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Thanks for the Media!

This Week on New Media Beat: Gaza:  What’s Left of the Internet? Canada: Why Does Meta Hate the Online News Act? Ethiopia: Did Hate Speech on Facebook Incite Violence? North Korea: Any Chance of a Free Press? Mexico: Are Journalists Safe Yet? China: How Big Is that Great Firewall? Global: […]

Rock Climbing Trip, Making OW History.
Campus / Sports

Rock Climbing Trip, Making OW History.

Intramural Sports and Recreation Coordinator, Scott Bickard, hosted a Rock Climbing trip on Friday, November 3rd at Island Rock.  As a freshman at SUNY Old Westbury, this is my first time attending this type of event. I always enjoyed rock climbing, so once I heard about this, I did not […]

SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Basketball Hoping for A Big Season
Campus / feature1 / Sports

SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Basketball Hoping for A Big Season

The SUNY Old Westbury men’s basketball team opened their season on November 8th against John Jay College. It wasn’t the result they were hoping for as they lost by a score of 82 to 63. The game marks the first of a long twenty-five-game season for the Panthers. Sixteen of […]

International / Media / News

Fall for New Media Beat!

  This Week on New Media Beat: Italy: Who’s Listening to Italian Radio? South Korea: Do You Have to Be Korean to be K-pop? Somalia: Do Women Journalists Have a Chance? Gaza: Information or Disinformation on Social? Japan: Will the New Tax Law Endanger Unmasked Creators? Cambodia: Will Hun Manet Set […]

What’s Happening in Sudan: The War and Crisis Explained
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What’s Happening in Sudan: The War and Crisis Explained

The events taking place in Israel and Palestine have brought other situations to light, such as what is happening in the  Sudan.  In Khartoum, Sudan, according to ABCNews, fighting erupted on April 15, 2023 in light of weeks of tension between General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces […]

Old Westbury Men’s Golf Wraps Up Season in a Historic Fashion
Campus / feature2 / Sports

Old Westbury Men’s Golf Wraps Up Season in a Historic Fashion

On October 22 and 23, 2023, the SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Golf team competed in the Skyline Conference Championship at Bethpage State Park. The tournament featured 8 of the top teams in the Skyline Conference. At the end of the first day of the tournament, the Panthers sat in fifth […]

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Ear Candy: Media News from New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: UK: Who Gets the News on Social? Australia: Why Did the eSafety Commissioner Fine X? Gaza: Can Social Be Trusted for War News? Russia: Can Film-Makers Make Independent Movies? Venezuela: Independent News or Censorship? Cuba: Who Controls the Media? India: Are Internet Freedoms Being Restricted? Sudan at war:  AI […]

International / Media

Listen to New Media Beat!

  This Week on New Media Beat: South Korea: Virtual K-Pop! Pakistan: Press Freedom in Jeopardy? Italy: Who Reads the Papers? China: ‘Spicy Milk’ on Social Media? UK: Should Celebrities Accused of Abuse Be Demonetized? African Football: Who Controls the Broadcast Rights? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays […]

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Spilling the Media Beans!

  This Week on New Media Beat: France: Journalist Detained for Reporting Leaked Secrets. Russia: The Continuing Detention of Evan Gershkovich. UK: Have the Strikes in Hollywood Affected UK Film Production? Indonesia: Ecommerce Ban Stops TikTok Shoppers. Vietnam: Can the Economy Grow if Internet Freedom Falls? Tunisia & Egypt: Reconsidering Social Media […]

NASA’s Psyche Has Launched
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NASA’s Psyche Has Launched

Photo Credits: NASA  On October 12th, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launched and traveled the mitral-rich asteroid. It will travel and orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft will also have a depth communication technology demonstration that will test the communications that go beyond […]