Staff Editorial: U.S.’s revolutionary twitter shut down

By Duke Staff Can a Twitter account start a revolution? Probably not your Twitter, but the U.S. government may have achieved this in Cuba. Launched in 2010, the U.S. Agency for International Development overtly created a network similar to Twitter called ZunZuneo. The program, now dissolved, operated through the country’s text messaging system to bypass government-censored Internet access and sendt coded, politically satirical messages to … Continue reading Staff Editorial: U.S.’s revolutionary twitter shut down

Staff Editorial: Fans choose Olympic favorites based on media outlets

By Duke Staff As the 2014 Olympic Winter games continues to captivate the world, the way in which we root for our favorite teams or athletes has changed due to media outlets’ take on the momentous events. It’s always been an American tradition for fans to cheer for our own, and it forms an immensely powerful form of camaraderie as a country. This tradition is … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Fans choose Olympic favorites based on media outlets