Social Media Portfolio — Danielle Olavario

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MOMENT: Saharan dust returns radiation from French nuclear tests in the 1960s (@euronews)

In the 1960s, France carried out nuclear tests in the Algerian desert. Last month, Saharan dust brought the radiation back.
MOMENT: Black creators are striking on TikTok. Here’s why. (@TRF_Stories)

Black dance choreographers are boycotting TikTok for the second month in a row. They say their dances are being co-opted by white influencers without credit or compensation.
MOMENT: Scientists kept wine in space for a year. Here's what happened. (@euronews)

One year ago, 12 bottles of Château Petrus 2000 were sent to space. Now they're back tasting, smelling and looking different.
Facial recognition is changing the world. Should you be concerned? (@TRF_Stories)

The rise of facial recognition and AI comes with a growing chorus of concern about unethical uses of the technology.

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POST: 'This is just another low-paying job' say overtaxed U.S. firefighters (@ThomsonReutersFoundation)

As wildfires worsen due to climate change, more federal firefighters in the US are leaving the force - just when they’re needed the most.
STORY: Why are ransomware attacks against hospitals on the rise? (@ThomsonReutersFoundation)

It’s not just businesses and governments at risk from ransomware - our healthcare systems are increasingly targeted.
POST: In fast-warming world, Tokyo is barometer for future Olympics (@ThomsonReutersFoundation)

As climate change pushes weather to the extremes, how can Olympics organisers make the world's oldest sporting event fit for a fast-warming planet?
POST: The inventor tackling the COVID-19 plastic waste mountain

Appalled by the tonnes of plastic trash generated by the pandemic, entrepreneurs are developing reusable PPE and turning single-use masks into everything from bricks to toolboxes.