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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Photo illustration by Ava Ashby. Twitter banned President Donald Trump from its platform Jan. 8.

Social media isn’t a news source

Talia Lissauer January 11, 2021

Outrage and disappointment has filled various social media platforms since the raid on the Capitol Jan. 6. People are posting their own opinions and reposting others' posts on the matter. Journalists are...

Elise Anderson, pictured above, gets involved with politics.

Senior runs for Twitter senate

Sophia Curran-Moore October 8, 2020

Senior Elise Anderson is running for a Minnesota Senate seat in the Twitter election. She said she decided to run to get more involved in the political Twitter community, as well as for enjoyment. “I...

According to Associate Director for the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Donnel Probst, social media is more convenient than a news site because of convenience.

Social media posts camouflaged as news

Talia Lissauer October 8, 2019
Ever since she was 13, Mary Beth Tinker has stood up for students’ rights. According to Tinker, youth voices in journalism are more important than ever as issues such as climate change, racial injustice and economic injustice become increasingly prominent.
Art by Lucy zumBrunnen

Politics too nuanced for Twitter’s platform

Yonah Davis March 27, 2019

140 characters is insufficient for nuanced political dialogue. Just as text messages do not compare to in-person conversation, short online messages are a disservice to effective communication and ultimately...

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