This week, Sandhya and Allison talk about social media and its affects on journalism, advocacy, and the younger generations. 

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Research Mentioned: 

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-research-shows-that-71-of-americans-now-get-news-content-via-social-pl/593255/

https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/childrens-health/national-poll-more-teens-participating-protests-against-racism

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/mylatrobe/the-growing-trend-of-performative-activism/

https://nyunews.com/opinion/2019/10/28/performative-activism-trends-fads-social-media/

https://www.journalism.org/2021/01/12/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-in-2020/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/qanons-obsession-with-savethechildren-is-making-it-harder-to-save-kids-from-traffickers/