In The News: Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson made separate campaign stops in Las Vegas this week as Democrats and Republicans sought support from Nevada voters ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.

UNLV is restoring RebelFolio, an online media platform run by students featuring their stories as they prepare for their future careers.

How campaigns are leveraging the power of influencers this cycle and a look at spending in local government races.

More voters get their news from social media influencers than ever before. Attorney General Aaron Ford’s campaign has launched a program to get their attention.

More voters get their news from social media influencers than ever before. Attorney General Aaron Ford’s campaign has launched a program to get their attention.

“Yea or Nay” asks players to recall how senators voted on landmark bills, presidential appointments or other actions.

At 20 years old, Alex Hicks faced a problem most college students never encounter: The online games he was creating were generating six figures in revenue every month.

Benjamin Burroughs, an associate professor of emerging media at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said technology has fundamentally changed how the public consumes crime.
As we grow, it’s natural for parasocial relationships to evolve; experts say the key is noticing whether the relationship still serves you, or if it’s replacing connections that could support you back.

Eight men from several states, including Nevada, were charged Thursday in connection with what authorities describe as a terror plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in June. Experts say plots like this are becoming more common as social media evolves and bad actors infiltrate online spaces.

A proposed social media ban for children under 16 in the United Kingdom is reigniting conversations about how to protect young people online — and whether similar measures could eventually gain traction in the United States. The proposal would block children from accessing platforms including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has filed a lawsuit against online social messaging platform Discord, marking his latest legal action aimed at protecting Nevada children from what he describes as failures by online tech companies. The lawsuit seeks to hold Discord accountable for designing its platform in a way that places young users in “grave danger,” and for failing to adequately explain those dangers to Nevada parents.