Less obvious, though, are the ways in which social media is strengthening the English language. A South by Southwest panel, “Slap My Words Up: Language in the Digital World,” addressed this ...

Acclaimed Nigerian author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published a reflective essay on young people on social media “who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion.” ...

This highlights the importance of agile and critical social media use. English in schools, in contrast, still focuses on reading books and writing exam essays. Despite mentions of media in the ...

This is particularly true as updating and checking our social media accounts has turned into a favorite pastime. Thanks to our gadget addiction, social media has ironically generated an anti ...

"It is obscene," writes author-feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in a harsh essay about young people's social media conduct. Here's why. Her post further read, "Here is the truth: I was very ...

God help us. It is obscene.” Shortly after Adichie posted her essay, social media erupted. Her name was a trending topic on Twitter for hours, prompting tens of thousands of responses.

While many have lauded Adichie’s essay for an apt representation of “woke” culture on social media, the motivation for this essay was also largely personal. Specifically, it was a public ...

The U.S. Surgeon General called for social media companies to be required to use safety warning labels in a New York Times opinion essay published Monday. "One of the worst things for a parent is ...

Mr. Levin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is a contributing Opinion writer. Parenthood has always been fraught with worry and guilt, but parents in the age of social media ...