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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Jennifer Zhang

Doing It Herself
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2018

Atop her standard dorm room wooden dresser, Jennifer Zhang’s golden YouTube play button commemorates her channel reaching one million subscribers. Although she reached this figure...

Elsagate Shows our System Is Broken

Elsagate Shows our System Is Broken

Henry Cohen, Staff Writer December 4, 2017
The recent propagation of YouTube videos with violent and sexual content aimed at children — otherwise known as Elsagate — reveals some deep rooted issues in today's society.
Behind the Scenes of Viral Content

Behind the Scenes of Viral Content

Emma Hernando, Staff Writer November 13, 2017

How much thought did you put into the last thing you retweeted, shared or direct messaged? Odds are that in the split second between seeing content and sharing it, you didn’t...

Youngr

Dyanna Fleites-Cruz, Contributing Writer October 10, 2017
WSN sat down with emerging artist Youngr, also known as Dario Darnell, at The Meadows to chat about his multi-skilled one-man-band approach to the production of his music and what the future holds for his music.
Junior Josh Katz balances his Stern studies with running his 300,000 subscriber YouTube channel, that has attracted a total of almost 60 million views. Katz is one of a number of NYU students that lead successful YouTube sites.

On the Job: YouTubers

Alice Li, Contributing Writer April 26, 2017
NYU is known for their celebrities, but one might not always think of NYU's YouTube celebrities.
YouTube has slowly been growing as a platform for both expression and fame, with many users reaching celebrity status in popular culture.

Does Internet Redefine Celebrity?

Thomas Miritello, Contributing Writer November 7, 2016
With the rate at which we watch television declining and the rise of YouTube as a place to create a celebrity career, what does that mean for our understanding of fame?