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Meta has underestimated the threat of online misinformation

2 months ago | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

Meta’s decision to remove its fact-checking feature following the rise of Republican control of the White House is a last-ditch effort to gain legislative leverage from Trump despite the flood of non-flagged misinformation that will soon infiltrate American citizens’ social media timelines. On Jan.
Brock’s Experience Expo brings work opportunities to students

2 months ago | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

Brock University’s Experience Expo will give students the opportunity to speak with 70 employers providing countless co-op, full-time, part-time and seasonal job opportunities. On Jan. 28, Brock is hosting their Experience Expo, an on-campus recruitment event that will facilitate networking between Brock students and their potential employers. The Expo will occur in the Ian D.
Brock avoids OSSTF strike, reaching a tentative agreement

2 months ago | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

The day before the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) was set to guide Brock University’s support staff into a strike, the union reached a tentative agreement with the university. OSSTF, the union representing over 150 support staff in library, clerical and administrative sectors of Brock University, announced on Jan. 13 that they had set a strike deadline starting at 12:01 a.m. on Jan.
What to know about BUSU’s February election

Jan 20, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

As BUSU’s February election is fast approaching, new candidates will begin to run for positions in the union. With polls opening on Feb. 11, the Brock University Students’ Union (BUSU) will take on several new candidates to manage many important roles in BUSU’s Board of Directors, the Brock Senate and The Brock Press’ Board of Directors.
What Trudeau’s resignation will mean for Parliament

Jan 20, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

Trudeau’s plan to resign has left Parliament in a prorogation period while the Liberal Party searches for a new leader in advance of this year’s election, which may come as early as this spring. On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference in Ottawa to announce his intention to resign as leader of the Liberal Party and Canada’s prime minister.
Trump’s top priorities approaching his return to presidency

Jan 20, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

With Inauguration Day steadily approaching on Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump has discussed his foremost priorities for the first days of his presidency. According to Republican senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, the Trump administration is preparing “almost 100 executive orders” to be signed when Trump returns to office.
The Sundays’ “Reading, Writing and Arithmetic” remains an indie-pop classic after 35 years

Jan 20, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

The Sundays’ debut album Reading, Writing and Arithmetic was the band’s most commercially successful work for good reason. Released on Jan. 15, 1990, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic quickly asserted that The Sundays were going to leave an impact on the indie-pop sphere.
Polarization is a dangerous way to collect votes

Jan 8, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

The tendency for right-wing Canadian politicians to grossly demonize the left through allegations of widespread radical “wokeism” shows that the incitement of political polarization — especially through misinformation and fearmongering — is overly relied upon in our political discourse and this brings negative consequences to voters. On Jan. 2, Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre said in an interview with conservative psychologist Jordan B.
Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau’s Cabinet

Jan 8, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry

Former Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet on Dec. 16 after her reassignment to a different position. In her letter to Trudeau shared via X, Freeland wrote that her resignation is “the only honest and viable path” forward after Trudeau asked her to adopt a new position in the Cabinet instead of continuing as Canada’s Finance Minister.
My favourite books from 2024

Jan 8, 2025 | brockpress.com | Mikayla Keniry |Lili Anolik

Throughout 2024, numerous long-anticipated books from countless genres were finally released. Several prized authors released new texts while newer authors asserted their success in the literary world. Looking back on the literary releases of 2024, here are a few reads that stood out to me.