Emily Adams

Check out my final blog of the semester here! This week, we're tackling fake news and the role that journalists and social media companies have in commbatting it.

Misunderstanding 'fake news' is a threat to democracy

Misunderstanding ‘fake news’ is a threat to democracy Fake news poses a dual threat to an informed electorate. When readers can’t distinguish between truth and lies, they believe falsehoods and reject reality.

In a new 120-page report, Human Rights Watch condemned World Athletics' s*x testing policy for women athletes. S*x testing is a humiliating, discriminatory and cruel practice rooted in a misogynistic view of what women can be. It has no place in modern society.

S*x testing in women’s sports is archaic and needs to end The Human Rights Watch published a 120-page report condemning World Athletics for submitting women athletes to invasive and destructive gender testing.

Antonio Brown has a lengthy history of violence against women, but none of that seemed to matter when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently signed him. Especially coming from Bruce Arians, this move is a huge step back for the NFL.

Antonio Brown has no business being back in the NFL With a history of violence against women, a player like Antonio Brown has no place in the NFL, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving him yet another chance.

The latest installment of Out of Bounds, my column for The Ithacan:
It’s inevitable that Ithaca College’s athletic department will feel the effects of the pandemic alongside the rest of the college. If roster/program cuts do happen, Title IX needs to be a priority, not a scapegoat.

COVID-19 is not an excuse for inequity in collegiate sport | The Ithacan COVID-19 is not an excuse for Title IX compliance to be pushed aside. IC needs to prioritize equity for its women athletes when making these decisions.