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  • Teen influencers express themselves through social media

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    Kristen Birmingham

    One of the fastest growing forms of self-expression, social media, has inserted itself into day to day life. Most teens at Newbury Park High School interact with these platforms through watching reels, viewing others’ accounts, and posting pictures to their private stories. However, there are also a small number of students who have begun…

  • Social media echo chambers impact youth political involvement

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    Kate Slack

    Introduction On Nov. 3, 2026, every American voter over the age of 18 has the opportunity to elect 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 members of Senate, affecting the balance of power in Congress and influencing the trajectory for the rest of the presidency. Midterm elections are a powerful foresight into…

  • Student golf players tee off with a popular Instagram account

    Student golf players tee off with a popular Instagram account

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    Ellie Hardman

    Aspiring mini golfers and retirement home residents alike can find their community in No Gimmies Golf, the on-the-rise Instagram account run by Newbury Park seniors Myles Young and Brody Wright. The social media stars often also bring in guests, such as fellow senior Parker Michaud. “We enjoy playing golf and we want to share…

  • Diet culture normalizes dysmorphia and eating disorders for teenagers

    Diet culture normalizes dysmorphia and eating disorders for teenagers

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    Panther Prowler Staff

    Food and appetite are a personal and cultural journey for each individual. The increased bias and misinformation on the health and regulations for young teens is growing and has been growing at an alarming rate for decades. Throughout campus at lunchtime and among the youth of our community, there has been a normalization of…

  • Activism is worth more than a like or repost

    Activism is worth more than a like or repost

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    Kate McIntosh

    Instagram was previously used as a platform for people to share the highlights of their lives with friends and family. Recently, instead of being uplifting, social media has become filled with heavy topics, leading to conflict and heated arguments outside of the app. While it is important to share your beliefs, to me, social…

  • Social media spurs a new wave of propaganda

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    NPHS Students

    For students living in America, the conflict that is occurring on the Gaza strip is extremely confusing to comprehend. As our government politically supports Israel, we are set up to believe this is a conflict between the Hamas group and their terrorist acts committed toward Jewish civilians. However, many Palestinians speak out that this…

  • Student entrepreneurs take on the world

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    Nandini Patro

    Overview NPHS is filled with many student entrepreneurs whose business range from a diverse set of topics, from clothes to cookies, or designs to delectables, these students not only have managed to turn their passions into profit, but also learned how to market, sell, and ship their respective products in this great era of…

  • Kanye West validates voices of hate

    Kanye West validates voices of hate

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    Panther Prowler Staff

    Kanye West has become the catalyst for a new wave of antisemitism and neo-nazis to feel validated with their hate. Anyone who is on social media has by now seen or knows of the antisemitic West’s infamous “DEATHCON 3” tweet, his appearance on InfoWars with Alex Jones where he claimed Hitler was a good…

  • Legislature being modified to limit Facebook’s hate

    Legislature being modified to limit Facebook’s hate

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    Dhruv Patel

    On Dec. 1, Frances Haugen, who recently exposed Facebook for misconduct, helped lawmakers as they debated proposals for social media site regulation. Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, testified before Congress in October and brought forward a massive amount of internal documents and files to expose Facebook’s misdoings. Legislators are proposing new laws…

  • TikTok influences Gen Z behavior

    TikTok influences Gen Z behavior

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    Sera Mohammed

    TikTok has rapidly risen in popularity over the last year and continues to do so as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Some would argue that it influences much of Generation Z’s behavior and culture. This same instance has occurred to Gen Z before, with the social media platform known as Vine. Vine offered an almost…