Documentary highlights the dangers of social media
By Eliza Asbury, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2019
Social media is here to stay and that is a fact. How we use it, however, is constantly changing. The IndieFlix Original documentary “LIKE,” released Oct. 2018, highlights the modern effects of social media and technology on our generation and future generations. The 48 minute documentary covers...
LIKE documentary highlights dangers of social media
By Eliza Asbury, Online Editor-in-Chief
January 23, 2019
Social media is here to stay, and that’s a fact. How we use it, however, is constantly changing. The IndieFlix Original documentary LIKE, released Oct. 2018, highlights these modern effects of social media and technology on our generation and future generations. The 48 minute documentary cover...
Social media use connects teens with depression
By Megan Park, Photo Editor
January 10, 2018
It’s no secret that social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook have a considerable impact on their users. Many of the effects from platforms have been negative, often triggering depression and in extreme cases, suicide. Depression is on the rise America — and fast. Social...
Students Turn to Online Videos to Recreate Tasty Food
By Jasmine Baten, Senior Writer
April 29, 2016
Food for thought indeed. Over the last few months, Buzzfeed’s Tasty videos have been adding some zest to the Internet, spicing up YouTube channels and Facebook walls everywhere. The one-minute video recipes show viewers how to create various dishes for every course of a meal, from Chocol...
Social media new medium for censorship
By Fiona Ashbury, Opinions Editor
October 27, 2014
Twitter. It’s a quick, easy way for news to spread and ideas to be shared. At the Observer we use our @CHS_Observer account as one more way to communicate with the CHS community in an informative and relatively light-hearted way. However, on Sept. 29, this social network became a way for our rights...
Creativity is key to thriving on social media
By Greer Smith, Opinions Editor
February 27, 2014
Social Media sites seem to be endless these days: Twitter, Vine, Tumblr, Instagram, and the most ubiquitous, Facebook. According to a February 2014 ABC.com article, Facebook has 1.23 billion users and 46.6 percent of North America uses it. Surprisingly enough, even with these staggering statistics...
Facebook popularity declining, Twitter rising
By Daniel Miyares, Staff Writers
February 25, 2014
A team of Princeton researchers recently published a study predicting a critical decline in the amount of people who use Facebook. Conversely, Twitter and other social networks are rapidly gaining popularity, especially among young people. According to a Jan. 23 Sky News release, Princeton researchers project ...
Study challenges criticisms of social media
September 27, 2011
It seems that no matter what CHS students have going on—APs, projects, sports, applications, clubs, extracurriculars or jobs—there is always time for Facebook. As technology becomes increasingly convenient, teens are seemingly spending more time chatting on Facebook than interacting in person. Ma...
Use of social media leads to Egyptian Revolution
By By Yasmin Akbari, Online News Editor
March 1, 2011
In the past, the United States has seen numerous domestic demonstrations, such as the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which was organized by African American religious, civil rights and labor organizations and gained momentum solely through word of mouth and the spread of print publications....