addicted to social media in grade four. At first, the attraction was talking to my friends outside of school without having to ask my parents. And since I’m being honest, that quickly developed into being able to talk to my first boyfriend without their watchful eyes. Looking back now,...

Ask before you tinker, Facebook

Written on July 29, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Whether or not it was technically legal, Facebook didn’t do good by their users when they conducted a recently released study. Researchers at Facebook published a paper last month revealing that they had manipulated the newsfeeds of over half a million of their users, by changing the number of positive...

Passing off the torch: Queen's U Compliments

Written on March 31, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

The founders of Queen’s U Compliments are graduating. With them goes one of the largest and most positive campus movements of past years, but they plan to leave the page in good hands. Their page started a global trend of spreading positivity and celebrating the beautiful, but often unrecognized,...

Police to take preventative measures for Homecoming weekend

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in News.

The Kingston Police Force (KPF) is taking a preventative approach to this year’s Homecoming celebrations, with a special focus on using social media. Steve Koopman, media relations officer for the KPF, said that the police will monitor events in the areas around campus, football games and on social...

Missed connections

Written on November 25, 2011. Posted in News.

A relationship website that uses Facebook to assist missed connections on campus has launched at Queen’s. Joysper uses an “I’m curious” feature that allows users interested in each other to connect. The online program was founded by Thomas Lee, Comm ‘14, and Daniel Li a student at both the University...

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To overcome hurdles to media access, we need to embrace publicly funded journalism

Facebook’s environmental groups suspension error proves onus to fact-check is on us

University employee who ran misogynistic Facebook page has left Queen’s

Queen’s refuses to provide details about misogynistic Facebook page investigation

University owes students answers about misogynistic Facebook page

Misogynist Facebook page was run by a Queen’s employee

How ‘The Sims’ taught me the horrors of online shopping

Are our phones listening to us?

Student objects to pornographic course materials

Advertising drinking online is a slippery slope

ResSoc Executive debates draw Facebook Live audience of 1,300

Passing off the torch: Queen's U Compliments

Missed connections

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