WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023, 7 PM "THE 15TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS" DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL 15TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARD POSTER HERE! DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM GUIDE TODAY! MEET THE JUDGES: Peter Bellotti, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY Andrew Bogusch, Anchor, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY Ilkay Niscanci... Continue reading

SUNY Old Westbury is preparing for The 15th Annual 2023 Student MAC Awards! Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, 7 PM, (Zoom details to be released). All work from students and recent alumni that were engaged in work from Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, onwards are eligible to earn an award. Please contact... Continue reading

TUNE IN LIVE WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, 2022, 7 PM FOR "THE 14TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS" Download the official program guide for "The 14th Annual 2022 Student MAC Awards" HERE! THE JUDGES FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL 2022 STUDENT MAC AWARDS Peter Bellotti, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY Andrew, Bogusch,... Continue reading

The 14th Annual Student MAC Awards are Wednesday, May 4th, 2022, at 7 PM! Tune in Wednesday, April 27th, 2022, at 5 PM EST, only on OWWR, Old Westbury Web Radio for the official reading of all the nominees in Digital Arts, Radio, New Media, Video, Print and Television! This... Continue reading

MAC AWARDS WINNERS 2021 MASTER LIST (REVISED 4.27.2021 / 1:45 PM/ FINAL VERSION) DIGITAL ARTS GRAPHIC DESIGN Daniel DeAmeller – “Moby Dick” DIGITAL IMAGING James Ferrara – “Butterfly Fx” WEB DESIGN Gabrielle Grenier – “You're Okay App” 3D DESIGN Daniel DeAmeller – “Candy” ANIMATION Daniel DeAmeller – “Lesson Learned” VIDEO... Continue reading

THE 13TH ANNUAL 2021 STUDENT MAC AWARDS PROGRAM GUIDE, DOWNLOAD NOW! WATCH LIVE 5.7.2021 ON YOUTUBE 7 PM: DIGITAL ARTS GRAPHIC DESIGN Daniel DeAmeller – “Moby Dick” Elise Simon – “The Hunger Games” Rei Hill – “When We All Vote” DIGITAL IMAGING Rachel Jungeun Oh – “Scene 3” James Ferrara... Continue reading

Journalists are being murdered in Mexico. This is not new. Mexico is known as the worst country in the entire world when it comes to journalists being murdered. The major reason for the recent increase in the killing of journalists is that these murders mostly go unpunished according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ representative Jan-Albert Hoosen states that the inaction of the federal government is causing the number of killings to increase rapidly. Killings going unsolved leads those committing these murders to believe that they can commit these acts with impunity. This leaves the journalists at the mercy... Continue reading

Thailand has seen some intense and crazy protests since July of 2020 The protests in Thailand have taken a new approach because of the fear of violence and rumors of a military shutdown: Get the media to pay attention. But how do they do it? These protests look more like a party with music and dancing. The protesters have dressed up as dinosaurs and begun to dance. They plan make the dinosaurs in their government extinct. Most members of their Parliament have served for many years and the population is much younger. The protestors are playing with orange balloons representing... Continue reading

Cuba's authoritarianism has developed a new level of censorship. The Decree-Law 370, which prohibits freedom of speech on social media is creating new tensions. Cuba is now the lowest-ranked in the Americas for freedom of the press because of this extensive censorship. The Cuban constitution recognizes the "freedom of thought, belief, and expression" while also later contradicting itself in Article 55: "Freedom of press is a right that is exercised in accordance with the law and to the good of society." As the media censorship grows so does the penalty for dissent. A violation can earn you a fine of... Continue reading

In 2014, Finnish reporter Jessikka Aro began to investigate the existence of pro-Russian troll factories. According to Aro in an interview with BBC: "I realized there was a new phenomenon of Russian information warfare. This was anonymous or fake profiles spreading propaganda on social networks - Facebook, Vkontakte, Twitter. I wanted to find out what kind of influence and impact they actually have in Finland, on freedom of speech and public debate." Soon after Aro began this investigation, she became a target. Aro's private information began to get leaked by propagandists.The harassment has led to police investigations and court cases.... Continue reading

The press in Bangladesh is under attack for reporting unpopular news. The Digital Security Act (DSA) is being used to silence the journalists and anybody else who talks badly about the government. Media gets bullied in Bangladesh The most popular form of news is TV according to BBC News. BTV is a state owned network and so is Betar-Radio Bangladesh. They provide coverage to viewers and listeners nationwide. "State owned BTV is the sole network with national terrestrial coverage. State radio covers almost the entire country. BBC World Service in English is heard on 100FM in Dhaka". Unlike TV and... Continue reading

Great Britain is officially breaking away from the EU this year. Some people remain concerned about Brexit's effects on the film and television sector. This includes Abi Morgan, who wrote "The Iron Lady", a biopic about the life of Margaret Thatcher. In an interview with Variety, she said, "I consider myself European but unfortunately this divorce is happening and we've got to get on with it." Morgan was also concerned about how this would affect the UK's connections with media platforms, stating, "I hope (the government) recognizes how important our industry is when you get Netflix and Amazon wanting to... Continue reading

Thailand banned Pornhub and several other porn and gambling sites in November of 2020. These sites are against the law in Thailand and are considered cybercrimes. However, these sites have been around for years. Why is the government taking action now? Is there is more going on here? Thailand is no stranger to the sex industry. Both human trafficking and mass prostitution are a concern. The government has set up minimal reforms to reinforce the laws. But do these laws also censor critical views of the government? The Cybersecurity Act B.E. 2562 is a series of laws that regulates the... Continue reading

The LGBTQ community in Russia is facing extreme hardships under Russian president Vladimir Putin. In 2013, President Putin established the "gay propaganda law" which would focus on "protecting children from information promoting the denial of traditional family values,” and bans the “promotion of nontraditional sexual relations to minors”. The press, television, radio, and internet would be restrained from promoting news about the LGBTQ community to the youth of Russia. Human Rights Watch researcher, Kyle Knight says the “blatantly discriminatory” law has had the “complete opposite effect of what the proponents of the law suggested it would have." Knight also states... Continue reading

Nicaraguan news has come under attack in a political showdown with the government. Nicaragua has only two independent news outlets, Canal 12 News and La Prensa. They report the good and bad news about the country. All other Nicaraguan outlets are connected to President Daniel Ortega who has turned his back on democratic ways for his country. That means he gets to call the shots about the news they broadcast to the public. This limits what the public gets to know or see about what's going on in their own country. Media in Nicaragua According to Media Landscapes the majority... Continue reading

Ladies, has the internet judged you? If so, was it what you were wearing or what you were saying? Or was it both? Trolling on social media is a much bigger problem for women than it is for men. The ITU is reporting an increase in this online harassment during the pandemic. The fight against patriarchal ideologies has been going on for centuries. Yes, we have made strides toward the right direction, however, there is still work to be done. Progress doesn't mean equal, nor can it happen fast. Social media is a key setting where women are targeted for... Continue reading

Crunch time starts whenever a game is in its final stages of its development. Ben Gilbert described the crunch problem in Business Insider: "Too often, game developers are working unethically long hours to complete games, something that is often referred to as "crunch culture." Crunch Culture is a major issue for developers. CyberPunk 2077 developers CD Projekt Red revealed that employees were being crunched into a 6 day work week. According to Jason Schreier for the Japanese time, Polish developer CD Projekt Red send out a email asking "all of its employees to work six-day weeks in the lead-up to... Continue reading

Not your typical K-Drama soap opera People might think that "Crash Landing on You" is just another typical K-Drama romantic soap opera created for Netflix. Well think again. What's so typical about a South Korean paraglider crash landing on the North Korean border or so typical about being rescued by a North Korean military officer? This series explores the differences in North and South Korean cultures. It combines two characters who are so different that they would be an unlikely couple, but who fall in love anyway. The following is an official trailer of Crash Landing on You from Youtube:... Continue reading

The United States isn't the only country that has a presidential election coming up. Bolivians will decide who their president will be on October 18. Will the Bolivian media play a role in the election? Or will it play a lesser role while the candidates go at it? Also, will the government play a role in what the media does? First off, it is important to highlight some rather alarming events that occurred during last year's presidential election involving journalists, as protests that broke out following the controversial election, which was said to have involved "electoral fraud by independent university... Continue reading

On September 10, 2020 Turkish authorities convicted journalists Barış Pehlivan,Hultay Kilinc,Yeni Yasam,Murat Ağırel, Ferhat Çelik, and Aydın Keser for violating the country’s national intelligence laws in reporting the death of a officer in the National Intelligence Agency. In court Hultay Kilinc stated that "“What I did was journalism, I did not know that the photograph that was published contained (images of) members of (Turkey’s national intelligence organization) MIT and it was not possible for me to know that.” The people of Turkey stood outside the court outraged over the arrests due to the violation of the right to freedom of... Continue reading

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Civilian proving a green health code by having a QR code scanned. Source: South China Morning Post Chinese social media apps are used by over a billion people. The Chinese government is using the popularity of these apps and smartphones to aid in surveillance efforts relating to COVID-19. Major global technology companies are working on new devices and techniques to alert people if they could have been exposed to COVID-19. WeChat and Weibo, which are more traditional social media websites as used in China, are being used to locate those who are potentially infected with COVID-19. The efforts on social... Continue reading

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In order to stay connected economically, politically, and socially, it is important to have the ability to access computers and the internet. However, not everyone is able to access such technology. The "digital divide" is the increasing rift between the "underprivileged members of society, especially the poor, rural, elderly, and handicapped portion of the population who do not have access to computers or the internet; and the wealthy, middle-class, and young Americans living in urban and suburban areas who have access", according to the Computer Science department at Stanford University During the Coronavirus pandemic, we are relying on the internet... Continue reading

Animal Crossing allows users to implement custom patterns in-game. Source: Twitter The Animal Crossing series is a popular topic on social media since its release on March 20. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has broken sales records worldwide as COVID-19 keeps people at home. Even Mainland China is discussing the game on social media. The Nintendo Switch officially launched in China in December 2019 with only one video game available at first. The video game must be purchased though the Chinese e-shop and online multiplayer is unavailable, Mashable SE reports. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not officially available in Mainland China... Continue reading