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Sisters, together: Global voices from #WomensMarch

January 21, 2017
Beatrice
And We Rise, Justice & Equality, News, Politics, Top Stories, Twitter Embed, USA, Videos, Women

GSS correspondents captured scenes from the Woman's March in Washington, D.C. and sister marches in New York, Paris, Chicago, Eugene, Oregon and even Walla Walla, Washington, on Jan. 21, the day after Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president. Here's a sampling of their work.

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As Trump becomes @POTUS, some still debate role of social media, fake news, memes in his victory

January 20, 2017
Kellen Browning
Culture, Investigative Reports, News, On Media, Politics, Top Stories, USA

Not surprisingly, a Stanford study released on Nov. 21 found that most teenagers were not able to distinguish between online opinions/sponsored content and news. This, combined with the scope of false articles that rippled through Facebook in the weeks and months prior to the election, has led some to wonder if fake news directly affected voters’ choices and students’ opinions.

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Student journalists reporting on refugees in Paris: ‘Here Today’

November 29, 2016
Beatrice
Cities, Education, Europe, Here Today, Immigration, Investigative Reports, Justice & Equality, Opinion, Photography, Politics, Top Stories, Videos

“This project is really amazing because we are not only covering a global issue, but we are also able to take the individual superpowers and perspectives of every 10th grader and create something great from it,” said Christina Nessim, 15.

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STORYMAP: The journey of Rahman Amiri

November 29, 2016
Beatrice
Crisis & Conflicts, Europe, Here Today, Immigration, Interview, New Media, Top Stories

When we read an article about a refugee’s journey, we don’t get the same impression as when we actually talk to the person who took the steps to flee his country for another place.

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#MyGlobalStory: Julia Nam

November 28, 2016
Kellen Browning
#MyGlobalStory, Interview, South Korea, Top Stories, Videos

Julia Nam, of Davis Senior High School in Davis, California, describes growing up in South Korea. Nam says she thinks the experience has made communicating in English at school more difficult.

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#MyGlobalStory: Cosmo Kasapligil

November 14, 2016
Kellen Browning
#MyGlobalStory, Interview, Top Stories, Turkey, Videos

Davis Senior High School student Cosmo Kasapligil talks about his family's ties to Turkey and his cousins' military service.

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VIDEO: ‘Scared, surprised, determined’ — youth in Oakland, California, react to Trump’s election

November 14, 2016
Beatrice
Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA, Videos

Youth videographers at Media Enterprise Alliance in Oakland created this video in response to Republican Donald J. Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 8.

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OPINION: ‘This is my country, and I will not rest’

November 13, 2016
Aileen Min
Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

As high school and college students took to the streets to protest the results of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Stagg High School Phillicity Uriarte-Jones reflects on her commitment to social change. Uriarte-Jones says Donald Trump's victory will only make her work harder for what she wants.

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California high school students organize walkout, march downtown

"[B]ecause in the end, the thing that is going to help us get through this is us supporting one another and being ourselves more than we have before and being proud to just not be a part of that culture of hatred."

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Donald Trump breaches Democratic firewall, wins presidential election

November 8, 2016
Kellen Browning
News, Politics, USA

Against seemingly overwhelming odds, including accusations of a “rigged” election, controversial comments about women, Hispanics and Muslims, and a massive exodus of establishment Republicans, real estate mogul and Republican nominee Donald Trump has triumphed in the 2016 election and will become the 45th president of the United States.

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