Western Gazette
Newspapers have been published in Cumbria since , although the first significant local newspaper is the Cumberland Pacquet which did not appear until Cumbria’s newspaper coverage is available on microfilm because of the fragility of the originals. The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media. The or so bound volumes of newspapers and news pamphlets were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.
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Ghosting, orbiting, Tinder, Grindr, Snap map? Relationships have always been confusing, but with social media, they’re downright cryptic. Logging in to the world of social media is part of most of our lives. These apps and platforms, which facilitate instant communication, also intrude on our romantic ideals as ghosting and orbiting become more common.
People orbit because they want to know what their lovers or exes are doing. Jennifer Miller, a first-year kinesiology student, knowing that orbiting her ex meant she was hanging on to them for too long, deleted that person off her Snapchat. Miller feels people are too scared to talk to others in-person, so they are more inclined to do it hiding behind a screen. Our intentions could become misunderstood as all parties struggle to decipher what each Snapchat and message could mean, and orbiting tends to have this effect.
With technology in the picture, relationships are built a lot quicker because of the constant and instant communication. So getting to know someone quickly wastes less of your time and allows you to determine if this person could be a potential match for you; on the flip side, things could be moving too fast and the next thing you know, you might be trapped in a day streak with an obligation to stay. And believe it or not, it can get more toxic.
Since social media mediates such instant communication, Rajwani experiences pressure to constantly communicate and finds it difficult to find personal time. On social media, everything appears to be perfectly normal, but things rarely seem to match up with reality — so much so that we lose touch with who we really are and start to live our reality through social media.
Kristin Lee is the managing editor of the Western Gazette.