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Facebook’s news suppression misleads users

By Marlo Safi | Senior Columnist May 17, 2016

Facebook is synonymous with nagging family, bragging friends and viral memes, but we rarely associate the social networking site with news. On an everyday basis, I log into Facebook and am immediately...

Chuck Todd illustration of Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington. Bay Area News Group (TNS)

It’s time to separate the click bait from the news

By Timothy Nerozzi / For The Pitt News November 4, 2015

“Jeb Bush Continues ‘Death Spiral’ at GOP Debate” “Could Hillary Clinton Be a Sociopath?” “Thanks, Republicans! Your insane war on Planned Parenthood keeps making reproductive rights more...

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at the North Texas Presidential Forum at Prestonwood Baptist Church Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 in Plano, Texas. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)

Editorial: Candidates need to answer questions, not make excuses

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 2, 2015

Dr. Ben Carson on his 10-year relationship with the controversial medical supplement company, Mannatech, “That is total propaganda, and this is what happens in our society. Total propaganda.” Donald...

Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Shelby Police Dept. Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Shelby, N.C.
 (Todd Sumlin/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

Don’t let shootings become a norm, focus more on victims

By Mariam Shalaby / For The Pitt News September 1, 2015

“Shooting,” exclaims the headline, sprawled big and wide across the top of the page. I should be sad, but I feel nothing. Nothing but annoyed. I no longer get a wave of shock or a sense of fear, nor...

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