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Turning 12 1/2 shouldn't be the most exciting birthday in the world. It's a half birthday after all. But Harper is thrilled because she is getting the biggest gift of all: her parent's approval to finally get social media accounts. Except when she goes to post her first photo, there is a filter she has never heard of before. One that shows you what you will look like when you are older. Curious, Harper clicks on it...but ends up flash forwarding in...
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Explains the purpose of journalism and the role journalists play in reporting on worldwide events. Describes the impact of the rise of digital tools on how journalism is performed and how media is presented and discusses how readers can interpret media stories to avoid bias and form their own conclusions. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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"Karma Cooper is a seventh grader with thousands of followers on SnappyPic. Before Karma became a social media celebrity, she wasnt part of the in-crowd at Merton Middle School. But thanks to one serendipitous photo, Karma has become a very popular poster on SnappyPic. Besides keeping up with all of her followers, like most kids at MMS, her smartphonea bejeweled pink number Karma nicknamed Floydis like a body part she could never live without. But...
8) Count me in
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Karina once did not like Chris, the boy next door, very much, until her Indian American grandfather began tutoring Chris and the three begin spending time together. Then a stranger assaults and injures her grandfather, motivated by racism. Karina took pictures the whole time and her social media posts go viral, giving her and Chris internet fame. Now they both have to decide how to use that fame to speak out and make a difference.
9) The retake
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"Zoe knows that the only thing harder than middle school is losing a best friend. She and Laura used to do everything together from taking silly selfies, to joining all the same clubs together and even throwing surprise birthday parties for one another. But lately things have been weird between them. Now Laura will post a photo of her hanging out with other girls before responding to Zoe's simple text. She doesn't even want to sit with her at lunch...