President Pinto's op-ed: 'Social media is like a microwave'
Cincinnati Enquirer publishes President Neville Pinto's guest column calling for greater reflection than social media often allows
University of Cincinnati President Neville Pinto writes in an op-ed that "if social media is going to be a consistent force for good, our engagement with it must be less reactive and more reflective. Our humanity depends on it." The column appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer print edition on February 4, and was later added online.
See "Opinion: Social media is a microwave; life is more like an oven."
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