This assignment is intended to get you to begin to explore an area of your own personal interest that is a key current issue for social media, while also practicing the important formatting techniques that you will need to be proficient in with regard to APA formatting. You could select an article about a platform, an ethical issue in the news, the impact of these technologies, etc.
Examples of relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
The influence of social media platforms on the democratic process
Cyberbullying and social media
The psychological impacts of social media technologies
The use of social media technologies during mass disasters
New features of social media platform
Directions:
Find an article online from a reputable news source, (e.g. GlobeandMail.com, CBC.ca, CNN.com, Time.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, etc.) You may not use articles on personal blog sites.
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