Social Media

Michael Glorioso, general manager of Glorioso’s Italian Market, explains what a grinder is amid recent social media buzz.

Kristi Johnston, national press secretary for NextGen America and current Hinge dater, explains how her organization is using dating apps to check the political pulse in Wisconsin ahead of the state Supreme Court race.

Wisconsin native Kristin Brey launches a daily radio program from her popular politically based humorous content.

Whenever people have a question about something in their community, they often check Facebook or other online forums for information from their local government. The Platespinners is a support group for communication managers behind these informational posts throughout the state.

It can be anything from needing a cup of sugar to offering clothes and furniture. You can find these Buy Nothing groups throughout the country and the world — including here in Milwaukee.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee geography researchers recently found a link between the physical place of Twitter misinformation and the number of COVID-19 case spikes. They are hoping their findings will help inform policymakers in regulating public health misinformation.

UW-Milwaukee student Christina Boyd is using Instagram to educate her followers about Wisconsin history, social justice, and current events. Her account, called Woke Wednesdays 414, was created in June of 2020 with the goal of educating people on the current political landscape.

The website dontcallthepolice.com lists alternative resources to calling 911 for over 70 cities including Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha.

Social media allows information to be shared and connections to be made that would have never been possible before, but can social media activism achieve goals like increased accountability for police?

As a violent mob tore through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, questions about what could be done to those who were seen as inciting the crowd arose. While the…