Mohamed ShourinJSC 419 Class blogShould Violent Games Be Protected Under Free Speech?Grant Theft Auto Five (GTA V) is a highly controversial action game released in 2013. Missions are completed — mostly involving a drowning…Nov 18, 2018Nov 18, 2018
Mohamed ShourinJSC 224 class blogDoes the personalization of publics undermine democratic participation in the public sphere?With one simple click, you become an activist. Social media has helped with a lot of issues — spreading of awareness to help people form…Nov 12, 2018Nov 12, 2018
Mohamed ShourinJSC 224 class blogDoes the personalization of publics undermine democratic participation in the public sphere?With one simple click, you become an activist. Social media has helped with a lot of issues — spreading of awareness to help people form…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Mohamed ShourinJSC 419 Class blogIn Google We TrustWith the rise of social media, one cannot help but say that objectivity is at its peak. We no longer have only Television stations…Oct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018
Mohamed ShourinJSC 224 class blogSelfie Research ProjectWhen one thinks of the selfie, they think of the concept of self-expression linked to selfie-taking to be quite dogmatic. This essay will…Oct 13, 2018Oct 13, 2018
Mohamed ShourinJSC 419 Class blogTruth Versus HarmThe Newsroom interview: the root of conflicting opinions — some agreeing with McAvoy’s approach and some referring to it as “demeaning”. It…Sep 29, 2018Sep 29, 2018
Mohamed ShourinJSC 224 class blogAre Social Media exploiting the social capital of sharing?Sharing is caring. Ah, the old and overused phrase. But, what does sharing actually mean? In this case, we might be referring to sharing a…Sep 22, 2018Sep 22, 2018
Mohamed ShourinData and SocietyOpen Data For LebanonOpen data is data, usually governmental, available to be freely used by anyone at anytime. Having open data promises so many things — both…Apr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018
Mohamed ShourinData and SocietyData VisualizationsTo get this data, I first had to go to worldbank.org. I searched for the term ‘women’ to get this information and thought it would be…Mar 19, 2018Mar 19, 2018