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A Gen Z-led company tapped TikTok influencers to turn out young voters in midterm elections, creating a “blueprint” for 2024

Nicole Gaudiano

December 01, 2022 |

Business Insider |

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Response Location: United States

To reach young voters more effectively, a company called Social Currant matched voter advocacy organizations such as NextGen America and Community Change Action with social media creators. The creators' posts about voting and civic engagement reached roughly 13 million people on TikTok and Instagram.

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Tucson students help create solutions with invention education

Caitlin Schmidt

November 29, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

At Carden of Tuscon, teachers have implemented “invention education” to help students learn STEM concepts in a more engaging and accessible way. The framework emphasizes creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills and has resulted in innovative student projects, including a worm counting jar for fishers and a shower-stream soap dispenser.

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For Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia, Facebook becomes a tool for empowerment

Liani MK

November 28, 2022 |

Southeast Asia Globe |

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Response Location: Malaysia

Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia are leveraging Facebook groups to raise awareness around poor working conditions, empower migrant workers to understand their labor rights, and provide a source of community and connection for employees who are often isolated and in need of support.

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Election security a success, but more improvements needed, experts say

Ines Kagubare

November 26, 2022 |

The Hill |

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Response Location: United States

To bolster the security of the 2022 midterm election, officials released frequent alerts and updates about disinformation, cyber threats, and potential physical threats to election workers. A special task force investigated threats against election officials and brought forward four federal cases and several state prosecutions related to the incidents.

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A Skyscraper in Jakarta Offers Lessons for Quake-Prone Indonesia

Faris Mokhtar

November 23, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

A 51-story skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia, built with a belt-truss system kept workers safe and working during an earthquake. The system reduces vibration and movement by linking some of the walls and frames of the building.

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Insurgency is pulling children away from school, but an NGO is giving them a chance at education

Promise Eze

November 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The FastTrack program aims to help students in camps for internally displaced people improve their literacy and numeracy skills. The program clusters pupils by level rather than age, provides dual-language instruction in both English and Hausa, and uses technology to improve language access, and roughly 2,500 children across six camps have participated in the initiative so far.

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Misinformation's Limited Impact On The Midterms

Miles Parks, Tamara Keith

November 21, 2022 |

NPR |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Arizona

After two years of planning around how to respond to conspiracy theories and misinformation during the 2022 midterm election, officials in Maricopa County quickly sprung into action to communicate with the public about a printing error that caused some ballots to be rejected by voting machines. Social media analysis found that claims of fraud related to the machine malfunction gained far less traction than conspiracy theories about fraud in Maricopa County during the 2020 election.

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Fostering Hope for children in the foster care system

Nicole Norvell

November 16, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Georgia, Jefferson

Fostering Hope is a community closet that provides new and gently used clothing to children in the foster care system. The organization has helped nearly 2,500 kids get a new wardrobe.

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Dog adoptions via social media

Madison Harwell

November 16, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Georgia, Winder

To help with an overflow of animals in need of adoption following the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers with Barrow County Animal Control post pictures and personality profiles of available dogs on social media. Roughly half of the shelter's walk-ins now hear about available pets through the social media page.

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How to Reach New Asian American Voters? Local Groups and Languages

Amy Yee

November 15, 2022 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, organizations such as Asian Americans United, Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition, and Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance spearheaded voter registration and education efforts in Asian American communities, offering resources, outreach, and election day assistance in voters' native languages. The Asian Pacific Island Political Alliance reached more than 62,000 voters in 15 languages, and Asian American turnout likely helped sway Pennsylvania's tight Senate race, with roughly 74 percent of the demographic casting their ballots for Democrats.

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