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How the media can affect the way we see Islamic communities

Krystina Slack March 18, 2022

There are over two billion practicing Muslims in the world today, yet the religion of Islam is commonly stereotyped and negatively talked about, especially since 9/11. In light of the recent Ukrainian...

Graphic illustration by
Alyssa Duckett of the Observer Staff

Staff, students debate media influence on violence

Audrianna Schneider October 10, 2019

Our world today is surrounded by technology. We use it in schools, at work, at home, anywhere we turn, there’s a screen. While our technology is used in ways of work and school, we also use it to entertain...

Media consumption: Staff, students reflect on digital interactions

Brady Johnson March 22, 2018

Vibrations, alerts, and pings fill the room as students scroll down electronics to consume media. There was a time at Augustana where students had to dial out on landlines and visit their mailboxes to...

Queer characters in media need to be human first

September 28, 2017

A girl came out to my class with the simplicity of an “I’m bi,” and it changed the course of my identity. I was in Language Arts class my junior year of high school. We were having a discussion about...

The Threatened First Amendment

The Threatened First Amendment

March 17, 2017

Sufficed to say, Donald Trump has begun what will definitely be one of the most unorthodox presidencies in U.S. history. Explosive Tweets, baseless claims, and the media’s new monicker of “fake news”...

We cannot escape media and technology

September 22, 2016

In this day and age, we can’t escape technology and media. Many people don’t like that. For example, take the people who complain about homeless people having smartphones, saying things like “how...

Media must make transition with transgender language

April 30, 2015

Bruce Jenner finally revealed the fact that he is transitioning into womanhood during a 20/20 interview on Friday night, and, as Jenner braved talking openly about his situation, there have been a wide...

Social media censorship troubling

April 24, 2015

We live in a place where we pride ourselves on freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of this and freedom of that. We are proud to not deal with censorship in our media, and the topic of having any...

Putnam Museum celebrates Princess Diana

September 25, 2013

Royalty is in the Quad Cities  from Sept. 14 until Jan. 5. “Diana: A Celebration” is on display at the Putnam Museum in Davenport. This is the traveling exhibit’s last stop in the Midwest. It contains...

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