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September 17, 2010
The dark side of social media
SFU researcher Stuart Poyntz sees the determined efforts of police to stop kids from spreading pictures of a gang rape via the Internet as a poignant example of how social media is changing kids’ public lives. The communication expert says this evolution is “happening in ways kids don’t always know.”
Poytnz says he can talk about a new book he has coming out that highlights how media literacy can be integrated into learning. Poyntz also has thoughts on how social media can be used for new forms of exploitation and the history of moral panics surrounding sex, teens and the media.
Other SFU experts available to comment include communication expert Peter Chow-White, who can address privacy issues concerning the internet and differences in the way young and older generations use and perceive it. Cybercrime expert Sara Smyth can talk about how victims of crime can be re-victimized through social networking.
Stuart Poyntz, 778.782.7293, spoyntz@sfu.ca
Peter Chow-White, 778.782.7289, petercw@sfu.ca
Sara Smyth, 778.782.8829, sara_smyth@sfu.ca
Remembering Terry
Thirty years after he began his Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox’s dream continues to fill streets in communities across Canada with supporters – they’ll be lacing up once again this Sunday (Sept. 19) for the annual Terry Fox Run. SFU former athletics director Lorne Davies remembers Terry, a former SFU student, and recalls his zeal as he drew up his plan to raise money for cancer research shortly after losing his leg to the disease. Davies – who was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame this week – retired in 1995 but remains on campus as director of the national Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Foundation, which provides scholarships for students. He can share how the young hero impacts the hundreds of students who apply for the 20 annual scholarships, as well as his own recollections of Terry and his impact over the past three decades.
(SFU will hold its own run on campus on Thursday, Sept. 23 beginning with a warmup/ceremony at 11:40 a.m., presentation of the Terry Fox Gold Medal and run starting at Convocation Mall at 12 noon.)
Lorne Davies, 778.782.3057; co_terry_fox_foundation@sfu.ca
SFU researcher Stuart Poyntz sees the determined efforts of police to stop kids from spreading pictures of a gang rape via the Internet as a poignant example of how social media is changing kids’ public lives. The communication expert says this evolution is “happening in ways kids don’t always know.”
Poytnz says he can talk about a new book he has coming out that highlights how media literacy can be integrated into learning. Poyntz also has thoughts on how social media can be used for new forms of exploitation and the history of moral panics surrounding sex, teens and the media.
Other SFU experts available to comment include communication expert Peter Chow-White, who can address privacy issues concerning the internet and differences in the way young and older generations use and perceive it. Cybercrime expert Sara Smyth can talk about how victims of crime can be re-victimized through social networking.
Stuart Poyntz, 778.782.7293, spoyntz@sfu.ca
Peter Chow-White, 778.782.7289, petercw@sfu.ca
Sara Smyth, 778.782.8829, sara_smyth@sfu.ca
Remembering Terry
Thirty years after he began his Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox’s dream continues to fill streets in communities across Canada with supporters – they’ll be lacing up once again this Sunday (Sept. 19) for the annual Terry Fox Run. SFU former athletics director Lorne Davies remembers Terry, a former SFU student, and recalls his zeal as he drew up his plan to raise money for cancer research shortly after losing his leg to the disease. Davies – who was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame this week – retired in 1995 but remains on campus as director of the national Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Foundation, which provides scholarships for students. He can share how the young hero impacts the hundreds of students who apply for the 20 annual scholarships, as well as his own recollections of Terry and his impact over the past three decades.
(SFU will hold its own run on campus on Thursday, Sept. 23 beginning with a warmup/ceremony at 11:40 a.m., presentation of the Terry Fox Gold Medal and run starting at Convocation Mall at 12 noon.)
Lorne Davies, 778.782.3057; co_terry_fox_foundation@sfu.ca