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Madison Fernandez
Journalist


Social Media Platforms are Breeding Grounds for Fake News, but also Platforms for Accountability
The 2020 wildfire season has been more destructive than past years. As of Dec. 4, 52,834 wildfires have burned 9,539,554 acres, the...

Madison Fernandez
Dec 6, 20203 min read


No Vaccine in Sight: Navigating the COVID-19 Infodemic
For the first time in over a decade, the world is suffering from a pandemic. While it is bad enough that entities across the globe have...

Madison Fernandez
Oct 16, 20203 min read


Underground Plant Trade: How social media activism is used effectively amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Online activism — especially on social media platforms with younger age demographics like Twitter and Instagram — hit a peak this summer...

Madison Fernandez
Sep 26, 20203 min read


Journalists must use social media to incorporate public perspective in protest reporting
On Aug. 30, the weekly Black Lives Matter protest in Downtown Ithaca turned violent. A car drove through the crowd and a man threw a...

Madison Fernandez
Sep 24, 20202 min read
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